# fetcher.sh App Store Similar Apps

> fetcher.sh App Store Similar Apps is a paid API for AI agents from fetcher.sh, paid per call via x402, $0.003/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).

Returns a list of similar/related apps to a given App Store app by its app ID

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://fetcher.sh/api/appstore/apps/%7BappId%7D/similar
- Price: $0.003/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-15
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/fetcher-sh-app-store-similar-apps-1eb3c1ea
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_FG9M7gb5SGzrn1EM6JNI9

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability fetcher-sh-app-store-similar-apps-1eb3c1ea
```

Example prompt: Can you find apps that are similar to the App Store app with ID 389801252 — I want to see what alternatives or related apps Apple recommends?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to programmatically discover apps that Apple recommends as similar to a known app, without scraping the App Store yourself or managing OAuth/accounts. Ideal for competitive intelligence, app recommendation engines, or market research in AI agent workflows where per-call USDC micropayments are preferable to subscriptions.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or non-existent appId returns an error or empty result
- App has no similar apps listed on the App Store
- Payment failure if USDC balance is insufficient
- Rate limiting or temporary unavailability of the underlying App Store data
- Stale data if Apple has recently changed its recommendations

## How this service works

fetcher.sh is an x402 web-data and scraping API: 111 endpoints for Twitter/X, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, Google, App Store, and Yelp — paid per call in USDC on Base, Polygon, Arbitrum, Monad or Solana, or with prepaid credits. Built for AI agents: no accounts, no OAuth, no subscriptions.

## Output

A list of apps that Apple's App Store considers similar to the queried app, typically including app names, IDs, icons, ratings, categories, and other metadata useful for competitive analysis or recommendation features.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "properties": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/fetcher-sh-app-store-similar-apps-1eb3c1ea/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from fetcher.sh](https://www.zero.xyz/host/fetcher.sh/llms.txt)