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68% -- download deterrence rate for app users (2025)

2025  · Business of Apps

68% of users report that negative reviews deter them from downloading apps.

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68%
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2025
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app users
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Business of Apps Primary Tier C
https://asmiq.io/en/how-to-respond-effectively-to-app-store-reviews-and-increase-your-saas-customer-… ↗
Confidence: 55/100 Vintage: 2025 Channel: Deep Crawl
Source Article
App Store Reviews SaaS: Effective response and customer satisfaction
Introduction In today's digital world, app store reviews are a crucial factor for the success of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies. Whether cloud services or on-demand software offerings, user opinions have a direct impact on customer acquisition, customer loyalty and ultimately on sales. In su…
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app users: 68% download deterrence rate. Source: Business of Apps (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/negative-reviews-deter-downloads-68pct
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