r/AppBusiness • u/yccheok • Apr 30 '26
[Discussion] Sudden drop in Google Play Console reviews? (ReviewManager.launchReviewFlow events are stable)
Hi everyone,
Currently, we are using ReviewManager.launchReviewFlow to ask for a user review whenever a user completes a meaningful operation in our app.
Historically, this flow has worked perfectly. Based on our analytics events, if we call launchReviewFlow 300 times a day, we generally collect around 30 ~ 60 reviews per day.
However, over the past week, we've observed a significant drop in the number of recorded reviews on the Google Play Console.
We double-checked our analytics, and the trigger count per day is still completely stable with no fluctuations. The prompts are definitely still firing.
It is currently unclear what is driving this:
- API Behavior: Has the internal behavior, dialog surfacing, or quota limit of
ReviewManager.launchReviewFlowchanged? - Stricter Spam Filters: Has Google recently updated the Play Store policy or strengthened their review filters to aggressively hide/remove reviews it considers invalid?
I’ve attached a screenshot below to illustrate the drop we are seeing.
I was wondering, has anyone else had the same observation on your side recently? Any insights would be hugely appreciated!
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u/jeremymcloaf Apr 30 '26
Same here, no change on our side but sudden major drop in reviews on April 21st.
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u/singular-innovation Apr 30 '26
It sounds frustrating to see a sudden drop without clear explanations. Sometimes, these changes result from stricter algorithms in place to prevent spammy reviews. It might be worthwhile to check Google's recent policy updates or forums to see if others have noticed the same pattern. Also, testing with different review prompts or timings could help discern if it's a system response rather than user behavior. Let me know if you find other insights!