iTunes Tip: Create iTunes Account without Credit card or Gift Card

iTunes have bunch of free stuff, like  single of the week, music video of the week and free apps but you can’t get them without an iTunes Account. You also need an iTunes account to enable Home Sharing on iTunes 9 and to download free apps for your iPhone and iPod Touch.

Before the introduction of the App store, you need a Credit Card, or an iTunes Gift Card to be able to download these free stuff. Perhaps Apple thought that kids who like to download free apps doesn’t have their own credit card. Here’s a comprehensive step-by-step guide on how too create a free iTunes account. Please take not that you need to signup under US iTunes store, other country settings only have App store and you can get access to free music and video.


  1. First run itunes and click on the iTunes store icon under “store” on the left pane. Then click App Store on the Top Navigation bariTunes store screen shot
  2. On the right column, there’s a list of free apps you can download, click on anyone of them.itunes free app

  3. This will lead you to the Applications page, just click “Get App”create itunes free account with free app
  4. This will lead you to your iTunes Account Login, but you don’t have an account yet so click on “create new account”
    itunes account login form
  5. iTunes will open the iTunes welcome scree, Just click “continue”
    itunes create account welcome
  6. You can read the iTunes Store  Terms and condition if you have time, but you can just select the “you have read” check box and click continue.iTunes store TOS
  7. Fill up the form, and click continueitunes create account form
  8. On Provide a Payment Method form select none (you wont have this option if you did not signed up to get a free app). To be able to download free music and videos you need to set your location to US. You can use any US area code (i used 90210 beverly hills CA). You can invent the phone number make sure the first box have three number area code and phone number have seven numbers.itunes free account no payment method
  9. Now you need to verify your account a verification email was sent to the email address you provided.itunes account email verification
  10. Go to your email inbox and look for an email coming from apple, then click on the verification link
    email itunes account verification
  11. Your iTunes account now have been activated, you can download free apps, free songs of the week and more free stuff from the iTunes store.itunes account have been createdIf you have successfully created an account or having problems creating an itunes account, please feel free to leave a comment.

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