Google Play Similar Apps Scraper

What this Actor does

Google Play Similar Apps Scraper collects app recommendations shown in the Similar apps section of public Google Play listings. Each dataset row links one recommended app to the source app whose page displayed it. Featured apps and “More by developer” cards are not included.

Use package IDs, public Google Play URLs, or search terms to choose source apps. Results reflect the Similar apps shelf visible for the selected market and at the time of the run.

Input

1. Open the Actor's Input tab.
2. Enter one or more app package IDs, public Google Play URLs, or search terms.
3. Set maxSimilar to limit recommendations per source app and maxItems to limit total rows.
4. Run the Actor and view or download the dataset.

{"appId":"com.google.android.apps.maps","maxSimilar":6}

{"searchTerms":["navigation","travel maps"],"maxApps":8,"maxTargets":12,"maxItems":100}

Input	Description	Default
appId / appIds	One or more source app package IDs.	—
startUrls	Public app, search, or category pages. sourceUrls, urls, and url are aliases.	—
searchTerm / searchTerms	Search terms used to find source apps.	—
maxSimilar	Maximum recommendations read from each source app’s Similar apps shelf (1–100).	20
maxApps / maxTargets	Maximum apps discovered per search and source pages processed.	20 / 10
maxItems	Maximum recommendation records across the run (1–1,000). maxResults is an alias.	200
includeSimilarAppDetails	Visit recommended apps’ public listings for additional details.	false
maxDetailApps	Maximum recommended app pages to visit when details are enabled (1–100).	20
deduplicate	Keep one row per source and recommended-app pair.	true
locale / language / country	Select the Google Play storefront and language. location is a country alias.	—
page / maxPages	Starting source page and maximum pages to follow for search/category URLs.	1 / 10

Results reflect the Similar apps cards visible for the selected market. Enabling app details adds page visits and may increase run time.

Dataset output

Each record contains the source app ID and title, recommended app ID and title, visible developer and rating text, app link, relationship type, and the card's order in the Similar apps shelf. The rank value is only shelf order; it is not an overall popularity score.

When detail fetching is enabled, available fields from the recommended app's own listing may include its description, category, rating and rating counts, install label, update text, price, screenshots, data-safety summary, and public developer links.

{
  "sourceAppId": "com.example.source",
  "sourceAppTitle": "Example Source App",
  "similarAppId": "com.example.recommended",
  "similarAppTitle": "Example Recommended App",
  "similarAppDeveloper": "Example Publisher",
  "similarAppUrl": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.example.recommended",
  "similarAppRatingText": "Rating text shown on card",
  "relationship": "similarApp",
  "rank": 1
}

Optional values appear only when they are available on the source page. Card rating text is preserved as displayed; a numeric rating is not inferred from it. Dataset results can be downloaded in JSON, CSV, Excel, or another format supported by Apify.

Cost, coverage, and responsible use

Check the Actor's Pricing tab for current Actor and Apify platform charges. Detail fetching adds page requests, so leave it disabled when card-level recommendations are sufficient.

Google Play may vary recommendation shelves by market and page context. The Actor reads publicly available listing pages and does not access private account data or bypass access controls. Use results in accordance with Google Play's terms and applicable laws.