appstore-intel

App Store Intelligence Look up app details, ratings, reviews, and search the iOS App Store and Mac App Store using Apple's free iTunes Search & Lookup APIs. No API key required. For Google Play, use web scraping via web_search and web_fetch . When to Use User asks about an app's ratings or reviews User wants to compare apps in a category User wants to find apps by keyword User asks about a competitor's app store presence User wants app metadata (price, size, version, release notes) API Overview — Apple iTunes Search API Free. No authentication. No API key. Two endpoints: Search: https://itunes.apple.com/search Lookup: https://itunes.apple.com/lookup Rate Limit: ~20 calls per minute. Cache results for heavy usage. Searching for Apps Basic Search https://itunes.apple.com/search?term=QUERY&country=COUNTRY&entity=software&limit=N Use web_fetch to call this URL. Response is JSON. Parameters Parameter Description Required Values term Search query (URL-encoded, + for spaces) Yes Any text country Two-letter country code Yes us , gb , de , etc. entity App type No software (iPhone), iPadSoftware , macSoftware media Media type No software (default for apps) limit Max results No 1–200 (default 50) lang Language No en_us , ja_jp Example https://itunes.apple.com/search?term=fitness+tracker&country=us&entity=software&limit=10 Looking Up Specific Apps By App ID (Track ID) https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=APP_ID&country=us By Bundle ID https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?bundleId=com.example.app&country=us Multiple Apps at Once https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=ID1,ID2,ID3&country=us Response Format Each result contains: { "trackId" : 553834731 , "trackName" : "App Name" , "bundleId" : "com.example.app" , "sellerName" : "Company Name" , "artistName" : "Developer Name" , "price" : 0.00 , "formattedPrice" : "Free" , "currency" : "USD" , "averageUserRating" : 4.5 , "userRatingCount" : 125000 , "averageUserRatingForCurrentVersion" : 4.3 , "userRatingCountForCurrentVersion" : 5000 , "contentAdvisoryRating" : "4+" , "trackContentRating" : "4+" , "primaryGenreName" : "Health & Fitness" , "genres" : [ "Health & Fitness" , "Lifestyle" ] , "description" : "Full app description..." , "releaseNotes" : "What's new in this version..." , "version" : "3.2.1" , "currentVersionReleaseDate" : "2024-01-10T00:00:00Z" , "releaseDate" : "2020-06-15T00:00:00Z" , "fileSizeBytes" : "52428800" , "minimumOsVersion" : "15.0" , "trackViewUrl" : "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/..." , "artworkUrl512" : "https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/..." , "screenshotUrls" : [ "url1" , "url2" ] , // ⚠️ Can be 10+ URLs — summarize count, don't dump all "supportedDevices" : [ "iPhone15,2" , "iPad14,1" ] , // ⚠️ Can be 100+ items — omit from output to save context "languageCodesISO2A" : [ "EN" , "FR" , "DE" ] } The response wrapper: { "resultCount" : 10 , "results" : [ ... ] } Google Play Lookup There's no free public Google Play API. Use these approaches: Web Search web_search: "site:play.google.com/store/apps QUERY" Direct App Page Scraping web_fetch: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=PACKAGE_ID&hl=en&gl=us ⚠️ Google Play pages may return limited content or block automated requests. If web_fetch returns incomplete data, fall back to web_search results which typically include rating, download count, and developer info in the snippet. Extract from the fetched HTML (when available): Title, developer, rating, review count, downloads Description, what's new, screenshots Google Play Package ID The package ID is in the URL: play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.example.app Step-by-Step Instructions Search for Apps by Keyword URL-encode the search term Fetch: https://itunes.apple.com/search?term=ENCODED_QUERY&country=us&entity=software&limit=10 Parse JSON response For each result, present: name, developer, rating, review count, price, and App Store link Get Detailed Info for a Specific App Find the app's Track ID (from a search, or from the App Store URL — the number after /id ) Fetch: https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=TRACK_ID&country=us Present full details: rating, reviews, version, release notes, price, size, description Compare Two Apps Look up both apps: https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=ID1,ID2&country=us Present side-by-side comparison of key metrics Check an App's Rating Across Countries Look up the same ID with different country codes: https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=APP_ID&country=us https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=APP_ID&country=gb https://itunes.apple.com/lookup?id=APP_ID&country=de Compare ratings and review counts by region Find Both iOS and Android Versions Search iOS: iTunes Search API with the app name Search Android: web_search "site:play.google.com/store/apps APP_NAME" Fetch the Google Play page with web_fetch for details Present both platforms' data Finding App IDs From App Store URL: apps.apple.com/us/app/app-name/id553834731 → ID is 553834731 From search results: The trackId field From bundle ID lookup: If you know the bundle ID (e.g., com.spotify.client ) Output Format Single App

App Name

⭐ 4.5/5 (125K ratings) · Free By Developer Name · Health & Fitness Version 3.2.1 (Jan 10, 2024) 📝 What's New: Latest release notes summary... 📱 iOS: https://apps.apple.com/... 🤖 Android: https://play.google.com/... Search Results

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1. App Name ⭐ 4.5 (125K) · Free By Developer · Category 📱 https://apps.apple.com/...
2. App Name ⭐ 4.2 (50K) · $4.99 By Developer · Category 📱 https://apps.apple.com/... Comparison

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