For all lovers of the Cupertino company, one of the best gifts you can surely give them is an Apple product, an app or anything that is related to the brand. However, in many cases it is difficult to accept with the product itself. Therefore, one of the best options for which you can choose to give something with the seal of the apple and not fail is to do it through an Apple gift card. In this post we explain everything you need to know about Apple gift cards.
What are Apple gift cards and what are they for?
Apple gift cards are really the best way to give something from Apple but giving the person interested the possibility to really choose what they want with the budget that you have set. It is a series of cards of different economic value that you can buy to give to another person, who can exchange this card in different products, applications, songs, ringtones depending on the economic value of the card.
These cards have usually been used mainly to buy applications in the App Store, but they can also be used depending on the type of card to purchase company products. As we have discussed previously, it is a fantastic way to gift something from Apple to a person. It is also a very convenient way for members of an Apple family to acquire applications or make purchases within them without having to be the family organizer to which the payments are charged to their card. In this way, any member of the family can purchase gift cards from the App Store or iTunes and use their balance for it without using the family organizer as an intermediary for payment.
These are the types of Apple gift cards that exist
The range of Apple gift cards is larger than we might think, in fact, there are up to 4 different types of cards that are obviously intended for different uses and audiences. In addition, each type of card can be purchased with different amounts of money inside. Here we show you what they are and what they are for each of the 4 models of Apple gift cards that exist.
Apple gift card
These types of cards have the peculiarity that they are only available in the United States. It differs from the rest because it has an Apple logo on a white background on the side of the card, this logo has different designs. With them you can buy practically anything, from products or accessories, to applications, games, music, movies, series or storage space in iCloud. However, as we have mentioned, unfortunately this type of card is only available in the United States.
Apple Store gift cards
Apple Store gift cards are easily identifiable, since their aesthetic is very particular. They have a solid gray, white, silver or gold color on the front and then the following information can be found on the back.
- Link that redirects you to the website where you can check the balance of the card.
- A text in which you are told that this card can only be used in the Apple Online Store or in the App Store.
- A phone number that you can call if you need help with any aspect related to the card or the use of its economic value.
These gift cards can be used in practically any country or region both in the Apple Store and on apple.com, however, in Germany, France, Singapore and Switzerland these types of cards can only be used in the Apple Store stores and not in the Web.
App Store and iTunes gift card
Aesthetically they are very easily identifiable cards since most of them are blue and have a drawing on the front. On the other hand, on the back you can find information related to the card, it is the following.
- A 16-digit redemption code that begins with X.
- Text indicating that the card can be used for apps, games, music, movies, series, books, and iCloud.
In addition, these types of cards can also be received by email, which will indicate that you can redeem the card in the App Store and iTunes Store. This card would be, perhaps, the most appropriate to make those purchases in the App Store as a family without having to always pay the family organizer and thus, each member of the family, can have independence when making this type Shopping.
Old gift cards
Finally we have to talk about the old Apple gift cards. The fact that it is old does not mean that it has lost its value, that is, if you have a card of this type you can continue using it without any problem, for this, you just have to follow the steps indicated on the back of the card itself . Some examples of these cards are Apple Music gift cards or iTunes Store gift card.
So you can buy them
Buying an Apple gift card is really simple, regardless of the type of card you want to purchase, you can do it directly from Apple’s own website where you can get, depending on where you live, two or three types of cards. As we have mentioned before, the Apple gift card is only available in the United States, so if you live in a place that is not within the United States, such as Spain, for example, you can only purchase the App gift card Store & iTunes or / and the Apple Store Gift Card. Another way to acquire these cards is by going to a physical store, that is, to an Apple Store.
How to use them?
The way to redeem these cards is very simple. First of all, what you have to do is make sure what is the amount of money that the card has, and based on that, ask yourself what you want to buy with that money. Obviously, depending on the type of card, as we have explained previously, you can purchase one type of product or another.
Redeem your gift card in the App Store
The steps to be able to redeem an App Store gift card are very simple. First of all, we show you the steps to follow on both the iPhone and the iPad.
- Open the App Store app.
- Click on your username.
- Click on Redeem code or gift card.
- Enter your card details to be able to use it.
On the Mac the steps are very similar, we will explain them below.
- Open the App Store app.
- Click on your Apple ID.
- Click Redeem gift card.
- Enter your Apple ID.
- Enter the details of your gift card.
In this simple way you can use your Apple gift cards, you would only have to, when going to make any purchase, put the balance of your Apple ID as a payment method and that’s it.
Are there any limitations with these cards?
One of the most outstanding points of these cards is that they do not have an expiration date, that is, the user can make use of them at any time he wants, however, if the Cupertino company itself reserves the right to be able to change at any given time the type of purchases and the valid stores where you can redeem these cards, that is, always giving sufficient notice.