Apple Podcasts / iTunes Scraper vs a Store episode scraper

This is a short Store-facts comparison, not a ranking of quality. Both Actors are public community listings. Neither is affiliated with or endorsed by Apple. Result PPE is the same published $2.50 per 1,000. Differentiation is official Apple/iTunes endpoints, charts, and watchlist — not price.

Try Input: search + limit 3 ≈ $0.0125 total (incl. Start $0.005). From $2.50/1k. No API key. CSV/JSON.

Try the cheapest first paid Apple Podcasts / iTunes search on Apify Input

Public Store facts for the query “apple podcast”

An Apify Store search for apple podcast currently lists these two Actors first and second:

logiover/apple-podcasts-episode-scraper taroyamada/apple-podcast-scraper
Store search rank for “apple podcast” #1 #2
Monthly users (Store card) ~15 5
Published result PPE $0.0025 ($2.50 / 1,000) $0.0025 ($2.50 / 1,000)
Live Store title Apple Podcasts Scraper — Episodes, Audio URLs & RSS Data Apple Podcasts Scraper: Search, Charts, Episodes & Watchlists
Job on the Store card / README Episodes, audio URLs, and RSS archives Official Apple/iTunes endpoints; no proxy; search + charts + watchlist

Rank here is Store search order for that query, not Apple Podcasts chart rank. Monthly-user counts come from the public Store cards. Result PPE is the published per-item event: $0.0025 × 1,000 = $2.50 on both listings.

Different jobs, not a price clone

The episode-scraper listing is built around episode archives and audio file URLs. Apple Podcasts / iTunes Scraper is built around directory discovery and recurring show checks:

Use the episode scraper when the deliverable is episode-level audio URLs or a full RSS archive. Use this iTunes scraper when the deliverable is matching shows, a chart snapshot, or a watchlist of collectionId values. For a known show’s complete published catalog, a public RSS feed remains the direct source.

Which Actor ranks first for apple podcast on the Apify Store?

A Store search for apple podcast lists logiover/apple-podcasts-episode-scraper first, with about 15 monthly users. taroyamada/apple-podcast-scraper is second, with 5 monthly users. Rank here means Store search order for that query, not Apple Podcasts chart rank.

How do the public Store prices compare?

Both listings publish a $0.0025 result event ($2.50 per 1,000 results). Apple Podcasts / iTunes Scraper also charges Actor Start at $0.005. Differentiation is the job: iTunes search, charts, and watchlist versus episode archives — not result PPE.

How do the jobs differ?

The logiover listing is an episode-oriented scraper: episodes, audio URLs, and RSS archives. Apple Podcasts / iTunes Scraper is search, chart snapshots, and collection-ID watchlists on official Apple/iTunes endpoints, with no proxy required.

When is the iTunes scraper the better fit?

When the job is Apple directory discovery (searchTerm), official chart snapshots (chartRequests), or a watchlist of known collection IDs (lookupIds). Start with the cheapest first paid run: searchTerm technology, country us, limit 3, includeEpisodes false. See the cheapest Apple Podcasts first paid run.

{
  "searchTerm": "technology",
  "country": "us",
  "limit": 3,
  "includeEpisodes": false
}

If that run writes 3 result rows and charges one Actor Start event, the estimate is $0.005 + (3 × $0.0025) = $0.0125. Same PPE as the Store card. Do not set maxEpisodesPerShow; it is not in this Actor’s live schema.

Does this comparison recommend changing prices?

No. Both listings publish result $2.50 per 1,000. Apple Podcasts / iTunes Scraper also charges Actor Start at $0.005. The episode-scraper listing is a different job (episodes, audio URLs, RSS archives), not a price clone.

How to run the iTunes scraper

  1. Open Apple Podcasts / iTunes Scraper Input on Apify.
  2. Paste the first-run JSON above. Leave includeEpisodes false.
  3. Review the default dataset, then raise limit or add chartRequests / lookupIds.

From $2.50 per 1,000 results ($0.0025 per result; Actor Start $0.005)

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