How to get a refund for iTunes or App Store purchases

If you experience a problem with music, movies, TV shows, books, or apps you purchase from iTunes or the App Store, you can request a refund directly from Apple. You'll need to have a valid reason for the request—it's not meant to be a way to get free trials or short-term use— but if you buy something by accident, buy the wrong thing, or get the wrong thing, or don't get anything, it's how you get your money back.

How to get a refund using your iPhone or iPad

Apple hasn't built any links to problem reporting into the iTunes Store or App Store apps, so you're stuck using the web on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad as well. If it's more convenient, you can go directly to problem reporting via your email receipt.

1. Launch Mail from your Home screen (or your preferred email app of choice).
2. Search for "Your receipt from Apple" if it's not immediately visible.
3. Tap on the receipt for the purchase your want refunded. (Unless you remember the date, there's no way to tell which receipt is which unless you tap it to open it, so you might end up tapping a lot...)
4. Tap Report a Problem next to the purchase you want to report. You will be redirected to Apple's problem reports page.

5. Enter your Apple ID and password when prompted.

   

6. Tap Choose Problem and select a problem from the menu.

7. Follow the prompt to either submit the problem, visit iTunes Store support, or contact the app developer directly.

   

You should hear back from Apple within a few days to a week with whether your request for a refund is approved.

How to get a refund using the web

If you're not at your computer, or simply prefer to sidestep iTunes, you can still request a refund using any web browser.

1. Go to Apple's problem reports page.
2. Log in with your Apple ID user name (typically your email address) and password.

3. Select the appropriate tab—all, music, movies, TV shows, apps, or books.

   

4. Select Report a Problem to the right of the purchase you want a refund for.
5. Click on Choose Problem and select your problem from the menu.

6. Follow the prompt to either submit the problem, visit iTunes Store support, or contact the app developer directly.

   

You should hear back from Apple within a few days to a week with whether your request for a refund is approved.

How to get a refund using iTunes on Mac or Windows

You can also try to get a refund by visiting your iTunes account in iTunes on Mac or PC.

Note: On macOS Catalina, these steps are all the same, except that you go through the Music app, as iTunes itself is gone.

1. Launch iTunes on either your Mac or Windows PC.
2. Click on Account in the menu bar.

3. Click on View Account.

   

4. Type in your Apple ID and password when prompted.

5. Click on See All under your Purchase History.

   

6. If you don't see the app you want, you'll need to choose your date range from the drop-downs under Purchase History.

   

7. Click More next to the app for which you want a refund.

8. Click Report a Problem when it appears below the app name. You'll be taken to a webpage in your browser of choice.

   

9. Select Request a refund under the 'What can we help you with?' drop-down menu.

10. Click a reason in the second drop-down menu such as 'I did not mean to buy this' or 'My purchase did not work as expected.'

    

11. Click Next.

12. Click the circle next to the piece of content you want to return.

    

13. Click Submit.

    

You should hear back from Apple within a few days to a week with whether your request for a refund is approved.

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