Apple App Store Scraper

Apple App Store Scraper is a NexGenData tool on Apify that returns app rankings, ratings, reviews and developer info from the Apple App Store.

App Store scraper for Apple app data: rankings, ratings, reviews, pricing and developer info.

Extract app details, ratings, reviews, and developer portfolios from the Apple App Store. Fast and reliable — uses the iTunes Search API with App Store review feeds.

Features

• Search apps by keyword, category, or genre
• Lookup apps by App Store ID or bundle ID (e.g., com.instagram.Instagram)
• Fetch reviews with ratings, titles, author info, and vote counts
• Developer portfolios — list all apps by a specific developer
• Multi-country — supports all 155+ App Store country codes
• No browser needed — pure HTTP, fast and cost-effective

Run behaviour

• If the App Store / iTunes API is blocked or unreachable after retries, the run fails with a status message naming the cause — it never ends green with a silent 0 rows.
• If the source answers but nothing matches, the run succeeds with 0 rows and a status message explaining why; nothing is charged.
• If a required field for the chosen mode is missing, the run succeeds with 0 rows and names the field.
• Long runs stop cleanly before the run timeout and say so, so partial batches are never silently billed.

Use Cases

• Competitor analysis — track ratings, reviews, and feature changes
• Market research — discover trending apps in specific categories
• Review monitoring — aggregate user feedback across app versions
• Developer intelligence — map developer portfolios and release patterns
• ASO research — analyze keyword rankings and category competition

Input Examples

Search for apps

{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchTerm": "fitness tracker",
  "country": "us",
  "maxResults": 50
}

Search a list of terms in one run (one run instead of one run per term)

{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchTerms": ["fitness tracker", "meditation", "sleep tracker", "calorie counter"],
  "country": "us",
  "maxResults": 25
}

maxResults applies per term; an app matched by several terms is delivered (and charged) once; every row carries searchTerm. Terms with no match are named in the run's status message and cost nothing.

Look up specific apps

{
  "mode": "lookup",
  "appIds": ["544007664", "310633997"],
  "includeReviews": true,
  "maxReviews": 100
}

Look up by bundle ID

{
  "mode": "lookup",
  "bundleId": "com.instagram.Instagram"
}

Get reviews only

{
  "mode": "reviews",
  "appIds": ["544007664"],
  "maxReviews": 200,
  "country": "us"
}

List all apps by a developer

{
  "mode": "developer",
  "developerId": "284417353",
  "country": "us"
}

Output Example

{
  "appId": 544007664,
  "bundleId": "com.instagram.Instagram",
  "name": "Instagram",
  "developer": "Instagram, Inc.",
  "price": 0,
  "formattedPrice": "Free",
  "rating": 4.7,
  "ratingCount": 25431876,
  "primaryCategory": "Photo & Video",
  "version": "325.0",
  "contentRating": "12+",
  "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/instagram/id544007664",
  "iconUrl": "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/...",
  "screenshots": ["..."],
  "releaseNotes": "Bug fixes and performance improvements",
  "reviews": [
    {
      "title": "Great app but...",
      "content": "Love the features but the algorithm...",
      "rating": 4,
      "author": "user123",
      "version": "325.0"
    }
  ]
}

Country Codes

Use standard ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes: us, gb, ca, au, de, fr, jp, kr, in, br, etc.

Category IDs

Common App Store genre IDs:

• 6014 — Games
• 6007 — Productivity
• 6015 — Finance
• 6005 — Social Networking
• 6016 — Entertainment
• 6002 — Utilities
• 6013 — Health & Fitness
• 6017 — Education
• 6008 — Photo & Video
• 6012 — Business

Pricing

Pay-per-event. $0.005 per Actor start (per GB of memory, minimum one event) and $0.02 per dataset item — one item is one app listing, or one review row in reviews mode. Runs that return no rows (empty search, missing required field) charge nothing beyond the Actor start.

Support

Questions? Open an issue on the actor page or contact NexGenData.

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💻 Code Example — Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("nexgendata/apple-app-store-scraper").call(run_input={
    # Fill in the input shape from the actor's input_schema
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

🌐 Code Example — cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/nexgendata~apple-app-store-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ /* input schema */ }'

💰 Pricing

Pay-per-event pricing — you only pay for what you actually extract.

• Actor Start: $0.0050 per run (per GB of Actor memory, minimum one event)
• App listing / review row (dataset item): $0.0200 each

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Why Apple App Store Scraper Beats Sensor Tower, data.ai & AppFigures

Feature	NexGenData Apple App Store Scraper	Sensor Tower	data.ai (App Annie)	AppFigures
Cost	$0.02 / app, pay-per-result	$99-1500+ / user / month	Enterprise ($$$$)	$9.99-199 / month
Coverage	iTunes + App Store reviews + developer	App Store + Play Store + IAP	App Store + Play Store	App Store + Play Store
Auth required	Apify token	Account + plan	Enterprise contract	Account + plan
Country coverage	155+ App Store countries	60+ countries	60+ countries	All
Review extraction	Yes — full text	Yes (plan-gated)	Yes (plan-gated)	Yes
Developer portfolio scan	Yes — all apps by developer	Yes	Yes	Yes
Billing model	Pay-per-result, no seat licence	Seat licence	Enterprise contract	Monthly subscription

Indie app developers, ASO consultants, and competitive-intel teams pick this actor instead of a Sensor Tower seat license because the per-app cost is an order of magnitude lower at comparable App Store coverage. It is a drop-in alternative to data.ai's enterprise contract when you only need App Store data, not the full multi-store + IAP aggregation. Compared with AppFigures' entry tier, this actor is cheaper for low-volume usage and removes the monthly seat license entirely.

Run it on a schedule

Daily runs suit review and rating monitoring, because new reviews arrive every day and ratings move with them. Weekly runs are usually enough for keyword search results and developer portfolios, which change more slowly. Between runs you get updated values for the same apps (rating, rating count, version, release notes) plus any new apps or reviews. The actor has no new-only mode, so match rows on appId against your last run. Send each run's results onward with a webhook, Google Sheets, Zapier, Make or the Apify API.

Video guides from Apify: Schedule your Actor · Integrations

FAQ

Why use this instead of the official iTunes Search API?

This actor uses the iTunes Search API together with the App Store review feeds, so the data is the same. What it adds is one tool for search, lookup by app ID or bundle ID, reviews and developer portfolios, with clean JSON output across App Store country codes. You can search a list of terms in one run, an app matched by several terms is delivered once, and the whole thing can run on a schedule or from the API.

What does a typical run cost?

You pay per result, not for run time: $0.02 for each row in the results, plus $0.005 per run start (charged per GB of run memory, minimum one). A run that returns 10 app listings costs about $0.21. Live prices are always shown in the Pricing tab.

How do I export App Store reviews for an app?

Use mode: "reviews" with the app's ID in appIds, set maxReviews, and pick a country. Each review comes back as its own row with title, text, star rating, author and app version. You can also add reviews to a lookup by setting includeReviews to true.

Can I get every app published by one developer?

Yes. Use mode: "developer" with the developerId and a country. Each app comes back with its name, bundle ID, price, rating, rating count, category, version, content rating and store URL.

Does it cover Google Play too?

No. This actor covers the Apple App Store only. It returns app listings and reviews, not download estimates or revenue figures. If a search matches nothing, the run succeeds with no rows and a status message, and nothing is charged beyond the start.

Related actors

• iOS App Store Reviews Scraper — No API Key, Pay Per Record — a dedicated actor for App Store reviews.
• Google Play Scraper — Google Play Apps, Ratings & ASO Data — the same app data from Google Play.
• Google Play Reviews Scraper — App Reviews API — Android reviews to compare with iOS reviews.
• App Reviews MCP — App Store & Google Play Reviews for Agents — give an AI agent review tools for both stores.
• Sentiment Analysis — Review & Text Sentiment Scoring (VADER) — score the review text you pull.

🤖 Use with AI agents

Structured JSON for LLM and agent pipelines (Claude, the OpenAI Agents SDK, n8n or any MCP-aware client).

Sample agent prompt:

Find the top budget planner apps on the US App Store with ratings and prices.