Hard calls2024
Loud isn't the same as right
A viral ASO claim, and the small room of people who'd actually know.
A well-followed voice posted that Apple reads and indexes the text inside your screenshots. It fit nothing I knew — its reviewers reject screenshots for having too much text, and its search matches exact terms; it doesn’t read pictures. So I went to the comments for the few people who’d actually know, expecting a correction. I found applause, and quotes that could have been about anything. The room of people with millions of organic installs behind them is small. The room reposting them is not.
Takeaway
In a small field, applause is noise. Check claims against what the platform does, not how many people clapped.