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How to Set Up Negative App Store Review Alerts

Use the filters ReviewBot actually supports, then decide who should read and act on the delivered reviews.

Published August 1, 2026Updated September 12, 2026By ReviewBot Editorial Team

Separate product rules from your team’s process

Notification Flows select star ratings and one country or language. Global Scanning covers all available scope as a paid add-on. Translation is optional and paid. Keyword, topic and release-version filtering are not currently offered.

Set up a low-star triage Flow

Choose New Flow and review notifications, select one public listing, connect the destination, and select one- and two-star ratings. Choose the scope the recipient supports, review add-ons, then save. Check the introduction message and subsequently a new matching review.

Choose an owner for each stream

A useful starting split is a low-star support channel and, only if someone needs it, another Flow for higher-rated feedback. A separate listing or destination requires another Flow. Classifying billing, crashes and feature requests happens after delivery.

  • Support checks the low-star stream during its normal queue review.
  • Product reads selected examples in a weekly discussion.
  • Praise is shared only when someone owns that task; an unused channel is unnecessary.

Adjust after reading the results

Record how many delivered reviews were relevant and how many led to action. Change one setting at a time. If the source has little new feedback, waiting for new reviews is more useful than repeatedly rebuilding the connection.

Example: negative App Store reviews in a support channel

Illustrative setup: one iOS listing, one Slack channel named #ios-support, one- and two-star ratings, and the country your team supports. A matching review enters that channel; the support owner reads it and decides what happens next. A star rating identifies a review to read, not the severity of an incident.

DecisionExample settingWhy it matters
SourceThe public iOS listing, checked by developer nameAvoid monitoring a similarly named app.
ScopeOne country for App Store; one language for Google PlayMatch the stream to the team that can respond.
Ratings1 and 2 starsStart with a manageable negative-review stream.
DestinationSlack #ios-supportName a person responsible for checking the channel.
VerificationSetup introduction, then a new matching reviewConnection success and review delivery are separate checks.

What if an expected negative review does not arrive?

Check that it belongs to the saved listing and matches the selected ratings and country or language. A new written review may take time to become available from the store. A star-only rating is not a written-review alert. If the setup message arrived, check these source conditions before reconnecting Slack. Escalate with the public listing and approximate time if matching new reviews remain missing.