iOS link to app store before submitting an app

Question

I\'m building an \"About\" controller for my iPhone app. I\'ve see other apps successfully include a \"rate in market\" link to within their \"About\" controllers.

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Answer 1

Also when you create an app in iTunes Connect you have link View this app in app store there which you can use directly even if it is not published or sent to apple, so as soon as you create it with basic info you will have link there which you can copy.

Answer 2

Check out the iTunes link maker. It looks like the generic form is:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/[APPNAME]/id[APP_ID]

Some examples:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myapp/id427813331?mt=8&uo=4
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hot-radar/id308361196?mt=8&uo=4
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lightshow-!/id380886382?mt=8&uo=4
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/disney-world-park-maps-by/id392534629?mt=8&uo=4
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/universal-park-maps-orlando/id392535133?mt=8&uo=4

I think APP_ID refers to the iTunes Connect App ID for your product. So if you have that, and the name, your good to go!

Answer 3

By now Apple has introduced short-links via the appstore.com domain:

Q: How can I create easy-to-read short links to the App Store for my apps and company?

     iOS: http://appstore.com/<appname> for example, http://appstore.com/keynote

See Technical Q&A QA1633 for the full description of the possibilities.