Apple has some of the hottest gadgets available at the moment like the iPhone 4, iPad, iPod Touch and Macbook.
For those local consumers that are fortunate enough to own an Apple product, does not have access to all the nice things the US iTunes store provide to its users, but luckily there are workarounds like opening a US iTunes account.
The only problem with using a US iTunes account outside of the US is that you cannot charge content to your credit card, that is where iTunes Gift Cards come into play.
iTunes Gift Cards allows you to buy iTunes prepaid credits that you can use to buy Apps, Music, Movies and Series, the only down side of iTunes Gift Cards is that they are normally a bit more expensive then the actual money value.
I have done some investigation and here are a complete list of iTunes Gift Card providers and how much they charge.
[UPDATED TABLE]
| Provider | Card Value | Price $ | Price R (R7) | Difference R | Markup % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WildTwig | $10 | $12.49 | R87.43 | R17.43 | 24.90% |
| $15 | $17.99 | R125.93 | R20.93 | 19.93% | |
| $25 | $28.99 | R202.93 | R27.93 | 15.96% | |
| $50 | $56.99 | R398.93 | R48.93 | 13.98% | |
| iTunes Express | $10 | - | - | - | - |
| $15 | $18.40 | R128.80 | R23.80 | 22.67% | |
| $25 | $30.25 | R211.75 | R36.75 | 21.00% | |
| $50 | - | - | - | - | |
| Evo Points | $10 | $15.00 | R105.00 | R35.00 | 50.00% |
| $15 | $20.71 | R145.00 | R40.00 | 38.10% | |
| $25 | $32.71 | R229.00 | R54.00 | 30.86% | |
| $50 | $63.57 | R445.00 | R95.00 | 27.14% | |
| Maximus Cards | $10 | $12.49 | R87.43 | R17.43 | 24.90% |
| $15 | $17.99 | R125.93 | R20.93 | 19.93% | |
| $25 | $28.99 | R202.93 | R27.93 | 15.96% | |
| $50 | $58.49 | R409.43 | R59.43 | 16.98% | |
| MP3SA | $10 | - | - | - | - |
| $15 | $18.00 | R126.00 | R21.00 | 20.00% | |
| $25 | $29.00 | R203.00 | R28.00 | 16.00% | |
| $50 | $57.00 | R399.00 | R49.00 | 14.00% | |
| iEverything | $10 | $12.50 | R87.50 | R17.50 | 25.00% |
| $15 | $17.95 | R125.65 | R20.65 | 19.67% | |
| $25 | $28.95 | R202.65 | R27.65 | 15.80% | |
| $50 | $58.95 | R412.65 | R62.65 | 17.90% | |
| $100 | $115.50 | R808.50 | R108.50 | 15.50% |
So there you have it, seems like the cheapest place to buy iTunes Gift Cards is either WildTwig or iEverything or Maximus Cards with the exception of the $50 card that is a bit cheaper at WildTwig.
I have used both WildTwig and Maximus Cards before before and delivery is almost instant as soon as the transaction was successful. iEverything also has some great deals and I will test them out next time I need to buy a voucher.
Where do you buy your iTunes Gift Cards?
I’ve used Maximus cards and have been very impressed with the service. I was having trouble ordering once, I emailed them and they replied very soon after saying they’d resolved the problem. Also once bought a voucher that iTunes claimed to be invalid, Maximus simply gave me a new voucher and said they would follow up with Apple.
Whats about paypal? I saw a button/option on there for paying using paypal. FNB sells paypal (although I must admit I dont know how it works). Any idea?
Nonkululeko I think all these providers work through paypal, so you can use your credit card or paypal money.
Nonkululeko,
I can comment about mp3sa;
You can use PayPal. That will then let you pay with any existing PayPal credits if you have a PayPal account (and yes, in SA this would be linked through your FNB account).
If you prefer, you can use the PayPal setup to just do a typical credit card payment.
mp3sa also lets you pay using EFT / BankTransfer but that will mean you have to wait for the codes as these will only be emailed once the payment clears.
hth
This will only work in the US iTunes if your PayPal account is a US account too. If you have a South African PayPal (like from FNB) it will only work on the normal SA iTunes.
I have both US and SA iTunes accounts and I use my ayPal on my SA one – it works really well
Dude. Thanx so much for this. I owe u … Probably around R200 …. Lol … Planned to use igear until I saw ur post. Used wild twig instead … Worked like a charm. Keep well
Great Post!
Just what im looking for.
I used cheapcodes.co.za and paid R135 for a $15 giftcard.. will use wildtig from now on..
Thanks. This was great.
Thanx very much!!!
i was very put off of the ipad once i saw how limited South african customers were on itunes, and almost went and bought a galaxy tab instead. there isnt even games on the store and im sure to many of us is a big turn off, i mean wats an ipad without some stress relieving games:) but your article has caused much relief thanx alot for the info and all the time you put in on doing the reasearch, much appreciated
Wow WilTwig was instant, I’ve been looking of a store where I can get instant codes, you even just follow the link and it inputs the codes for you. Using my IPad has never been this easy.
Thanks WildTwig and Gerhard for the post.
Do you know which providers have instant delivery via email?
I know for a fact that WildTwig and iEverything has, WildTwig also allow you to view your code immediately after purchase on the site.
Wildtwig is the best when they have stock-which is not very often. Maximuscards doesn’t do PayPal and MP3SA I haven’t been able to get to work at all. So far it’s been pritty much pot luck.
Hi Adrian, give ieverything a try, their prices are on par with Wildtwig and they load stock often.
What do you think of buying gift cards on ebay compared to buying it on one of these websites?
I would rather buy of these sites. Ive used WildTwig a couple of times, abd worked 100%. best prices and got code instantly without any hassles whatsoever.
Ok….mi’ve been using wildtwig,NAND now they’ seem to be out of stock.. I need something that works instantly…
Hi, have you tried https://ieverything.co.za/store?a_aid=igeek
Thank you for the informative post. I am both an Apple and Android user, and I find it extremely frustrating how Apple want to control everything. I now need to pay a 25% mark up just because I am not American, ridiculous!!! Seems it will be Android only for me….
Great post! WildTwig is awesome. I’ve been using PCGamesSupply for a while but WildTwig is MUCH better. By the way, their price for $25 is now $29.99
Bought voucher at wild twig, instant retrieval but can shop as it still asks for credit card information ad rejects my SA credit card. I set up my US iTunes account usin a US address. Help please
Hey, been wanting to do this for months and your amazing website with these posts, inspired me to ‘make the jump’ Wild Twig took a few seconds and ‘voila’ I had my gift card, and now am downloading the much wanted ipad apps from the US store. Thanks so much ……!