How to leave a review
simple steps to success
It’s surprisingly difficult to leave a review on iTunes/Apple Podcasts. Every day, there are thousands of entries for this term on Google: “How to leave a review on iTunes?” So obviously, it’s flummoxed many people. Here’s your guide.
You may think that the way to review podcasts on iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad is via iTunes. In fact, you need to use the Podcasts app.
This has a purple icon and should be on the first or second screen of your iOS device. Open the app, find the search tool, and enter the name of the podcast you want to review.
Open the app, find the search tool, and enter the name of the podcast you want to review.
You’ll see the podcast’s logo (as album art), so tap this, then SCROLL DOWN to Reviews > Write a Review. Enter your iTunes password when prompted, then leave a star rating, a review, and a title. Tap Send, and you’re done.
Before writing a review, it might be worth looking at other reviews from fellow listeners. This can be useful for finding well-regarded episodes of the podcast that you’ve missed so far.
(Beware expanding a previous review on the iPad, as there is no way to exit the view other than closing the Podcasts app and starting again.)
That’s it for doing it on the iPhone! But what about Android?
Non iPhone instructions
If you don’t use Apple products, you’re quite limited in how you can review podcasts. One place that does collate reviews, however, is Stitcher, a podcast aggregator that offers mobile and in-car podcast apps.
To use Stitcher’s review system, head to the website at Stitcher.com and sign in. You can use an existing Google account, or Facebook, or simply create a new account.
Stitcher admits that it’s a little convoluted and that the only way to review a show is through their website, NOT the app. So, go to the Stitcher website.
Then in the search area (circled in red above- the magnifying glass), enter, “The nature of hope.”
There it is! Now you click on that image.
And you should end up here. Now to leave a review….scroll down.
And here is where you leave a review. Whew! I would leave an example, but I think it’s cheesy when people review their own stuff. (“It’s faaabulous! What are you waiting for?!”) So I’m just going to trust that you feel inspired and encouraged enough to make the effort.