About r/apple
In its own words:
An unofficial community about Apple and all of its devices and software.
Community guide
r/apple is an unofficial Apple products and software discussion community—not Apple Support. Rank #122 (about 6.5 million subscribers). Collected rules explicitly bar tech-support questions, buying/selling advice, beta-bug posts, memes/contextless media, and piracy talk, which pushes the feed toward discussion and news rather than helpdesk tickets.
What works
Apple-related discussion that can stand without being a troubleshooting paste. Activity samples skew text and links.
Versus device-specific and support forums
AppleWatch, mac, and airpods communities go deeper on one product. Official/support channels handle repairs and account issues. Here, “no tech-support questions” is a bright line in the rules we collected.
Practical pointers
No editorialized link titles; foster reasonable discussion; self-promotion limited to Sundays for developers per rules; stay civil; keep posts Apple-direct.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jan 25, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 3,617 subscribers (+0.06%). It sits just behind r/malefashionadvice (#121) and ahead of r/starterpacks (#123) in our ranking.
What sets r/apple apart
r/apple is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 78% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 34% across the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (18:00 UTC) sees about 7.0× as many posts as the quietest (02:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/apple went up from 6,471,775 to 6,498,926 subscribers (+27.2K, +0.42%). That is about 617 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/apple talks about
Looking at the titles of 422 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 4), the words that come up most are “iphone”, “macbook”, “pro”, “duo” and “ipad”. Other frequent themes are app, mac, touchscreen, store, macos and screen. Recurring phrases include “iphone duo”, “macbook pro”, “pro max” and “ipad mini”. By format, 78% are text posts, 18% are links and 4% are videos.
Popular post flairs: iPhone (127), Mac (81), Discussion (55), Promo Sunday (27), iPad (21), Apple Retail (15).
Activity and best time to post
r/apple gets about 69 new posts a day. The public archive holds 868,250 posts and 13,369,618 comments in total, about 15.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Thursday (105 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (43). Posting peaks around 18:00 UTC and is lowest around 02:00 UTC.
Rules of r/apple
The moderators of r/apple list 13 rules. In short:
- No reposts, and/or rehosted content.
- No memes, direct images or contextless image/video posts.
- No NSFW content.
- Posts must foster reasonable discussion.
- No editorialized link titles.
- No low-effort, rude/offensive, or hateful comments.
- No posts that aren’t directly related to Apple.
- No tech-support questions.
- Self-promotion is allowed on Sundays, only for developers.
- No content related to piracy or illegal activities.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/apple and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many subscribers does r/apple have?
r/apple has 6,498,926 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #122 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 27,151 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/apple created?
r/apple was created on Jan 25, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years.
Is r/apple still active?
Yes. r/apple gets about 69 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 868,250 posts and 13,369,618 comments. In a sample of 422 recent posts we counted 376 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/apple?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Thursday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 18:00 UTC, with the fewest around 02:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/apple?
The community describes itself as: “An unofficial community about Apple and all of its devices and software.” Recent post titles often mention iphone, macbook, pro, duo and ipad. Most posts are text posts (78%).
Is r/apple SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/apple as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/apple?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/apple accepts both text and link posts. It has 13 posted rules, starting with: “No reposts, and/or rehosted content.”; “No memes, direct images or contextless image/video posts.”; “No NSFW content.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/apple?
Communities with similar topics include r/mac (3.1M), r/iphone (4.7M), r/Android (3.2M), r/gadgets (22.8M) and r/3Dprinting (3.5M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/apple.