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iOS App Store Competitor Research

iOS App Store竞品研究

Extract comprehensive app data and screenshots from Apple App Store listings for competitive analysis.

从苹果App Store列表中提取全面的应用数据和截图，用于竞品分析。

Workflow

工作流程

Get the App Store URL from the user
Run the scraper script to fetch data and download screenshots
Review the generated outputs with the user

获取用户提供的App Store链接
运行爬虫脚本以获取数据并下载截图
与用户一起审阅生成的输出结果

Usage

使用方法

Run the scraper with an App Store URL:

bash

python3 scripts/scrape_app_store.py "<app_store_url>" "<output_directory>"

Example:

bash

python3 scripts/scrape_app_store.py "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/slack/id618783545" ./competitor-analysis/slack

通过App Store链接运行爬虫：

bash

python3 scripts/scrape_app_store.py "<app_store_url>" "<output_directory>"

示例：

bash

python3 scripts/scrape_app_store.py "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/slack/id618783545" ./competitor-analysis/slack

Output

输出

The script generates in the output directory:

output_dir/
├── {app-slug}.json      # Full structured data
├── {app-slug}.md        # Formatted report
├── icon.png             # App icon
└── screenshots/
    ├── screenshot_01.png
    ├── screenshot_02.png
    └── ...

脚本会在输出目录中生成以下内容：

output_dir/
├── {app-slug}.json      # 完整的结构化数据
├── {app-slug}.md        # 格式化报告
├── icon.png             # 应用图标
└── screenshots/
    ├── screenshot_01.png
    ├── screenshot_02.png
    └── ...

Data Extracted

提取的数据

Field	Description
title	App name
subtitle	App tagline
description	Full app description
rating	Average star rating (1-5)
rating_count	Number of ratings
category	Primary category
genres	All categories
price	Price or "Free"
developer	Developer name
version	Current version
size_bytes	App size
age_rating	Content rating (4+, 12+, 17+)
minimum_os_version	Required iOS version
release_notes	What's New text
languages	Supported languages
screenshots	All screenshot URLs
bundle_id	App bundle identifier

字段	描述
title	应用名称
subtitle	应用标语
description	完整应用描述
rating	平均星级评分（1-5）
rating_count	评分数量
category	主分类
genres	所有分类
price	价格或“免费”
developer	开发者名称
version	当前版本
size_bytes	应用大小
age_rating	内容分级（4+、12+、17+）
minimum_os_version	所需iOS版本
release_notes	“新功能”文本
languages	支持的语言
screenshots	所有截图链接
bundle_id	应用Bundle标识符

Multiple Apps

多应用处理

To research several competitors, run the script for each app:

bash

python3 scripts/scrape_app_store.py "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/competitor-a/id123" ./research/competitor-a
python3 scripts/scrape_app_store.py "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/competitor-b/id456" ./research/competitor-b

若要研究多个竞品，可为每个应用分别运行脚本：

bash

python3 scripts/scrape_app_store.py "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/competitor-a/id123" ./research/competitor-a
python3 scripts/scrape_app_store.py "https://apps.apple.com/us/app/competitor-b/id456" ./research/competitor-b

Notes

注意事项

The script uses the iTunes Lookup API as the primary data source (most reliable)
Screenshots are downloaded at the highest available resolution
Both iPhone and iPad screenshots are captured when available
Output directory is created if it doesn't exist

脚本以iTunes Lookup API作为主要数据源（最可靠）
截图会以最高可用分辨率下载
若有iPhone和iPad截图，会一并捕获
若输出目录不存在，会自动创建