App review link not working anymore

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Like many other developers I have a link in my app which takes the user to review my app in the app store (App store link for "rate/review this app"). In iOS7 GM and all of the betas, this link is broken (it currently takes you to a blank white screen in the app store).

I was hoping that it would be fixed by the time of the official release of iOS7 today, but that is not the case. Does anyone know if Apple will restore this link, or if they've mentioned anything about it?

@user1673099 - I put up a link to a question that has the code to the app review link. As for the screen shot, I don't have my phone with me right now, it's just a pure white screen, still has the toolbar and nabbers at the top and bottom. — Ser Pounce, Sep 19 '13 at 08:18
Just try as answer & when your app Status has "Ready for sale", then you will get the your app in app store. — user1673099, Sep 19 '13 at 08:51
@user1673099 - it's already in the store, one of my users told me about it — Ser Pounce, Sep 19 '13 at 08:57

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 19 '13 at 08:58

Old style of review url (which contains something like WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/) will not work properly on iOS7. You have to use the new format of app store url instead, something like

itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/app/idAPP_ID

will work well.

You can see the issue discussion of some popular rating framework to get more information about it, maybe this or this

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 19 '13 at 08:58

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If your app is not on the appstore, then you will get null response when you try to open the URL of your app right now.

Once your app will be in "Ready For Sale" status, then you will be directed to the app review page of the app.

answered Sep 19 '13 at 08:58

Manthan

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 24 '15 at 17:48

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For iOS9... Our link like this BROKE on iOS9: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewContentsUserReviews?id=501...

But we FIXED it by change to itms: itms://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewContentsUserReviews?id=501...

answered Sep 24 '15 at 17:48

Mark Johnson

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App review link not working anymore

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