Requesting App Store reviews
At a glance
| Item | Summary |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Implement best practices for prompting users to review your app in the App Store. |
| App architecture | A Swift sample with the source-visible chain StoreKitReviewRequestApp → ContentView → StoreKit APIs. |
| Main patterns | Binding-based state propagation |
| Project style | 7 scanned source file(s) across Swift, organized around ranked entry, type, and file boundaries. |
| Execution model | Source-visible boundaries: Task, await suspension point; none alone proves a background thread. |
| State/event model | Source-visible mechanisms: SwiftUI state property wrapper. |
| Key frameworks/packages | SwiftUI, Foundation, StoreKit; these are source dependencies, not architecture labels. |
Project structure
Source bundle/
├── StoreKitReviewRequest/
│ ├── StoreKitReviewRequestApp.swift
│ ├── ContentView.swift
│ ├── StepView.swift
│ ├── WriteReviewLink.swift
│ ├── ResetButton.swift
│ ├── StepItem.swift
│ ├── Bundle+AppVersion.swift
│ └── StoreKitReviewRequest.entitlements
├── Configuration/
│ └── SampleCode.xcconfig
└── StoreKitReviewRequest.xcodeproj/
├── .xcodesamplecode.plist
└── project.pbxproj
Structure observations
- Architecturally prominent files are ranked from entry points and role-named declarations; resource-only paths are omitted.
- Primary languages: Swift.
- The verified tree contains 4 project/configuration file(s) and 6 source declaration(s).
Overall architecture
flowchart LR
N1["StoreKitReviewRequestApp"]
N2["ContentView"]
N3["StoreKit APIs"]
N1 --> N2
N2 --> N3
Reference code
StoreKitReviewRequest/StoreKitReviewRequestApp.swift:10 — architecture anchor
@main
struct StoreKitReviewRequestApp: App {
var body: some Scene {
WindowGroup {
ContentView()
}
}
}Interpretation
The arrows summarize the source-visible entry, role-named types or folders, and framework direction; when nodes come from structural folders, the sequence is a high-level interpretation rather than proof that every adjacent node calls the next. Ownership is claimed only where the next section cites a stored property or assignment. The diagram is intentionally limited to the dominant path into StoreKit.
Ownership and state
classDiagram
ContentView *-- Array : path
StepView o-- StepItem : item
StepView o-- Array : path
Ownership evidence
StoreKitReviewRequest/ContentView.swift:11 — stored dependency or nearest verified ownership anchor
struct ContentView: View {
@State var path: [StepItem] = []
// ...
}| Owner | Object or state | Relationship | Mutation authority |
|---|---|---|---|
ContentView |
Array (path) |
owns wrapper-managed state | App/module collaborators |
StepView |
StepItem (item) |
stores or receives | Initialized by the owner; the binding is immutable |
StepView |
Array (path) |
borrows mutable state | The upstream binding owner is authoritative |
Composition arrows indicate a source-visible construction expression or locally owned value state; aggregation means the owner stores or receives a dependency without proving exclusive lifetime ownership.
Concurrency, scheduling, and thread safety
Evidence limit: actor isolation, async/await, or Task creation does not by itself prove background-thread execution; Sendable conformance alone does not prove thread-safe mutation.
| Concern | Source mechanism | Verified placement or handoff | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task creation | Task |
The source creates an unstructured task; surrounding context determines inherited actor isolation. | StoreKitReviewRequest/StepView.swift:71 |
| Suspension boundary | await suspension point |
The source declares or crosses an asynchronous boundary; it does not by itself establish background execution. | StoreKitReviewRequest/StepView.swift:73 |
@MainActor/MainActor.run, DispatchQueue.main, and RunLoop.main are reported as distinct isolation, queue, and event-loop mechanisms. A plain Task is kept separate from Task.detached; neither is labeled as a background thread.
Reference code
StoreKitReviewRequest/StepView.swift:71 — representative execution boundary
Task {
// Delay for two seconds to avoid interrupting the person using the app.
try await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(2))
await requestReview()
}State propagation, frameworks, and dependencies
Evidence limit: an import proves a source-level compilation dependency at the cited line; it does not prove runtime use, architectural adoption, or whether a Swift package is a direct application dependency.
| Category | Mechanism or module | Verified role | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| State propagation | SwiftUI state property wrapper |
A SwiftUI property wrapper supplies or observes UI state. | StoreKitReviewRequest/ContentView.swift:11 |
| Source import | SwiftUI |
The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. | StoreKitReviewRequest/ContentView.swift:8 |
| Source import | Foundation |
The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. | StoreKitReviewRequest/Bundle+AppVersion.swift:8 |
| Source import | StoreKit |
The cited file imports this module; runtime use and architectural role are not inferred. | StoreKitReviewRequest/StepView.swift:8 |
receive(on:) describes downstream delivery scheduling, while subscribe(on:) describes upstream subscription/request/cancel scheduling. An import Combine alone establishes neither behavior nor a Store, reducer, Redux, or other application architecture.
Class and protocol design
StoreKitReviewRequest/StoreKitReviewRequestApp.swift:11 — representative type boundary
@main
struct StoreKitReviewRequestApp: App {
// ...
ContentView()
// ...
}| Type | Responsibility | Depends on or conforms to |
|---|---|---|
StoreKitReviewRequestApp |
Application entry and top-level composition | App |
ContentView |
User-interface presentation and input forwarding | View |
StepView |
User-interface presentation and input forwarding | View |
WriteReviewLink |
Represents a feature value or composable behavior | View |
ResetButton |
Represents a feature value or composable behavior | View |
StepItem |
Represents feature data | Int, Hashable |
No local protocol conformance is claimed as protocol-oriented design; external framework conformances are listed only as dependencies.
Access control
| Symbol | Access | Verified effect | Likely rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
resetSample (StoreKitReviewRequest/ResetButton.swift:22) |
private |
Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. | Inference: hide an implementation step that is not part of the collaboration surface. |
requestReview (StoreKitReviewRequest/StepView.swift:21) |
private |
Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. | Inference: keep state mutation or dependency lifetime inside the owning implementation. |
presentReview (StoreKitReviewRequest/StepView.swift:70) |
private |
Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. | Inference: hide an implementation step that is not part of the collaboration surface. |
openURL (StoreKitReviewRequest/WriteReviewLink.swift:11) |
private |
Use is restricted to the lexical declaration and same-file extensions allowed by Swift. | Inference: keep state mutation or dependency lifetime inside the owning implementation. |
Reference code
StoreKitReviewRequest/ResetButton.swift:22 — representative boundary
private func resetSample() {
processCompletedCount = 0
lastVersionPromptedForReview = ""
print("All checks have been reset")
}Swift declarations without a modifier are internal; explicit private, fileprivate, private(set), public, or open entries above are interpreted by language semantics. Objective-C/C samples instead rely on header and implementation boundaries, which are not equivalent to Swift lexical privacy.
Logic ownership and placement
| Logic | Owning type or file | Placement rationale |
|---|---|---|
| Application entry and top-level composition | StoreKitReviewRequestApp |
The source’s App suffix makes this role explicit. |
| User-interface presentation and input forwarding | ContentView, StepView |
The source’s View suffix makes this role explicit. |
Design patterns
| Pattern | Source evidence | Purpose or tradeoff |
|---|---|---|
| Binding-based state propagation | StoreKitReviewRequest/StepView.swift:13 |
A binding exposes controlled read/write access while the upstream owner remains authoritative. |
Naming conventions
- Types: App: StoreKitReviewRequestApp; View: ContentView, StepView.
- Protocols: no local protocol declaration in the scanned source.
- Methods:
navigateNextPage,presentReview,requestReviewManually,resetSample,next. - Files:
StoreKitReviewRequest/StoreKitReviewRequestApp.swift,StoreKitReviewRequest/ContentView.swift,StoreKitReviewRequest/StepView.swift,StoreKitReviewRequest/WriteReviewLink.swift,StoreKitReviewRequest/ResetButton.swift,StoreKitReviewRequest/StepItem.swift.
Architecture takeaways
StoreKitReviewRequestAppis the main source-visible entry or composition anchor for this sample.- Framework work reaches SwiftUI, StoreKit through a deliberately small high-level chain; the detailed API graph remains inside the cited implementation files.
- Stored-property evidence identifies lifecycle collaboration; it does not by itself prove exclusive object ownership.
- Access-control conclusions separate verified language visibility from the likely design rationale.
- The source does not justify labeling the design protocol-oriented.
Source map
| Source file | Relevant symbols |
|---|---|
StoreKitReviewRequest/StoreKitReviewRequestApp.swift |
Cited implementation, StoreKitReviewRequestApp |
StoreKitReviewRequest/ContentView.swift |
Cited implementation, SwiftUI state property wrapper, SwiftUI, ContentView |
StoreKitReviewRequest/ResetButton.swift |
Cited implementation, ResetButton |
StoreKitReviewRequest/StepView.swift |
Cited implementation, Task, await suspension point, StoreKit, StepView |
StoreKitReviewRequest/WriteReviewLink.swift |
Cited implementation, WriteReviewLink |
StoreKitReviewRequest/Bundle+AppVersion.swift |
Foundation, Feature implementation |
StoreKitReviewRequest/StepItem.swift |
StepItem |