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How to subscribe to Apple Arcade in the Apple Games app on iPhone

In the Apple Games app, you can subscribe to Apple Arcade to enjoy unlimited access to a curated collection of games on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV 4K.

You can subscribe to Apple Arcade or to Apple One, which includes Apple Arcade and other services. You can also share Apple Arcade with family members, and change or cancel your Apple Arcade subscription. And you can play Apple Arcade games on your other Apple devices.

Note: Apple Arcade and Apple One aren’t available in all countries or regions. The availability of Apple Arcade games across devices varies based on hardware and software compatibility. Not all Apple Arcade games are available on Mac and Apple TV 4K. Some content may not be available in all areas.

Subscribe to Apple Arcade

  1. Start the Apple Games app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap Arcade and tap the subscription button.
  3. Follow the onscreen instructions.

Share Apple Arcade with family members

When you subscribe to Apple Arcade or Apple One, you can share Apple Arcade with up to five other family members through Family Sharing.

Members of your family group don’t have to do anything. Once your subscription begins, Apple Arcade shows up for them the first time they open the Apple Games app.

Already subscribed and joining a family group that subscribes to Apple Arcade or Apple One? Your subscription isn’t renewed on your next billing date, and you use the group’s subscription instead. If the family group you join doesn’t subscribe, it uses your subscription.

Note: To stop sharing Apple Arcade with a family group, you have three options. You can cancel the subscription or leave the family group, and if you’re the family group organizer, you can stop using Family Sharing.

Play Apple Arcade games on your Apple devices

If you subscribe to Apple Arcade, you can access your game progress and play on every compatible device that’s signed in to the same Apple Account.

Change or cancel your Apple Arcade subscription

  1. Start the Settings app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap your name and then tap Subscriptions.
  3. Tap Apple Arcade or Apple One and then follow the onscreen instructions.

Cancel your subscription, and you can’t play any Apple Arcade games, even ones you downloaded to your device.

If you want to play Apple Arcade games again and get your gameplay data back, you can resubscribe. Wait too long, though, and some gameplay data may not be supported once you resubscribe.