Guide for shop owners
Apple has its own free sign-up for owners, apart from Google. It is called Apple Business. Apple's guide says Apple Business Connect is now Apple Business. You sign up at business.apple.com, add your shop as a location, set your hours and phone, and verify with Apple. Apple says its review can take up to five business days.
Go to business.apple.com and sign up. Apple says you just need the email you use for business. You do not need an iPhone or a Mac.
Type your shop's name and address, your own legal name, and a phone number. Apple sends one code to your email and one to your phone.
Choose Brands, then Locations. Select Add Location, then "Add single location". Type your shop's name. If Apple Maps already has it, select it. If not, add it as a new location.
Enter the address. If the marker sits on the wrong building, drag the map until it is on your door.
Pick a category, set the status to Open, and add your phone. The website is optional, and Apple says a Facebook, Instagram or TikTok page can be used. Then set your hours.
If your shop was already on Apple Maps, Apple may offer a phone call with a four-digit code to the number it has on record. If not, you verify your business two ways, such as a tax ID number plus a paper like a business license, a lease or a utility bill. Apple gives you 60 days after sign-up.
Apple's place cards can show storefront photos, your logo, holiday or seasonal hours, and notes like which payments you take and whether you have Wi-Fi or parking.
Every step about how Google or Apple works comes from the official help pages below. Checked November 2026. These pages change, so open them if a button has moved.
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