How much are
TikTok coins?

100, 1,000 and 10,000 coins in dollars

The web page sells packs, not round numbers, but it also offers a custom amount at $0.0104 a coin. Here is the math for the amounts people ask about. App figures use the 1.43 to 1.53 cents per coin that Apple's US listing works out to, so they are ranges.

• 100 coins: about $1.04 on the web, about $1.43 to $1.53 in the app.
• 1,000 coins: about $10.40 on the web, about $14.30 to $15.30 in the app. With packs only, 700 plus 350 coins cost $10.90 and give you 1,050.
• 10,000 coins: about $104 on the web, about $143 to $153 in the app. With packs only, 7,000 plus 3,500 coins cost $108.59 for 10,500.
• 1 coin: about a cent on the web, about a cent and a half in the app.

What those coins buy, gift by gift, is on TikTok gift values. A Lion, for example, is 29,999 coins.

Web or app: where coins are cheaper

The web. TikTok says so itself: its recharge page offers coins "at a lower price, with more payment options and a customizable recharge amount." On 16 October 2026 the gap looked like this:

• 350 coins: $3.65 on tiktok.com/coin, $5.00 in the iPhone app. The app costs 37% more.
• About 700 coins: $7.25 for 700 on the web, $9.99 for 660 in the app.
• About 1,400 coins: $14.49 for 1,400 on the web, $19.99 for 1,321 in the app.

Bigger web packs barely change the price per coin, from 1.043 cents on the 350 pack to 1.034 cents on the 17,500 pack, so there is no real bulk discount. Buy what you will actually use.

Coins bought on the web land in the same balance you see in the app. If they do not show up, TikTok's help center says to restart the app, refresh the Balance page and check that you are logged into the same account on both. Kick works the same way, by the way: KICKs also cost more in the iPhone app than on kick.com.

How to buy or recharge coins

TikTok documents four ways, depending on where you live:

1. In the app: Profile, Menu ☰, Balance, Get Coins. Pick a pack and tap Recharge. Payment goes through the App Store or Google Play.
2. From a LIVE: tap the Gift button, then Recharge at the bottom.
3. On the web: go to tiktok.com/coin, choose a pack, click Recharge and pay with the method you prefer.
4. With a gift card: enter the PIN at tiktok.com/coin/redeem. This is not available in every region.

You must be 18 or older, or 19 in South Korea, to buy coins. Web recharge is only offered in supported countries, and TikTok's help center does not list them. Coins are not only for gifts: TikTok's policy says they also pay for Promote, its ad service for your videos, and for Star Comments.

Coin prices in other countries

TikTok's policy says the cost per coin "differs depending on how many you buy and where you buy them", and every charge is made in the currency shown at checkout. Apple's App Store listings show what the iPhone app charges in each country. A few, checked 16 October 2026:

• United Kingdom: 330 coins for £4.29, 660 for £8.49.
• Canada: 330 coins for C$6.59, 1,321 for C$26.49.
• Australia: 330 coins for A$7.95, 1,321 for A$31.90.
• Mexico: 350 coins for MX$107.
• Spain: 330 coins for €4.95.

Apple's listing shows only ten in-app items, so the menu inside TikTok has more packs than these. Notice that local app prices are not just the US price converted: 330 coins cost $4.99 in the US app, while the Canadian price of C$6.59 is about $4.65 and the Australian A$7.95 about $5.53 at the European Central Bank rates of 16 October 2026.

One more cost to watch: if you pay in a currency your card is not in, TikTok's policy says your payment provider may add currency exchange or foreign transaction fees on top. For Latin America in pesos and soles, see the Spanish guide, cuánto valen las monedas de TikTok.

Free TikTok coins: what is real

Sites and apps that promise free coins are exactly what TikTok tells you to avoid. Its help page on phishing says: "Never trust any third-party websites that promise to give away free likes, fans, crowns, Coins, or other incentives, as they may be able to access your login information." TikTok also says it will never ask for your password or verification codes.

The policy backs that up. Virtual Items, coins included, "can only be purchased or received from TikTok", and cannot be bought from, sold to or swapped with other users. TikTok does say it "may also allow users additional ways to collect Coins from time to time", and its Rewards Policy lists Coins among the rewards its own programs can give out. So the only free coins are ones TikTok itself hands you inside the app. A generator, a giveaway link or a cheap reseller is not that.

Refunds, cash and what coins can't do

• No cash out. TikTok's policy says Virtual Items, coins included, "cannot be exchanged for cash or used as currency".
• Web purchases are final. In the US and most other countries, coins bought directly from TikTok are not refundable once they reach your account, unless the law requires it. Brazil and South Korea get a 7 day window.
• App purchases go through the store. For Apple purchases, ask Apple. For Google Play purchases, TikTok handles refund requests through Report a problem in your profile settings. If a refund goes through, TikTok takes the coins back out of your balance.
• They go with the account. If your account is deactivated or terminated, unused coins are lost and not refunded.

Coins become gifts, and gifts cannot be refunded either. What happens on the creator's side, Diamonds and payouts, is covered in how much TikTok pays.

If you are the one receiving gifts

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