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.