The long wait is over: Fortnite has officially returned to Apple's App Store in the US. Fortnite is back on iPhone and iPad, as announced in its post today on X .

After nearly five years of absence — almost as long as The Blip from Avengers: Endgame — Fortnite has returned to iOS devices in the United States. The

On top of all the problems, Fortnite is not available to all iOS users who use the search function in the App Store. For some reason, the game can be downloaded through the direct link, yet it doesn’t appear after users search for it. However, this is likely a temporary issue that will soon be fixed by Apple.

The problem is that Apple is specifically not allowed to “prohibit” the use of external payment links. It can reject apps, or ban developer accounts, at its own discretion. But if it rejects an app or bans a dev for no reason other than its use of such links, does that amount to a de facto prohibition? Again, that’s debatable.

Fortnite's return to the iOS App Store is imminent. This follows a US court ruling that mandates Apple must allow developers to