Apple Services Performance Partner Program: Terms
Apple does have an affiliate program. It is called the Apple Services Performance Partner Program, and it covers Apple's own media services.
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Does Apple have an affiliate program? Yes. Apple runs the Apple Services Performance Partner Program. That is the official name, and Apple's partner page says the program is now called the Performance Partner Program. People still call it the Apple affiliate program, and that is fine as a shorthand.
What the program covers
Apple's partner page says partners earn commissions on qualifying Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Podcasts memberships. Those are Apple's own media services. Apple's partner page names those three memberships.
How the program works
Apple's partner page says Partnerize is the third party platform that powers the program.
New to tracking platforms? Read how affiliate payouts are sent and what a cookie window is. Each program states its own terms for both.
Payments
Apple's partner page says payments are typically processed within 60-90 days. That is the wait Apple states for its own program. Read it on Apple's partner page, since payout terms can change.
Who the program accepts
Apple's partner page says it is only accepting a limited number of partners who can drive volume and quality. That is Apple's own wording. The program is not open to everyone who applies.
Apple does not publish a list of exact requirements on the page quoted here. Do not guess at a follower count or traffic number. Apple says it wants partners who can drive volume and quality. It also says it takes only a limited number of them.
Is the Apple affiliate program right for you?
Apple's partner page names Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Podcasts memberships as what partners earn commissions on. It also says it is only accepting a limited number of partners who can drive volume and quality.
The Amazon affiliate program has its own page. Disclosure is covered in FTC affiliate disclosure requirements.
Check Apple's partner page before you apply. The name, the covered services, and the payment terms all come from what Apple states there.