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$25 balance I can’t use ?

I purchased a $25 everything apple gift card.. how come I can’t spend it on my app games?

Posted on May 25, 2022 11:08 PM

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Posted on May 26, 2022 5:43 PM

Hi Jbrads761,

 Welcome to the Apple community where some of us do our best to help each other.


Seems there are a few different apple gift cards.

To find out which one you have, and what you can do with it, 

Apple has support pages (links below) :


What type of gift card do I have? – Apple Support


See the article below for checking what payment methods you can use in your country or region:

Payment methods that you can use with your Apple ID – Apple Support


And

If your card works with your Apple ID:

What you can buy with your Apple Gift Card or Apple ID balance – Apple Support


Or

How to add money to your Apple ID balance

Add money to your Apple ID balance - Apple Support


And

If you have yet to redeem the gift card:

How to redeem your Apple Gift Card or App Store & iTunes gift card - Apple Support


Alert, if needed:

Wondering where you purchased the Apple Gift Card, as unfortunately there seem to be scams:

About Gift Card Scams - Official Apple Support


Hope this helps :-)

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May 26, 2022 5:43 PM in response to Jbrads761

Hi Jbrads761,

 Welcome to the Apple community where some of us do our best to help each other.


Seems there are a few different apple gift cards.

To find out which one you have, and what you can do with it, 

Apple has support pages (links below) :


What type of gift card do I have? – Apple Support


See the article below for checking what payment methods you can use in your country or region:

Payment methods that you can use with your Apple ID – Apple Support


And

If your card works with your Apple ID:

What you can buy with your Apple Gift Card or Apple ID balance – Apple Support


Or

How to add money to your Apple ID balance

Add money to your Apple ID balance - Apple Support


And

If you have yet to redeem the gift card:

How to redeem your Apple Gift Card or App Store & iTunes gift card - Apple Support


Alert, if needed:

Wondering where you purchased the Apple Gift Card, as unfortunately there seem to be scams:

About Gift Card Scams - Official Apple Support


Hope this helps :-)

$25 balance I can’t use ?

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