Have you been good in 2023? Surely yes, and there is no greater gift for a true Apple fan than a gift card from the company they are so passionate about to purchase a product or considerably reduce the price of the product you want. Therefore, in this post, we are going to see how can we use an Apple gift card.
Apple Gift Cards
In 2020, Apple launched the universal gift card. When you redeem this type of tag, the “Apple Account Balance” option is added linked to your ID and can be redeemed whenever you want, either in the Apple Store, App Store or iTunes Store. Apple gift cards are not only used to purchase products, but you can also purchase different subscription plans such as Apple TV+, Apple Music or Apple One. In other words, thanks to them you can access the entire Apple universe.
Next, let's see how we can use the cards both physically and digitally on iPhone, Mac and iPad.
- Open the App Store app and in the top right corner, tap your profile icon. Next, select Redeem, gift card or code.
- Then, you can add your gift card manually or with the iPhone and iPad camera. You can also use the Redeem link at the top of the Apple Gift Cards website.
For purchases at the Apple Store, you can use gift cards in the Apple Store app, on the Apple website, or in person. The process through a digital format is as follows.
- Select the product or service you want to purchase from Apple.
- Next, tap the Redeem link in your email to use it on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
- The value will then be automatically added to your Apple account balance and the money you have available to purchase or reduce the price of a product or service.
- Finally, click buy online to use it immediately.
In conclusion, if you want send an Apple gift card, you can do so from Apple's new gift card website. To do this, just click “Buy” in the upper right corner or From iPhone < App Store < profile < send gift cards by email.
You can too add funds to your Apple account balance. To do this, you have to click on the App Store < tap your profile icon (top right) < add money to the account.
How to check your Apple account balance?
We can also know the money you have available in your account on major Apple devices. Let's see it below:
- From iPhone and iPad: You can view your balance at any time by heading to the Settings app > tap your name > Payment & Shipping > Apple Account.
- From your Mac: In the Mac App Store, click on your profile in the lower left corner. Next, click View Information and enter your password. Immediately afterwards, the Apple account jump appears.
In this way, we can know the money we have in our account thanks to Apple gift cards and how many accessories we can buy thanks to them.