How to use it: 3 steps
- Make a free Apify accountApify is the cloud platform where our tools run. The free plan gives you $5 of usage every month, no credit card needed. You pay Apify, not us.
- Paste your input and press StartNo code needed: you fill in a form (the input). It already has a working example. For example:
com.google.android.apps.translatein Apps. Each start is one run. - Download the resultsWhen the run ends, the results are in a table (the dataset). Open Output, press Export and pick Excel or CSV. JSON and the API are there too.
This tool is an Apify Actor: a small program that runs on Apify. You can also run it on a schedule, for example every Monday. New to it? Read how it works, step by step and the 8 words you need first.
What it does
Get public written reviews from Google Play. Add an app link or Android package ID. Then choose the review language, Google Play country, sort order, and number of reviews you want.
- review text and score;
- last update time and app version;
- helpful vote count;
- developer reply and reply time, when available;
- the language, Google Play country, and sort order you chose;
- stable review IDs that help you match the same review in later runs.
Who uses it
Product teams
See how scores change after a new version.
Support teams
Check which reviews got a developer reply.
Analysts
Group reviews by app and language.
Price
Pay per event: you pay for each result the tool saves, plus a small start fee for each run. The price includes Apify platform costs. Apify bills you, not us. Prices below are for the Apify free plan.
| What you pay for | Price | When |
|---|---|---|
| Saved review | $0.0001 | One saved unique review in the default dataset |
| Start fee | $0.0035 | Charged once per run. This tool uses 1 GB of memory or less by default; more memory costs more. |
Examples
- One review: about $0.0036.
- 1,000 reviews: about $0.10.
- Every day 100 reviews, for 30 days: about $0.40 a month.
Free to try: the Apify free plan gives you $5 of usage every month, no credit card needed. That is enough for about 48,000 reviews.
Prices checked on 24 October 2026. See the current price on Apify.
Questions
Can I export reviews to Excel?
Yes. Open the dataset and export to CSV, Excel or JSON.
Does the country show where the reviewer lives?
No. It only changes the store view used.
Can I get every old review?
No. You get the set Google Play returns for your settings.
Why is a developer reply empty?
Not every review has a reply.
Can I download the results as CSV or Excel?
Yes. Open the Dataset, click Export results, and choose JSON, CSV, Excel, or another format supported by Apify.
Can I get reviews from a specific reviewer country?
No. Google Play country changes the store view used for the request. It does not tell you where a reviewer lives.
Does the Actor get all old reviews?
No. It gets the current set that Google Play returns for your language and sort order. Google Play does not provide a public total that proves full history.
Where can I see why the Actor stopped?
Open Run report in the Output tab. The exact record name is RUN_SUMMARY.
Details
Step by step on Apify
- Add a Google Play app link or package ID to Apps.
- Choose the review language and sort order.
- Set how many reviews you want.
- Click Start.
- Open Your review results in the Output tab.
- Click Export results to download JSON, CSV, or Excel.
- Google Play can change. Check the run report when an app returns no rows. The required
appIdsfield has a UI prefill, but no API default. An API request with{}is invalid; it never starts a hidden demo.
Use cases
- Product teams: compare
score,textandappVersionafter a release. - Support teams: check
developerReplyand its update time. - Analysts: group exported reviews by app and requested language.
- Data teams: update records by
itemIdwhen review content changes.
Tips for better results
- A run can take up to 20 apps and 5,000 reviews per app.
- Use the item ID to update reviews that change.
- Open the run report to see why a run stopped.
Limits and good to know
Maximum scope is 20 apps, 5,000 reviews per app and 20,000 per run. The source returns pages of up to 150 reviews. The Actor uses one request stream, at most two request starts per second, up to three attempts per request, and at most 2 MiB per reviews response. An attempt timeout covers headers and body. Source work ends within 10 minutes even if the platform timeout is larger. A shorter platform timeout reserves 30 seconds for the run report. The standard 300-second demo keeps source work within the remaining 270 seconds.
- every review from the full history of an app
- reviews from every language or country setting
- a stable relevance order between runs
- that Google Play will always keep the same data source available
- that the app's public review count will match the number of written reviews this Actor can get
Recent updates
Update · 10 October 2026
- Cover response-body reads with the HTTP timeout and reserve time for the run report.
- Preserve normalized input when run resources fail; add RESOURCE_INVALID.
- Refresh vulnerable transitive dependencies; pin basic-ftp security override.
Version 0.1.5 · 2 September 2026
- Published the Actor and Store listing.
- Kept PPE at USD 0.0001 per saved unique review through
apify-default-dataset-item= USD 0.10 per 1,000 saved reviews. - Release evidence records
0.1.5oncandidateandlatest.
Version 0.1.3
- Prepared the Store text, support guide, price recommendation, release checklist, and monitoring plan for owner review.
- Built and checked a private release candidate.
- Confirmed a 10-review example run with direct access and no proxy.
For developers
Sample result
One result from a real test run, in JSON. Real values change from run to run. In Excel or CSV each field is a column.
{
"itemId": "com.google.android.apps.translate:0d19bfba-aa69-408e-8547-674e0572db26",
"reviewId": "0d19bfba-aa69-408e-8547-674e0572db26",
"packageId": "com.google.android.apps.translate",
"score": 5,
"text": "very nicer app",
"lastModifiedAt": "2026-10-08T22:41:54.701Z",
"appVersion": "10.38.67.991942559.4-release",
"developerReply": null,
"reviewer": null,
"requestedLanguage": "en",
"requestedCountry": "US",
"sortMode": "newest",
"observedAt": "2026-10-10T00:50:15.763Z"
}Use it from code
Actor ID: cliqtomedia/google-play-reviews-scraper. You need your Apify API token from Apify Console → Settings → API & Integrations.
from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("cliqtomedia/google-play-reviews-scraper").call(run_input={
"appIds": [
"com.google.android.apps.translate"
],
"language": "en"
})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/cliqtomedia~google-play-reviews-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"appIds": ["com.google.android.apps.translate"], "language": "en"}'# pip install langchain-apify
# set APIFY_TOKEN in your environment
from langchain_apify import ApifyActorsTool
tool = ApifyActorsTool("cliqtomedia/google-play-reviews-scraper")
result = tool.invoke({"run_input": {"appIds": ["com.google.android.apps.translate"], "language": "en"}})
print(result)The cURL call waits for the results, up to 300 seconds. For longer runs, start a run (/runs) and get the results with a webhook or by checking the run. Apify API docs. LlamaIndex, MCP for AI agents and the JavaScript client: AI agents & MCP.
Data fields (17)
| Field | Type |
|---|---|
schemaVersion | string |
itemId | string |
reviewId | string |
packageId | string |
appUrl | string |
requestedLanguage | string |
requestedCountry | string |
sortMode | string |
score | integer |
text | string |
lastModifiedAt | string |
thumbsUpCount | integer |
appVersion | string |
criteria | array |
developerReply | object |
reviewer | object |
observedAt | string |
Input settings (7)
The main fields of the input form. With the API you send them as JSON.
| Setting | Name in the API | Type | Example value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps required | appIds | array | ["com.google.android.apps.translate"] |
| Review language | language | string | "en" |
| Google Play country | country | string | "US" |
| Sort reviews by | sort | string | "newest" |
| Reviews per app | maxReviewsPerApp | integer | 10 |
| Total reviews | maxTotalReviews | integer | 10 |
| Include reviewer details | includeReviewerProfile | boolean | false |
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