# nicklockwood/iRate

[DEPRECATED]

Repository: https://github.com/nicklockwood/iRate
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/irate
Homepage: http://charcoaldesign.co.uk/source/cocoa#irate
Language: Objective-C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-10-13T03:35:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5689, "days_push": 1055, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4078, forks 715 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:34.370183+00:00)

## What it is
iRate is an Objective-C library for iOS and Mac apps that prompts users to rate the app on the App Store after a period of usage. It automatically looks up the app via its bundle ID and displays a rating prompt, but the project is now deprecated.

## Use cases
- prompt users to rate my ios app after a few days of use
- increase positive app store reviews from regular users
- add an app store rating prompt to my mac app
- automatically ask loyal users for app reviews
- look up my app store id from the bundle identifier

## When to choose
- you maintain a legacy Objective-C iOS or Mac app already using it
- you need a simple, zero-configuration rating prompt for an old deployment target

## When to avoid
- starting a new project, since the library is deprecated with no future updates
- you need SKStoreReviewController's native API on iOS 10.3+ or modern Swift solutions
- you need bug fixes or ongoing support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: ui-components
- domain: mobile-development, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: app-store-ratings, objective-c, deprecated, user-prompting, ios, macos

## Member repositories
- nicklockwood/iRate (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:34.370183+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:23:27.112299+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nicklockwood/iRate (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:34.370183+00:00, sha aea8e00033b8)
  - homepage: http://charcoaldesign.co.uk/source/cocoa#irate (fetched 2026-08-29T09:15:22.848545+00:00, sha d395e41ae808)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.