Crawl data on the app store

Question

Does anyone know how AppShopper.com crawl the data on the Apple's app store? Do we have to simulate a browser using automated testing like Watir? Is this the only way to collect the data (e.g., download statistics, price)?

Answer 1

Crawling is not the best method. There is a partner feed program, which is absolutely free to join. can give you required data. Read the FAQ