# App Store Scraper – iOS Apps, Keyword Ranks & Top Charts (`thecreat0r/app-store-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Apple App Store apps by keyword (with search rank), app ID/bundle ID, developer or Top Free/Paid charts. Ratings, rating counts, price, version, release notes, genres, size and more. $1.50 per 1,000 apps.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/thecreat0r/app-store-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Bob Stevens](https://apify.com/thecreat0r) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Developer tools
- **Security:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 1,000 apps

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

### What does App Store Scraper do?

**App Store Scraper** extracts iPhone/iPad app data from the Apple App Store by **keyword search (with rank), app ID / bundle ID, developer, or Top Free / Top Paid charts** – for any App Store country.

For every app: title, bundle ID, developer & seller, **average rating and rating count** (overall and current version), price, genres, content rating, release date, **last update date, version and release notes**, description, minimum iOS version, file size, supported languages, icon and screenshots.

### Use cases

- 📈 **ASO keyword tracking** – who ranks #1–#200 for your keywords in each country
- 🏆 **Top charts monitoring** – schedule daily and track chart positions
- 🕵️ **Competitor monitoring** – new versions, release notes, rating changes
- 🏢 **Developer portfolios** – all apps of a publisher
- 📊 **Market research** – ratings, pricing and genres across a niche

### Input example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": ["habit tracker"],
  "apps": ["324684580", "com.burbn.instagram"],
  "developers": ["https://apps.apple.com/us/developer/spotify/id324684583"],
  "charts": ["top-free"],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "country": "us"
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "appId": "324684580",
  "bundleId": "com.spotify.client",
  "title": "Spotify: Music and Podcasts",
  "developer": "Spotify",
  "rating": 4.78,
  "ratingCount": 39123456,
  "price": 0,
  "genre": "Music",
  "updated": "2026-10-03T14:10:22Z",
  "version": "9.1.86",
  "releaseNotes": "We're always making changes and improvements…",
  "source": "search",
  "query": "music",
  "searchRank": 1,
  "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spotify-music-and-podcasts/id324684580"
}
```

### How much does it cost?

**$1.50 per 1,000 apps** plus a tiny start fee per run.

Need reviews? Use my **App Store Reviews Scraper (iOS)**. Feature requests and bugs – open an issue, I usually reply within 24 hours.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Find iOS apps by keyword. Results include their search rank.

## `apps` (type: `array`):

e.g. 324684580, com.spotify.client or https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spotify/id324684580

## `developers` (type: `array`):

Numeric artist/developer ID or URL like https://apps.apple.com/us/developer/spotify/id324684583 – returns all apps of the developer.

## `charts` (type: `array`):

Apple top charts (overall) for the selected country.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Apple returns up to 200 per search.

## `country` (type: `string`):

2-letter App Store country code.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "meditation"
  ],
  "charts": [],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "country": "us"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

All extracted records (dataset).

## `summary` (type: `string`):

Counts per input and any inputs without results.

# 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 = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "meditation"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("thecreat0r/app-store-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 = { "searchTerms": ["meditation"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("thecreat0r/app-store-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 '{
  "searchTerms": [
    "meditation"
  ]
}' |
apify call thecreat0r/app-store-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,thecreat0r/app-store-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/cQgx484gN4SdvRicM/builds/Qd01Wkla1yUu9Pg3g/openapi.json