app-store-scraper-reliable — App Store reviews in Python (maintained app-store-scraper alternative)

app-store-scraper has not been updated since 2020. On a recent Python it fails right at import (No module named 'urllib3.packages.six.moves'), and its review endpoint needs a token Apple no longer exposes.

app-store-scraper-reliable keeps the same class and method. Change one import:

# before
from app_store_scraper import AppStore
# after
from app_store_scraper_reliable import AppStore

slack = AppStore(country='us', app_name='slack', app_id=618783545)
slack.review(how_many=200)

print(slack.reviews_count)
print(slack.reviews[0])
# {'date': datetime(...), 'review': '...', 'rating': 5, 'isEdited': False, 'title': '...', 'userName': '...', 'version': '...', 'id': '...'}

pip install app-store-scraper-reliable

What's different

Apple's feed exposes at most 500 reviews per country (newest first). isEdited is always False and developerResponse is not available from this feed.

Reliable backend

app = AppStore('us', 'candy-crush-saga', 553834731, apify_token='YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN')   # automatic fallback
app = AppStore('us', 'candy-crush-saga', 553834731, backend='apify', apify_token='...')  # always
# or set the APIFY_TOKEN environment variable

Routes the same review() call through the App Store & Google Play Reviews scraper on Apify (rotating IPs, many retries): $0.10 per 1,000 reviews, free monthly credits on Apify. It can also write an AI summary of complaints and feature requests.

Disclosure: I built both this package and the Apify scraper. Everything works without an account; the reliable backend is optional.

License

MIT. Keeps the public interface of app-store-scraper (MIT, © Eric Lim). Independent project, not affiliated with Apple.