# Google Play Review Monitor - Android App Review Tracker (`constant_quadruped/google-play-review-monitor`) Actor Monitor Google Play Store apps for new user reviews, version-correlated complaints, sentiment themes, rating/version deltas, and a 'what changed since last run' digest. Pure HTTP on Google Play's public endpoints. The Android twin of App Review Radar. - **URL**: https://apify.com/constant\_quadruped/google-play-review-monitor.md - **Developed by:** [CQ](https://apify.com/constant_quadruped) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $4.00 / 1,000 review record returneds 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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Google Play Review Monitor — Android App Review Tracker Monitor **Google Play Store** apps for new user reviews, correlate complaints to app versions, tag sentiment themes, track rating & version deltas, and get a **"what changed since last run"** digest on every run. This is the **Android twin of [App Review Radar](https://apify.com/constant_quadruped/app-review-radar)** (which covers the Apple App Store & Apple Podcasts). Run both to cover your product's reputation on **iOS and Android** from one place. --- ### Why it's reliable - **Real data, real source.** Reads Google Play's own public Play Store UI endpoints — the same `batchexecute` review feed (`rpcid UsvDTd`) the store website itself uses, plus the public app-details page for aggregates. - **No third-party API, no API key, no headless browser, no proxies required.** Plain HTTP with throttling + exponential backoff. - **Every field is derived from the live response** for the package IDs you supply. Two different apps produce two genuinely different result sets. --- ### What you get (per app, per country) | Field | Description | |---|---| | `title`, `developer`, `playStoreUrl` | App identity straight from Google Play | | `averageRating`, `ratingCount`, `currentVersion` | Aggregate snapshot from the details page | | `reviews[]` | Latest reviews: `rating`, `appVersion`, `reviewedAt`, `author`, `content`, `thumbsUp`, plus any `developerReply` | | `perVersionBreakdown[]` | Review count, average rating, and top complaint themes **per app version** | | `themeBreakdown[]` | Complaint-theme counts (crash, login, price, ads, bug, performance, update, permissions, feature_request…) with sample snippets | | `ratingDelta` | Average-rating change, rating-count change, and **version-changed** flag vs your last run | | `isNegativeSpike` | True when the 1–2★ share jumps past your threshold | | `changeDigest` | "What changed since last run": new-review count, spiking themes, rating movement, version change | --- ### Input ```json { "appIds": ["com.spotify.music", "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp"], "competitorIds": ["com.amazon.mp3"], "countries": ["us", "gb"], "language": "en", "sortBy": "newest", "maxReviews": 150, "minRating": null, "maxRating": null, "sinceLastRun": true, "includeAggregates": true, "negativeSpikeThreshold": 0.15 } ```` - **`appIds`** — Google Play package names (`com.spotify.music`) or full Play Store URLs. **`competitorIds`** are pulled the same way for side-by-side comparison. - **`countries` / `language`** — reviews are localized, so this controls coverage (one result row per app × country). - **`sortBy`** — `newest` (best for monitoring), `relevant`, or `rating`. - **`maxReviews`** — newest reviews to pull per app per country (paginated via Google's own continuation token). - **`minRating` / `maxRating`** — e.g. `min=1, max=2` for negative-review triage. - **`sinceLastRun`** — emit only what's new since the previous run (state is kept in the actor's key-value store). Turn off for a full snapshot each run. - **`themeKeywords`** — override the default complaint themes with your own `{ "theme": ["keyword", ...] }` map. *** ### Typical uses - **Founders / PMs** — catch a bad release the moment 1★ reviews spike on a new version; see *which version* the complaints attach to. - **Support teams** — pull only 1–2★ reviews per country as a triage queue. - **Competitive intel** — compare your rating & complaint themes against rivals in the same run. - **Agencies / ASO** — schedule it and feed the digest to Slack/email for every client app. Pair it with **App Review Radar** for full **iOS + Android** review coverage. *** ### Pricing **Pay per result** — you're charged a small amount per app × country intelligence record written to the dataset. No platform subscription required to start. Run it on a schedule (e.g. hourly/daily) for always-on monitoring. *** ### Notes - Google Play returns reviews per country/language; for global coverage list several `countries`. - This actor reads only **public** Play Store data. Be considerate with very large `maxReviews` × many countries; the actor self-throttles. # Actor input Schema ## `appIds` (type: `array`): Google Play package names (e.g. com.spotify.music) or full Play Store URLs (e.g. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music) to monitor. ## `competitorIds` (type: `array`): Competitor apps to include in the same run for side-by-side rating and complaint-theme comparison. ## `countries` (type: `array`): 2-letter country codes (gl). Reviews and aggregates are localized per country. Default: us. ## `language` (type: `string`): 2-letter language code (hl) for reviews and metadata. Default: en. ## `sortBy` (type: `string`): Which Google Play ordering to pull. 'newest' is best for monitoring; 'relevant' surfaces high-signal reviews; 'rating' walks from high to low stars. ## `maxReviews` (type: `integer`): How many newest reviews to fetch per app per country before aggregating. Paginated via Google's own continuation token. ## `minRating` (type: `integer`): Only emit reviews with rating >= this value. ## `maxRating` (type: `integer`): Only emit reviews with rating <= this value. Set min=1, max=2 for negative-review support triage. ## `sinceLastRun` (type: `boolean`): When true, emits only reviews and changes new since the previous run (using the key-value store state). Turn off for a full snapshot every run. ## `includeAggregates` (type: `boolean`): Also pull the app's aggregate star rating, total rating count, developer and current version from the public details page. ## `themeKeywords` (type: `object`): Map of theme -> array of keywords to tag in review text. Defaults cover crash/login/price/ads/bug/performance/update/permissions/feature\_request. ## `negativeSpikeThreshold` (type: `number`): Flag isNegativeSpike when the 1-2 star share jumps by at least this fraction vs last run (0-1). ## Actor input object example ```json { "appIds": [ "com.spotify.music", "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp" ], "competitorIds": [ "com.amazon.mp3" ], "countries": [ "us" ], "language": "en", "sortBy": "newest", "maxReviews": 150, "sinceLastRun": true, "includeAggregates": true, "negativeSpikeThreshold": 0.15 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `overview` (type: `string`): One row per app + country: title, package id, role, average rating, rating count, current version, reviews reported, new reviews, and negative-spike flag. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "appIds": [ "com.spotify.music" ], "countries": [ "us" ], "language": "en" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("constant_quadruped/google-play-review-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "appIds": ["com.spotify.music"], "countries": ["us"], "language": "en", } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("constant_quadruped/google-play-review-monitor").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "appIds": [ "com.spotify.music" ], "countries": [ "us" ], "language": "en" }' | apify call constant_quadruped/google-play-review-monitor --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=constant_quadruped/google-play-review-monitor", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Google Play Review Monitor - Android App Review Tracker", "description": "Monitor Google Play Store apps for new user reviews, version-correlated complaints, sentiment themes, rating/version deltas, and a 'what changed since last run' digest. Pure HTTP on Google Play's public endpoints. The Android twin of App Review Radar.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "vJh2ngDguAqBhcbgv" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/constant_quadruped~google-play-review-monitor/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-constant_quadruped-google-play-review-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/constant_quadruped~google-play-review-monitor/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-constant_quadruped-google-play-review-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/constant_quadruped~google-play-review-monitor/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-constant_quadruped-google-play-review-monitor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "appIds": { "title": "Google Play package IDs or URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Google Play package names (e.g. com.spotify.music) or full Play Store URLs (e.g. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music) to monitor.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "competitorIds": { "title": "Competitor package IDs/URLs (optional)", "type": "array", "description": "Competitor apps to include in the same run for side-by-side rating and complaint-theme comparison.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "countries": { "title": "Storefront countries", "type": "array", "description": "2-letter country codes (gl). Reviews and aggregates are localized per country. Default: us.", "default": [ "us" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "language": { "title": "Language", "type": "string", "description": "2-letter language code (hl) for reviews and metadata. Default: en.", "default": "en" }, "sortBy": { "title": "Sort reviews by", "enum": [ "newest", "relevant", "rating" ], "type": "string", "description": "Which Google Play ordering to pull. 'newest' is best for monitoring; 'relevant' surfaces high-signal reviews; 'rating' walks from high to low stars.", "default": "newest" }, "maxReviews": { "title": "Max reviews per app per country (10-2000)", "minimum": 10, "maximum": 2000, "type": "integer", "description": "How many newest reviews to fetch per app per country before aggregating. Paginated via Google's own continuation token.", "default": 150 }, "minRating": { "title": "Minimum star rating filter (optional)", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5, "type": "integer", "description": "Only emit reviews with rating >= this value." }, "maxRating": { "title": "Maximum star rating filter (optional)", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5, "type": "integer", "description": "Only emit reviews with rating <= this value. Set min=1, max=2 for negative-review support triage." }, "sinceLastRun": { "title": "Only new reviews/changes since last run", "type": "boolean", "description": "When true, emits only reviews and changes new since the previous run (using the key-value store state). Turn off for a full snapshot every run.", "default": true }, "includeAggregates": { "title": "Include rating/version snapshot", "type": "boolean", "description": "Also pull the app's aggregate star rating, total rating count, developer and current version from the public details page.", "default": true }, "themeKeywords": { "title": "Custom theme keyword groups (optional)", "type": "object", "description": "Map of theme -> array of keywords to tag in review text. Defaults cover crash/login/price/ads/bug/performance/update/permissions/feature_request." }, "negativeSpikeThreshold": { "title": "Negative-spike threshold", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 1, "type": "number", "description": "Flag isNegativeSpike when the 1-2 star share jumps by at least this fraction vs last run (0-1).", "default": 0.15 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```