# App Reviews Scraper — App Store + Google Play in One (`jgdata/app-reviews-scraper`) Actor Scrape Google Play app reviews at scale — rating, title, text, version, date, developer reply, helpful votes. Multi-country, deep pagination, star-rating filters to isolate complaints. App Store beta included (free when Apple's feed is empty). Only pay for reviews delivered. - **URL**: https://apify.com/jgdata/app-reviews-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Jack Gendron](https://apify.com/jgdata) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.50 / 1,000 results 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 web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows. 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/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.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/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 ## App Reviews Scraper — Apple App Store + Google Play in One Scrape customer reviews from **both major app stores in a single run**, normalized to one schema. Paste store URLs or use `ios:` / `android:` shorthand — the store is auto-detected. HTTP-only, no proxies, no login. Fast and cheap at any volume. ### What you get — one row per review | Field | Example | |---|---| | `store` | `appstore` / `googleplay` | | `appId` | `com.spotify.music` | | `country` | `us` | | `rating` | `1`–`5` | | `title` / `text` | full review content | | `appVersion` | `9.0.42` | | `date` | ISO timestamp | | `userName` | reviewer handle | | `thumbsUp` | helpful votes (Google Play) | | `replyText` / `replyDate` | developer response (Google Play) | ### Use cases - **Competitor intelligence** — mine rivals' 1–2 star reviews for their weaknesses (set `minRating: 1, maxRating: 2`) - **Product feedback pipelines** — pipe fresh reviews into Slack/Sheets/your LLM for tagging and sentiment - **ASO & reputation monitoring** — schedule daily, track rating trends and unanswered reviews per country - **Research datasets** — multi-country, both stores, one schema — no per-platform parsing ### Input example ```json { "apps": [ "ios:324684580", "android:com.spotify.music", "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp" ], "countries": ["us", "gb", "de"], "maxReviewsPerApp": 200, "minRating": 1, "maxRating": 3 } ```` ### Notes & honest limits - Apple's public feed serves up to ~500 most-recent reviews per app per country. A small number of apps have the feed disabled — those return zero rows and **you are not charged**. - Google Play pagination goes deeper; `maxReviewsPerApp` is your cost control. - You only pay for review records actually delivered. ### Related Actors Also by jgdata: **ATS Jobs Scraper** (job postings from 5 ATS platforms), **Hiring Signal Leads** and **Funding Signal Leads** (scored B2B lead feeds from hiring and SEC funding data). # Actor input Schema ## `apps` (type: `array`): One entry per app. Accepts `ios:` (e.g. `ios:324684580`), `android:` (e.g. `android:com.spotify.music`), or a full App Store / Google Play URL — the store is auto-detected. ## `countries` (type: `array`): Two-letter country codes to pull reviews from (each country has its own review feed). ## `maxReviewsPerApp` (type: `integer`): Cap on reviews per app per country. Apple's public feed serves up to ~500 most-recent per country. ## `minRating` (type: `integer`): Only include reviews with at least this star rating (1–5). ## `maxRating` (type: `integer`): Only include reviews with at most this star rating (1–5). Set both min/max to isolate e.g. 1–2 star complaints. ## Actor input object example ```json { "apps": [ "ios:324684580", "android:com.spotify.music" ], "countries": [ "us" ], "maxReviewsPerApp": 200, "minRating": 1, "maxRating": 5 } ``` # 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 = { "apps": [ "ios:324684580", "android:com.spotify.music" ], "countries": [ "us" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("jgdata/app-reviews-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 = { "apps": [ "ios:324684580", "android:com.spotify.music", ], "countries": ["us"], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("jgdata/app-reviews-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 '{ "apps": [ "ios:324684580", "android:com.spotify.music" ], "countries": [ "us" ] }' | apify call jgdata/app-reviews-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jgdata/app-reviews-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "App Reviews Scraper — App Store + Google Play in One", "description": "Scrape Google Play app reviews at scale — rating, title, text, version, date, developer reply, helpful votes. Multi-country, deep pagination, star-rating filters to isolate complaints. App Store beta included (free when Apple's feed is empty). Only pay for reviews delivered.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "syaAhTOMmtuWYQ9Mg" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/jgdata~app-reviews-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-jgdata-app-reviews-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/jgdata~app-reviews-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-jgdata-app-reviews-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/jgdata~app-reviews-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-jgdata-app-reviews-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "apps" ], "properties": { "apps": { "title": "Apps", "type": "array", "description": "One entry per app. Accepts `ios:` (e.g. `ios:324684580`), `android:` (e.g. `android:com.spotify.music`), or a full App Store / Google Play URL — the store is auto-detected.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "countries": { "title": "Countries", "type": "array", "description": "Two-letter country codes to pull reviews from (each country has its own review feed).", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxReviewsPerApp": { "title": "Max reviews per app (per country)", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Cap on reviews per app per country. Apple's public feed serves up to ~500 most-recent per country.", "default": 200 }, "minRating": { "title": "Min rating", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5, "type": "integer", "description": "Only include reviews with at least this star rating (1–5).", "default": 1 }, "maxRating": { "title": "Max rating", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 5, "type": "integer", "description": "Only include reviews with at most this star rating (1–5). Set both min/max to isolate e.g. 1–2 star complaints.", "default": 5 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```