Google Play Reviews Scraper: Multi-Language, Only New Since Last Run

Collect user reviews for any Android app on Google Play: by star rating, in several languages in one run, and, for scheduled monitoring, only the reviews that are new since the last run. No proxy, no login, no browser. It runs on 256 MB, so it is cheap.

What is the Google Play Reviews Scraper?

It is an Apify Actor that returns structured Google Play reviews with the app version each review was written about, helpful-vote counts and developer replies. Use it to watch what users say after each release, mine a competitor's 1 and 2 star reviews for feature gaps, or feed support, product and sentiment pipelines on a schedule.

Why does it use languages instead of countries?

Google Play shows a different set of reviews for each language and almost the same set for every country. We measured 92 to 100 percent overlap between five store countries, and none between English and German. A country list mostly returns duplicates you would pay for twice. This Actor sweeps languages, which is what actually adds reviews.

What data can you extract from Google Play reviews?

Field	Example
rating	1
date	2026-10-16T08:11:02.494Z
text, title	the review
version	the app version the review refers to
thumbsUp	helpful votes
developerReply, developerReplyDate	the developer's response, if any
appId, lang, country, id, url, scrapedAt	for joins and deduplication

A SUMMARY record holds each app's title, developer, average score, total ratings, latest version and how many reviews each language returned. Reviewer names are off by default: they are personal data and most analysis does not need them.

How to scrape Google Play reviews

1. Paste package names (com.whatsapp) or Play Store URLs into Apps.
2. Add the review languages you want, for example en, de, es.
3. Optionally keep only some star ratings, for example 1 and 2.
4. Turn on Only reviews new since the last run if you will schedule the Actor.
5. Click Start and download JSON, CSV or Excel, or connect it to Make, n8n, Zapier, Slack or Google Sheets.

{
    "apps": ["com.whatsapp", "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.spotify.music"],
    "languages": ["en", "de", "es"],
    "ratings": ["1", "2"],
    "maxReviewsPerLanguage": 500,
    "onlyNew": true
}

How do I get only new Google Play reviews?

Turn on onlyNew and schedule the Actor. It remembers the newest review it returned for each app and language and returns only newer ones on the next run. You are never charged twice for the same review. Sort must be newest first for this option.

How much does it cost to scrape Google Play reviews?

You pay per review returned plus a very small start fee. No subscription.

Reviews	Approximate cost
1,000	$0.50
10,000	$5
100,000	$50

Star-only reviews with no text are skipped by default so you are not charged for them. Paid Apify plans get tiered discounts, and you can set a maximum cost per run. You can try it on Apify's free plan without a card.

Frequently asked questions

Does it need a proxy? No. It reads Google Play's public pages and is built on the maintained open-source google-play-scraper library, so when Google changes its format the fix is usually a version bump.

How many reviews can I get? As many as the app has, up to your cap. A test pulled 3,000 reviews in about 8 seconds.

What if Google changes its format? The run fails with an explicit error instead of returning empty data, and the Actor is health-checked every night.

Does it cover Apple's App Store? No. Apple's public review feed no longer returns data.

Is it legal? It reads publicly visible pages. Review text belongs to its authors and to Google, so check that your use complies with Google's terms and applicable law.