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Proxies for Google Play & App Store

ASO teams and app publishers track where apps rank for keywords, which apps lead the top charts, and how ratings and prices differ by country. Both stores are national: what ranks in the US says little about Brazil or Japan. Official consoles cover your own apps, and proxies give you the public, country-by-country view.

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What is different about Google Play & App Store

How Google Play & App Store localises, limits and checks traffic, and what that means for your setup.

Google Play: gl and hl

Google Play web pages take gl (country) and hl (language) parameters and also read the IP. Match gl to the proxy country.

Apple: storefront follows the account

In the App Store app, the storefront is tied to the Apple ID's country, not the IP. On the web, apps.apple.com pages carry a country code in the URL, such as /us/ or /jp/.

Official data first

App Store Connect and Google Play Console report your own apps' impressions, conversion, ratings and reviews. For public lookups, Apple's iTunes Search API returns app details by country.

Fast requests get limited

Both stores slow or block rapid repeated requests, and the iTunes Search API is rate-limited. Spread checks out and cache what doesn't change.

Which proxy fits Google Play & App Store?

Our recommendation for Google Play & App Store, and when the second option is the better choice.

Rotating Residential Proxies

Best fit

Store search, charts and listings are per country. Rotating residential proxies in 190+ countries put each web check in the right storefront, with a new IP per query.

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Residential IPs in 190+ countries with country, state and city targeting. Rotate on every request or hold a sticky session for up to 90 minutes; GB never expire.

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Mobile Proxies

Also works

For QA on a test phone, mobile proxies in 150+ countries give the device a carrier IP in the target country. On the App Store the Apple ID's country still decides the storefront, so this suits Google Play and web checks best.

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4G/5G IPs on mobile carrier networks in 150+ countries, rotating or sticky, for traffic that should look like a phone.

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What teams use Google Play & App Store proxies for

  • Track keyword rankings for your apps per country
  • Monitor top charts and featured placements by market
  • Compare ratings, review counts and prices across countries
  • Check your listing's localised text and screenshots in each store
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How to set up proxies for Google Play & App Store

Every CleanProxies proxy connects over HTTP(S) with the credentials in your dashboard; ISP and ISP subnet proxies also run SOCKS5. Test them with the free proxy checker and convert lists with the proxy list formatter.

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    List apps, keywords and countries

    Decide which apps and keywords you track and in which storefronts.

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    Pull official data

    Export your own metrics from the consoles and use the iTunes Search API for public metadata.

  3. 3

    Target each storefront

    Use a residential IP in the country, with gl and hl on Google Play or the country code in the apps.apple.com URL.

  4. 4

    Store with country and date

    Save ranks, chart positions, ratings and prices with storefront and date so trends stay clear.

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Best practices to avoid blocks on Google Play & App Store

Respect Google Play & App Store's terms and the law

Apple's and Google's developer terms forbid manipulating rankings, ratings and reviews, including fake or incentivised installs and reviews. Use proxies for public ranking and listing checks, and the official consoles and APIs for your own app data. CleanProxies customers must follow our Terms of Service and the laws that apply to them; this page is general guidance, not legal advice.

Google Play & App Store checklist
  • Keep IP country, gl/hl and URL country code in agreement.
  • Check rankings and charts daily rather than hourly.
  • Never post, buy or trade reviews or ratings.
  • Never use installs or downloads to influence rankings.
  • Leave reviewers' personal details out of your datasets.

Google Play & App Store proxy guides

Setup guides and best practices from the CleanProxies blog.

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Google Play & App Store proxy FAQs

Straight answers about running proxies on Google Play & App Store.

No. The App Store storefront follows your Apple ID's country, which also needs a payment method from that country. Proxies help with web checks of public store pages.

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