B
Evidence Grade B
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5
5 -- average app store rating for Apps with regular updates (2026)
Apps with regular updates have an average rating of 4.6 stars, compared to 3.2 stars for apps with infrequent updates.
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Value
5
Unit
Score
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Apptentive
Primary
Tier C
https://applaunchpartners.com/launch-scale-apps-2026-growth-guide/ ↗
Source Article
App Launch & Scale: 2026 Growth Tactics for Marketers
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Apptentive
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Methodology
Attributed to an Apptentive study; comparison baseline is 3.2 stars for apps with infrequent updates
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Apps with regular updates: 5 average app store rating. Source: Apptentive (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/apps-regular-updates-star-rating-2026
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