Google Play Scraper — Search, App Details & Reviews (All-in-One)

The only Google Play Store scraper you need. Search for Android apps, pull complete app details, and extract reviews — all in a single actor with three simple modes. No juggling multiple tools, no separate scrapers for each job.

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Why Use This All-in-One Google Play Scraper?

• 3 modes in 1 actor — search apps, fetch full app details, or scrape reviews, all from the same tool
• 27 fields per app in details mode — developer email, website, install counts, privacy policy links, and more
• Install counts included — see exactly how many installs each app has, both as a display string and a precise minimum
• Developer contact info included — email and website fields most Google Play scrapers don't bother capturing
• Rating filter and 3 sort modes in Reviews mode — isolate exactly the reviews you need
• No browser, no proxy, no API key required — fully anonymous, zero setup, zero maintenance
• Fast across every mode — search, details, and reviews all return in seconds, not minutes

Whether you're doing Android App Store Optimization, competitive research, or building an app intelligence dashboard, this scraper replaces three separate tools with one.

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The Three Modes

Search Mode

Enter one or more keywords and get back a ranked list of matching Android apps — exactly as they appear in Google Play's own search results. Perfect for keyword research, competitor discovery, and ASO ranking checks.

Details Mode

Provide a Google Play package ID or URL and get back the complete app profile: developer contact info, install counts, pricing, category, content rating, description, version history, and more — 27 fields in total.

Reviews Mode

Provide a Google Play package ID or URL and get back individual user reviews with ratings, review text, thumbs-up counts, app version, and developer replies — the same review engine used by our dedicated Google Play Reviews Scraper.

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Input Parameters

{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchTerms": ["messaging apps"],
  "country": "us",
  "language": "en",
  "maxResults": 50
}

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
mode	string	Yes	search	Which mode to run: search, details, or reviews.
searchTerms	array	Search mode only	—	Keywords to search for on Google Play.
appIds	array	Details / Reviews mode only	—	Google Play package IDs or URLs.
country	string	No	us	Two-letter country code for localized results.
language	string	No	en	Two-letter language code for result content.
maxResults	integer	Search mode only	50	Maximum apps to return per search term.
maxReviews	integer	Reviews mode only	500	Maximum reviews to return per app.
sortBy	string	Reviews mode only	newest	Review sort order: newest, relevant, or rating.
ratingFilter	array	Reviews mode only	all ratings	Only include reviews with these star ratings, e.g. [1, 2].
sinceDate	string	Reviews mode only	—	Only include reviews on or after this date. Format: YYYY-MM-DD.

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What Data Do You Get?

Search Mode (12 fields)

Field	Description
type	Result type marker
appId	Google Play package ID
title	App name
developer	Publisher / developer name
rating	Current overall average rating
installs	Display-formatted install count (e.g. "1,000,000,000+")
price	App price
iconUrl	App icon URL
url	Direct Google Play link
query	The search term that returned this result
country	Storefront the result was pulled from
scrapedAt	Timestamp of when the data was collected

Details Mode (27 fields)

Field	Description
type	Result type marker
appId	Google Play package ID
title	App name
developer	Publisher / developer name
developerEmail	Developer's public contact email
developerWebsite	Developer's website URL
rating	Current overall average rating
ratingCount	Total number of ratings
installs	Display-formatted install count
minInstalls	Precise minimum install count
price	Numeric app price
free	Whether the app is free
currency	Currency code for the price
category	Primary Google Play category
contentRating	Age content rating
description	Full app description
version	Current app version
androidVersion	Minimum required Android version
updated	Date the app was last updated
released	Original app release date
privacyPolicyUrl	Link to the developer's privacy policy
url	Direct Google Play link
iconUrl	App icon URL
screenshotUrls	URLs to app screenshots
country	Storefront the data was pulled from
language	Language used for the result content
scrapedAt	Timestamp of when the data was collected

Reviews Mode (17 fields)

Field	Description
reviewId	Unique identifier for the review
title	Review headline, if the reviewer set one
author	Reviewer's display name
authorImage	URL to the reviewer's profile photo
rating	Star rating from 1 to 5
text	Full review body text
url	Direct link to the review on Google Play
date	Review submission date (ISO 8601)
thumbsUp	Number of users who found the review helpful
appVersion	App version the review was written against
developerReply	The developer's reply text, if one was posted
developerReplyDate	Date the developer replied
appId	Google Play package ID
country	Storefront the review was pulled from
language	Language code used for review content
scrapedAt	Timestamp of when the data was collected
status	Result status for the review row

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How Fast Is It?

Mode	Volume	Time
Search	59 apps	~2 seconds
Details	3 apps	~2 seconds
Reviews	50 reviews	~3 seconds
Reviews	500 reviews	~30 seconds
Reviews	5,000 reviews	~1 minute

There's no browser to spin up and no proxy hops to wait on in any mode, so search, details, and reviews all return in seconds regardless of how many apps or countries you request.

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Use Cases

App Store Optimization (ASO) & Keyword Research

• Check keyword rankings by running Search mode with your target keywords and seeing exactly where your Android app lands
• Discover competitor apps ranking for the same keywords you're targeting
• Track ranking changes over time by running the same search terms on a schedule
• Compare install counts across competitors using the installs and minInstalls fields

Competitive Intelligence & Market Research

• Build a full competitor profile by combining Details mode (installs, pricing, category, description) with Reviews mode (user sentiment) for the same app
• Track update frequency using the updated field across scheduled runs
• Compare monetization strategies across a category using free, price, and currency
• Monitor localized presence by pulling details and rankings across different countries and languages

Developer & Business Contact Research

• Build outreach lists using developerEmail and developerWebsite for partnership, sales, or acquisition research
• Verify developer legitimacy by checking for a populated privacyPolicyUrl and consistent developer contact info
• Map developer portfolios by searching for apps from the same publisher across categories

Customer Support Quality Auditing

• Audit developer reply coverage by checking which reviews have a populated developerReply field
• Measure response time using the gap between date and developerReplyDate
• Identify unanswered complaints by filtering for negative reviews (ratingFilter: [1, 2]) with no developer reply

AI, NLP & Machine Learning

• Train ranking prediction models using search position combined with install counts and ratings
• Build sentiment datasets by pairing Reviews mode output with Details mode context (category, price, installs)
• Power app recommendation engines using category, rating, and description data at scale
• Train customer support response models using real developerReply examples as ground truth

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I search, get details, and scrape reviews all in one run? Each run uses one mode at a time, but since all three modes live in the same actor, you can trigger them back-to-back with different mode values without switching tools or learning a new interface.

Does Google Play Details mode include the developer's contact information? Yes. developerEmail and developerWebsite are included in Details mode output, which many competing Google Play scrapers leave out entirely.

How are install counts reported? Two ways: installs gives you the display-formatted string Google Play shows publicly (like "1,000,000,000+"), and minInstalls gives you the precise minimum numeric value for easier sorting and comparison.

Can I filter reviews by star rating in this all-in-one scraper? Yes. Use ratingFilter in Reviews mode with an array like [1, 2] to only receive negative reviews, or [5] to pull only 5-star reviews.

Does this scraper capture developer replies to reviews? Yes. Reviews mode includes a developerReply field with the developer's response text, if one exists, plus a developerReplyDate.

Can I get Google Play rankings and details for other countries? Yes. Set the country and language parameters to pull localized search results, details, and reviews for any supported region.

Is a proxy required to use this scraper? No. All three modes run without any proxy configuration and without a browser, keeping every run fast and lightweight.

How does Reviews mode compare to a dedicated Google Play reviews-only scraper? It returns the same 17 review fields and uses the same underlying review engine, so you get identical review data whether you use this all-in-one actor or a reviews-only scraper — the difference is just convenience of having search and details in the same tool.

Does the details output include a privacy policy link? Yes. privacyPolicyUrl is included in Details mode, useful for compliance research or verifying an app meets basic transparency requirements.

Do I need a Google Play Console account to use this? No. Every mode works from publicly available Google Play data. You don't need developer credentials, app ownership, or any Google authentication.

Can I track how an app's ranking changes over time? Yes. Schedule Search mode to run daily or weekly with the same keywords and compare each app's position across runs.

What's the difference between installs and minInstalls? installs is the rounded, display-friendly string shown on the Play Store page. minInstalls is the precise minimum numeric threshold behind that string, better suited for sorting, filtering, or numeric analysis.

Can I filter reviews by date in this scraper? Yes. Use sinceDate in Reviews mode to only pull reviews submitted on or after a specific date.

Can I export results to Excel or Google Sheets? Yes. Apify datasets support exporting to JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, and other formats, plus direct integrations to Google Sheets and other tools.

Can I run this on a schedule to monitor changes? Yes. Apify's built-in scheduler lets you run any mode daily, weekly, or on any custom interval to continuously track rankings, app updates, install growth, or new reviews.

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Output Formats

Results are available directly from your dataset in every format Apify supports:

• JSON — structured data for programmatic use and API integration
• CSV — flat table format, opens directly in Excel and Google Sheets
• Excel (.xlsx) — native spreadsheet format with proper headers
• XML — structured markup for enterprise integrations

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Integration & Automation

Connect this Google Play scraper to your existing workflow:

• Google Sheets — append new search results, app details, or reviews automatically
• Slack / Discord — get notified when a scheduled run finds ranking changes or new reviews
• Webhooks — trigger your own systems when a run completes
• Zapier / Make — connect to thousands of apps without writing code
• BigQuery / Snowflake / data warehouses — load app intelligence data for long-term analysis

Set up a recurring schedule with Apify's built-in scheduler to track Google Play rankings, monitor app updates, or watch for new reviews without lifting a finger.