App store link for "rate/review this app"

Question

I want to put a "rate/review this app" feature into my app.

Is there a way to link directly to the screen in the app store where they review the app? So the customer doesn't have to click through the main app link. Thanks.

EDIT: starting a bounty on this due to the lack of response. Just to make sure it is crystal clear: I am aware that I can link to my app's page in the store, and ask the user to click from there to the "review this app" screen. The question is whether it is possible to link directly to the "review this app" screen so they don't have to click through anything.

Answer 1

iOS 4 has ditched the "Rate on Delete" function.

For the time being the only way to rate an application is via iTunes.

Edit: Links can be generated to your applications via iTunes Link Maker. This site has a tutorial.

Answer 2

The following works on IPhone (not on IPad):

itms-apps://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewContentsUserReviews?id=APP_ID&onlyLatestVersion=true&pageNumber=0&sortOrdering=1&type=Purple+Software

Just replace APP_ID with yours. Also works on Safari if you change itms-apps by http.

source: http://github.com/arashpayan/appirater/

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Answer 3

Trying using Apple's link-maker... but it doesn't work everywhere you need it:

1. If you email someone the link... and they open it in their iphone's email

2. If you email someone the link... and they open it on the home PC computer

3. If you try to open the link... right from your app

4. If you try to don't with to "open a browser"... and then "open itunes" as a redirect

Not sure why Apple even needs a "link maker". Can't we just like to our apps by name???? (Instead of some odd code-number.)