PHP – Retrieving app ratings from Google Play and App Store by means of parsing

For my website dedicated to promotion of less known mobile games I needed to periodically check the ratings and number of reviews of the submitted apps. When there are 10 games total it can be done manually, but what if the site gets more popular and  10 games turns to 100?

I didn’t want to spend the whole evening checking whether the games still meet the site requirements.

Please continue reading to find out how it can be done automatically by means of parsing. Unfortunately Windows Phone store has protections that prevent this method from working without additional workarounds.