Native dialog on iOS
rateapp:// shows Apple's SKStoreReviewController prompt. Apple limits how often it appears (about three times a year per user), so it is silent on some calls by design.
How it works
Rate dialog on Android
The same call shows a "Rate this app" dialog that opens your Play Store page (set RATE_MY_APP_URL in Config.java). Optionally WebViewGold asks automatically after N days and launches.
Your own pre-prompt
Ask "Enjoying the app?" in your Replit UI first; send happy users to rateapp:// and unhappy ones to your feedback form in Express/Flask/FastAPI backends with Replit Postgres or external databases.
Prompt for Replit
Paste this into Replit to implement the web-app side. Review the result, publish, then test inside the WebViewGold app.
Prompt to paste into Replit Agent
Add an in-app rating prompt for our native mobile app. Server: add a nullable rating_prompted_at timestamp to the users table (Drizzle migration) and routes GET /api/me/rating-prompt (returns whether the user was asked) and POST /api/me/rating-prompt (sets the timestamp); both require a session. Client: after the main success screen renders, if navigator.userAgent contains "WebViewGold", the user has completed at least three actions and was not asked before, wait 1.5 seconds, set window.location.href to 'rateapp://' and POST the timestamp. Add a "Rate this app" row in Settings linking to APP_STORE_URL or PLAY_STORE_URL from environment variables, hidden in the normal browser.
Great work! Never coded anything but managed to work with this. Easy and fast! Also with great help from the creators!
Add a rating flow to a Replit app
About 20 minutes.
Pick the happy moments
Completed purchase, third successful use, finished task. Never on first launch, never after an error.
Add the pre-prompt
A small card in your web app: "Enjoying the app? Rate us" with Yes / Not really. Store the answer in Express/Flask/FastAPI backends with Replit Postgres or external databases so you ask once.
Call the native dialog
On Yes, navigate to
rateapp://(only inside the app). On "Not really", open your feedback form.Configure the fallback
iOS:
showcustomrateappdialogandratemyappurlfor a dialog that always appears and links to your store page. Android:RATE_MY_APP_URL, optionalSHOW_RATE_DIALOGwith days and launches thresholds.Measure
Watch ratings in App Store Connect and the Play Console; adjust the moment if the volume is low.
Store rules
- Do not gate features behind leaving a review and do not ask for a specific star count.
- Apple controls the frequency of the native prompt; do not try to work around it with repeated calls.
- Respond to reviews in the store consoles; both stores show replies publicly.
Frequently asked questions
Why does rateapp:// sometimes show nothing on iOS?
Apple rate-limits the native prompt per user and year and also suppresses it during development. Use the custom dialog option if you need a guaranteed link to the store page.
Can I ask only paying users?
Yes. Your web app decides who sees the pre-prompt; the native call is only made for the users you choose.
Does the prompt work in TestFlight?
Apple does not display the native prompt in TestFlight builds; test the flow logic there and the real prompt in the App Store version.
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