# App Reviews Scraper (`anshumali/app-reviews-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Google Play and Apple App Store reviews for multiple apps in one run. Get ratings, text, author, version, and date in one unified dataset—no login or API key needed. Built for ASO research, competitor tracking, and sentiment analysis at scale.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/anshumali/app-reviews-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Ansh K](https://apify.com/anshumali) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.20 / 1,000 reviews

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## 📱 App Store & Google Play Reviews Scraper (Unified & Multi-App)

Scrape customer reviews and ratings from **Google Play** and the **Apple App Store** for multiple apps in a single run. No login, no accounts, and no API keys required! All reviews are automatically standardized into one clean dataset ready for Excel, Google Sheets, or CSV export.

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### 🌟 Why Use This Scraper?

- **All-in-One Dual Platform**: Extract reviews from both Android (Google Play) and iOS (Apple App Store) together.
- **Multi-App Batching**: Enter 1 app or 50 apps in a single run.
- **Copy-Paste Friendly**: Paste either raw app IDs or full store URLs (e.g. `https://apps.apple.com/...` or `https://play.google.com/...`) — the scraper extracts the ID automatically!
- **Unified Output**: No need to spend hours reconciling different column formats. Ratings, review text, author names, app versions, dates, and helpful counts come formatted identically.
- **Export Anywhere**: Download results instantly as **Excel (.xlsx)**, **CSV**, **JSON**, or connect directly to **Google Sheets** and webhooks.

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### 👥 Who Is This For?

- **Non-Technical Marketers & Founders**: Monitor user feedback on your own apps and keep an eye on competitors without writing a line of code.
- **Product Managers & UX Researchers**: Spot common complaints, bug reports, and highly requested features directly from real users.
- **ASO (App Store Optimization) Specialists**: Analyze keywords, user sentiments, and rating trends across store categories.
- **Investors & Analysts**: Evaluate market adoption, brand sentiment, and post-update reactions across an entire product landscape.

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### 🔍 How to Find Your App IDs (Super Simple!)

You don't need any technical skills to find the app IDs. You can even just copy and paste the full web link!

#### 1. Google Play Store (Android)

- Open [play.google.com](https://play.google.com) in your browser and search for your app.
- Look at the web address (URL) in your browser address bar.
- **Option A (Easiest)**: Just copy and paste the **entire link**, for example:\
  `https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music`
- **Option B**: Copy the package name after `id=`, for example:\
  `com.spotify.music` or `com.whatsapp`

#### 2. Apple App Store (iOS)

- Open [apps.apple.com](https://apps.apple.com) in your browser and search for your app.
- Look at the address in your browser address bar.
- **Option A (Easiest)**: Just copy and paste the **entire link**, for example:\
  `https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spotify-music-and-podcasts/id324684580`
- **Option B**: Copy the numeric ID at the end of the URL (e.g., `324684580` or `310633997`).

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### ⚙️ Input Parameters

Configure the scraper in the Apify Console using simple fields:

| Field Name | Type | Default | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `googlePlayAppIds` | Array / List | `[]` | List of Google Play package IDs or full store URLs | `["com.whatsapp", "com.spotify.music"]` |
| `appleAppIds` | Array / List | `[]` | List of numeric Apple App IDs or full store URLs | `["310633997", "324684580"]` |
| `country` | String | `"us"` | Two-letter country storefront code | `"us"`, `"gb"`, `"in"`, `"de"`, `"ca"` |
| `language` | String | `"en"` | Language code for Google Play reviews | `"en"`, `"es"`, `"fr"`, `"de"` |
| `maxReviewsPerApp` | Integer | `100` | Maximum reviews to retrieve per app (1 to 5,000) | `100` |
| `sortGooglePlay` | Dropdown | `"NEWEST"` | Sort order for Google Play reviews | `NEWEST` or `MOST_RELEVANT` |
| `sortAppStore` | Dropdown | `"mostrecent"` | Sort order for App Store reviews | `mostrecent` or `mosthelpful` |

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### 📊 Sample Output

Every review is cleaned and structured into a standardized format:

```json
{
  "platform": "app_store",
  "appId": "324684580",
  "appName": "Spotify: Music and Podcasts",
  "rating": 5,
  "title": "Best music streaming service",
  "text": "The recommendations and playlists are spot on. Can't imagine daily commutes without it!",
  "author": "MusicLover99",
  "version": "9.1.86",
  "date": "2026-09-30T18:21:01-07:00",
  "helpfulCount": 12,
  "country": "us",
  "reviewUrl": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/review?id=324684580",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-02T12:00:00+00:00"
}
```

#### Output Field Explanations

- **`platform`**: Either `google_play` or `app_store`.
- **`appId`**: The unique identifier of the app.
- **`appName`**: The official title of the application.
- **`rating`**: Star rating given by the user (integer from `1` to `5`).
- **`title`**: The review title (App Store provides review headlines; Google Play reviews usually have text only).
- **`text`**: The actual review content written by the user.
- **`author`**: Display name or nickname of the reviewer.
- **`version`**: The app version the user had installed when writing the review.
- **`date`**: Timestamp when the review was posted.
- **`helpfulCount`**: How many users marked this review as helpful / thumbs-up.
- **`country`**: The country storefront where the review was published.
- **`reviewUrl`**: Direct link to the review when available.
- **`scrapedAt`**: Exact UTC timestamp when this record was captured.

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### 🚀 Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners

1. **Open the Actor**: Navigate to the Actor in your Apify Console.
2. **Add Your Apps**:
   - Paste your Google Play store URLs or package names under **Google Play package names or URLs**.
   - Paste your Apple App Store URLs or IDs under **Apple App Store app IDs or URLs**.
   - You can enter just Google Play apps, just Apple apps, or both!
3. **Choose Options**:
   - Select your target **Country** (e.g. `us` for United States, `gb` for United Kingdom).
   - Set **Max reviews per app** (e.g. `50` or `500`).
4. **Click "Start"**: Watch real-time logs as the scraper pulls reviews.
5. **Export Your Data**: When the run finishes, click the **Export** button in the Dataset tab to download your reviews as an **Excel spreadsheet**, **CSV**, or sync to **Google Sheets**.

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### 💡 Pro Tips & Automation

- **Automated Scheduling**: Use [Apify Schedules](https://docs.apify.com/platform/schedules) to automatically run this scraper every Monday morning or every day to track newly posted reviews.
- **Instant Alerts via Webhooks**: Connect [Apify Webhooks](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/webhooks) or Zapier / Make.com to get instant Slack or Email notifications whenever a negative 1-star or 2-star review is posted.
- **International Storefronts**: Reviews are segmented by country. If you want global feedback for an app like WhatsApp or Spotify, run the scraper across multiple country codes (`us`, `gb`, `de`, `in`, `br`).

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### ⚖️ Integrity & Resilience

- **Fault Tolerant**: If an app ID is invalid or has no reviews in a given country, the scraper logs a warning and smoothly continues processing the rest of your apps.
- **Edge Caching Resilient**: Features dual User-Agent and smart URL routing to seamlessly navigate Apple's regional CDN edges.
- **Zero Credentials Needed**: Operates entirely over official public feeds without requiring Google Play or Apple developer credentials.

# Actor input Schema

## `googlePlayAppIds` (type: `array`):

Android package IDs or full URLs, e.g. com.whatsapp, com.spotify.music, or https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp

## `appleAppIds` (type: `array`):

Numeric Apple app IDs or full apps.apple.com URLs, e.g. 310633997 or https://apps.apple.com/us/app/whatsapp-messenger/id310633997

## `country` (type: `string`):

Two-letter country code used for both stores (e.g. us, gb, in, de, ca).

## `language` (type: `string`):

Two-letter language code for Google Play reviews (e.g. en, es, fr, de, hi).

## `maxReviewsPerApp` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of reviews to scrape per app. Google Play supports thousands; Apple public feed serves the newest reviews per country.

## `sortGooglePlay` (type: `string`):

Sort order for Google Play reviews: Newest or Most relevant.

## `sortAppStore` (type: `string`):

Sort order for Apple App Store reviews: Most recent or Most helpful.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "googlePlayAppIds": [],
  "appleAppIds": [],
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "maxReviewsPerApp": 100,
  "sortGooglePlay": "NEWEST",
  "sortAppStore": "mostrecent"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `reviews` (type: `string`):

Clean, standardized reviews dataset with ratings, review text, author, version, dates, and helpful counts

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("anshumali/app-reviews-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("anshumali/app-reviews-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call anshumali/app-reviews-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,anshumali/app-reviews-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/EJsAIleZeUVytsuOB/builds/aT9coopMRxDqRq57f/openapi.json