Apple Card Holders Can Now Get Free AirPods Pro 3, But There’s a Catch

Apple today launched a new promotion offering new Apple Card members the chance to recoup the cost of AirPods Pro 3 through monthly cash back discounts, but there is a recurring spending requirement attached.

Customers who open a new Apple Card account and purchase ‌AirPods Pro 3‌ directly from Apple before June 15 will be eligible. Starting July 1 and running through April 30, 2027, cardholders can earn $25 in daily cash bonuses each month, up to $250 total, but only in months they make ten or more purchases with the card. Each qualifying purchase must be at least $0.01, and the ‌AirPods Pro 3‌ purchase itself does not count toward the monthly threshold of ten purchases.

The offer is only open to new ‌Apple Card‌ applicants and is not available to existing cardholders or anyone with a pending application. Purchasing ‌AirPods Pro 3‌ must be made directly from Apple, either online or at an Apple Store. Refurbished products, purchases from third-party retailers, international transactions, and professional bulk orders are all excluded. The purchase of ‌AirPods Pro 3‌ cannot be made entirely with an Apple gift card or Apple account balance.

All ‌Apple Card‌ payment options are eligible, including paying in full or financing through ‌Apple Card‌ monthly installments, and any redemption applied to the purchase does not affect eligibility. Returning the ‌AirPods Pro 3‌ purchase may result in forfeiture of the offer.

The ‌AirPods Pro 3‌ cost $249 and were introduced alongside the iPhone 17 lineup in September 2025.

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