App Store Reviews Scraper – iOS App Review API

Overview

This Apify actor scrapes publicly available user reviews for iOS apps from the App Store. It provides a programmatic way to collect review data for market research, competitive analysis, and product development. The tool is designed for efficiency and stability.

Key Features

• Scrapes App Store reviews including rating, text, version, date, and user name.
• Supports input via App Store URL or direct app ID.
• Allows filtering by country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2).
• Integrates with other platforms via Apify's built-in connections (Make, Zapier, APIs).
• Extracts only public data, adhering to platform terms of service.

How to Use

Provide the actor with an App Store URL or an app ID. You can optionally specify a country code and a limit for the number of reviews.

Finding the App URL or ID:
1. Go to the App Store.
2. Search for your target app.
3. Open the app's page and copy the URL from your browser's address bar.
4. The numeric id in the URL is the app ID (e.g., id6448311069).

Common Use Cases for the Data:
* Market & Competitor Analysis: Identify features users like or dislike in competing apps.
* Product Improvement: Find high-frequency bugs and user pain points from negative reviews.
* User Research: Understand user demographics, scenarios, and needs from review content.
* Reputation Monitoring: Track rating changes and sentiment trends over time.
* Marketing & ASO: Extract user language to optimize ad copy and App Store keywords.

Input

Run the actor with the following input fields. You must provide either url or appId.

{
  "url": "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chatgpt/id6448311069",
  "appId": "6448311069",
  "country": "us",
  "limit": 100
}

• url (string): The full App Store URL for the app.
• appId (string): The numeric ID of the app. If both url and appId are provided, appId takes precedence.
• country (string): Two-letter country code (e.g., us, gb, jp). Determines the regional App Store to scrape.
• limit (integer): The maximum number of reviews to return. The App Store imposes a regional limit; a maximum of 500 reviews can typically be obtained per run.

Output

The actor outputs a dataset where each item is a review object in the following JSON structure:

{
  "id": "13288066270",
  "user_uri": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/reviews/id199760004",
  "user_name": "Example",
  "user_label": "",
  "title": "Trash",
  "content": "Example...",
  "rating": "1",
  "version": "1.2025.281",
  "date": "2025-10-19T12:24:01-07:00",
  "link": "https://itunes.apple.com/us/review?id=6448311069&type=Purple%20Software",
  "country": "us"
}

Integration & Legal Notes

Integration: The Apify platform allows you to connect scraped data to other services like Instagram, TikTok, Slack, and many more.

Legal: The actor only scrapes data that is publicly visible on the App Store. It does not extract private user information. You are responsible for complying with applicable laws like the GDPR and the App Store's Terms of Service. Consult legal counsel if you are unsure about your specific use case.

Support

For bug reports or feature requests, please create an issue in the actor's Issues section on Apify.