Apple's App Store blocked more than $2.2 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions in 2025. This is a marked increase year-over-year, from $2 billion stopped in 2024. The report comes at a time when the platform's gatekeeping role is under sharper scrutiny than it has been in years.
Apple says its App Store Review team evaluated over 9.1 million app submissions during 2025 alone. The company also blocked more than 1.1 billion fraudulent customer account creations, removed nearly 59,000 apps it identified as engaging in bait-and-switch financial fraud tactics, and identified close to 195 million fraudulent ratings and reviews.
