Apple in-app purchase settlements now available for claiming
If your children ran amok with in-app purchases on an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, now’s your chance to get that money back.
You can now file a claim for your share of the settlement reached in a class-action lawsuit over Apple’s old in-app purchase rules. Apple and the plaintiffs reached that settlement in February, and claimants can now receive anywhere from $5 in iTunes credit to the entire cost of any unintentional in-app purchases of in-game currency.
Getting the $5 iTunes credit is fairly simple. Just fill out a claim form, check the box that says you let a minor make in-app purchases without permission and haven’t already received a refund, and select the option for the $5 credit. If you no longer have an iTunes account, the reward can be paid in cash instead.
Things get a little more complicated if you want more than just the $5 iTunes credit. For refunds greater than $5, but less than $30, you can fill out an itemized refund form, which requires you to look up the names of every app involved. Qualified apps include games with a 4+, 9+, or 12+ rating that were available in the App Store prior to May 2, 2013 and which offered purchase of in-game currency. Again, the settlement comes in the form of iTunes Store credit, or cash if you don’t have an account anymore.
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