App Store Tracker

What does App Store Tracker do?

App Store Tracker is an Apify Actor that extracts iOS app metadata, rankings, and ratings from Apple's App Store using the public iTunes Search API. It supports keyword search, direct app ID lookup, and top chart retrieval — returning structured Apple App Store data including ratings, review counts, price, developer name, version, app size, and direct store links. No API key is required.

Use it to power competitive research dashboards, iOS app rankings monitoring, or App Store Optimization (ASO) workflows — at a fraction of the cost of dedicated ASO platforms.

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Why use App Store Tracker?

• Competitive intelligence — track competitor apps' ratings, version release frequency, and review counts across countries to benchmark your own product and spot weaknesses.
• iOS app rankings analysis — pull the current top free or top paid chart for any App Store country to identify trending apps and category shifts in real time.
• App Store Optimization (ASO) — compare your app's metadata (title, rating, size, supported languages) against top-chart competitors to identify gaps in your store listing.
• Investment due diligence — verify the traction of consumer apps mentioned in pitch decks or funding announcements by checking live ratings, review volumes, and update frequency.
• Market research — scrape an entire category across multiple countries using the Apple App Store data API to detect regional trends, pricing strategies, and developer consolidation.

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How to use App Store Tracker

1. Open the Actor on Apify and click Try for free.
2. Choose a mode: search (keyword), lookup (specific app IDs), top_free, or top_paid.
3. For search mode: enter a keyword (e.g. "budget tracker").
4. For lookup mode: enter an appIds array with Apple numeric App Store IDs.
5. Set country to the App Store country code (e.g. us, kr, gb).
6. Set maxResults (1–200) and optionally filter by category.
7. Click Start — the dataset populates with one record per app.
8. Export as JSON or CSV, or connect via the App Store tracker API endpoint.

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Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	search	Operation mode: search, lookup, top_free, or top_paid
keyword	string	—	Search term for search mode (e.g. "fitness tracker")
appIds	array	—	Apple numeric App Store IDs for lookup mode
country	string	us	ISO 2-letter App Store country code
maxResults	integer	25	Number of apps to return (1–200)
category	string	—	Filter results by category name (e.g. Finance, Games)

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Output

Sample Apple App Store data records:

[
  {
    "app_id": "284882215",
    "name": "Facebook",
    "bundle_id": "com.facebook.Facebook",
    "description": "Connect with friends, family and people who share your interests...",
    "developer": "Meta Platforms, Inc.",
    "price_usd": 0.0,
    "is_free": true,
    "category": "Social Networking",
    "genres": ["Social Networking"],
    "rating": 4.1,
    "rating_count": 14280000,
    "rating_current_version": 4.0,
    "version": "473.0",
    "size_mb": 289.5,
    "min_ios_version": "16.0",
    "release_date": "2026-08-15T00:00:00Z",
    "icon_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/.../512x512bb.jpg",
    "store_url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/facebook/id284882215",
    "supported_languages_count": 46
  },
  {
    "app_id": "310633997",
    "name": "WhatsApp Messenger",
    "bundle_id": "net.whatsapp.WhatsApp",
    "description": "WhatsApp Messenger is a FREE messaging app available for iPhone and other smartphones...",
    "developer": "WhatsApp LLC",
    "price_usd": 0.0,
    "is_free": true,
    "category": "Social Networking",
    "genres": ["Social Networking", "Utilities"],
    "rating": 4.7,
    "rating_count": 8920000,
    "rating_current_version": 4.8,
    "version": "24.18.80",
    "size_mb": 173.2,
    "min_ios_version": "15.0",
    "release_date": "2026-07-30T00:00:00Z",
    "icon_url": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/.../512x512bb.jpg",
    "store_url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/whatsapp-messenger/id310633997",
    "supported_languages_count": 60
  }
]

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Data fields

Field	Type	Description
app_id	string	Apple numeric App Store ID
name	string	App display name
bundle_id	string	iOS bundle identifier (e.g. com.example.app)
description	string	First 500 characters of the store description
developer	string	Developer or seller name
price_usd	number	Price in USD (0.0 for free apps)
is_free	boolean	true if price is $0.00
category	string	Primary App Store category
genres	array	All category and genre labels
rating	number	Average user rating (all-time)
rating_count	integer	Total number of ratings
rating_current_version	number	Average rating for the current version only
version	string	Current app version string
size_mb	number	App binary size in megabytes
min_ios_version	string	Minimum required iOS version
release_date	string	Release date of the current version (ISO 8601)
icon_url	string	512x512 icon image URL
store_url	string	Direct App Store link
supported_languages_count	integer	Number of supported languages

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Cost estimation

Pricing is Pay-Per-Event at $0.005 per app returned.

Run scenario	Apps	Estimated cost
Lookup 10 specific apps	10	$0.05
Search keyword, 50 results	50	$0.25
Top 100 free chart (one country)	100	$0.50
Daily top chart monitor, 3 countries	300/day	$1.50/day

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FAQ

Does the App Store Tracker require an Apple Developer account or API key? No. The Actor is powered by Apple's public iTunes Search API, which is freely accessible. No credentials, no Apple account, no rate-limit agreements are needed.

What is the difference between search mode and lookup mode? search mode finds apps by keyword — useful for discovering competitors or market research. lookup mode fetches precise metadata for known app IDs — useful for monitoring specific apps over time. Top chart modes (top_free, top_paid) retrieve current iOS app rankings from the RSS feed.

Can I monitor iOS app rankings changes over time? Yes — schedule the Actor daily via Apify's cron scheduler and it writes each run's results to the same dataset, building a historical time series of ratings, version changes, and ranking positions for any country.

Disclaimer: This Actor uses Apple's public iTunes Search API and publicly accessible App Store data. Users are responsible for complying with Apple's Terms of Service and API usage policies. This tool is intended for research and competitive analysis purposes only.

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Keywords: App Store tracker, iOS app rankings, Apple App Store data API, iTunes Search API, ASO tool, competitive app research, App Store scraper, app ratings monitor

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Related actors

• App Store Keyword Tracker — Keyword ranking positions to complement app metadata tracked here
• Google Play Store Tracker — Android counterpart for cross-platform ASO analysis
• YouTube Trending Tracker — Discover trending content to find apps growing through viral media

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