Adding Rate button in app confusion [duplicate]

Question

My app isn't in the app store yet, in fact I haven't even uploaded it to iTunes Connect yet. I want to add a rate button in my iOS game. Rate button usually takes the user from the app to the link in the app store for your game. How do I add a rate button if my app is not in the app store yet since I don't have a link to the app store where my game would be.

Is there another way to add a rate button without my game being in the app store. Can the Rate button only be added when the App is in the app store (after release) or are there other ways before the app is in app store?

I know I'm going to have to use...

[[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@""]];

But what goes inside that string since my app is not in app store but I do have iTunes connect setup however for development at this time.

Answer 1

Create your app in Itunes Connect and you will be given an App ID. You can use this App ID to reference your app on the itunes app store:

http://itunes.apple.com/app/idyourID

Be sure to include id in front of your id number. I.e, id123456789

Another way would be to have your link in the cloud DB somewhere (i.e. Parse) and when the app is released update the link, but that would be overkill for this situation.