Google Play Reviews Scraper

⚡ 1000 reviews in 30 seconds | 💰 $0.10 per 1k reviews | 🔄 Incremental scraping

Scrape Google Play reviews at scale with features competitors don't offer. Perfect for sentiment analysis, competitor research, and automation workflows.

🌟 Key Features

Advanced Capabilities

• ✅ Incremental scraping - Save 90% time for scheduled runs with since parameter
• ✅ Developer reply tracking - Analyze competitor engagement rates and community management
• ✅ Webhook support - Real-time integration with n8n, Zapier, Make.com
• ✅ Pre-filtered views - Negative reviews, unanswered reviews, developer engagement
• ✅ Batch processing - Scrape 100+ apps at once
• ✅ Flexible filtering - Star ratings, helpful votes, language, country, developer replies

Differentiation vs Competitors

• 🔥 Only actor with incremental scraping - Avoid reprocessing reviews on scheduled runs
• 🔥 Developer engagement analysis - Track reply rates for competitor research
• 🔥 Automation-first design - Webhooks, error handling, continuous operation
• 🔥 Multiple dataset views - Instant insights without manual filtering

📊 Use Cases

Game Publishers

Monitor player feedback across your portfolio. Schedule daily runs to catch new reviews and respond quickly to issues.

Example Workflow:

1. Configure actor with your game app IDs
2. Schedule daily runs at 9am
3. Actor scrapes only new reviews (incremental)
4. Webhook triggers Slack alert for 1-2 star reviews
5. Team responds within hours

Product Managers

Track sentiment trends over time. Identify feature requests and pain points from user reviews.

Example Workflow:

1. Scrape competitor apps + your own app
2. Compare developer reply rates
3. Analyze negative reviews for common themes
4. Export to sentiment analysis tools

Competitor Analysis

Compare developer engagement rates. See which competitors actively respond to reviews.

Example Workflow:

1. Batch scrape top 10 competitors
2. Use "Developer Engagement" view
3. Calculate reply rate for each competitor
4. Benchmark against your own engagement

Automation Builders

Real-time alerts for negative reviews. Integrate with CRM, support systems, or analytics platforms.

Example Workflow:

1. Set webhookUrl to n8n/Zapier endpoint
2. Actor sends each review as it's scraped
3. Downstream system filters for 1-2 stars
4. Creates support ticket automatically

🚀 Quick Start

Basic Usage

{
  "appIds": ["com.mojang.minecraftpe"],
  "maxReviewsPerApp": 100,
  "sortBy": "NEWEST"
}

Advanced Example - Incremental Scraping

{
  "appIds": [
    "com.mojang.minecraftpe",
    "com.roblox.client",
    "com.supercell.clashofclans"
  ],
  "maxReviewsPerApp": 500,
  "sortBy": "NEWEST",
  "minRating": 1,
  "maxRating": 2,
  "hasReplyOnly": false,
  "language": "en",
  "country": "us",
  "since": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "webhookUrl": "https://your-webhook.com/endpoint"
}

📥 Input Parameters

Required

Parameter	Type	Description	Example
appIds	array	Google Play app IDs or URLs	["com.android.chrome"]

Optional

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
maxReviewsPerApp	integer	50	Max reviews per app (1-100,000). Free tier: 50 suggested.
sortBy	enum	NEWEST	Sort order: NEWEST, RATING, HELPFULNESS
minRating	integer	1	Minimum star rating (1-5)
maxRating	integer	5	Maximum star rating (1-5)
language	string	en	Two-letter language code (en, de, fr, etc.)
country	string	us	Two-letter country code (us, uk, de, etc.)
hasReplyOnly	boolean	false	Only reviews with developer replies
minHelpfulCount	integer	0	Minimum helpful votes
since	string	-	ISO datetime or reviewId for incremental scraping
webhookUrl	string	-	POST each review to this URL (n8n/Zapier/Make.com)

Filter Examples

Negative reviews only:

{
  "minRating": 1,
  "maxRating": 2
}

Popular reviews with developer replies:

{
  "minHelpfulCount": 10,
  "hasReplyOnly": true
}

Incremental - only reviews after January 1, 2025:

{
  "since": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
}

📤 Output Schema

Fields

Field	Type	Description	Example
reviewId	string	Unique Google Play review ID	gp:AOqpTOHPW7X...
appId	string	App package ID	com.mojang.minecraftpe
rating	integer	Star rating (1-5)	5
title	string	Review title	"Great game!"
text	string	Review body	"This app works perfectly..."
userName	string	Author name	"John Doe"
userImage	string/null	Author avatar URL	https://play-lh...
reviewDate	string	ISO 8601 date	2025-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
version	string/null	App version reviewed	1.20.51.01
thumbsUp	integer	Helpful votes	12
replyText	string/null	Developer reply	"Thank you for feedback!"
replyDate	string/null	Reply date (ISO 8601)	2025-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
url	string	Direct review link	https://play.google.com...
scrapedAt	string	Scrape timestamp (ISO 8601)	2025-10-19T14:30:00.000Z

Dataset Views

The actor provides 4 pre-configured views in Apify Console:

1. Overview - Complete review data with key fields
2. Negative Reviews (1-2 Stars) - Low-rated reviews for issue detection
3. Unanswered Reviews - Reviews without developer replies
4. Developer Engagement - Reviews with developer replies

Sample Output

{
  "reviewId": "gp:AOqpTOHPW7XqQGJvN...",
  "appId": "com.mojang.minecraftpe",
  "rating": 5,
  "title": "Best game ever!",
  "text": "This game is amazing and runs perfectly on my device. Highly recommended!",
  "userName": "John Doe",
  "userImage": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/...",
  "reviewDate": "2025-01-10T00:00:00.000Z",
  "version": "1.20.51.01",
  "thumbsUp": 12,
  "replyText": "Thank you for your support! We're glad you're enjoying the game.",
  "replyDate": "2025-01-11T00:00:00.000Z",
  "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mojang.minecraftpe&reviewId=gp:AOqpTOHPW7X...",
  "scrapedAt": "2025-10-19T14:30:00.000Z"
}

💰 Pricing

Free Tier

• 50 reviews per app (suggested, configurable)
• Perfect for testing and small-scale scraping

Paid Tier

• $0.10 per 1,000 reviews (pay-per-event pricing)
• Example costs:
  • 1,000 reviews = $0.10
  • 10,000 reviews = $1.00
  • 100,000 reviews = $10.00

Cost Control

• Set maxReviewsPerApp to control costs per run
• Use incremental scraping to avoid reprocessing reviews
• Scheduled runs only scrape new reviews (massive savings)

🔧 Advanced Features

Incremental Scraping (Scheduled Runs)

The since parameter allows you to scrape only new reviews since a specific date/time or reviewId.

Benefits:

• 10x faster for scheduled runs
• Avoid paying for duplicate reviews
• Perfect for daily/weekly monitoring

How it works:

1. First run: Scrape all reviews (e.g., 1000 reviews)
2. Actor saves state (last reviewId)
3. Second run: Use since parameter OR omit it (actor uses saved state)
4. Only new reviews are scraped (e.g., 50 reviews)

Example - Manual incremental:

{
  "appIds": ["com.android.chrome"],
  "since": "2025-01-15T00:00:00Z"
}

Example - Automatic incremental:

{
  "appIds": ["com.android.chrome"]
}

(Actor automatically uses saved state from previous run)

Webhook Integration

Send each review to a webhook URL for real-time processing.

Supported platforms:

• n8n
• Zapier
• Make.com
• Custom endpoints

Example workflow (n8n):

1. Create n8n webhook endpoint
2. Configure actor with webhookUrl
3. Actor POSTs each review as JSON
4. n8n workflow:
   • Filter for 1-2 star reviews
   • Create Slack alert
   • Create support ticket in Zendesk
   • Update dashboard

Example - Webhook configuration:

{
  "appIds": ["com.example.app"],
  "webhookUrl": "https://your-n8n.com/webhook/xyz123"
}

Batch Processing

Scrape multiple apps in a single run.

Example - Portfolio monitoring:

{
  "appIds": [
    "com.game1.app",
    "com.game2.app",
    "com.game3.app",
    "com.game4.app"
  ],
  "maxReviewsPerApp": 200
}

Benefits:

• Monitor entire app portfolio
• Compare reviews across apps
• Single scheduled task

Developer Engagement Analysis

Track which apps have active developers responding to reviews.

Use "Developer Engagement" view to:

• Calculate reply rate (% of reviews with replies)
• Measure response time (review date vs reply date)
• Benchmark against competitors

Example - Find engaged developers:

{
  "appIds": ["competitor1", "competitor2", "competitor3"],
  "hasReplyOnly": true,
  "maxReviewsPerApp": 500
}

🔒 Privacy & Compliance

• Only scrapes publicly available review data
• No authentication required
• Respects Google Play's rate limits (5 requests/second)
• Datacenter proxies sufficient (included in Apify)

🛠️ Technical Details

Rate Limiting

• Built-in throttling: 5 requests/second (conservative)
• Exponential backoff on errors (2s, 4s, 8s, 16s, 32s)
• Handles 503/429 rate limit errors gracefully

Error Handling

• Individual app failures don't stop entire run
• Continues to next app on error
• Detailed error logging for debugging

State Management

• Saves last reviewId per app for incremental scraping
• State persists between runs (automatic)
• Manual override with since parameter

📚 API Usage

Run via Apify API

curl -X POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/YOUR_ACTOR_ID/runs \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -d '{
    "appIds": ["com.android.chrome"],
    "maxReviewsPerApp": 100,
    "sortBy": "NEWEST"
  }'

Run via Apify Client (Node.js)

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('YOUR_ACTOR_ID').call({
  appIds: ['com.android.chrome'],
  maxReviewsPerApp: 100,
  sortBy: 'NEWEST',
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

🔗 Integration Examples

n8n Workflow

1. Trigger: Schedule (daily at 9am)
2. Apify Node: Run Google Play Reviews Scraper
3. Filter Node: rating <= 2
4. Slack Node: Send alert to #feedback channel
5. Airtable Node: Add to "Negative Reviews" table

Zapier Workflow

1. Trigger: Apify Actor Run Finished
2. Filter: Only new reviews
3. Google Sheets: Append row
4. Email: Send summary to product manager

Make.com Workflow

1. Trigger: Webhook (from actor)
2. Router:
   • Path A (rating 1-2): Create Zendesk ticket
   • Path B (rating 4-5): Add to testimonials database
3. HTTP: Update dashboard API

❓ FAQ

How do I get app IDs?

Option 1: Use full URL from Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.android.chrome

Option 2: Extract app ID from URL (everything after ?id=):

com.android.chrome

How does incremental scraping work?

Actor saves the last reviewId for each app. On next run, it only scrapes reviews newer than that reviewId. This saves time and cost.

What's the rate limit?

Actor uses conservative 5 requests/second limit to avoid hitting Google Play's rate limits. This is built-in and automatic.

Can I scrape multiple countries?

Set the country parameter to change regions. Run multiple times with different countries for comprehensive coverage.

How do I filter for negative reviews only?

Set minRating: 1 and maxRating: 2 in input.

Can I get only reviews with developer replies?

Set hasReplyOnly: true in input.

How do I export to CSV?

In Apify Console, go to dataset → Export → CSV.

🐛 Troubleshooting

No reviews returned

Possible causes:

1. App ID is incorrect (check format: com.example.app)
2. Filters too strict (check minRating, maxRating, minHelpfulCount)
3. App has no reviews in selected language/country

Solution: Start with minimal filters and verify app ID.

Rate limiting errors (503)

Cause: Google Play rate limiting (rare with built-in throttling)

Solution: Actor automatically retries with exponential backoff. If persistent, contact support.

Webhook not working

Possible causes:

1. Webhook URL is incorrect
2. Webhook endpoint is down
3. Webhook expects different format

Solution: Check webhook logs. Actor continues even if webhook fails.

📞 Support

• Email: kontakt@barrierefix.de
• Issues: Report bugs or request features via email

📄 License

MIT License - Free to use, modify, and distribute.

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