# App Store Apps Scraper — Top Charts, Ratings & Developers (`jeffev/app-store-apps-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Apple App Store apps by search, top charts (free, paid, grossing, by category), developer or app URL: rating, ratings count, price, category, size, release and update dates, version, seller, developer website, support and privacy links, and emails mentioned in the description.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jeffev/app-store-apps-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Jefferson Valandro](https://apify.com/jeffev) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.70 / 1,000 apps

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## App Store Apps Scraper — Top Charts, Ratings & Developers

Scrape **Apple App Store apps** (iPhone, iPad and Mac) by search term, **top charts** (free, paid, grossing, overall or per category), developer or app URL: rating and ratings count, price, category, size, release and last update dates, version and release notes, languages, seller, **developer website**, privacy policy and **emails mentioned in the description**.

Built for **app market research, ASO and competitor tracking, chart monitoring**, and **app developer lead generation**.

### Why this one

- **Top charts by category and country**: top 200 free, paid or grossing, with the rank of each app.
- **Official Apple data** (iTunes Search and Lookup), so it is fast and stable.
- **Developer links** in one switch: website, privacy policy, seller and copyright from the app page.
- **Lead filters**: ratings range (find small developers), minimum rating, updated in the last N days, free only. Filtered apps are not charged.

### Input

Top grossing finance apps in Brazil:

```json
{
  "charts": ["topGrossing"],
  "chartCategories": ["Finance"],
  "country": "br"
}
```

Small, active habit-tracker developers with their website:

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["habit tracker", "journal"],
  "maxRatings": 5000,
  "updatedWithinDays": 120,
  "includeDeveloperLinks": true
}
```

All apps of a developer, or specific apps (URL, ID or bundle ID):

```json
{
  "developers": ["https://apps.apple.com/us/developer/google-llc/id281956209"],
  "apps": ["https://apps.apple.com/us/app/habitify-habit-tracker/id1111447047", "com.burbn.instagram"]
}
```

### Output

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `appId`, `bundleId`, `title`, `url`, `icon` | app |
| `developer`, `developerId`, `developerUrl`, `sellerName`, `developerWebsite`, `emailsInDescription` | developer |
| `privacyPolicyUrl`, `seller`, `copyright` | with "Include developer links" |
| `score`, `ratings`, `scoreCurrentVersion`, `ratingsCurrentVersion` | ratings |
| `price`, `formattedPrice`, `currency` | price |
| `genre`, `genres`, `contentRating`, `released`, `updated`, `version`, `releaseNotes`, `sizeMB`, `minimumOsVersion`, `languages` | details |
| `chart`, `chartRank`, `chartCategory` | for chart results |

### Example output

One real item from a test run (long texts and lists shortened):

```json
{
  "type": "app",
  "appId": 6816069913,
  "bundleId": "br.com.soumaiscard.maiscard",
  "title": "MAIS Card",
  "url": "https://apps.apple.com/br/app/mais-card/id6816069913",
  "developer": "MAIS UP",
  "developerId": 6816069915,
  "developerUrl": "https://apps.apple.com/br/developer/mais-up/id6816069915",
  "sellerName": "MAIS UP INSTITUICAO DE PAGAMENTO LTDA",
  "developerWebsite": "https://soumaiscard.com.br",
  "emailsInDescription": [
    "sac@soumaiscard.com.br"
  ],
  "price": 0,
  "formattedPrice": "Grátis",
  "currency": "BRL",
  "score": 4.86,
  "ratings": 6966,
  "scoreCurrentVersion": 4.86061,
  "ratingsCurrentVersion": 6966,
  "genre": "Finance",
  "genres": [
    "Finanças"
  ],
  "contentRating": "+4",
  "released": "2026-10-02",
  "updated": "2026-10-12",
  "version": "1.0.1",
  "releaseNotes": "Novidades desta versão:\n• Visual renovado na página do app\n• Melhorias de desempenho e estabilidade\n• Ajustes e correções para deixar sua experiência ainda m..."
}
```

### Tips

- Chart categories: Business, Education, Entertainment, Finance, Food & Drink, Games, Health & Fitness, Lifestyle, Medical, Music, Navigation, News, Photo & Video, Productivity, Reference, Shopping, Social Networking, Sports, Travel, Utilities, Weather (or the numeric genre ID).
- Searches return up to 200 apps per term; use several related terms for wider coverage.

### Feedback

Found a problem or need a field? Open an issue in the **Issues** tab: every issue is read and answered. If the actor helped you, a review on the Store helps a lot.

### How much does it cost?

You pay only for results delivered, at a fixed price per item. **Apify platform usage is included** in that price, so there are no compute costs on top. Errors and items that couldn't be found are free.

| What you get | Price | Example |
|---|---|---|
| App with developer links | $0.002 each | 1,000 apps with developer links = $2.00 |
| App | $0.001 each | 1,000 apps = $1.00 |

The Apify **Free plan includes $5 of monthly credit**, enough for about **2,500 apps with developer links** per month at no cost. You can also set a maximum spend per run.

On paid Apify plans it gets cheaper automatically: **10% off on Starter, 20% on Scale and 30% on Business**.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

App Store searches (up to 200 apps each).

## `charts` (type: `array`):

Top 200 apps of these charts (overall, or per category below).

## `chartCategories` (type: `array`):

Categories for the charts, e.g. 'Health & Fitness', 'Finance', 'Games', 'Productivity', 'Education' (or a genre ID like 6013). Empty = all apps.

## `developers` (type: `array`):

Developer page URLs or IDs (apps.apple.com/.../developer/.../id123). Returns all their apps.

## `apps` (type: `array`):

App Store URLs, app IDs (e.g. 1111447047) or bundle IDs (e.g. com.burbn.instagram).

## `maxApps` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of apps to return in total.

## `includeDeveloperLinks` (type: `boolean`):

Open each app page for the developer website, support URL, privacy policy, seller and copyright.

## `minRatings` (type: `integer`):

Skip apps with fewer ratings.

## `maxRatings` (type: `integer`):

Skip apps with more ratings (good for finding small developers).

## `minScore` (type: `number`):

Skip apps rated below this (0 to 5).

## `updatedWithinDays` (type: `integer`):

Keep only apps updated in the last N days.

## `onlyFree` (type: `boolean`):

Skip paid apps.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Two-letter country code of the store (us, br, gb, de, jp...).

## `includeDescription` (type: `boolean`):

Add the full app description to each item.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "habit tracker"
  ],
  "maxApps": 50,
  "includeDeveloperLinks": false,
  "onlyFree": false,
  "country": "us",
  "includeDescription": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

App Store apps.

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "habit tracker"
    ],
    "maxApps": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jeffev/app-store-apps-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searchQueries": ["habit tracker"],
    "maxApps": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jeffev/app-store-apps-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "habit tracker"
  ],
  "maxApps": 50
}' |
apify call jeffev/app-store-apps-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,jeffev/app-store-apps-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/rhC1z2jOZWFSWMHZU/builds/LKjb6xXbdQZ9dViSk/openapi.json