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Alexander Ko
Alexander Ko

Reputation: 195

Is the SKStoreReviewController API also available for MacOS, and if yes, how to implement it?

I am using the SKStoreReviewController API in my iOS app to get reviews of my app. I also wanted to implement this into my MacOS app, but it seems that this is not possible. I imported StoreKit, but it says "Use of unresolved identifier 'SKStoreReviewController'". Do I need to implement this differently, or is this not meant to be used for the Mac Appstore?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1613

Answers (4)

user2168735
user2168735

Reputation: 489

SKStoreReviewController is available since macOS 10.14

You can use my tiny wrapper:

// Review after 3 launches
AppReview.requestIf(launches: 3)

// Review after 5 days
AppReview.requestIf(days: 5)

// Review after 3 launches and 5 days
AppReview.requestIf(launches: 3, days: 5)

https://github.com/mezhevikin/AppReview

Upvotes: 0

DanielZanchi
DanielZanchi

Reputation: 2768

SKStoreReviewController is available even on macOS 10.14+, but sometimes i wasn't able to make it work with SKStoreReviewController.requestReview() so I use the manual mode that you can find here:

let appId = 1547575778 //Your app Id from the Itunes Connect portal
if let url = URL(string: "https://apps.apple.com/app/id\(appId)?action=write-review") {
     NSWorkspace.shared.open(url)
}

Upvotes: 0

alexkaessner
alexkaessner

Reputation: 2898

As Marek pointed out, the SKStoreReviewController class is available since macOS 10.14+.

Use the requestReview() method to indicate when it makes sense within the logic of your app to ask the user for ratings and reviews within your app.

Apple still recommends in the Human Interface Guidelines to don't use buttons or other controls to request feedback and trigger, but trigger it only in other situations.

Apple has a nice example code to handle the review showing only for specific actions:

// If the count has not yet been stored, this will return 0
var count = UserDefaults.standard.integer(forKey: UserDefaultsKeys.processCompletedCountKey)
count += 1
UserDefaults.standard.set(count, forKey: UserDefaultsKeys.processCompletedCountKey)

print("Process completed \(count) time(s)")

// Get the current bundle version for the app
let infoDictionaryKey = kCFBundleVersionKey as String
guard let currentVersion = Bundle.main.object(forInfoDictionaryKey: infoDictionaryKey) as? String
    else { fatalError("Expected to find a bundle version in the info dictionary") }

let lastVersionPromptedForReview = UserDefaults.standard.string(forKey: UserDefaultsKeys.lastVersionPromptedForReviewKey)

// Has the process been completed several times and the user has not already been prompted for this version?
if count >= 4 && currentVersion != lastVersionPromptedForReview {
    let twoSecondsFromNow = DispatchTime.now() + 2.0
    DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: twoSecondsFromNow, execute: { 
        SKStoreReviewController.requestReview()
        UserDefaults.standard.set(currentVersion, forKey: UserDefaultsKeys.lastVersionPromptedForReviewKey)
    })
}

Even though when I only call SKStoreReviewController.requestReview() there's no review prompt appearing. Does anyone know a a specific trick for macOS?

Edit: I've submitted an update to the app store and the review prompt is working! I don't know why it's not appearing when testing, but in production it seems to work!

Upvotes: 5

Papershine
Papershine

Reputation: 5223

SKStoreReviewController is for iOS only as seen in the "SDK" section of the Documentation.

sdk

To let users write reviews, you will have to use the link to the Mac App Store.

let appid = 9999999999 // put your app id here
if let url = URL(string: "https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id\?(appid)ls=1&mt=8&action=write-review") {
    NSWorkspace.shared().open(url) 
}

Upvotes: 0

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