Fortnite on iOS No Longer Happening After Apple’s Checkmate on Epic

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Fortnite on iOS No Longer Happening After Apple’s Checkmate on Epic

Epic Games and Apple had been in a legal tug-of-war ever since 2020. CEO of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, has accused Apple of weaponizing their App Store to monopolize the market. To this date, the battle rages on, and it seems Apple has taken its stand against Epic Games by blocking Fortnite.

In the words of Tim Sweeney, Apple has blocked Fortnite submission from app review to stop Epic from doing business. Until and unless Apple decides to unblock them, iOS won’t be seeing the release of Fortnite on the platform.

Apple blocks Epic Games from releasing Fortnite on iOS devices

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Fortnite has been long-awaited for iOS devices, but Apple’s greed has stopped it on multiple occasions. The same is still true to this date. On May 9, 2025, Fortnite officially announced that they’ve submitted an approval request for launching Fortnite on the Apple App Store in the United States. However, nothing has happened till now, and Epic Games is left hanging.

We’ve submitted Fortnite to Apple for review so we can launch on the App Store in the U.S.

— Fortnite (@Fortnite)

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Apple’s developer website states that most of its submitted applications are reviewed within a day. To let the requester know, they send an email regarding the status. It looks like that didn’t happen; instead, only a week later, the Fortnite official channel revealed that they’ve been blocked by Apple.

Apple has blocked our Fortnite submission so we cannot release to the US App Store or to the Epic Games Store for iOS in the European Union. Now, sadly, Fortnite on iOS will be offline worldwide until Apple unblocks it.

Apple did win the

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against Epic Games in April 2023; however, they still hold grudges. It’s blatant, as Apple was asked to allow the release of Fortnite after a long fight. Not only that, but Apple cannot charge commission fees for purchases made outside of the App Store. That decision applies to all apps.

Update: We need to release a weekly Fortnite update with new content this Friday, and all platforms must update simultaneously. So we have pulled the previous Fortnite version submitted to Apple App Review last Friday, and we have submitted a new version for review.

— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic)

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Usually, Apple was allowed to take 30% of the money made through apps on their platform. Now that option is completely gone due to Epic Games, they are punishing it by blocking Fortnite on their platform. Fans are hating Apple for being so petty.

Is it right for Apple to make such a decision to monopolize the competitive market?

In honesty, no. A single company shouldn’t control the whole market; that’s not fair and doesn’t allow competition. Shutting down Fortnite, despite having the right to do so, isn’t right. Tim Sweeney thinks that Apple might be “weaponizing” its App Review process to stop Epic Games.

A follow-up email regarding the negligence was sent to Apple on May 13, 2025, but nothing has been heard since then. Tim Sweeney says, “There is no way a rapidly evolving multi-platform game like Fortnite can operate if platforms use their power or processes to obstruct,” which is true.

There was once a time when Apple took the world and revolutionized the tech industry completely. But this isn’t the first time for Apple to block competition. Apple didn’t adopt RCS for a long time, and Android dissed it as they were using SMS/MMS, which wasn’t secure. Later on, Apple folded as they brought the feature with iOS.

What does that have to do with Epic Games? Here’s a short gist: Apple didn’t adopt RCS because it preferred iMessage. It was better than using traditional SMS, but Apple romanticized its lack of features to avoid being called backward. Apple is not new to restricting its users; they want their users to not seek others but only them.

This is what is happening with Epic Games now, as allowing Fortnite on iOS means they don’t get anything from it. But isn’t that fair competition? If you don’t have a product that can compete, you don’t block it for your benefit. It’s best that Apple comes to its senses and allows the release of Fortnite. But for now, the reality is that it is not getting released on iOS for the time being.

Do you think Apple is greedy? Should Apple users finally give up their ego and switch to Android to send a message? Let us know in the comments below.

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