Huawei AppGallery
AppGallery is an app store for Android and Harmony OS developed by Huawei. Unlike many other analogues, AppGallery also allows you to pay for in-game purchases using bank cards, electronic wallets and mobile payments.
However, only part of the functionality is available in Russia. Therefore, Visa and Master Card cards are not interconnected and Mir is not supported at all, due to restrictions from payment systems.
Users from Russia can use e-wallets like Qiwi or pay for in-game purchases from their mobile phone balance. The process of linking your wallet and phone is fast and intuitive.
So, after registering an account in AppGallery, you need to go to the “Me” section, click on the profile tab, and then select the appropriate option in the “Payments and purchases” section. If you need to link a Qiwi wallet, you need to choose eWallet. In case of payment by phone – “Mobile payment”.
You can only buy “crystals” or “gold” in your favorite game if it has been downloaded from AppGallery. If the game was previously installed from the Play Store, it must be removed from the device and downloaded again from the AppGallery, if any.
For example, users can donate to Homescapes, Gardenscapes, PUBG Mobile and other projects with one click.
However, it was not without its drawbacks – AppGallery has ads that meet the user every time he opens the store. Also, most of the big projects like Genshin Impact, Call of Duty and others are not available on the Huawei site, which makes the method of the above games untenable.
Paying with a foreign card on Google Play
Google has suspended access to paid services of the digital app store in Russia since March 10, 2022, but in-game purchases and other paid services are still available to residents in other countries. While in Russia, the user can continue to use all paid Google Play services, if he has the opportunity to issue a card in one of the foreign banks or in one of his acquaintances who trust these cards.
In addition to a foreign bank card, you will also need a VPN for this process, since you can only pay for purchases on Google Play in the country where the card was issued.
This method may not be the most profitable, since a large commission may be charged for SWIFT transfers when transferring from a Russian card to a foreign one. It is recommended that you first familiarize yourself with the terms and conditions of both banks. Usually it is most advantageous to use banks of Central Asian countries – services that allow remote opening of bank accounts and cards are already more than enough.
Google Play Gift Cards
To pay with Google Play gift cards, you’ll also need to get a VPN service and set the card issuer country in your account settings. Such a service can be found on Avito, Plati.Market and other Internet sites.
However, this method cannot be called profitable. So, for example, a card with a face value of £5 is offered for an average of 800 rubles, while at the rate of the Central Bank it costs about 370 rubles.
When buying Turkish cards, the average profit rate is 100%, so the user has to pay double the fee somehow.
The only advantage of gift cards is ease of use and no need to look for a foreign bank card.
Services and services for donation in games
The simplest, but at the same time the most dangerous way to replenish an in-game account is with the help of special services and so-called merchants, who will donate a certain amount for the user. In this case, you will have to entrust the login and password from the Google account and another service to which the game can be connected, for example, from a personal page on VKontakte.
Each trader runs a “business” on his own terms – he either earns from the difference in exchange rates at the time of transfers, or receives an additional fee for his work. For example, for a donation of 100 rubles. will require 130-150 rubles from the user.
In any case, such services should be approached with caution, especially when transferring accounts. In the case of using the services of merchants, it is recommended to transfer game data to a new account with which personal data cannot be associated, and also read the reviews about the seller before transferring money and account.