App Store Reviews Scraper

This actor scrapes user reviews from the Apple App Store for any iOS application, providing comprehensive review data including ratings, text content, and user information.

Features

• Comprehensive Review Data: Scrapes detailed review information including ratings, titles, text, and user details
• Multiple Countries: Support for different App Store regions (US, UK, AU, etc.)
• Flexible Limits: Configurable number of reviews to scrape
• Real-time Data: Extracts live review data from the App Store
• User Information: Includes reviewer usernames and profile URLs
• Version Tracking: Captures app version information for each review
• Pay-per-Result: Charges only for successfully scraped reviews

Input

The actor accepts the following input parameters:

Required Parameters

• id: The unique identifier of the app in the App Store(Either this or the appId should be provided)
• appId: The App Store ID for the application(Either this or the id should be provided)
• country: Country code for the App Store region (e.g., 'us', 'gb', 'au')

Optional Parameters

• limit: Maximum number of reviews to scrape (default: 100, max: 10000)

Output

The actor outputs each review as an individual data item. Each review contains comprehensive information including:

{
  "id": "11709937316",
  "userName": "pppppiuuuuuuuuuuuu",
  "userUrl": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/reviews/id904957940",
  "version": "1.285.0.1",
  "score": 1,
  "title": "Waste of time",
  "text": "I used to LOVE this game, now I find in can't even finish a level for DAYS if at all. I blow through the 5 lives I have in less than 5 minutes because it's impossible to complete. I'm not sure what happened to this game, but don't bother. There are a TON of games out there that you can actually win when playing. This isn't one of them.",
  "url": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/review?id=553834731&type=Purple%20Software",
  "updated": "2024-09-10T10:05:32-07:00"
}

Usage

1. Input Configuration: Provide app ID, country, and scraping parameters
2. Set Limit: Specify how many reviews you want to scrape
3. Run the Actor: Execute the actor with your input
4. Get Results: Receive individual reviews in the dataset

Examples

Basic Review Scraping

{
    "appId": "com.facebook.Facebook",
    "country": "us",
    "limit": 100
}

Review Data Structure

Each review includes:

Basic Information

• id: Unique review identifier
• title: Review title
• text: Full review text content
• score: Rating score (1-5 stars)
• updated: When the review was last updated (ISO format)

User Information

• userName: Username of the reviewer
• userUrl: Direct link to the reviewer's profile

App Information

• version: App version when the review was written
• url: Direct link to the review on the App Store

Common Use Cases

App Analysis

• Sentiment Analysis: Analyze user sentiment and feedback
• Feature Requests: Identify requested features from user reviews
• Bug Reports: Track reported issues and problems
• Competitive Analysis: Compare reviews across different apps

Market Research

• User Feedback: Understand user preferences and pain points
• Version Performance: Track how app updates affect user satisfaction
• Regional Differences: Compare reviews across different countries
• Trend Analysis: Monitor review trends over time

Supported Countries

The actor supports all major App Store regions:

• US: United States (us)
• GB: United Kingdom (gb)
• AU: Australia (au)
• CA: Canada (ca)
• DE: Germany (de)
• FR: France (fr)
• JP: Japan (jp)
• CN: China (cn)