Create a Developer Account for Apple and Google
Written by Mira Beltre
Updated at July 1st, 2025
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Scope
Intended Audience: White Label Partners
This article will show you how to create a dev account for both Apple and Google
Create Apple Developer Account
Requirements
- Legal entity status: To enroll in the Apple Developer Program, your organization must be a legal entity so that it can enter into contracts with Apple. Apple doesn’t accept DBAs, fictitious businesses, trade names, or branches. The legal entity name will appear as the seller for apps you distribute. Example: Seller: ABC Company, Inc.
- A D‑U‑N‑S Number: Your organization must have a D‑U‑N‑S Number so that Apple can verify your organization’s identity and legal entity status. These unique nine-digit numbers are assigned by Dun & Bradstreet and are widely used as standard business identifiers. You can check to see if your organization already has a D‑U‑N‑S Number and request one if necessary. They’re free in most jurisdictions. (Not required for government organizations.)
- Legal binding authority: As the person enrolling your organization in the Apple Developer Program, you must have the legal authority to bind your organization to legal agreements. You must be the organization’s owner/founder, executive team member, senior project lead, or an employee with legal authority granted to you by a senior employee.
- A work email address: Your work email address needs to match with your organization’s domain name.
- A website: Your organization’s website must be publicly available and the domain name must be associated with your organization.
- Create an Apple ID (if you don’t already have one)
- Go to: https://appleid.apple.com/
- Click "Create Your Apple ID" and follow the prompts.
- Enable two-factor authentication — this is required for developer accounts.
- Sign in to the Apple Developer Site
- Visit: https://developer.apple.com/
- Click Account (top right) and sign in with your Apple ID.
- Enroll in the Apple Developer Program
- Once signed in, click “Join the Apple Developer Program”.
- Click "Start Your Enrollment".
- Choose Individual or Organization
- Individual: For a solo developer. App appears under your personal name.
- Organization: For businesses. App appears under the company name.
- Requires a D-U-N-S Number (free, but takes time to get — apply via Dun & Bradstreet).
- Agree to Terms and Pay
- Agree to the terms and conditions.
- Pay $99/year membership fee using a credit/debit card.
- Wait for Approval
- Apple will review your enrollment (typically 24–48 hours).
- You’ll receive a confirmation email once your account is active.
Create Google Play Console (Developer Account)
Requirements
- Developer name; can be different from your legal name
- As per your linked Google Payments profile:
- D-U-N-S number
- Organization name
- Organization address
- Organization phone number
- Organization website
- Contact name
- Contact email address, for Google to contact you
- Contact phone number, for Google to contact you
- Developer email address, shown as part of your developer profile on Google Play
- Developer phone number, shown as part of your developer profile on Google Play
- Sign up for a Google Play Developer account
- Go to: https://play.google.com/apps/publish/signup
- Click “Get Started” and sign in
- Accept the Developer Distribution Agreement
- Pay the one-time registration fee
- Cost: $25 USD one-time
- Accept developer agreement and pay with a valid card
- Set your Developer Profile
- Enter company name, contact email, website, phone number
- This info appears in the Play Store
- Enable 2-Step Verification
- Google requires it to publish apps