![]() ![]() It makes apps seem more reputable if they have been downloaded a large number of times. Review broker services for apps offer bulk downloads, reviews or upvotes to help push apps up the rankings. ![]() Read more: EU forces Apple to allow competitors apps on its devices, but UK makes no changes Some even pay Google to appear at the top of the search results as advertised businesses, while selling fake reviews for apps on Google’s own store. Which? initially came across apps using fake five-star reviews after a simple Google search revealed a number of businesses offering review services for app stores. The consumer body did a large-scale analysis that suggest that millions of consumers could be unwittingly handing over their personal data or money to apps that have cheated their way to the top of the world’s two most prominent app stores using fake reviews. The Apple App store and Google Play are both failing to prevent fake and suspicious reviews infiltrating their platforms, according to Which?. Photo: GettyĪround one in four of apps on the Google Play ( GOOG) have suspicious reviews while in Apple’s ( AAPL) App Store this figure reached up to one in six. The Apple App store and Google Play are both failing to prevent fake and suspicious reviews infiltrating their platforms. ![]()
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