How to implement Rate It feature in Android App
I implemented this a while back, to some extent. It is impossible to know whether or not a user has rated an app, to prevent ratings from becoming a currency (some developers might add an option like "Rate this app and get so and so in the app for free").
The class I wrote provides three buttons, and configures the dialog so that it is only shown after the app has been launched n
times (users have a higher chance of rating the app if they've used it a bit before. Most of them are unlikely to even know what it does on the first run):
public class AppRater {
private final static String APP_TITLE = "App Name";// App Name
private final static String APP_PNAME = "com.example.name";// Package Name
private final static int DAYS_UNTIL_PROMPT = 3;//Min number of days
private final static int LAUNCHES_UNTIL_PROMPT = 3;//Min number of launches
public static void app_launched(Context mContext) {
SharedPreferences prefs = mContext.getSharedPreferences("apprater", 0);
if (prefs.getBoolean("dontshowagain", false)) { return ; }
SharedPreferences.Editor editor = prefs.edit();
// Increment launch counter
long launch_count = prefs.getLong("launch_count", 0) + 1;
editor.putLong("launch_count", launch_count);
// Get date of first launch
Long date_firstLaunch = prefs.getLong("date_firstlaunch", 0);
if (date_firstLaunch == 0) {
date_firstLaunch = System.currentTimeMillis();
editor.putLong("date_firstlaunch", date_firstLaunch);
}
// Wait at least n days before opening
if (launch_count >= LAUNCHES_UNTIL_PROMPT) {
if (System.currentTimeMillis() >= date_firstLaunch +
(DAYS_UNTIL_PROMPT * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000)) {
showRateDialog(mContext, editor);
}
}
editor.commit();
}
public static void showRateDialog(final Context mContext, final SharedPreferences.Editor editor) {
final Dialog dialog = new Dialog(mContext);
dialog.setTitle("Rate " + APP_TITLE);
LinearLayout ll = new LinearLayout(mContext);
ll.setOrientation(LinearLayout.VERTICAL);
TextView tv = new TextView(mContext);
tv.setText("If you enjoy using " + APP_TITLE + ", please take a moment to rate it. Thanks for your support!");
tv.setWidth(240);
tv.setPadding(4, 0, 4, 10);
ll.addView(tv);
Button b1 = new Button(mContext);
b1.setText("Rate " + APP_TITLE);
b1.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
mContext.startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("market://details?id=" + APP_PNAME)));
dialog.dismiss();
}
});
ll.addView(b1);
Button b2 = new Button(mContext);
b2.setText("Remind me later");
b2.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
dialog.dismiss();
}
});
ll.addView(b2);
Button b3 = new Button(mContext);
b3.setText("No, thanks");
b3.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(View v) {
if (editor != null) {
editor.putBoolean("dontshowagain", true);
editor.commit();
}
dialog.dismiss();
}
});
ll.addView(b3);
dialog.setContentView(ll);
dialog.show();
}
}
Integrating the class is as simple as adding:
AppRater.app_launched(this);
To your Activity. It only needs to be added to one Activity in the entire app.
My one using DialogFragment:
public class RateItDialogFragment extends DialogFragment {
private static final int LAUNCHES_UNTIL_PROMPT = 10;
private static final int DAYS_UNTIL_PROMPT = 3;
private static final int MILLIS_UNTIL_PROMPT = DAYS_UNTIL_PROMPT * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;
private static final String PREF_NAME = "APP_RATER";
private static final String LAST_PROMPT = "LAST_PROMPT";
private static final String LAUNCHES = "LAUNCHES";
private static final String DISABLED = "DISABLED";
public static void show(Context context, FragmentManager fragmentManager) {
boolean shouldShow = false;
SharedPreferences sharedPreferences = getSharedPreferences(context);
SharedPreferences.Editor editor = sharedPreferences.edit();
long currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
long lastPromptTime = sharedPreferences.getLong(LAST_PROMPT, 0);
if (lastPromptTime == 0) {
lastPromptTime = currentTime;
editor.putLong(LAST_PROMPT, lastPromptTime);
}
if (!sharedPreferences.getBoolean(DISABLED, false)) {
int launches = sharedPreferences.getInt(LAUNCHES, 0) + 1;
if (launches > LAUNCHES_UNTIL_PROMPT) {
if (currentTime > lastPromptTime + MILLIS_UNTIL_PROMPT) {
shouldShow = true;
}
}
editor.putInt(LAUNCHES, launches);
}
if (shouldShow) {
editor.putInt(LAUNCHES, 0).putLong(LAST_PROMPT, System.currentTimeMillis()).commit();
new RateItDialogFragment().show(fragmentManager, null);
} else {
editor.commit();
}
}
private static SharedPreferences getSharedPreferences(Context context) {
return context.getSharedPreferences(PREF_NAME, 0);
}
@Override
public Dialog onCreateDialog(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
return new AlertDialog.Builder(getActivity())
.setTitle(R.string.rate_title)
.setMessage(R.string.rate_message)
.setPositiveButton(R.string.rate_positive, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
startActivity(new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse("market://details?id=" + getActivity().getPackageName())));
getSharedPreferences(getActivity()).edit().putBoolean(DISABLED, true).commit();
dismiss();
}
})
.setNeutralButton(R.string.rate_remind_later, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
dismiss();
}
})
.setNegativeButton(R.string.rate_never, new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
@Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
getSharedPreferences(getActivity()).edit().putBoolean(DISABLED, true).commit();
dismiss();
}
}).create();
}
}
Then use it in onCreate()
of your main FragmentActivity:
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
...
RateItDialogFragment.show(this, getFragmentManager());
}