I wonder how could we get the rankings for apps from app store, for example on AppAnnie, there is a dashboard showing top apps in different categories.
Is there any apis to achieve this? Or we need to pay Apple to access such data?
1 Answer
App Annie doesn't get all its data from the App Store. According to recent stories about their funding rounds, they have hundreds of different sources of data, including:
- App Store reviews
- social media posts
- site scraping
- VPN applications
- marketers
- app developers and publishers
- mobile advertisers and traffic managers
App Annie doesn't publicly disclose how it gets all its data. This story states:
App Annie collects the data largely by distributing high-quality free apps, such as VPN software; it’s one of the most-downloaded such apps in the U.S. Each is free but asks for the right to collect data on apps, usage, and other behavior. Combine enough of these and you eventually get massive reach.
Developers allow the company to access their Google and Apple App Store analytic accounts in return for limited access to their data. This allows them, and similar companies, to know and compare download and usage stats.
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1WOW, I'm totally blown away by such an authentic answer, great job @fsb!!!– avocadoCommented Jul 28, 2020 at 13:46
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So looks like for ordinary solo developer, it's hard to get such details about apps though.– avocadoCommented Jul 28, 2020 at 13:46
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@avocado From Apple, yes; from other sources, not really. I have a free App Annie account and I get a lot of info. To me, that's better because they have more places to pull info from than just the App Store.– fsbCommented Jul 28, 2020 at 16:02