# App Store rating

> An App Store rating is the 1 to 5 star score people give an app, shown as one overall score per country.

Source: https://synthiya.ai/glossary/app-store-rating · Updated 2026-10-09 · By Synthiya

Anyone who has the app can rate it, from 1 star (worst) to 5 stars (best). They can also write a review, which is a rating plus a title and some text. Plenty of people only leave stars.

Apple shows one overall rating for each country or region. It appears on your product page and in search results. A rating counts toward the country where the person first got the app. If someone changes their rating, only the newest one counts.

When you release a new version, you can choose to [reset the rating](https://synthiya.ai/glossary/rating-reset) so it starts fresh.

## Why it matters

Your rating is one of the first things shoppers see. Apple notes that people often look at ratings and reviews before they download an app. Your recent ratings also hint at how well your current version works.

> **Example:**
> A habit app shows 4.6 stars in the US store and 4.2 in the UK store. A sync bug hit UK users harder, so their ratings are lower. Each store keeps its own score.