Google Play Competitor Analysis Scraper

What this Actor does

Google Play Competitor Analysis Scraper compares a target app with related apps and apps from the same developer that are visible on public Google Play pages. It returns one dataset row for each target or competitor app, with the relationship to the target and the competitor's visible listing details.

By default, the Actor reports related app cards visible on the target listing. Set includeCompetitorDetails to true to fetch bounded public listing details for those apps.

Input

Provide one or more package IDs or public Google Play URLs. You can also use a public search, category, or developer page as a source. maxCompetitors caps related apps per target, maxTargets caps source workflows, and maxItems caps dataset rows.

{"appId":"com.google.android.apps.maps","maxCompetitors":5,"maxItems":10}

{"appIds":["com.google.android.apps.maps","com.waze"],"maxCompetitors":3,"includeCompetitorDetails":true}

Input	Description	Default
appId / appIds	One or more target app package IDs.	—
startUrls	Public app, search, category, or developer pages. sourceUrls, urls, and url are aliases.	—
maxCompetitors	Maximum related apps per target (1–50). maxRelatedApps and maxApps are aliases.	5
maxTargets	Maximum target source workflows (1–50).	10
maxItems	Maximum target and competitor records (1–500). maxResults is an alias.	25
includeCompetitorDetails	Visit related apps’ public listing pages for additional details.	false
deduplicate	Return each app relationship once.	true
locale / language / country	Select the Google Play storefront and language.	en-US / en / US
proxyConfiguration	Optional Apify Proxy configuration for public listing pages.	—

Only the first public target listing page is supported. Related app collection is bounded by maxCompetitors and the global maxItems limit.

Dataset output

Each row contains an app observation and its relationship to the target. Useful fields include:

Field	What it contains
appId, title, developerName, developerId, appUrl	App and developer identity
targetAppId, relationship, relationshipLabel, competitorRank	The target app and how the row relates to it
comparison	Comparable metrics and differences when both listings expose them
appCategory, rating, ratingCount, reviewCount, installsText	Category and visible popularity signals
price, priceCurrency, isFree, containsAds, hasInAppPurchases	Public price and monetization details, when available
updatedAt, updatedText, version, contentRating	Listing update and app details
description, descriptionHtml, releaseNotes, screenshotUrls	Public listing content and media links, when available
locale, country, pageUrl	Market and source page

Example:

{
  "appId": "com.example.navigation",
  "title": "Example Navigation",
  "targetAppId": "com.google.android.apps.maps",
  "relationship": "related",
  "relationshipLabel": "Similar apps",
  "competitorRank": 1,
  "rating": 4.5,
  "appCategory": "Travel & Local",
  "country": "US"
}

Optional listing values may be absent when Google Play does not display them. Search and category sources are limited to the first page. Dataset results can be downloaded in JSON, CSV, Excel, or other formats supported by Apify.

Coverage and responsible use

The comparison uses public listing signals available in the selected market and is not a complete market-share analysis. A missing value means the source page did not provide it. Follow Google Play's terms and applicable laws when using the results.