# App Store Top Charts Scraper — iOS Top Free & Paid Apps (`webatola/app-store-charts`) Actor

Scrape Apple App Store top charts (Top Free and Top Paid iPhone apps) for any country with rank, price, rating, rating count, genre, version and release date. Official public endpoints, no login. $1.00 per 1,000 apps.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/webatola/app-store-charts.md
- **Developed by:** [Marek Matejovic](https://apify.com/webatola) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Marketing, SEO tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.70 / 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.
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 Top Charts Scraper — iOS Top Free & Paid Apps by Country

Scrape the **Apple App Store top free and top paid iPhone app charts** for any country and get every ranked app enriched with **price, rating, rating count, genre, version, size, release dates and description**. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel, use the API, or schedule it daily to track rankings over time.

- ⚡ **Fast and reliable** – uses Apple's official public RSS and iTunes Lookup endpoints, no browser, no login, automatic retries.
- 🌍 **175+ storefronts** – us, gb, de, cz, jp, br… several countries and charts in one run.
- 📊 **Rich metadata** – bundle ID, developer, rating and rating count, version, last update, size, minimum iOS, languages, content rating.
- 🔒 **No personal data** – no reviews or reviewer names, only public app metadata.

### What can I use it for?

- **App Store Optimization (ASO)** – track your and competitors' daily rank per country.
- **Market research** – see which categories and developers are climbing in each market.
- **Investors and analysts** – spot breakout apps early.
- **Lead generation for app agencies** – find fast-growing apps and their publishers.
- **Dashboards** – schedule daily and send to Google Sheets, BigQuery, Make, Zapier or n8n.

### How to use it

1. Enter **countries** (two-letter storefront codes, e.g. `us`, `gb`).
2. Choose **charts**: top free and/or top paid.
3. Set **Apps per chart** (1–100) and whether to include full details.
4. Click **Start** and download your data.

#### Input example

```json
{
  "countries": ["us", "gb", "de"],
  "charts": ["top-free", "top-paid"],
  "limit": 100,
  "includeDetails": true
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "country": "us",
  "chart": "top-free",
  "rank": 1,
  "appId": "6760173601",
  "name": "Muse from Meta",
  "developer": "Meta Platforms, Inc.",
  "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/muse-from-meta/id6760173601",
  "bundleId": "com.facebook.hatch",
  "price": 0,
  "currency": "USD",
  "rating": 4.86,
  "ratingCount": 283222,
  "primaryGenre": "Productivity",
  "version": "12.0",
  "sizeBytes": 114018304,
  "releaseDate": "2026-09-08T07:00:00Z",
  "currentVersionReleaseDate": "2026-10-17T15:33:15Z",
  "contentRating": "17+",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-18T13:42:40.716Z"
}
```

Further fields: `developerId`, `iconUrl`, `genres`, `minimumOsVersion`, `languages`, `description`.

### How much does it cost?

Simple **pay-per-event pricing**, no compute charges:

- **$1.00 per 1,000 apps** (down to $0.70 on Apify Gold) + **$0.005 per run**.
- Example: top 100 free + top 100 paid in 5 countries = 1,000 apps = **$1.005**. Daily top 25 free in the US ≈ $0.03 per day.

### Tips and limits

- Apple publishes up to **100 apps per chart** in its public feed.
- Charts update several times a day – schedule the Actor daily (or hourly) and compare `rank` by `appId` to build a ranking history.
- Set **Include full app details** to `false` if you only need rank, name and developer, or **Include app description text** to `false` for compact output.

### FAQ

**Which charts are available?** Top Free and Top Paid iPhone apps – the charts Apple publishes in its public feed (up to 100 apps each).

**Does it include reviews?** No. Only public app metadata – no reviews and no personal data.

**How often do charts change?** Several times a day. Schedule the Actor daily or hourly and compare `rank` by `appId`.

**I need keyword rankings, not charts.** Use our [App Store Keyword Rank Tracker & Search Scraper](https://apify.com/webatola/app-store-search).

### 🧰 More Actors from the same toolkit

| Actor | What it does |
|---|---|
| [Google Trends Trending Now Scraper](https://apify.com/webatola/google-trends-trending-now) | Today's trending searches per country with search volume and related news |
| [App Store Top Charts Scraper](https://apify.com/webatola/app-store-charts) | Top free & top paid iPhone apps per country with full app details |
| [App Store Keyword Rank Tracker & Search Scraper](https://apify.com/webatola/app-store-search) | App Store search results and your app's keyword rank (ASO) |

All three are fast (no browser), use public endpoints only, and have simple pay-per-result pricing.

### 🤖 Use with AI agents (MCP) and the API

- Works out of the box with the **Apify MCP server** (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other MCP clients): the agent can search for this Actor, read the input schema and run it.
- For compact results that fit an LLM context, turn off the long-text options (see *Input*).
- API: `POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/webatola~app-store-charts/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN` with the input JSON as the body returns the results directly.

### Is it legal?

The Actor reads only **public** app metadata that Apple publishes through its official public RSS and iTunes Lookup endpoints. No personal data, no login, no bypassing of any protection. Make sure your use complies with Apple's terms and your local laws.

### Feedback

Missing a chart, category or field (e.g. Google Play, iPad charts)? Open an issue in the *Issues* tab.

# Actor input Schema

## `countries` (type: `array`):

Two-letter App Store storefront codes (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2), lowercase or uppercase. Examples: us, gb, de, fr, jp, cz, br. Each country × chart is one feed.

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

Which iPhone app charts to scrape: top-free (Top Free iPhone Apps) and/or top-paid (Top Paid iPhone Apps).

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Number of top-ranked apps per chart and country, 1–100. Example: 10 for a quick check, 100 for the full chart.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Enrich every app with price, rating, rating count, version, size, release dates, genres and languages from Apple's public iTunes Lookup API. Turn off for the fastest, most compact output (rank, name, developer, URL only).

## `includeDescription` (type: `boolean`):

Include the full App Store description (long text). Turn off for compact output, e.g. when an AI agent processes the results.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "countries": [
    "us"
  ],
  "charts": [
    "top-free"
  ],
  "limit": 25,
  "includeDetails": true,
  "includeDescription": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

All ranked apps (one dataset item per result) as JSON.

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

The same results using the dataset's overview view with the most important fields.

# 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 = {
    "countries": [
        "us"
    ],
    "charts": [
        "top-free"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("webatola/app-store-charts").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 = {
    "countries": ["us"],
    "charts": ["top-free"],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("webatola/app-store-charts").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 '{
  "countries": [
    "us"
  ],
  "charts": [
    "top-free"
  ]
}' |
apify call webatola/app-store-charts --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/Kuimibkjg8LL3Qnvh/builds/zkhYao9x8LEaohDsr/openapi.json