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

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
}

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 */ }'

❓ 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? $0.005 for the start plus $0.02 per row. A 10-app search run costs about $0.205.

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 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.

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