After five long years, Fortnite has finally returned to the iOS App Store – but it is not yet available everywhere
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- Fortnite returned to the App Store in the US after an absence of 5 years
- iPhone and iPad users can now redo the massively popular Battle Royale Shooter
- The legal dispute between Epic Games and Apple is still ongoing
Fortnite After an absence of five years, returned to the App Store in the US and has brought one of the world’s most popular games back to iPhone and iPad.
From now on, iPhone and iPad users can go to the iOS or iPados App Store Epic‘Battle Royale Shooter and Virtual Experience Platform available for free download.
As mentioned, Fortnite Is one of the world’s most played games. The most popular mode is a shooting in the third person, who places up to 100 players against each other on an island filled with unique locations and quirky weapons.
Fortnite was added for the first time to the App Store in 2018, but only two years later, epic games and Apple Would start a legal dispute that continues to this day.
FortniteThe return to iPhone and iPad is an important milestone in the aforementioned dispute, which revolves around the Apple committee on apps and in-app purchases.
In general, Epic Apple has accused of forming a monopoly through the App Store, while Apple has tried to protect its right to charge the committee on in-app transactions. Apple charges a committee of 30% for purchases via the App Store, which extends to in-app purchases that use Apple’s payment system.
The official Fortnite X account shared news about the return of the game in a message with the text “Fortnite is back in the App Store in the US on iPhones and iPads“.
Fortnite is back in the App Store in the US on iPhones and iPads … and in the Epic Games store and Altstore in the EU! It will look soon! Get Fortnite in the App Store in the US ➡️ https://t.co/Hqu3pycxfm pic.twitter.com/w74qpffkosMay 20, 2025
According to Active player” Fortnite Was downloaded 133 million times from the App Store before it was removed – and with an estimated 500 million downloads on all platforms it is probably the most popular games of all time.
A lot has changed since then Fortnite was last available in the App Store-De Game has grown from a Battle Royale only to a platform in Roblox style for official and users-generated experiences, including Tie-ins with LEGO and Rocket League.
Fortnite Has been available on iPhone and iPad in the EU since August 2024, but that is because the digital markets of the EU active makers of external shopping panages are forcing the Epic Games store.
And in other regions, such as Australia, where Epic Games and Apple hold a separate legal dispute for similar reasons, the game has not yet returned to the App Store.
A new chapter?
As we covered earlier, Fortnite was originally removed from the App Store after a dispute between Epic Games and Apple In-app purchases are handled on the road.
The in-app purchases from Fortnite, consisting of subscriptions and the iconic virtual V-bucks currency, are how the free game earns money with users.
In 2020, Epic Games added its own payment system to the app to bypass the Apple committee about these in-app purchases between 15% and 30% according to the Associated Press.
Apple reacted by removing Fortnite from the App Store and Epic Games suspended the IOS and iPados versions of the game shortly thereafter and after further legal fights ultimately left alternative payment systems to work with a commission of 27%.
After an appeal from Epic Games, Apple was instructed to stop collecting a committee for alternative payment systems, and on 19 May the American district judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers Apple still asked why the Fortnite still blocked without the permission of the court.
Although Fortnite is now officially back in the App Store, the dispute between these Tech -Titans is not yet over – another hearing is planned on 27 May. We have the latest updates through our Mobile gaming cover.
Yet this is important news for Fortnite fans in the US, who can now go back to plunder and photograph from their iPhone or iPad. Let us know when you enter the comments below.
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