Apple App Store Scraper

Extract comprehensive metadata, ratings, customer reviews, ratings histogram, in-app events, screenshots, pricing, developer portfolio, and in-app purchases from any Apple App Store URL with residential proxy and anti-bot protection.

What does Apple App Store Scraper do?

The Apple App Store Scraper extracts structured, real-time data from any Apple App Store application. You only need to provide the App Store URL — the Actor automatically takes care of everything else.

Using headless Playwright, intelligent anti-bot measures, and residential proxy routing, the Actor automatically crawls the app page and automatically retrieves the extended review feeds, extracting:

• Customer Reviews & Feedback: Star ratings, author names, review dates, ISO timestamps, full review bodies, and official developer responses.
• Ratings Breakdown & Histogram: Exact distribution percentage across 1 to 5 stars (star_5, star_4, star_3, star_2, star_1).
• Store Chart & Category Rankings: Real-time position tracking on Top Free / Top Paid / Category charts (e.g., #6 in Entertainment).
• Live In-App Events: In-app competitions, premieres, sports broadcasts, and live events with promotional artwork and direct event URLs.
• Complete App Metadata: App title, subtitle, full marketing description, high-resolution 512x512 square logo, category, subcategory, content advisories, bundle size, supported languages, compatibility requirements, and copyright information.
• In-App Purchases (IAP) & Pricing: Prices, currencies, tier names, and subscription offerings.
• Media & Screenshots: High-definition screenshots formatted for modern device viewports (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Apple Vision Pro).
• Developer Catalog & Similar Apps: Portfolio of other apps by the same publisher and related app recommendations.

By running on the Apify platform, you can schedule automated crawls, integrate via Webhooks and REST APIs, download structured results in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats, and monitor changes across millions of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS apps worldwide.

Why use Apple App Store Scraper?

• Zero-Fuss Operation: Just paste the App Store URL. The Actor automatically fetches complete app metadata and extracts all available reviews behind the scenes.
• Review Sentiment & Voice of Customer: Monitor user feedback, common complaints, feature requests, and developer responses across regions.
• App Store Optimization (ASO): Track ranking changes, metadata updates, keyword placement, and category placement over time.
• Competitive Intelligence: Analyze competitor pricing tiers, in-app purchases, update frequencies, and version changelogs.
• High-Efficiency Compute: Smart network routing intercepts and aborts heavy image/video binary transfers while extracting high-res URLs, drastically cutting runtime, RAM, and bandwidth costs.
• Global Storefront Support: Works across all storefront regions (/us/, /in/, /gb/, /de/, /jp/, /fr/, etc.).

How to use Apple App Store Scraper

1. Create an account on Apify or log in to your existing account.
2. Open the Actor in the Apify Store / Console.
3. Paste the App Store URL in the startUrls input field (e.g., https://apps.apple.com/us/app/netflix/id363590051).
4. Click "Start" to launch the run.
5. Download Results in JSON, CSV, XML, Excel, or HTML format from the Dataset tab.

Input

The Actor requires only the app URL to run:

Field	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	Array	[{ "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/netflix/id363590051" }]	List of Apple App Store URLs to scrape.
delayBetweenScrapesMs	Integer	150	Optional delay in milliseconds between requests (150ms default).
proxyConfiguration	Object	{ "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] }	Proxy configuration settings.

Sample JSON Input

{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/netflix/id363590051"
    }
  ]
}

Output

Results are stored in the default dataset and can be previewed directly in the Apify Console. You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML.

Sample JSON Output

{
  "id": "363590051",
  "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/netflix/id363590051",
  "name": "Netflix",
  "subtitle": "Start Watching",
  "description": "Looking for the most talked about TV shows and movies from around the world? They're all on Netflix. Discover award-winning series, movies, live events, and stand-up specials...",
  "icon": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/ea/96/56/ea965654-f78a-bb79-6c7f-82f361f5a1f2/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007epad-0-1-85-220.png/512x512bb.png",
  "developer": {
    "name": "Netflix, Inc.",
    "id": "363590054",
    "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/developer/netflix-inc/id363590054?platform=iphone",
    "provider": "Netflix, Inc."
  },
  "price": 0.0,
  "priceFormatted": "Free",
  "currency": "USD",
  "isFree": true,
  "category": "Entertainment",
  "subCategory": "",
  "rating": 4.7,
  "ratingCount": 7100000,
  "ratingBest": 5.0,
  "ratingWorst": 1.0,
  "ratingsHistogram": {
    "star_5": "87%",
    "star_4": "7%",
    "star_3": "2%",
    "star_2": "1%",
    "star_1": "3%"
  },
  "chartRank": "#1",
  "chartCategory": "Entertainment",
  "chartUrl": "https://apps.apple.com/us/iphone/charts/6016?chart=top-free",
  "isEditorsChoice": true,
  "editorsChoiceNote": "Watch award-winning originals, hit movies, and trending series",
  "ageRating": "13+",
  "contentAdvisories": [
    "Parental Controls",
    "Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence",
    "Realistic Violence",
    "Profanity or Crude Humor",
    "Mature or Suggestive Themes",
    "Contains Advertising"
  ],
  "size": "214.4 MB",
  "languages": [
    "English",
    "Spanish",
    "French",
    "German",
    "Japanese",
    "Korean",
    "Simplified Chinese",
    "Hindi"
  ],
  "compatibility": "Requires iOS 18.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Apple Vision.",
  "supportedPlatforms": [
    "iPhone",
    "iPad",
    "Mac",
    "Vision",
    "Watch",
    "TV"
  ],
  "copyright": "© 2026 Netflix",
  "inAppPurchases": [
    {
      "title": "Netflix Standard",
      "price": "$19.99"
    },
    {
      "title": "Netflix Premium",
      "price": "$26.99"
    }
  ],
  "inAppEvents": [],
  "whatsNew": "Get the best experience for enjoying recent hits and timeless classics with our latest Netflix update for your iPhone and iPad.",
  "version": "18.46.0",
  "versionDate": "1d ago",
  "screenshots": [
    "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/1e/13/4f/1e134f39-3261-2977-e81b-368f7ad94ed3/freeform_U0023game-screenshot-ios-mobile-vertical-6-5-inch_na_01_0_-_DONE.jpg/600x1300bb.webp",
    "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/14/ce/20/14ce207c-c3d8-68f9-8f1a-74c0ca8b0732/freeform_U0023game-screenshot-ios-mobile-vertical-6-5-inch_na_02_0_-_DONE.jpg/600x1300bb.webp"
  ],
  "appPrivacy": [
    {
      "category": "Data Used to Track You",
      "dataTypes": ["Identifiers", "Usage Data"]
    },
    {
      "category": "Data Linked to You",
      "dataTypes": ["Location", "Contact Info", "User Content", "Search History", "Diagnostics"]
    }
  ],
  "topReviews": [
    {
      "id": "14357278057",
      "title": "Hacked",
      "rating": 5,
      "author": "RoyalT69",
      "date": "Jul 28",
      "isoDate": "2026-07-28T06:38:08.000Z",
      "review": "I have had an account for years, and this month, the day after I paid for my subscription it was hacked...",
      "developerResponse": null
    },
    {
      "id": "14464743966",
      "title": "67",
      "rating": 5,
      "author": "Brom2233",
      "date": "1d ago",
      "isoDate": "2026-08-24T02:04:25.000Z",
      "review": "So I give it a five out of five but personally I think I should give it a four because sometimes it...",
      "developerResponse": null
    }
  ],
  "privacyPolicyUrl": "https://netflix.com/privacy",
  "supportUrl": "https://support.apple.com/billing",
  "moreByDeveloper": [
    {
      "id": "6447582581",
      "name": "Netflix Game Controller",
      "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/netflix-game-controller/id6447582581"
    },
    {
      "id": "6498719476",
      "name": "Squid Game: Unleashed",
      "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/squid-game-unleashed/id6498719476"
    }
  ],
  "similarApps": [
    {
      "id": "545519333",
      "name": "Amazon Prime Video",
      "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amazon-prime-video/id545519333"
    },
    {
      "id": "1446075923",
      "name": "Disney+",
      "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/disney/id1446075923"
    }
  ],
  "country": "us",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-08-26T03:00:00.000Z"
}

Data table

The Actor extracts and organizes the following primary fields:

Field Name	Type	Description
id	String	Apple App Store unique application ID
name	String	App title / name
subtitle	String	Subtitle or tagline
description	String	Full marketing and store description text
icon	String	URL of the high-resolution square 512x512 app logo
developer	Object	Developer details (name, id, store URL, provider)
price	Number	Numeric cost of the app (0 for free)
priceFormatted	String	Human-readable price (e.g. Free, $4.99, ₹ 399)
currency	String	Currency code (e.g. USD, INR, EUR)
isFree	Boolean	Whether the initial download is free
category	String	Primary App Store category (e.g. Entertainment, Games)
subCategory	String	Secondary App Store subcategory
rating	Number	Average user rating (1.0 - 5.0)
ratingCount	Number	Total count of ratings / reviews submitted (e.g., 7,100,000)
ratingsHistogram	Object	Visual percentage distribution of 1–5 star ratings
chartRank	String	Store chart rank position (e.g. #1, #6)
chartCategory	String	Chart category name
chartUrl	String	Link to the category charts page
isEditorsChoice	Boolean	Whether awarded Apple's Editors' Choice badge
editorsChoiceNote	String	Editorial review quote or highlight
topReviews	Array	Full customer reviews including IDs, titles, ratings, author, date, ISO timestamp, body, and developer responses
ageRating	String	Content age advisory (4+, 9+, 12+, 13+, 17+)
contentAdvisories	Array	Specific reasons behind the age rating
size	String	Download file size
languages	Array	List of supported language localizations
compatibility	String	System requirements and supported Apple devices
supportedPlatforms	Array	Hardware devices supported (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision, Watch, TV)
inAppPurchases	Array	In-app purchase tiers, titles, and prices
inAppEvents	Array	Live in-app events, premieres, competitions, and livestreams
whatsNew	String	Release notes for the latest version
version	String	Version number string (e.g. 18.46.0)
versionDate	String	Release date or relative update time (e.g. 1d ago)
screenshots	Array	High-definition screenshot image URLs
appPrivacy	Array	Privacy disclosure nutrition labels and data categories
privacyPolicyUrl	String	Developer's official privacy policy webpage
supportUrl	String	Customer support and billing webpage
moreByDeveloper	Array	Other applications by the same developer
similarApps	Array	Recommended alternative / similar apps
country	String	2-letter storefront country code (e.g., us, in, gb)
scrapedAt	String	ISO 8601 scrape timestamp

Pricing / Cost estimation

Scraping the Apple App Store requires minimal compute resources:

• 1,000 App pages: ~0.05 – 0.15 Apify Compute Units (CU).
• Apify Free Tier: Includes $5 of monthly credits, which is sufficient for thousands of app pages every month.
• Proxy usage: Residential proxy bandwidth is consumed only for page HTML and minimal assets, keeping data transfer costs exceptionally low.

Tips or Advanced options

• Residential Proxies: Apple employs Akamai anti-bot and CDN edge rate limits. Using Apify Residential Proxies ensures near 100% success rate even for large regional crawls.
• Delay between Scrapes: Keep the default 150ms delay (or set higher for large crawls) to prevent rapid burst throttling.
• Regional Scraping: Change the 2-letter country code in the URL (/us/, /in/, /gb/, /jp/, /de/) to fetch localized metadata, currencies, and regional rankings.

FAQ, disclaimers, and support

Is scraping the Apple App Store legal?

Scraping publicly available data from the App Store for market research, price monitoring, and analytics is generally legal under fair use. However, you should review Apple's Terms of Service and consult legal counsel if you have questions regarding your specific use case.

Does this Actor support iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro apps?

Yes! The parser supports all platforms available on apps.apple.com, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS apps.

Need help or custom adjustments?

If you encounter any issues, need extra fields, or want a custom integration, feel free to submit an issue via the Issues tab in the Apify Console.