The App Store Volume Purchase Program allows educational institutions to purchase iOS apps in volume and distribute the apps to their users.
Program Benefits
With the App Store Volume Purchase Program, your educational institution can buy Volume Vouchers using a purchase order, credit card, or PCard, then use the vouchers to purchase iOS apps in volume and distribute them to multiple devices.* If your institution is tax exempt, you will not be charged sales tax when you purchase apps. The program also allows app developers to offer special pricing for purchases of 20 apps or more.
Participating in the Program
To participate in the program, you or someone from your educational institution can enroll to become a Program Manager. The Program Manager will set up and manage Program Facilitators using provided management tools. A Program Facilitator is anyone in your organization who will redeem Volume Vouchers, buy codes for apps, and then distribute the codes to end users.
Get answers to frequently asked questions about the App Store Volume Purchase Program.
Attend an App Store Volume Purchase Program webinar to learn more and ask questions.
How the Program Works
Your institution purchases Volume Vouchers.
Volume Vouchers are used to purchase apps at the App Store Volume Purchase Program portal. Your institution can buy Volume Vouchers using a purchase order, credit card, or PCard.
Select your school level below to create a quote for your purchasing department or to buy on behalf of your institution.
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- Or call 1-800-800-2775 to work with an Apple representative.
Program Facilitators redeem Volume Vouchers and purchase apps.
At the App Store Volume Purchase Program portal, your institution’s Program Facilitators redeem the Volume Vouchers. They choose which apps to buy, purchase apps in volume, and distribute app codes to end users. Program Facilitators are anyone selected by the Program Manager and could be professors, school principals, technology coordinators, or teachers. The Program Manager can also serve as a Program Facilitator.
Redeem vouchers at the App Store Volume Purchase Program portal
End users redeem codes and download apps.
At the App Store, end users redeem the codes and download the purchased apps. End users can be students, teachers, administrators, or anyone at the institution who will be using the apps.
Redeem codes at the App Store
