Apple Gift Cards Can Be Used In Different Ways, Let’s Explore Them One By One
Apple Gift cards are quite useful for many things. Aside from giving them as gifts, they are useful for those who don’t own a credit card & want to enjoy paid apps & subscriptions on Apple platforms. They can be used for buying Apple hardware. Sometimes, they can be bought a discount, which translates to discounted apps & services. So, in this article, I am going to list all the uses for Apple gift cards. To help keep things accurate, I used the official page on Apple’s website as a reference.
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List Of What You Can Buy Using Apple Gift Cards
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- Buy products and accessories at Apple.com, an Apple Store, or in the Apple Store app, including Apple hardware. This only applies in the countries where Apple gift cards are available. You can redeem the card, and the amount will be added to your account balance.
- Buy apps, games, or in-app purchases from the App Store
- Buy digital goods like music, movies, and more from the iTunes Store, Apple TV app, or Apple Books.
- Use it to pay for subscriptions like Apple Music, Apple Arcade, and Apple TV. Or pay for subscriptions to apps from the App Store.
- Subscribe to iCloud+, Apple’s premium cloud subscription (you may need to have a credit card on account for future payment).
- Buying Apple hardware, with the ability to pay the remaining cost using a credit card or another payment method.
List Of What Apple Gift Cards Can’t Be Used For
- You can send your Apple account balance as a gift. Once it’s redeemed, it’s over.
- For some subscriptions, like AppleCare+, you need to have another payment method like a credit card. Your Apple Account balance would cover an entire charge; your recurring charge will be pulled from your Apple Account balance (only valid in certain countries).
- Some subscriptions might not be charged to your Apple Account balance.
- If you use Family Sharing, only you can use your Apple account balance. Your family members can’t use it.
- If you use Family Sharing, your family members can’t spend your Apple Account balance. Funds that you add to your Apple Account balance are available only to you. You can learn how apps, content, and subscriptions from Apple are billed here.
- Buy another gift card with it. I mean, what’s the point of that?
And Finally
I hope I managed to list all the uses possible for Apple Gift Cards. If there are any missing uses, feel free to let me know in the comments or via social media. I will see you in another Tech Fairy article. Check out the mobile apps I developed, which I hope you find useful & interesting.
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What you can buy with your Apple Gift Card or Apple Account balance