Before using it, the app urges users to rate it

I faced a very strange and incomprehensible thing in the Appstore and I decided to write about that. 

I found there are 3 apps available on the App Store, Exactly same functionality, Same performance but small changes in graphic icons and the colors, As I know duplicating Apps in the Appstore are not allowed, These apps are duplicated but this is not the onliest reason I am writing to you.

Here is screen shot :

I tried to use the apps and one thing caught my attention ,which is common in the three ones; 

At the first time of running the apps, You will see a slider and before you even see the homepage of the app, It asks you to give the app a rate. 

Just take a look at the picture below, This Rate box will be opened just in 5 seconds after you open the app for the first time.

Oleksandr Bilyk Inc.

PDF Editor:Read, Edit & Sign

App link : https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pdf-editor-read-edit-sign/id1628492420

Video Screen : https://imgur.com/2DlFJFo

Gurjit Singh sidhu

PDF Scanner & Editor + App link :  https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pdf-scanner-editor/id1629452240

Video Screen : https://imgur.com/uk3VGXF

Lucy Evans 

PDF Scanner and Editor App link :  https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pdf-scanner-and-editor/id1632409343

Video Screen : https://imgur.com/QPVgbBH

What I can not understand is how a user of the app should give a rate to an app while never seeing it or trying it? 

This is a problem and the Apple team who are checking the apps before verifying it should care about this.

Also I did not understand what might be the reason for the existence of three different apps in the Appstore while these three are exactly the same as each other in the performance, functionality, running, interface and almost all the details? Why should there not be any control for stopping the growth of these duplicated apps?

Hello @Neda_Dev. Please see the Report a concern section of the App Review page.

—Jason.

After 2 weeks

2 apps made same update in 13 and 14 Nov without any control or attentions !!! I send a email to App store connect and report here !!!

These two apps are exactly the same as each other in the performance, functionality, running, interface and almost all the details and their existence are against the AppStore Guidelines about Duplicated apps.


Oleksandr Bilyk Inc.

PDF Editor:Read, Edit & Sign

App link : https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pdf-editor-read-edit-sign/id1628492420


Gurjit Singh sidhu

PDF Scanner & Editor +

App link :  https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pdf-scanner-editor/id1629452240


You can see the performance of these two apps in the first run of the app in these two links, Video screen:

PDF Editor:Read, Edit & Sign :Video Screen : https://imgur.com/CmoGrn3

PDF Scanner & Editor + :Video Screen : https://imgur.com/CmoGrn3

Before using it, the app urges users to rate it
 
 
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