📱 Google Play Store ASO Keyword & Rank Tracker (Android SEO)

Want to rank #1 on Google Play, spy on competitor app keyword rankings, and discover high-intent Android search terms?

This actor is an API-first Android App Store Optimization (ASO) tracker. Monitor keyword positions across 150+ countries, track search visibility over time, and reverse-engineer competitor metadata — with zero browser overhead, zero proxies needed, and 100% reliability.

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💡 What Can You Do With This Scraper?

• 📈 Automated Daily Rank Tracking: Monitor your Android app's keyword positions daily or weekly without paying $150+/month for expensive ASO SaaS suites (AppTweak, Sensor Tower).
• 🕵️ Competitor Gap Analysis: Track which apps dominate the top 10 positions for your target search queries, their ratings, developer velocity, and pricing models.
• 🌍 International Market Research: Check rankings and localization effectiveness across different storefronts (us, gb, de, in, jp, etc.).
• 🔄 Unified Cross-Platform Reporting: The output schema is 100% normalized with our Apple App Store ASO Scraper, making unified iOS + Android dashboards effortless.
• 📊 Connect to Google Looker Studio & Dashboards: Push historical ranking data into Google Sheets or BigQuery to build client-ready automated ASO rank reports.

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⚡ Why Choose This Scraper Over Competitors?

Feature	This Actor	Heavy Headless Scrapers / ASO SaaS
Speed	⚡ Instant API (~1.5s per keyword)	🐌 30s–60s per page
Browserless Efficiency	✅ Pure HTTP (Zero Chrome memory leaks)	❌ Crashes frequently on DOM changes
Cross-Platform Schema	✅ Matches Apple App Store dataset schema	❌ Inconsistent field names
Pricing	💰 Pay-Per-Event ($0.0015 / app result)	💸 $99–$499 monthly subscription locks
Free Tier Allowance	🎁 ~3,333 app rankings FREE with Apify credit	❌ Restrictive trial limits

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🚀 How to Track Google Play Rankings (3 Easy Steps)

1. Enter Keywords: Add your target keywords (e.g. ["crypto wallet", "budget tracker"]).
2. Select Country & Language: Choose the storefront country code (e.g. us, de, gb).
3. Run & Analyze: Click Start and export ranking data in CSV, Excel, or JSON.

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📥 Input Parameters

Field	Type	Description	Default / Example
keywords	Array	Array of search terms to track.	["fitness", "meditation"]
country_code	String (Enum)	Two-letter country storefront code.	"us"
language	String	Language code for localized results.	"en"
maxResults	Integer	Maximum apps to return per keyword (1–100).	50

Sample Input JSON

{
  "keywords": ["habit tracker", "daily planner"],
  "country_code": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "maxResults": 25
}

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📤 Sample Output JSON

{
  "keyword": "habit tracker",
  "platform": "android",
  "appId": "com.habittracker.app",
  "title": "Daily Habit Tracker & Routine Planner",
  "developer": "Habit Lab Studio",
  "rank": 1,
  "price": 0,
  "averageRating": 4.7,
  "reviewsCount": 45200,
  "icon": "https://play-lh.googleusercontent.com/...",
  "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.habittracker.app",
  "country_code": "us"
}

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💰 Fair Pay-Per-Event (PPE) Pricing

You only pay for ranking results that are successfully extracted!

• Price: $0.0015 per app result ($1.50 per 1,000 ranking positions).
• Apify Free Credit: Every Apify account receives $5.00 in free monthly credit, meaning you can extract up to 3,333 keyword rankings every single month for FREE!

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How often are Google Play rankings updated?

Rankings on Google Play fluctuate dynamically throughout the day. You can schedule this actor to run automatically every 24 hours on Apify's scheduler to detect rank changes and algorithm updates.

Can I pair this with the Apple App Store scraper?

Yes! Both actors share identical output schemas. You can run both in an Apify Actor pipeline or Make.com scenario to get a unified cross-platform view of your mobile app rankings.

Do I need to provide Google Play developer credentials?

No. All search data is fetched publicly via Google Play's storefront routing. No Google login or API keys are required.