BREAKING NEWS! - Promo Codes CAN BE REVIEWED AGAIN!

Promo Dispenser · 12-22-2011, 06:13 AM

I just tried and I can confirm, that promo codes can be reviewed on the US Appstore again using an iDevice!

We will put Promo Dispenser back into the state, where users have to review apps on the Appstore again.

So if you want reviews and downloads for your apps, you know, what to do.

IphoneSdk · 12-22-2011, 06:55 AM

How long will it take until the site is ready? Before Christmas?

Promo Dispenser · 12-22-2011, 08:41 AM

Probably in January.
If we have to roll back, we want to change some features and during christmas nobody wants to work and I can't beat them unfortunatelly

padsoftware · 12-22-2011, 11:48 AM

I found this out by mistake. A friend of mine send me a promo code for a game of his. I reviewed it after playing it and then it hit me: it's a promo code!

dapis · 12-22-2011, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by padsoftware

I found this out by mistake. A friend of mine send me a promo code for a game of his. I reviewed it after playing it and then it hit me: it's a promo code!

I've said this multiple times, but my main gripe with Apple is that they so often make these changes without telling developers about them - you just have to stumble onto them - or read it here.

Touchmint · 12-22-2011, 06:11 PM

This might be a dumb question but at least this is a top for you. How do these codes work I know we get 50 total per version but say we take out 10 the first time does that mean we can get the last 40 any other time?

Also back on topic what is this Promo Dispenser you are running?

dapis · 12-22-2011, 07:00 PM

[quote=Touchmint;396576]This might be a dumb question but at least this is a top for you. How do these codes work I know we get 50 total per version but say we take out 10 the first time does that mean we can get the last 40 any other time? /QUOTE]

Yes, you do not have to take them all at once.
However, they do expire - in a month I think - after to get them, so you should not get them until you need them.

Promo Dispenser · 12-22-2011, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Touchmint

This might be a dumb question but at least this is a top for you. How do these codes work I know we get 50 total per version but say we take out 10 the first time does that mean we can get the last 40 any other time?

Also back on topic what is this Promo Dispenser you are running?

You can take them in batches how you like.
If you take a code from iTunes Connect, it expires after 28 days.

Promo dispenser is for giving them away to users and getting reviews for them. It is connected with Facebook, after Apple disabled reviews on iTunes, but now we will roll back the old system and every code will be reviewed on iTunes again.

Read the FAQ on Promo Dispenser to learn more about it :P