Before you can download iPhone apps from App Stor, as you should know, you’ll need to register an iTunes App Store account with a credit card number. For certain reasons, you may not have credit card or you do not want to disclose your credit card information.
So, is there any way to register an iTunes App Store account without credit card?
Definitely. It’s not a mandate to provide your credit card information to register an App Store account. You can follow the step-by-step instruction to setup the account:
1. First, launch iTunes and go to iTunes Store.
2. Next, scroll to the bottom of iTunes Store homepage and select your country.
Note: If your country does not support registration of account without credit card, please try to register it on US app store.
3. Click “App Store” to access the iPhone App Store
4. Next, select any free iPhone application and click “Get App”. Make sure you should only download free application.
5. Once you try to download the free app, iTunes will request you to sign-in. As you do not have any iTunes account, click “Create new account” button to register.
6. Click “Continue” button to proceed.
7. Next, read through the iTunes terms and condition. Agree it and click “Continue”.
8. Follow the instruction to fill in the email address, password, security question and birthday. Then click “Continue”.
9. Okay, here comes to the important part. You’ll be prompted to select the payment method of your iTunes account. Click on “None” checkbox and iTunes will no longer need you to provide the credit card information. Simply fill out your name, address and phone number to continue.
10. Next, iTunes prompts you to verify your account. Click “Done” and check your registered email account. You should get and email from iTunes Store.
11. In your mailbox, you should find an email similar to the following. Click the link and iTunes will prompt you to sign-in with your account name and password.
12. Congratulation! Once you login, you have successfully registered the iTunes account without using credit card.
Note: Please note that you can only download free iPhone applications with the account. If you want to purchase paid apps, you’ll need to register the account with credit card.
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Hi, I cant seem to verify my email when they send me the link for verification. Keep getting errors like they cannot open iTunes and all that. Any help available?
How to download or register to itunes??
@Ashok, you can download iTunes via this link. When you try to download any iPhone application from App Store, you’ll be prompted for registration.
Your apple ID was entered incorrectly! Even tough I type in the correct password and username. Did I do something wrong??
Worked very well!
Thank you@
note: you need to have an post office number
I cant do tis it is hard what the Hell guys suck fuckin bitches
hey
look i get the email and everything but when ever i click the link under the email it takes me to a different itunes page and it doesnt involve verification at all!!!!
please some one help me!!! i want to talk to my friends back in SA i have not spoken to them in ages!!
thanks to any one that can help me
it worked for me too , thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
can you help me.
I followed the guide up to the part where I need to verify mu email.
when I checked my email I didn’t receive any confirmations from the iStore.
what should I do?
thanks!
I have exactly the same problem…The confirmation email does not appear in my inbox.
What should I do? A little help please..!
simon thx you for posting. I’m having problems though with trying to not put my credit card details. I’ve access the Australian version and it has no ‘none’ on the selection list of the credit cards. I accessed the U.S version and still no ‘none’. can you please respond to this. I make Podcast with a friend and can’t download it off itunes.
@Phillip, this method only works for iTunes App Store. I think you’re referring to iTunes store, right? Then this may not work for you.
I did try it but when I reached the credit card step I didn’t fine *None*
and it was the app store not the iTunes store
Hi….
Superb!!! This methods help me alot.
it doesnt work for me…. should it be working only for US area?? i get the email already, but when i follow the link, there is nothing there, just a blank page =(
@hanson, which country are you trying to register? I tested the above procedures on US App Store.
Can I do it from my iPhone???
i cant verify my email ?
thanks so much! helped me a lot.
thank you so much! i was struggling with this. this article really helped a lot thanks a lot again
you rock!
im having the same problem in that i get the verification email with the following:
‘Please click the link below to verify your account, then sign in to the iTunes Store using your new Apple ID and the password you created when you set up your account.’
however clicking on the link takes me to a generic apple/itunes page, with no login option. trying to sign in through itunes tells me i havent verified and sends me back to the above email. tried resending it but no difference.
im living in japan but only have an australian credit card so want to be able to download apps etc to my japanese [bought and connected] iphone3g. which will only let me purchase in japan itunes – is that correct?
Hi, I cant verify my email when they send me the link for verification. Keep getting errors like they cannot open iTunes and all that. Help meeeeeee
just wanted to say mine came through. to begin with nothing i couldnt verify it either [see above post], but i waited about a day and then it worked. so i guess wait a bit longer and try it again.
that’s exactly what i did, but i never read any of those tips. my innocence helped me i guess haha!
i tried it 4 times .. but when i get 2 the payment method .. there is no “none” only the credit cards :S .. what 2 do ??
I followed the guide in my iphone up to the part where I need to verify mu email.
when I checked my email I did receive a confirmations from the iStore but when I try to load, it take a long time and it fail to verify.
what should I do?
thanks!
After you click on the link in your email you will get a security warning for Windows Explorer asking if you want to only deliver the content that is being sent securely…you need to click ‘NO’ on this request box. If you click ‘Yes’ the browser will hang. When you click ‘No’ if fires up iTunes and gets you to log in.
Hi there,
i have spent 11hours in last two nights trying to register. none of the help worked for me until i found your very easy, step by step guide. and it worked perfectly fine for me.
all the best. would be grateful if you could please acknoledge my comment.
god bless you.
take care
bye.
Thanks a LOT! I didnt see the NONE option the first time I tried to register lol
=D
im trying to register for itunes and not getting anywhere pls assit.
hi i cant get registered to itunes pls assit me?
@Jose, the procedures mentioned here is iTunes App Store in U.S. So, you’ll need to select the U.S. App Store to go through the registration.
FINALLY!!! EUREKA!!! I figured it out. I was having the same problem as most. When I got the verification email I would click on link and the page would just freeze or “hang”. It had to do with the parental controls, at least for AOL. I was setting this up for my child and made him an email account. It occured to me to change the settings to general, 18 and over. Worked in just a few seconds! Hope this helps. My son was mad he could not get apps and I was even more mad for having to hear about it. Apple was ZERO help by the way. I called help desk, they could not even “understand” my problem and of course gave me an email to write to. I am still waiting to hear back. Funny how easy it is for them to take your money.
Unfortunately, I don’t get a “None” option, only the credit cards and paypal.
See here’s the problem. There is no “None” field button in the payments page. You HAVE to have a valid card to use the service with an American address. Otherwise, you’re hooped.
@Chris, did you select US App Store?
I tryed in my country, and in US but none works. There are no “none”!!! does it work for you??? then you maybe can enter a account for me?
Hey, i can chose the “none” thing in oayment methods. Plz help!
Issue:
There is no “none” option
Solution:
1. Click “Appstore” from main page
2. Select your free application
3. Click “Free” and “Install”
4. On the registration screen, there should be selection “none”
Good luck.
Hello this is awsome
Just to add some more notes:
- If you registered yourself in a different country and want to re-register in the USA. You will have to log out and “create a new account” to change country. During the initial few steps, it will prompt you an option “to change billing address” whihc in essence is your country. Use that option and change the country before clicking on Cancel to execute the steps above.
- Once the above is done, you can then follow the steps. Pay close attention to Step 4. It was not very obvious in my iTunes but you had to click on the combo box to set off the installation and registration screen! The combo box was not written as “Get Apps” but rather “Free Apps”. Also do not click on the down arrow button next to the combo box as it does not contain the installation command. Click on the entire combo box!
Great tip Simon. Thanks a lot! Nice blog by the way.
@Xsassin, thanks for your note! That’s a great tip.
Thanks for the help, i followed the instructions and all worked well ane the app appeared in the application page,
however will not sinc with phone ??
YOU ARE DEFINITELY A BIG HELP TO ME… YEAH IT WORKS WELL AND I RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM ITUNE.. MORE POWER MATE.. I OWE YOU ONE
worked as told !!! great . . thank you so much dude .
does this work with version 1.0.2. for ipod nano 5g
it works how do you now who told you
Here is an offcial way of creating the account without credit card. This is a Apple Tech Support article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2534
the procedure for the “none” payment option to get US free apps does not work. even if it works, it is helpful only for free apps, rather than paid one. when i enter a CND credit card (any card), the system does not accept it as valid US card.
Does it work on itouch?
@Antzar7,
Yes. It works for both iPhone and iPod touch.
If you are outside the US but want to register with a working US address, zip code and phone number try this site http://www.fakenamegenerator.com/ It’s 100% free and I can verify it works. Thank you Simon.
@MrMBerman
this is great. there is only one thing missing: 3-DIGIT SECURITY CODE. without that you cannot go next step.