Registering as an apple developer

What You Need To Enroll

Enrolling as an Individual

If you are an individual or sole proprietor/single person business, get started by signing in with your Apple ID with two-factor authentication turned on. You’ll need to provide basic personal information, including your legal name and address.

Enrolling as an Organization

If you’re enrolling your organization, you’ll need an Apple ID with two-factor authentication turned on, as well as the following to get started:

A D-U-N-S ® Number

Your organization must have a D-U-N-S Number so that we can verify your organization’s identity and legal entity status. These unique nine-digit numbers are assigned by Dun & Bradstreet and are widely used as standard business identifiers. You can check to see if your organization already has a D-U-N-S Number and request one if necessary. They are free in most jurisdictions. Learn more

Legal Entity Status

Your organization must be a legal entity so that it can enter into contracts with Apple. We do not accept DBAs, fictitious businesses, trade names, or branches.

Legal Binding Authority

As the person enrolling your organization in the Apple Developer Program, you must have the legal authority to bind your organization to legal agreements. You must be the organization’s owner/founder, executive team member, senior project lead, or an employee with legal authority granted to you by a senior employee.

A Website

Your organization’s website must be publicly available and the domain name must be associated with your organization.

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From Code to Customer

Join the Apple Developer Program to reach customers around the world on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and iMessage. Membership includes all the tools, resources, and support you need to develop and distribute apps, including access to beta software, app services, testing tools, app analytics, and more.

Get the latest betas.

The incredibly rapid adoption rate of new software by Apple customers means you’ll want to integrate the latest innovative Apple technologies into your apps quickly, so they’ll seamlessly integrate with the latest advances in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS as soon as they’re released. You’ll always be ready for what’s coming next as you create your most innovative apps ever.

Access comprehensive services.

Leverage Apple’s tightly integrated hardware, software, services, and capabilities to create useful and engaging experiences. Allow your users to subscribe to special content, experience your app in new ways using augmented reality, create intelligent features with on-device machine learning, and quickly purchase items within your app with Apple Pay, sign in to your app and website with their Apple ID, get things done with just their voice using Siri, and much more.

Test your apps.

Collect valuable feedback before releasing your apps and App Clips. With TestFlight, you can invite up to 10,000 external users to try out your beta builds using just their email address or by sharing a public link.

Distribute apps worldwide.

The App Store makes it easy for users in 175 regions to discover and download your apps, games, and extensions across Apple platforms. Apple handles worldwide payment processing, offers unlimited hosting and bandwidth — even for free apps, verifies user accounts, and much more to empower you to scale your app distribution. With Apple Business Manager and Apple School Manager, you can offer your app in volume or custom apps only to organizations you specify. You can even choose to distribute your Mac apps outside the Mac App Store using your Developer ID certificate and Apple’s notarization process, which reassures users that you’re a trusted developer.

Dive deep into analytics.

Measure user engagement, marketing campaign performance, and monetization with App Store Connect, which includes information you won’t find anywhere else and requires no technical implementation.

Get help from Apple experts.

Learn how to take your apps to the next level at special events for program members. And request code-level support from technical support engineers, so you can fix a bug, implement a specific technology, and get your questions answered.

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Choosing a Membership

It’s never been easier to develop for Apple platforms. To get started with app development for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS, simply download Xcode from the Mac App Store. If you’re ready to distribute apps to customers, the Apple Developer Program provides everything you need to build apps with advanced capabilities and make them available worldwide. You can also distribute custom apps to specific businesses or proprietary apps within your organization.

Who should enroll

You can learn how to develop apps for Apple platforms for free without enrolling. With just an Apple ID, you can access Xcode, software downloads, documentation, sample code, forums, and Feedback Assistant, as well as test your apps on devices. If you don’t already have an Apple ID, you can create one now. To distribute apps, join the Apple Developer Program.

About the Apple Developer Program

If you’re interested in creating apps for distribution on the App Store, Apple Business Manager, or Apple School Manager, join the Apple Developer Program.* Membership includes access to beta OS releases, advanced app capabilities, and tools needed to develop, test, and distribute apps and Safari Extensions. You must be 18 years or older to join.

Individuals or sole proprietors/single-person businesses. Apps are listed under the developer’s personal name.

Organizations. Apps are listed under the organization’s legal entity name. Companies and educational institutions must provide a D-U-N-S Number (available for free) registered to their legal entity during the enrollment process.

Enrollment is 99 USD (or in local currency where available) per membership year. Your nonprofit, educational institution, or government entity may be eligible for a fee waiver.

Benefits and resources

Sign In with Your Apple ID	Apple Developer Program
Xcode developer tools	●	●
Xcode beta releases	●	●
On-device testing	●	●
Apple Developer Forums	●	●
Bug reporting with Feedback Assistant	●	●
OS beta releases	●
Full access to a comprehensive set of development tools	●
Advanced app capabilities and services	●
Code-level support	●
App distribution on the App Store	●
App management, testing, and analytics with App Store Connect	●
Safari Extensions distribution	●
Software distribution outside the Mac App Store	●
Custom app distribution with Apple Business Manager and Apple School Manager	●
Proprietary app distribution to your employees with Apple Business Manager	●
Ad hoc distribution for testing and internal use	●
Access to members-only developer events or additional event content	●
Cost	Free	99 USD**

Other programs

App Store Small Business Program

This program features a reduced commission rate of 15% on paid apps and in-app purchases, helping you to invest more resources into your business so you can continue building great apps.

Apple Developer Enterprise Program

Organizations with specific use cases that require private distribution directly to employees through a secure internal system or a Mobile Device Management solution may be eligible for this program.

Apple Video Partner Program

This program is designed for apps that deliver premium subscription video entertainment services on the Apple TV app. Participating apps are required to integrate with a number of Apple technologies, such as Universal Search, Siri, AirPlay, and single sign-on or zero sign-on, to ensure a seamless experience for users.

iOS Developer University Program

This is a free developer program for higher education institutions looking to introduce iOS development into their curriculum. With Xcode, any teacher and student can get access to the tools and resources needed to develop and install apps on Apple devices.

MFi Program

If you plan to develop or manufacture accessories that use MFi technologies, such as the Find My network or HomeKit, the MFi Program provides the licenses and resources you need.

News Partner Program

This program is designed for subscription news publications that provide their content to Apple News in Apple News Format. Publishers that work with Apple News may qualify for a commission rate of 15% on qualifying in-app purchase subscriptions from day one.

Security Research Device Program

Help improve the security of iOS devices by testing for vulnerabilities on a special Security Research Device.

Feedback Assistant

Submit bug reports and request enhancements to APIs and developer tools.

Send us feedback

Developer Forums

Ask questions and find answers by Apple engineers and other developers.

Contact Us

Tell us how we can help and we’ll find a solution by phone or email.

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How to Register as an Apple Developer

Today, in the first of our posts on getting started with iOS Application Development, we will take a look at how to register as an Apple Developer.

There are a number of benefits to registering, the chief amongst them being access to the Software Development Kit (SDK) and a whole range of technical documentation and sample code that Apple provides so, for the benefit of those new to iOS Development, in this post we’ll work our way step-by-step through the process of creating a new Apple ID and registering with Apple as a developer.

Lets Get Started

To get started open a web browser and head to https://developer.apple.com/programs/enroll/

Apple provides two main choices for registering as an Apple Developer. If you already have an iTunes or iCloud Account or have used the Apple Online Store before, you can use your existing Apple ID for your development activities. For me though, I decided to take the second option and create a brand new Apple ID. My thinking was that by having a separate Apple ID I could separate my app development activities from my personal account and is the assumption I’m going to make when I work through the rest of the process later in this post.

Creating a New Apple ID

If you’re following along and have already navigated to the registration page, select ‘Create Apple ID’. This brings up a four-stage wizard that Apple provides to guide you through the process of signing up for a new Apple ID. Enter your details (email address and password), Security Information and Personal Information and then select ‘Continue’.

Completing Your Professional Profile

On the next screen you can enter information about you and your App Development activities. This includes which Apple Platforms you will be developing for, what your likely market will be and whether or not your currently enrolled in a College or University. My answers were as follows:

• Platforms: For me (and hopefully the readers of this blog), I’m going to be focusing on iOS Development so I selected that radio button.
• Markets: In terms of market, I guess you won’t really know yet (I certainly didn’t) so unless you have a killer app idea and already you know which market your idea fits into choose the market that is likely to be most relevant. For me I couldn’t really decide so I just selected Utility applications as a starter for ten.
• College / University: – As to College or University, those days have gone for me I’m afraid but if they are applicable to you, select the check box.
• Which type of iOS Applications do you plan on developing? : – I chose ‘Utilities’ again.
• Primary Category for Your Applications: – I went for Commercial Applications.
• How many years have you been developing for Apple platforms?: – I said that I was ‘New to Apple Platforms’
• Do you develop on other mobile platforms? – I said no.

Once you’ve completed the information relevant to you, select ‘Continue’.

Agreeing to the Apple Developer Agreement

The penultimate step in the registration process is agreeing to the Apple Developer Agreement. Make sure you read the agreement carefully as it’s a legally binding document. Once you’re happy select the check-box to confirm that you have read and agreed to it and then select ‘I Agree’. Apple should now send you a confirmation email through the ether.

Confirming Your Details

The final step of the registration process is to enter the verification code from the email that Apple sent you. In my case I receive the email pretty swiftly but your mileage may vary depending on the speed of your mail servers. If after an hour or so you haven’t received it, make sure you check your bulk mail or spam folders as some times over-zealous emails filters can drag the email into the black whole of the junk mail folder.

Your Officially an Apple Developer!

Once you’ve retrieved the email enter the code included and select ‘Continue’.

As a side note, if the email takes some time and you have to close the browser don’t worry too much. Apple provides a link within the email that will allow you to confirm your email address at a later date.

All that remains is to follow the link in the email and select the ‘Continue’ button and voilà, you’re officially registered as an Apple Developer! Congratulations!

From Apples confirmation page, select ‘Continue’. Once you do, you’ll be logged into the Apple Member Center, the central hub where you will manage your Apple Developer Account and get access to all the member benefits associated with it. For now, feel free to explore this area on your own we’ll be revisiting it in later posts. As another tip, if you ever want to get back to the member center fire up your browser and visit http://developer.apple.com/membercenter and log in with your new Apple ID.

Summary

In today’s post we’ve walked through process of registering with Apple as a Developer. In the next post when we take a look at taking the next big step in our iOS Developer journey, one that is critical if you want to run your apps on a physical device such as an iPhone, iPad or iPad Mini or distribute your apps via the App Store – Enrolling in an iOS Developer Program. Stay tuned!

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