# Betting apps on iPhone

> How to choose, install and set up a betting app on an iPhone in Ireland: App Store checks, Apple Pay, Screen Time and what to verify first.

Source: https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/iphone/
Updated: 2026-11-07

To choose and set up a betting app on an iPhone in Ireland, find the operator's GRAI licence first, then open the app's listing in the Irish App Store and compare its developer with the licensee. Check Apple Pay and the safer-gambling tools before you deposit. This hub points to each step.

## The five checks on an iPhone

1. **Licence:** match licensee and number on the GRAI register. See [how to check a licence](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/check-a-betting-app-licence/).
2. **Listing:** read the Irish App Store page. Fields we record: developer, version, update date, minimum iOS, size, age rating and App Privacy.
3. **Payments:** see whether Apple Pay is documented by the operator. See [Apple Pay in betting apps](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/apple-pay-betting-apps-ireland/).
4. **Limits:** find the in-app limits, then consider phone-level limits with [Screen Time](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/block-betting-apps-with-screen-time/).
5. **Features:** note what is documented for streaming, cash out and bet builder.

**In short:** the licence check comes before the download.

## What Apple requires

Apple publishes a Real Money Gaming section in its App Store Review Guidelines. The clause number and exact wording are Not checked in this build. Confirm them on developer.apple.com before this page goes live.

An app being on the App Store does not replace the GRAI check. The store decides what it lists. GRAI decides who holds a licence.

We do not advise changing your Apple ID region to find an app. If an app is missing in Ireland, read [why it can be missing](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/betting-app-missing-from-irish-store/).

**In short:** a store listing is not a licence.

## Two accounts, not one

Your Apple ID signs you in to the App Store. Your operator account holds your betting details and money. Deleting the app does not close the operator account. See [what happens to your account when you delete the app](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/deleting-betting-app-vs-closing-account/).

**In short:** the App Store account and the operator account are separate.

## Pages in this hub

- [Betting apps for iPhone: ranking](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/best-betting-apps-iphone-ireland/)
- [Installing a betting app on iPhone](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/install-a-betting-app-on-iphone/)
- [Apple Pay in betting apps](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/apple-pay-betting-apps-ireland/)
- [Blocking betting apps with Screen Time](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/block-betting-apps-with-screen-time/)
- [Eight safety checks on iPhone](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/iphone-betting-app-safety-checks/)
- [Missing from the Irish App Store](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/betting-app-missing-from-irish-store/)

Using Android instead? See [betting apps on Android](https://beforeyouinstall.com/guides/android/).

**In short:** six pages, plus the Android hub.

## How we checked

This hub is a map, so it holds no store data. Listing fields for each candidate app are Not checked until we read the Irish storefront. Page count and date: 6 pages, 7 November 2026.

**In short:** no store figures are claimed here.