Epic says Fortnite is coming back to iOS in the US

• Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney announced that Fortnite will return to iOS in the US “next week” following a court order that blocks Apple from taking a commission on purchases made outside the App Store.
• The app was removed from the App Store in August 2020 due to Epic’s implementation of its own in-app payment system, which violated Apple’s rules.
• Epic has been embroiled in an ongoing legal battle with Apple since then, but a recent court ruling is seen as a major victory for Epic.
• As part of a “peace proposal,” Epic is offering to return Fortnite to the App Store worldwide and drop all litigation if Apple extends its friction-free, Apple-tax-free framework globally.
• The app has already returned to iOS in the EU via Epic’s own mobile app store, but it will be available on the US App Store once again next week.

Following a court order that blocks Apple from taking a commission on purchases made outside the App Store, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney says on X that the company plans to bring Fortnite back to iOS in the US “next week.”

The app hasn’t been available on iOS in the US since August 2020, when Apple kicked it off the App Store for implementing Epic’s own in-app payment system in violation of Apple’s rules. Since then, Apple and Epic have been embroiled in an ongoing legal battle, including a ruling more in Apple’s favor in 2021 and today’s ruling that is a major victory for Epic.

Fortnite has returned to iOS in the EU, but only via Epic’s own mobile app store, which isn’t available in the US.

Sweeney also offered a “peace proposal” from Epic to Apple in his post on X. “If Apple extends the court’s friction-free, Apple-tax-free framework worldwide, we’ll return Fortnite to the App Store worldwide and drop current and future litigation on the topic.”

Apple didn’t immediately reply to a request for comment.

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