# App Store Monitor — iOS & Android Apps, Reviews, Charts (`brick_joey_yto/app-store-monitor`) Actor

Unified App Store + Google Play scraper: app metadata, reviews, top charts, cross-store search, and scheduled rating/version monitoring. No API key needed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/brick_joey_yto/app-store-monitor.md
- **Developed by:** [William Billings](https://apify.com/brick_joey_yto) (community)
- **Categories:** Marketing, E-commerce, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.00 / 1,000 results

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

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# README

## 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**

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

**Newest reviews — iOS + Android together**

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

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

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

**Cross-store keyword search**

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

**Scheduled competitor watch (the money mode)**

```json
{
  "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

```json
{
  "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"
}
```

```json
{
  "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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***

*Not affiliated with Apple or Google. Uses publicly accessible endpoints — respect their Terms of Service.*

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to scrape

## `iosIds` (type: `array`):

iTunes numeric IDs (e.g. 284882215) or bundle IDs (e.g. com.facebook.Facebook). Used by app, reviews, and watch modes.

## `androidIds` (type: `array`):

Google Play package names (e.g. com.whatsapp). Used by app, reviews, and watch modes.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Keyword for search mode (e.g. 'calorie counter', 'photo editor')

## `store` (type: `string`):

Which store to query for search and top modes

## `chart` (type: `string`):

Which App Store chart for top mode

## `genre` (type: `string`):

iTunes genre ID to filter iOS charts (e.g. 6013 = Health & Fitness, 6007 = Productivity). Leave empty for overall.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Google Play category for top mode

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

Two-letter country code for store front (us, gb, de, ...)

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

Two-letter language code for Google Play results (en, de, ...)

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Max rows for search and top modes (1-500)

## `maxReviews` (type: `integer`):

Max newest reviews per app in reviews mode (1-200)

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional Apify proxy — useful for high-volume scheduled runs

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "app",
  "store": "both",
  "chart": "topfreeapplications",
  "category": "APPLICATION",
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "maxReviews": 50
}
```

# Actor output Schema

# 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("brick_joey_yto/app-store-monitor").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("brick_joey_yto/app-store-monitor").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 brick_joey_yto/app-store-monitor --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/fYg7suikhfW5esl4y/builds/13FgCfPGOraaKLhXm/openapi.json