In ashbaldry/appler: 'Apple App Store' and 'iTunes' Data Extraction

appler

The goal of appler is to be able to pull information from the Apple iTunes and App Stores.

Installation

devtools::install_github("ashbaldry/appler")

Functionality

library(appler)

search_apple

A simple search tool that returns Apple items that are related to the search term.

search_results <- search_apple("GitHub", "gb")
dim(search_results)
names(search_results)

lookup_apple

Using the ID of an Apple item (found in the URL) returns basic information about the selected item.

lookup_results <- lookup_apple(1477376905, "gb")
dim(lookup_results)
names(lookup_results)

get_apple_rating_split

The API only extracts the average review, so this scrapes the app page for the split of 1 :star: to 5 :star: ratings.

ratings <- get_apple_rating_split(1477376905, "gb")
ratings

get_apple_reviews

Pulls the most recent reviews for a selected app.

reviews <- get_apple_reviews(1477376905, "gb")
head(reviews)

get_apple_chart_postion

Checks whether the app is within any category chart and returns the position and category

chart_pos <- get_apple_chart_postion(1477376905, "gb")
chart_pos

NB All ratings and reviews are country specific.

ashbaldry/appler documentation built on July 2, 2023, 4:07 p.m.