Apple App Store Scraper

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

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
}

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 only for results. Billed per dataset item via Apify's pay-per-event model.

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 */ }'

❓ FAQ

Q: How do I get started? Sign up at apify.com, grab your API token from Settings → Integrations, and run the actor via the Apify console, API, Python SDK, or any integration (Zapier, Make.com, n8n).

Q: What's the typical cost per run? See the pricing section below. Most runs finish under $0.10 for typical batches.

Q: Is this actor maintained? Yes. NexGenData maintains 165+ Apify actors and ships updates regularly. Bug reports via the Apify console issues tab get responses within 24 hours.

Q: Can I use the output commercially? Yes — you own the output data. Check the target site's Terms of Service for any usage restrictions on the scraped content itself.

Q: How do I handle rate limits? Apify manages concurrency and retries automatically. For very large batches (10K+ items), run multiple smaller jobs in parallel instead of one mega-job for better reliability.

💰 Pricing

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

• Actor Start: $0.0050
• App Listing: $0.0080

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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	$0.008 / 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
Free trial	Free Apify credits	Sales demo only	Sales demo only	Limited free tier

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 30-200× 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.

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