# Create your Apple Developer account

> Learn how to create an Apple Developer account essential for signing and deploying iOS applications, with step-by-step instructions and key details about different developer programs.

https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/mobile-publishing/ios/create-your-apple-developer-account/

**Having an Apple Developer account is required to sign and deploy an iOS application. If you wish to distribute an app within your own organization (in-house), you need another program. You will need to join the [Apple Developer Enterprise Program](https://docs.pandasuite.com/essentials/mobile-publishing/ios/distribute-your-ios-app-in-hous/) (costs $299/year).**

PandaSuite allows you to create your application, but you are responsible for developing and publishing it. You officially become a developer! As the official developer of the application, your name will appear on the app's listing in the App Store.

The price is $99 per year (99€), and there is no limit on the number of applications you can publish.

> **Warning**
>
> Attention: **This process may take up to 3 weeks** if you subscribe as an
> organization (to obtain the DUNS number).

## Create an Apple Developer Account

1. Go to the dedicated page on Apple's website: <https://developer.apple.com/programs/>

2. Click on the **Enroll** button located in the top right corner.

[Image: Apple Developer Program page on developer.apple.com, with an arrow pointing to the Enroll button at the top right]

3. Log in using your existing Apple ID or [create a new Apple ID](https://appleid.apple.com/account#!\&page=create).

[Image: Sign in to Apple Developer page, with the Apple ID field and a Create yours now link for those without an Apple ID]

4. After accepting the terms, choose the type of program you want to join:

   - The **Individual** program: the applications will appear under your own name
   - The **Company** program
   - The **Government Organization** program

5. Fill in the personal information for your Apple account. Even for a personal account, you will be asked to enter the **Company / Organization** field. If you don't have a company, simply provide your first and last name.

6. Provide Apple with information about your activity.

7. Accept the terms and conditions of the "iOS Developer Program."

8. If you didn't already have an Apple account, you will need to enter the code that will be sent to the email address you provided.

9. Verify your billing information.

10. Select the program you want to join: the **iOS Developer Program**.

11. In the next step, review the information you entered in the previous steps.

12. Click on **Add to cart** to add the "iOS Developer Program" to your cart and be redirected to the Apple Store for online payment.

> **Success**
>
> Once you have completed the payment, you must **wait for a maximum of 24
> hours** to receive an activation email for your Apple Developer account.
> Congratulations, you now have an Apple developer account! 😊