Checkout is quick and easy using Apple Pay. In this article, you'll learn how to enable it, make payments with it, and how to remove it if you'd like to.
As of November 2024, new purchases, including new memberships and digital goods made in the Patreon iOS app, are subject to Apple's 30% App Store Fee. The App Store fee does not apply to existing memberships and memberships made on other platforms.
For iOS users in the US: Fans can complete their purchase through Patreon's mobile web checkout instead of using Apple's in-app purchase flow. Purchases completed on the mobile web are not subject to Apple's App Store fee.
Enable Apple Pay as your payment method
If you would like to use Apple Pay for your Patreon memberships, you'll first want to ensure the following:
- A compatible device with the latest version of iOS or iPadOS, watchOS, macOS or visionOS
- A supported card from a participating card issuer
- An Apple ID signed in to your Apple device
- Face ID, Touch ID, Optic ID or a passcode set on your device
To make sure your device has the payment service enabled and ready to use, check the steps to Set up Apple Pay.
Pay for your memberships with Apple Pay
Please note that we present Apple Pay as an option only when the device meets Apple's criteria and guidelines.
When you're ready to join a creator's page, we'll prompt you to select a payment method. Here's how you select Apple Pay at checkout:
- Tap the Join button on the tier you'd like to sign up for
- If you're in the iOS app, the Apple Pay payment prompt will open
- If you're in the browser, select Add new payment method, tap the Apple Pay button and then select Subscribe now at the bottom
- Select your preferred card and confirm payment through Apple Pay
- Checkout is complete
After this step, a welcome message will greet you with more information about your membership.
Remove Apple Pay as your payment method
If you no longer wish to use Apple Pay for your memberships, you can switch payment methods by doing the following:
- Log in to Patreon on a browser and select Settings from the left menu bar
- In the top menu bar, choose More and then Payment methods
- Select Payment Methods from the top menu bar
- Find the payment method you want to remove and select the Delete button next to it
- Once your memberships are transferred to a new payment method, you can select the Delete button in the pop-up
If you need help managing your payment methods, please check our dedicated article How do I update my payment information?
FAQs
- The only way to use Apple Pay is to add it while pledging to a new membership or editing a current membership on an Apple device.
- Yes, you can change your payment method by logging into your Patreon account and going to your Memberships in your settings. If you need further assistance managing a payment method, please check our guide on How do I update my payment information?
- To use Apple Pay, you'll need to ensure it is enabled. Please review our section on enabling Apple Pay for assistance.
- Yes, euros and pounds are supported. For the full list of countries and currencies supported, please check our guide for the iOS in-app purchase system.
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When payments decline through Apple Pay, it may be due to the Apple Pay card being added from a device that is no longer used. Apple Pay is device-specific, so if you received a new phone and Apple Pay was disabled on the old device, you will need to re-add Apple Pay in the pledge flow.
If Apple Pay is still declining, we recommend contacting your bank to ensure nothing is blocking payments or authorisations to Patreon. Once resolved, you can attempt to resolve the declined bill again. Please note that after ~30 days of payment declines, you’ll be converted to free member. Members whose payments were stuck in decline since before January 2024, had their memberships cancelled as of March 2026.