Apple Fiscal Year Calendar 2024

The new fiscal year introduces updated Apple payment deadlines. Here’s what app developers can anticipate in 2024.

What is Apple’s fiscal year?

Apple’s fiscal year determines when app revenue is distributed to developers, after deducting App Store fees and taxes. The schedule varies each year, so developers need to stay informed.

As an iOS app developer, you may generate revenue daily, and at Adapty, we help facilitate this process. However, the actual payments are made only on specific dates outlined in Apple’s fiscal calendar. Keep in mind that Apple’s fiscal year differs from the standard fiscal year used by most companies and follows a unique timeline.

How Apple Fiscal Calendar works

The Apple fiscal calendar may seem complicated at first, but it becomes straightforward once you understand the basics:

• Apple’s fiscal year starts on the last Sunday of September.
• It is divided into four quarters, each lasting three months.
• The first month of each quarter is 35 days long, while the remaining two months are 28 days each.
• Apple’s fiscal year has 364 days, so an extra week is added every five years.
• The calendar follows the US system, with weeks running from Sunday to Saturday.
• Each period starts and ends on the same day of the week, and most payments are made 33 days after the close of the previous fiscal month.

Here’s the important part: You receive payments every 4 or 5 weeks, always on the same day of the week (this year, it’s Thursday), for revenue earned primarily in the calendar month two months prior. Although the calendar is easy to follow, we’ve also created a table with payment dates to help you out.

Apple Fiscal Calendar for 2022

Apple Fiscal Calendar for 2023

Apple Fiscal Calendar for 2025

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