App Store Monitor — iOS & Android Apps, Reviews, Charts

One actor for both mobile app stores. Scrape Apple App Store and Google Play in a single run: app metadata, newest reviews, top charts, cross-store search, and a watch snapshot mode built for scheduled rating/version monitoring.

Most store scrapers cover one platform. ASO teams, app marketers, and competitor researchers track apps on both — this actor was built for exactly that.

Mode	What it does
app	Full app detail — rating, rating count, installs, version, update date, release notes, developer, price, content rating
reviews	Newest reviews from either or both stores — rating, text, author, date, developer reply (Play)
top	Top charts — iOS top free/paid/grossing by genre; Play category leaders with full app details
search	One query → ranked results from both stores side by side
watch	Snapshot rows (rating, rating count, version, updated date) per app per store — diff-friendly for scheduled runs

No API key. No login. Pay only per row returned.

Why monitor both stores?

• ASO tracking — watch on a schedule → your app's rating, version, and review velocity on iOS + Android in one dataset
• Competitor intel — track competitor rating drops, version releases, and release notes the day they ship
• Review mining — reviews pulls newest reviews across both platforms — find feature requests, complaints, and churn signals in one feed
• Market research — top + search map a category's leaders and the long tail around a keyword
• Launch tracking — new releases surface in search/top before any analyst report

How it works

The actor uses Apple's public iTunes Search/Lookup + RSS feeds (reviews, charts) and Google Play's public store pages. Everything is keyless — the same data a browser sees.

Example inputs

Full detail on one app across both stores

{
  "mode": "app",
  "iosIds": ["389801252"],
  "androidIds": ["com.instagram.android"]
}

Newest reviews — iOS + Android together

{
  "mode": "reviews",
  "iosIds": ["389801252"],
  "androidIds": ["com.instagram.android"],
  "maxReviews": 100
}

Top free iOS apps in Health & Fitness + Play top apps

{
  "mode": "top",
  "chart": "topfreeapplications",
  "genre": "6013",
  "category": "HEALTH_AND_FITNESS",
  "maxResults": 50
}

Cross-store keyword search

{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "calorie counter",
  "maxResults": 25
}

Scheduled competitor watch (the money mode)

{
  "mode": "watch",
  "iosIds": ["284882215", "389801252", "447188370"],
  "androidIds": ["com.facebook.katana", "com.instagram.android", "com.zhiliaoapp.musically"]
}

Schedule this daily and diff rating, ratingCount, version, and updatedAt across runs — instant "competitor shipped an update" / "rating dropped 0.3★" alerts.

Example output

{
  "recordType": "app",
  "store": "googleplay",
  "appId": "com.whatsapp",
  "name": "WhatsApp Messenger",
  "developer": "WhatsApp LLC",
  "rating": 4.6188,
  "ratingCount": 112887236,
  "installs": "10,000,000,000+",
  "version": "Varies with device",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T12:00:00+00:00",
  "contentRating": "Everyone",
  "genre": "Communication",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-13T08:22:00+00:00"
}

{
  "recordType": "review",
  "store": "appstore",
  "appId": "284882215",
  "rating": 1,
  "title": "Frustrated",
  "author": "user-a1b2c3",
  "content": "App keeps crashing after the last update...",
  "date": "2026-10-12T19:40:11-07:00",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-13T08:23:00+00:00"
}

Pricing

$0.001 per result — a 100-app watch run costs ~$0.10 per execution. Reviews mode: 50 reviews per app ≈ $0.05. No minimums, no subscriptions — pay only for rows returned.

Compare: dedicated app-analytics platforms (AppTweak, Sensor Tower, Appfigures) start at $80–400/month. This actor gives you the same underlying store data, schedulable and exportable, at usage pricing.

FAQ

Do I need an API key? No. iOS data comes from Apple's public iTunes APIs and RSS feeds; Android data comes from Google Play's public store pages.

Which app IDs do I use? iOS accepts either numeric iTunes IDs (284882215) or bundle IDs (com.facebook.Facebook). Android uses Play package names (com.whatsapp) — the part after id= in the store URL.

How far back do reviews go? iOS returns the ~500 most recent reviews (10 pages × 50, mostRecent sort). Google Play returns the newest visible reviews (default 50 per app, up to 200).

What about Play top charts? top mode on googleplay uses Play's public category pages, enriched with full app details per entry.

Can I monitor a competitor's app? Yes — that's what watch is for. Schedule the actor (e.g. daily), and each run emits one snapshot row per app per store with rating, rating count, version, and update date.

Is it legal to scrape this data? The actor only accesses publicly available data — the same listings a browser sees. Scraping public data for research, monitoring, and analysis is common practice, but platform Terms of Service and the rules in your jurisdiction still apply to how you use it. Consult legal counsel for your specific case.

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