Time is running out for the Apple Card sign-up promotion that started last month. For three more days, you can actually receive free AirPods Pro 3 when you sign up for a new Apple Card, but there are some strings attached.
If you sign up and are approved for an Apple Card for the first time and use it to purchase AirPods Pro 3 before June 15, you can earn up to $250 in bonus cash back over a 10-month period if you meet the minimum transaction requirements.
Specifically, from July 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027, you can earn a $25 cash back bonus every month when you use your new Apple Card to make at least 10 purchases of any amount ($0.01 or more) that are credited to your account each month. The initial purchase of AirPods Pro 3 does not count toward this requirement.
The AirPods Pro 3 are regularly priced at $249 in the US – but are currently on sale at Amazon for the all-time lowest price of $179 – so this promotion effectively lets you recoup the cost of the wireless earbuds over 10 months.
If you already have an Apple Card, you are not eligible for this promotion.
Apple’s website outlines the full terms and conditions of this promotion, so be sure to read the fine print at the bottom of the page.
Apple’s credit card was launched in 2019 and remains available only in the United States. The card can be managed in the Apple Wallet app on an iPhone, has no annual fee, and offers up to 3% cash back (called Daily Cash) on purchases paid daily.
Daily cash amounts: 1% on purchases with the physical Apple Card, 2% on purchases with the digital Apple Card through Apple Pay, and 3% on purchases from Apple itself and select partners such as Nike, Walgreens, Ace Hardware and Uber.
