.app Domain Price: Register, Renew and Transfer Cost
A .app domain costs $8.75 at Porkbun for the first year, then $14.93 at Porkbun a year to renew: 71% more than the lowest first-year price. Transferring an existing .app domain to Porkbun costs $14.93 and adds a year to the registration. Five years of .app (first year plus four renewals) comes to about $68.47 at Porkbun.
Standard (non-premium) names, USD, quoted October 24, 2026.
| Registrar | First year | Renewal | Transfer | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porkbun | $8.75 | $14.93 | $14.93 | $68.47 |
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The .app registry
.app is a generic top-level domain, run by Charleston Road Registry Inc. with Google Inc operating the registry back end. It has been in the root zone since July 2015.
- Type
- Generic
- Registry
- Charleston Road Registry Inc.
- Back end
- Google Inc
- In the root since
- 2015-07-02
- Registry site
- www.registry.google
- RDAP
- https://pubapi.registry.google/rdap/
- DNSSEC
- Signed
Source: IANA root zone database.
.app names checked on domhaul
Since August 2026, people have checked 401 .app names on domhaul. 148 of the 399 with a known status (37%) were already registered. The median domhaul estimate across 71 valued .app names is $105. 82% came through AI assistants checking names with domhaul's MCP server; the rest were typed into the calculator.
Valued .app names
.app price questions
How much does a .app domain cost?
A .app domain costs $8.75 at Porkbun for the first year, then $14.93 at Porkbun a year to renew: 71% more than the lowest first-year price. These are standard prices; premium .app names priced by the registry cost more, and many renew at the premium rate. Prices quoted October 24, 2026.
How much does it cost to renew a .app domain?
Renewing a .app domain costs $14.93 a year at Porkbun (October 24, 2026). Over five years that is about $68.47 at Porkbun, counting the first year. Renewal costs more than the first year, so compare renewals, not intro offers.
How much does it cost to transfer a .app domain?
Porkbun charges $14.93 to transfer a .app domain in (October 24, 2026); the transfer adds a year to the registration. Unlock the domain and get the authorization (EPP) code from your current registrar first.