1xBet's iPhone and iPad app runs on a genuinely different distribution model than its Android counterpart, and that difference shapes almost everything about how you get it installed. This guide covers the App Store route, the region workaround when it's needed, account setup with Face ID, the four-stage casino welcome package, and a full walkthrough of placing a bet — all with real, worked numbers.
How iOS Distribution Differs from Android
Android users have to sideload 1xBet as an APK because Google requires a per-country betting license before allowing an app onto its Play Store. Apple's App Store review process handles the same licensing problem differently: rather than blocking betting apps outright, Apple lets operators publish per-region, so 1xBet's iOS app sits on the App Store itself in the countries where it's listed, and simply doesn't appear in search results in countries where it isn't. That's a meaningfully different situation from Android's blanket restriction — it means most iOS users get the ordinary App Store install experience, with a smaller group needing one extra step.
If the App Isn't Listed in Your Region
- Open Settings, tap your name at the top, then Media & Purchases > View Account.
- Select Country/Region and choose a region where 1xBet is listed — payment fields can usually stay blank for this.
- Accept the updated terms of service Apple prompts for automatically.
- Return to the App Store and search "1xBet" — look for the listing published by 1XCorp N.V. to confirm you have the right app.
- Tap Get and confirm with Face ID, Touch ID, or your Apple ID password.
- Once installed, you can switch your region back — the app stays installed and functional, though future updates may depend on your region setting at the time.
The PWA Alternative
If switching regions isn't something you want to do, 1xBet's mobile website can be added to your home screen as a Progressive Web App from Safari's Share menu (Share > Add to Home Screen). It opens full-screen like a native app and covers the same betting and account functionality, though it won't send push notifications the way the App Store app does.
System Requirements
Because the app is distributed regionally rather than through one global listing, the exact numbers vary slightly by which App Store build you land on — the range below is aggregated across several third-party App Store trackers that each monitor a different regional listing, since Apple doesn't publish one unified spec page covering every region at once:
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| OS version | iOS 12.0 or later on most builds; newer regional releases increasingly require iOS 14.0+ |
| Download size | Roughly 260–310 MB depending on the regional build |
| Free storage | 500 MB+ recommended, since the app caches odds and casino assets locally |
| Apple Watch | Syncs with a paired iPhone running iOS 11+ for bet-tracking on your wrist |
Setting Up Your Account
Registration works the same four ways as on Android — one-click, phone number, email, or a linked social account — but iOS adds Face ID or Touch ID as a login shortcut once your account exists, so you're not retyping a password every session on a device that already handles biometric unlock system-wide. If you already have a 1xBet account, logging in syncs your balance and history immediately; new accounts can enable biometric login from Security settings right after their first successful password login.
iPad vs. iPhone: What Actually Changes
The app scales up rather than just stretching the iPhone layout. In landscape orientation on an iPad, the sportsbook screen shows noticeably more odds columns and markets at once than an iPhone can fit, which matters most when you're comparing several markets on the same match before committing to a bet slip. Live dealer casino tables benefit even more from the larger screen — the video feed reads closer to actually sitting at the table rather than watching a small window. iPad mini scales the same interface down cleanly rather than needing a separate simplified layout.
Practical example: say you're building a three-leg accumulator on the iPad — a basketball moneyline at 1.65, a tennis match winner at 1.90, and a football both-teams-to-score at 2.20 — with the match list on one side and the slip on the other. Tap the basketball leg first: with a $15 stake, the slip shows a $24.75 return. Add the tennis leg next, and without touching the stake field again, the same $15 now points to $47.03 — nearly doubling on a single extra leg. Add the football leg last and it climbs to $103.46. Watching the number jump after each tap, rather than working out a multiplication yourself, is really the point of the split layout: you feel how much weight one more selection adds to your total risk before you've committed to it, which is easy to lose track of when you're building the same slip one screen at a time on an iPhone.
Placing a Bet on iOS
The flow itself is simple regardless of device: pick a sport, open a match, tap an odd to add it to the slip, optionally add more selections, enter a stake, and confirm. What differs from the Android version isn't the sequence — that's dictated by how a bet slip has to work on any platform — but where you can watch it happen, as the iPad example above shows. On an iPhone the same slip sits as a collapsible panel you pull up from the bottom rather than a fixed side column, so building a longer accumulator means checking it after each addition rather than watching it update beside the match list in real time.
Claiming the Casino Welcome Package
Rather than a single first-deposit match, 1xBet's iOS app runs new casino players through a four-stage welcome chain — one bonus per deposit, each one only unlocking after the previous bonus is fully cleared:
| Deposit | Minimum | Bonus | Free Spins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $10 | +100% up to $300 | 30 spins, Sugar Rush Super Scatter |
| 2nd | $15 | +125% up to $350 | 45 spins, The Dog House |
| 3rd | $15 | +150% up to $400 | 60 spins, The Dog House |
| 4th | $15 | +200% up to $450 | 75 spins, Gates of Olympus 1000 |
Worked example: deposit $50 as your first funding and you land the 100% tier — a $50 bonus, bringing your bonus balance to $100, plus 30 free spins on Sugar Rush Super Scatter valued at €0.2 each (about €6 in spin value; note the spins carry a fixed euro value even on a USD account, since that figure comes from 1xBet's global terms rather than a per-market conversion). To clear that $50 bonus, you need to wager 35 times its value — $1,750 in qualifying casino stakes — within 7 days, with a maximum counted stake of $5 per bet. Only once that's cleared does depositing again unlock the second-tier 125% bonus; depositing early while the first bonus is still active voids that deposit for bonus purposes entirely, so the sequence only moves forward one stage at a time.
A few mechanics worth knowing before you start: wagering runs off your bonus balance specifically, and stakes in the 1xGames section count double toward clearing it (a $5 stake counts as $10) with a handful of exceptions like Blackjack and most Crash-style titles, which count at face value. Once wagering is complete, whatever's left on the bonus balance — capped at the original bonus amount — moves to your real balance with no further restrictions; if that leftover sits below the site's minimum stake, the bonus is instead treated as forfeited rather than paid out as a tiny leftover credit.
Bet Tracking From Your Apple Watch
If you've got an Apple Watch paired to an iPhone running iOS 11 or later, 1xBet syncs bet status to it automatically once the iPhone app is installed and logged in — settled results and live-bet updates show up on your wrist without needing to pull out the phone, which matters most for anyone tracking a live accumulator during something else entirely, like a commute or a work meeting.