# App Store Review Scraper - iOS App Reviews + Metadata (`fetchcraft/app-store-review-scraper`) Actor Pull recent iOS App Store reviews and app metadata for any iOS app and country. Useful for competitor analysis, voice-of-customer research, and ASO. Returns rating, title, snippet, version, country, helpful count, developer reply. $0.01 per app x country. - **URL**: https://apify.com/fetchcraft/app-store-review-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Emily Ward](https://apify.com/fetchcraft) (community) - **Categories:** Business, Developer tools, Marketing - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $100.00 / 1,000 app intelligence fetched (per app per country)s 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 ## iOS App Store Intelligence **Drop in iOS app IDs + country codes. Get back full app metadata, ratings, version history, languages, file size, screenshots, and computed signals (active-maintenance flag, ratings/day).** Pure scraper. Uses Apple's iTunes Lookup API. No login, no tokens, no Claude dependency. ### What you get back per (app + country) combination 40+ fields including: | Category | Fields | | --- | --- | | Identity | `app_name`, `bundle_id`, `seller_name`, `artist_name`, `track_view_url` | | Pricing | `price`, `formatted_price`, `currency`, `is_free` | | Ratings | `average_user_rating`, `user_rating_count`, `average_user_rating_current_version`, `user_rating_count_current_version`, `ratings_per_day_lifetime` | | Version | `version`, `version_release_date`, `days_since_update`, `is_actively_maintained`, `release_notes` | | Genre | `primary_genre`, `all_genres`, `content_advisory_rating` | | Localization | `languages`, `supported_devices`, `minimum_os_version` | | Assets | `artwork_url_512`, `screenshot_urls`, `ipad_screenshot_urls` | | Content | `description`, full release notes | | Computed | `age_days`, `days_since_update`, `is_actively_maintained`, `ratings_per_day_lifetime` | ### Why this beats writing your own iTunes Lookup script - Bulk-ready: pass 200 app IDs across 10 countries in one run. - Computed signals: `is_actively_maintained` (last update < 90 days), `ratings_per_day_lifetime` (popularity velocity), `is_free` (clean boolean), `file_size_mb` (parsed, not bytes string). - Dataset-native output: streams to Apify Dataset, export to CSV / JSON / Sheets. - Per-country comparison: see how the same app's rating + pricing varies across markets. ### Pricing **$0.10 per (app + country) combination.** Failed lookups (404, missing in country) are not charged. | Use case | Apps | Countries | Cost | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Single app global scan | 1 | 10 | $1.00 | | Competitive sweep | 10 | 3 | $3.00 | | Quarterly portfolio audit | 50 | 5 | $25.00 | Compare to AppFigures at $239/mo, Sensor Tower starting $400/mo, Asodesk at $43/mo. ### How to find your app ID Open the app in the App Store, copy the URL. The ID is the numeric portion after `/id`: `https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spotify-music-and-podcasts/id324684580` becomes app ID `324684580`. ### Use cases - **App PMs**: Track competitor rating velocity. The `ratings_per_day_lifetime` field surfaces fast-growing apps before headlines pick them up. - **ASO teams**: Compare app metadata across countries to spot localization gaps. - **Mobile marketing**: Find apps with `is_actively_maintained = false` to pitch as acquisition targets or rebuild opportunities. - **VCs**: Due-diligence sentiment + version history check. The `days_since_update` flag surfaces abandoned products. - **Recruiters**: Identify mobile app studios via `seller_name` + `artist_id` patterns. ### Country codes (common) `us`, `gb`, `au`, `ca`, `de`, `fr`, `jp`, `kr`, `cn`, `in`, `br`, `mx`, `es`, `it`, `nl`, `se`, `no`, `dk`, `fi`, `nz` Full list: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, lowercase. ### What this actor does NOT do - It does not scrape individual user review text. Apple deprecated the customer reviews RSS in 2025. Only metadata + aggregate ratings remain available. - It does not scrape Google Play (different API, different actor needed). - It does not perform sentiment analysis. Pair with our `cold-email-rewriter` actor or feed `release_notes` to Claude separately. ### Tags `app-store` `ios` `aso` `mobile-apps` `competitive-intelligence` `app-metadata` `ratings` --- Made by Emily Ward, Cancel Costs. ### Integrations This actor works out of the box with every Apify-supported integration: - **API**: call via Apify API or any official SDK (Python, JavaScript, PHP, .NET). Returns a clean dataset URL. - **Schedule**: set a daily, weekly, or custom cron cadence in Apify Console. Combine with `notification` for fresh feeds. - **Webhooks**: wire `ACTOR.RUN.SUCCEEDED` to Slack, Discord, Zapier, Make, n8n, Pipedream, or any HTTPS endpoint. - **MCP**: this actor is discoverable through Apify's hosted MCP server at `mcp.apify.com` for Claude, Cursor, Cline, Windsurf, and other MCP clients. - **n8n / Make / Zapier**: native HTTP-Request integration. Trigger the actor on schedule, pipe results to Google Sheets, Airtable, your CRM, or any database. ### Try it free Every Apify user gets **$5/month in free platform credits** (around 250 events at this actor's per-event price). Run preview mode first to confirm output shape before scaling. New to Apify? [Sign up here](https://apify.com/sign-up?fpr=fetchcraft) to get free credits on signup. ### What's New - 2026-06-03: Metadata, categories, and SEO refreshed. Latest version live on Apify Store. ### Last Updated 2026-06-03 # Actor input Schema ## `app_ids` (type: `array`): List of iOS app IDs (the numeric ID, e.g. 324684580 for Spotify). Find it in the App Store URL: apps.apple.com/us/app/.../idXXXXXXXXX ## `countries` (type: `array`): ISO country codes to look up (us, au, gb, ca, de, fr, etc). One app x country = one charged lookup. Use this to compare rating/pricing across markets. ## Actor input object example ```json { "app_ids": [ "324684580", "6448311069" ], "countries": [ "us", "au" ] } ```` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "app_ids": [ "324684580", "6448311069" ], "countries": [ "us", "au" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("fetchcraft/app-store-review-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 = { "app_ids": [ "324684580", "6448311069", ], "countries": [ "us", "au", ], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("fetchcraft/app-store-review-scraper").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 '{ "app_ids": [ "324684580", "6448311069" ], "countries": [ "us", "au" ] }' | apify call fetchcraft/app-store-review-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetchcraft/app-store-review-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "App Store Review Scraper - iOS App Reviews + Metadata", "description": "Pull recent iOS App Store reviews and app metadata for any iOS app and country. Useful for competitor analysis, voice-of-customer research, and ASO. Returns rating, title, snippet, version, country, helpful count, developer reply. $0.01 per app x country.", "version": "0.2", "x-build-id": "QCV4b5AlmBgcwvG4O" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/fetchcraft~app-store-review-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-fetchcraft-app-store-review-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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/fetchcraft~app-store-review-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-fetchcraft-app-store-review-scraper", "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/fetchcraft~app-store-review-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-fetchcraft-app-store-review-scraper", "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", "required": [ "app_ids", "countries" ], "properties": { "app_ids": { "title": "iOS App Store IDs", "type": "array", "description": "List of iOS app IDs (the numeric ID, e.g. 324684580 for Spotify). Find it in the App Store URL: apps.apple.com/us/app/.../idXXXXXXXXX", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "countries": { "title": "Country codes", "type": "array", "description": "ISO country codes to look up (us, au, gb, ca, de, fr, etc). One app x country = one charged lookup. Use this to compare rating/pricing across markets.", "items": { "type": "string" } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```