# App Store Screenshot Text Scraper (`rainminer/app-store-screenshot-scraper`) Actor

Read the text on public App Store and Google Play screenshots. Each row is one screenshot with the transcribed text and the feature claims it shows. Built for ASO and product marketing. No login. Export JSON or CSV.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rainminer/app-store-screenshot-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [rainminer](https://apify.com/rainminer) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, E-commerce
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.24 / 1,000 screenshots

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## App Store Screenshot Text Scraper

Read the **words on App Store and Google Play screenshots**. ASO and product marketing teams use it to see which features a competitor claims on the store listing images, without clicking through every screen.

Paste a public app URL from `apps.apple.com` or `play.google.com`. Each screenshot becomes one dataset row. No store login is required.

### What can this screenshot text scraper do?

- Accept Apple App Store and Google Play app URLs in the same run.
- Collect the phone screenshots shown on the public app page.
- Optionally include iPad screenshots for Apple apps.
- Transcribe the text printed on each screenshot.
- List the feature claims that screenshot is making.
- Cap screenshots per app with `maxItems`.
- Export JSON, CSV, or Excel and schedule a repeat through Apify.

`maxItems` counts screenshots per app URL. Two apps with a cap of 3 can save up to six rows.

### What data can you extract?

| Field | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| imageUrl | Screenshot that was read |
| text | Visible text, in reading order |
| features | Short feature claims on that screen |
| appName | App name |
| store | `app-store` or `google-play` |
| appId | Apple numeric id or Android package name |
| appUrl | App page you provided |

### How to read app store screenshots

1. Open the app on the App Store or Google Play and copy the URL.
2. Paste it into **Start URLs**. Add the other store if you want both.
3. Set **Maximum images**. The default is 3 so a test stays small.
4. Turn on **Include iPad screenshots** only when you want the tablet set too.
5. Start the run and download the dataset.

An Apple URL looks like `https://apps.apple.com/us/app/whatsapp-messenger/id310633997`. A Play URL looks like `https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp`.

### Use cases

- List the features a competitor prints on the first three screens.
- Compare the same app on Apple and Google.
- Check whether a new version still claims offline mode.
- Collect screenshot copy before a positioning review.
- Sample a category of apps with one URL each.
- Watch one listing on a schedule.
- Hand the text to a messaging spreadsheet.
- See which screens lead with price.
- Confirm a localized storefront changed the headline.
- Build a sheet of package names beside their on-screen claims.

### Pricing

Platform usage is included.

| Charge | Free plan |
| --- | --- |
| Actor start | $0.00005 |
| App page with a reading | $1.99 per 1,000 pages |
| Screenshot read | $2.99 per 1,000 screenshots |

Paid plans are cheaper. Keep `maxItems` small while you test.

### FAQ

**Does this need an Apple or Google login?** No. Public app pages are enough.

**Why did my URL get skipped?** It must be an `apps.apple.com` app link with an id, or a Play details link with an `id` package name.

**Are iPad screenshots included?** Only when **Include iPad screenshots** is on. They count toward `maxItems`.

### Image Credit

No site screenshot is used.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Public App Store or Google Play app URLs.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of screenshots to read per app URL.

## `includeIpad` (type: `boolean`):

Also read iPad screenshots from Apple App Store apps.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. Leave disabled unless a store blocks your IP.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/whatsapp-messenger/id310633997"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp&hl=en&gl=us"
    }
  ],
  "maxItems": 3,
  "includeIpad": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/whatsapp-messenger/id310633997"
        },
        {
            "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp&hl=en&gl=us"
        }
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rainminer/app-store-screenshot-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "startUrls": [
        { "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/whatsapp-messenger/id310633997" },
        { "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp&hl=en&gl=us" },
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rainminer/app-store-screenshot-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/whatsapp-messenger/id310633997"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp&hl=en&gl=us"
    }
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call rainminer/app-store-screenshot-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rainminer/app-store-screenshot-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/GwyCUZ4oKzCWGnSAZ/builds/g2LFZ1R3ZQdU8Q4u2/openapi.json