How to view your App Store purchase history
The quickest route is reportaproblem
What Apple’s purchase history contains
According to Apple, your purchase history includes free and paid apps from the App Store, in-app purchases, subscriptions, music, videos, books, AppleCare+ and more. It is tied to your Apple Account (formerly Apple ID), not to a device, so purchases made on an old phone are still there.
It lists individual purchases. It is not the same as your list of downloadable apps, and it does not add anything up for you. The table below shows where each kind of question is answered.
| Apple screen | Where it lives | What it shows | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purchase History | App Store → your photo → Apps & Purchase History → Purchase History, or reportaproblem | Individual purchases: free and paid apps, in-app purchases, subscriptions, music, videos, books, AppleCare+ and more | Finding a price, a date or an order ID; matching a charge |
| Your Apps | App Store → your photo → Apps & Purchase History → Your Apps | Apps linked to your Apple Account that you can redownload | Reinstalling an app you already own |
| Hidden Purchases | App Store → your photo → your name → Hidden Purchases | Apps you hid from your App Store purchase list | Unhiding an app so it can be redownloaded or shared again |
| Subscriptions | Settings → your name → Subscriptions | Active and expired subscriptions, with renewal options | Cancelling, changing or renewing a subscription |
On iPhone
If you are signed out, tap the My Account button and sign in to your Apple Account.
You may be asked to sign in again, or to confirm with Face ID, Touch ID or your passcode.
The list opens on recent paid purchases. The next section explains how to widen it.
On iPad
The steps are the same as on iPhone: in the App Store, tap your photo or initials, then Apps & Purchase History, then Purchase History.
On Mac
It is at the bottom of the sidebar. If you are signed out, click Sign In first.
You might be asked to sign in to your Apple Account.
Then use "Last 90 Days" at the top to choose another filter.
On a Windows PC
On Windows, Apple routes purchase history through the Apple Music app or the Apple TV app, not through a separate App Store app.
Click your name at the bottom of the sidebar, or click Sign In.
You might need to sign in to your Apple Account.
It is next to Most Recent Purchase. The list can take a moment to appear.
On the web: reportaproblem.apple.com
From any browser, sign in at reportaproblem
Purchases older than 90 days
This is the most common source of confusion. On iPhone and iPad, Purchase History opens on a view labelled "Last 90 Days, Paid". That label is a filter, not a statement that older purchases were deleted.
Tap it and change the settings. On iPhone, Apple lists four:
| Filter | What it changes | When to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Date range | Which period is listed | Reaching purchases older than 90 days |
| Cost | Free, paid, or both | Finding a free app you downloaded, which the default view leaves out |
| Type | The kind of item listed | Isolating apps, subscriptions or other content |
| Family member | Whose purchases are listed | Only available if you organize a Family Sharing group |
On Mac and Windows, the same "Last 90 Days" control sits at the top of Purchase History.
Search by name, amount or order ID
The search field in Purchase History accepts three kinds of input:
- The item’s name, when you remember what you bought.
- A price, when you only know the amount, for example from a bank statement. Apple recommends this when you’re not sure what you were charged for.
- An order ID, when you have one from an email receipt.
Receipts, order IDs and grouped charges have their own guide: how to find an App Store receipt or order ID.
Family Sharing
If you organize a Family Sharing group, the Family member filter lets you see purchases made by members. Apple notes that an item you don’t remember buying may have been bought by a family member, so check with them before assuming an error.
Purchase History vs Your Apps
Both live under Apps & Purchase History, which is why they get mixed up.
| Purchase History | Your Apps | |
|---|---|---|
| Answers | What did I buy, when, for how much? | Which apps can I reinstall? |
| Includes | Apps, in-app purchases, subscriptions, media, AppleCare+ and more | Apps linked to your Apple Account |
| Search | Name, price or order ID | Find an app and redownload it |
| Affected by hiding | No: hidden apps stay in complete purchase history | Yes: hidden apps leave this list |
Apple’s wording on the last row is precise: a hidden app and its in-app purchases still appear in your complete purchase history. The full picture is in hidden App Store purchases: what hiding really does.
Why a purchase might be missing
| Likely cause | What to check |
|---|---|
| The filter is hiding it | Widen the date range, and include free items if it cost nothing. |
| It was bought with another Apple Account | Sign in with the other account and check its purchase history. |
| It was billed outside Apple | Some apps sell purchases or subscriptions that don’t go through Apple In-App Purchase. Apple can’t show or support those; the developer can. |
| A family member bought it | Family organizers can switch to that member with the Family member filter. |
| The "receipt" was never from Apple | Suspicious emails about purchases may not come from Apple at all. Compare them with your real purchase history. |
| The website doesn’t show it | Check Purchase History on your iPhone, iPad or Mac, as Apple suggests. |
If you have used more than one Apple Account
Each Apple Account has its own purchase history, and one account can’t see another’s. If you once used a different email address, sign in with that account at reportaproblem
Purchases billed outside Apple
Depending on the app and your country or region, some purchases don’t use Apple’s billing: purchases in apps from alternative app distribution, App Store apps that offer their own External Purchases, and purchases inside Mac apps installed from the web. Apple says it can’t help with the history, refunds or cancellation of those purchases. Contact the developer instead.
Troubleshooting checklist
- Change the filter: widen the date range and include free items.
- Search by the exact amount you were charged.
- Try another route: the website, then your iPhone, iPad or Mac.
- Sign in with any other Apple Account you have used.
- Ask family members, or use the Family member filter if you are the organizer.
- If the app sold the item itself, contact the developer.
- If you still can’t find it, contact Apple Support.
Questions people ask
Does Apple delete purchase history after 90 days?
Apple’s documentation doesn’t say so. "Last 90 Days" is the default filter on the Purchase History screen, and Apple tells you to change it to view more purchases.
Why don’t I see free apps?
On iPhone the default view is limited to paid items. Change the Cost filter to include free downloads.
Is there a separate purchase history for iPad or Mac?
No. Purchase history belongs to the Apple Account, so the same purchases appear whichever device you use to look.
Also on Android? The Google Play equivalent: Google Play purchase history.
Your Apple history, in one archive?
App Purchase Vault currently archives Google Play purchases on Android. Apple App Store import is planned, not available yet.