No. AppTesters does not have the ability to revoke an Apple signing certificate or terminate an Apple Developer account. Apple controls developer-account approval, account termination, certificate validity, UDID eligibility, and related enforcement systems.
What happened in 2025?
In 2025, particularly during the large October event, Apple terminated or restricted a significant number of developer accounts used throughout the sideloading community. Thousands of certificates were affected across multiple services.
AppTesters did not intentionally disable customer certificates. The affected certificates stopped working because Apple terminated or revoked the developer accounts associated with them.
AppTesters initially attempted to replace affected certificates without charge. Replacing a very large number of accounts and certificates in a short period contributed to additional account terminations, while Apple's approval process for new developer accounts became stricter and slower. This created an exceptional capacity problem rather than a normal isolated revocation.
What is the current replacement approach?
During the current recovery cycle, affected customers are being offered discounted replacements instead of being asked to purchase their plan again at full price. The current replacement amounts are $12 for Essential, $12.50 for Premium, and $25 for Ultimate.
These amounts are a temporary contribution toward obtaining new developer-account capacity and issuing the replacement. There is currently no customer-facing free replacement queue or free waiting option for certificates affected by the extraordinary 2025 event.
Since January 2026, AppTesters has delivered 1,500+ certificates through its current setup with no revocations reported so far. This is a record of current performance, not a guarantee that Apple will never take future action.
If you are unsure whether your issue is a revocation, check your order status and follow the troubleshooting steps before requesting a replacement.