Google Play Store Scraper + AI

Scrape Android app data, ratings and user reviews from the Google Play Store — then optionally turn them into AI insights that most scrapers don't give you: summarized review themes, sentiment breakdowns, App Store Optimization (ASO) suggestions, and a competitor market report.

No API key, no login. Discover apps the reliable way — via top charts, similar/competitor apps, developer portfolios, or direct package IDs — and let a built-in AI model (billed as platform usage) do the analysis. You don't need to bring your own AI key.

Why this Actor

Most Google Play scrapers depend on keyword search, which Google frequently rate-limits and breaks. This Actor is built around discovery sources that actually work, then layers AI on top so you get decisions, not just rows.

• 🤖 AI insights (optional) — review analysis, ASO suggestions, competitor report. Most scrapers don't offer this.
• 🧭 Reliable discovery — top charts (by collection + category), similar apps, developer portfolios, direct IDs.
• 🌍 Any storefront — pick country + language.
• ⭐ Full data — installs, ratings, histogram, pricing, IAPs, developer contact, screenshots, reviews.
• 💸 Pay only for what you use — cheap base scraping, premium per AI insight.

What you can do with it

• App developers — see exactly what reviewers complain about and request, and how to improve your listing.
• ASO / marketing teams — get keyword and listing suggestions in seconds.
• Market researchers — compare a whole category and spot gaps with the AI competitor report.
• Sales teams — pull a developer's whole portfolio + contact email as leads.

Input

Provide at least one discovery source.

Field	Type	Description
appIds	array	Package names (com.spotify.music) or Google Play URLs to scrape directly.
topCharts	array	Objects like { "collection": "TOP_FREE", "category": "APPLICATION" }. Collections: TOP_FREE, TOP_PAID, GROSSING.
similarToAppIds	array	Seed apps to expand into their "similar apps" — reliable competitor discovery.
developers	array	Developer names to pull every app they publish.
searchTerms	array	Keyword search (best-effort; Google often rate-limits it — prefer the sources above).
country / lang	string	Storefront country + language. Default us / en.
maxApps	integer	Hard cap on total apps (1–500). Default 25.
maxAppsPerSource	integer	Max apps taken from each source (1–200). Default 50.
includeReviews	boolean	Fetch user reviews. Default true.
maxReviewsPerApp	integer	Max reviews per app (0–500). Default 100.
reviewsSort	string	newest, rating or helpfulness. Default newest.
aiEnrichment	boolean	Master switch for AI insights. Default false.
aiReviewSummary	boolean	AI review analysis (sentiment, complaints, praises, requests).
aiAso	boolean	AI ASO suggestions (title, short description, keywords, long description).
aiCompetitorReport	boolean	One AI market report comparing all scraped apps.
aiLanguage	string	Language for AI output. Default English.

Example input

{
    "similarToAppIds": ["com.spotify.music"],
    "topCharts": [{ "collection": "TOP_FREE", "category": "MUSIC_AND_AUDIO" }],
    "country": "us",
    "lang": "en",
    "maxApps": 20,
    "includeReviews": true,
    "maxReviewsPerApp": 100,
    "aiEnrichment": true,
    "aiReviewSummary": true,
    "aiAso": true,
    "aiCompetitorReport": true,
    "aiLanguage": "English"
}

Output

One row per app, plus an optional competitor_report row. Each app row includes core metadata, the fetched reviews, and any AI insights you enabled:

{
    "recordType": "app",
    "appId": "com.spotify.music",
    "appName": "Spotify: Music and Podcasts",
    "developer": "Spotify AB",
    "developerWebsite": "https://www.spotify.com",
    "genre": "Music & Audio",
    "price": 0,
    "free": true,
    "score": 4.3,
    "ratings": 32000000,
    "installs": "1,000,000,000+",
    "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music",
    "reviewsFetched": 100,
    "aiSentiment": { "positive": 64, "neutral": 18, "negative": 18 },
    "aiTopComplaints": ["Shuffle is not random", "Too many ads on free tier"],
    "aiTopPraises": ["Huge catalog", "Great recommendations"],
    "aiFeatureRequests": ["Lyrics offline", "Better queue editing"],
    "aiReviewSummary": "Users praise the catalog and discovery but...",
    "aiAso": {
        "suggestedTitle": "Spotify: Music & Podcasts",
        "keywords": ["music", "podcasts", "playlists", "songs", "..."]
    }
}

Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing:

Event	What it covers
App result	Each app row scraped (with its reviews).
AI review analysis	Per app analyzed with AI.
AI ASO suggestions	Per app with ASO suggestions.
AI competitor report	Once per run.

You only pay for the AI features you turn on. Leave AI off and it's a fast, low-cost Google Play data scraper.

FAQ

Do I need an OpenAI/AI API key? No. The AI runs on a built-in model billed as platform usage.

Why does keyword search sometimes return nothing? Google Play's keyword search is aggressively rate-limited and changes often. This Actor treats searchTerms as best-effort and is built around reliable sources — top charts, similar apps, developers and direct IDs — which you should prefer.

How do I find competitors of an app? Put the app's package name in similarToAppIds. Google Play's own "similar apps" graph is a reliable way to map a competitive set, and the AI competitor report then compares them.

Is this affiliated with Google? No. It only reads publicly available Google Play data.

Related Actors — build a full pipeline

Combine Actors to go from app research to outreach:

• App research → publisher outreach: Use this Actor to find apps and their developers in a category, then feed the developer websites into the AI Lead Enricher to get emails, socials and a personalized opener — ideal for SDKs, monetization tools and agencies selling to app studios.
• Cross-store coverage: Pair with the Apple App Store Scraper + AI to analyze the same product on both stores.
• Spot buying signals: Pair with Hiring Signals — Job Board Scraper + AI to see which app companies are scaling their team before you reach out.

Workflow: Google Play Scraper (targets) → AI Lead Enricher (contact + opener) → your CRM.