# .app domain: registry, jurisdiction and price > Who runs the .app registry, which law applies, what a court there can order, and the $15.49/year price at PanamaRegistrar. Crypto, no KYC. - URL: https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/app/ - Last updated: 2026-10-19 - Publisher: PanamaRegistrar (https://panamaregistrar.com) .app costs $15.49/year at PanamaRegistrar. Its registry, Charleston Road Registry Inc. (Google Registry), sits in Mountain View, California, United States: who controls the domain, which law applies, and what a court there can order. **Quick answer — Who controls a .app domain, and what does it cost?** **.app domain** at **PanamaRegistrar**, as of October 2026: $15.49 a year, the same price to renew. .app is managed by Charleston Road Registry Inc. (Google Registry) in Mountain View, California, United States, with Google in New York as technical operator; HTTPS is required. ## .app registry facts | Attribute | Value | | --- | --- | | Registry manager (IANA) | Charleston Road Registry Inc. (Google Registry) | | Registry location | Mountain View, California — United States | | Back-end operator | Google, New York, New York (United States) | | Legal framework | ICANN registry agreement (new gTLD, 2012 round) | | Dispute policy | UDRP + URS | | Who can register | Anyone; HTTPS is mandatory (whole extension on the HSTS preload list) | | WHOIS / RDAP | no WHOIS host listed · RDAP `pubapi.registry.google/rdap/` | | DNSSEC | Yes (DS record in the root zone) | | Registration term | 1 to 10 years | | Price at PanamaRegistrar | $15.49/year; renewal $15.49/year; transfer $15.49 | | IANA record last updated | 11 April 2025 | ## Who runs the .app registry, and from which country? IANA lists Charleston Road Registry Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California, as the .app manager. The technical contact is Google, at 76 Ninth Avenue in New York. The dataset identifies Charleston Road Registry as Google Registry. .app is a new gTLD from ICANN's 2012 round, operated under a registry agreement with ICANN. IANA lists no WHOIS host for it; RDAP answers at pubapi.registry.google/rdap/. The record was last updated on 11 April 2025. ## Can a court in the United States take down or seize a .app domain? Both companies behind .app are in the United States: the registry in California, the operator in New York. A court there can order the registry to act on an .app record. For trademark claims, the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act allows an in rem case in the district where the registry is located, with cancellation or transfer as remedies. New gTLD contracts also carry the URS, a faster suspension route for clear trademark cases. None of these routes passes through PanamaRegistrar. ## What does PanamaRegistrar do with a complaint about a .app domain? Nothing happens to a .app domain on a complaint alone. Copyright, defamation, political or competitor complaints need a decision from a Panamanian court; a foreign judgment must first be recognised in Panama by exequatur. Phishing, malware, botnets and fraud that takes money from victims are suspended within 24 hours of a well-documented report, child sexual abuse material immediately, and the URLs are reported to NCMEC. You are told before any action on your domain, unless the law or the court order forbids it; with Domain protection, every complaint is also read by a person before any action on the domain. This rule covers what PanamaRegistrar does, not the registry or our registrar partner. Steps and time limits: [takedown procedure](https://panamaregistrar.com/takedown-procedure/) and [how we handle complaints](https://panamaregistrar.com/complaints/). ## Who uses .app domains, and why? Mobile apps, web apps and SaaS products use .app, according to the dataset. The registry has no restriction on who can register, and terms run from 1 to 10 years. Because browsers force HTTPS on the whole extension, .app suits products that already serve every page over TLS. App stores and launch pages often link to an .app landing page with the product name. ## Which registry rules are specific to .app? HTTPS is mandatory on .app: the whole extension is on the HSTS preload list built into major browsers. A site on an .app domain will not load over plain HTTP, so you need a valid TLS certificate before launch. The rule comes from the registry, not from PanamaRegistrar, and applies to every name in the extension. ## What does the WHOIS show for a .app domain? .app allows WHOIS privacy, included free at PanamaRegistrar. The RDAP service at pubapi.registry.google returns the registrar, the dates, the nameservers and the status codes. No classic WHOIS server is listed by IANA. Personal details are not shown while privacy or Domain protection is on, and app store listings do not need them to appear in the record. ## Do I need Domain protection for a .app domain? No, it is optional: +$29 per year, on top of the .app price. [Domain protection](https://panamaregistrar.com/domain-protection/) registers the domain in the name of DomaineGoat LLC, so the registration record and WHOIS/RDAP show our company, never you, and you can take it back in your own name for free. A transfer lock is on, and any transfer or DNS change must be confirmed from your account. We then hold only your email, and a person reads every complaint before any action on the domain; that review exists only with the option. It does not move the registry or change its courts. ## Which dispute policy applies to .app? As a new gTLD, .app is subject to both the UDRP and the URS. The UDRP can transfer or cancel a name; the URS is the faster route for clear trademark cases. We apply decisions from both. See [UDRP and URS](https://panamaregistrar.com/udrp-and-urs/) for our steps. Our steps for trademark cases: [UDRP and URS](https://panamaregistrar.com/udrp-and-urs/). ## How much does a .app domain cost, and how is it renewed? At PanamaRegistrar, as of October 2026, .app costs $15.49/year; renewal is $15.49/year, and a transfer $15.49 with one year added, as ICANN rules provide for generic extensions. Term: 1 to 10 years. Payment is in crypto (BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC) from a prepaid balance, minimum top-up $25. Every extension: [price list](https://panamaregistrar.com/pricing/). ## Search a .app domain Search a domain name: https://panamaregistrar.com/app/domains/?q=yourname.app Popular extensions: .app ($15.49) ## .app questions ### Why does my .app site not load over HTTP? The whole .app extension is on the HSTS preload list used by major browsers, so they refuse plain HTTP for every .app name. Install a TLS certificate before you point the domain at your site. This is a registry rule and applies at every registrar. ### Is .app controlled by Google? The registry is Charleston Road Registry Inc., which the dataset identifies as Google Registry, in Mountain View, California. IANA lists Google in New York as technical operator. Both are United States entities, and United States courts have authority over them. PanamaRegistrar is the registrar, a separate role. ### Can a trademark owner suspend an .app domain quickly? Yes, through the URS, which applies to new gTLDs such as .app. It is meant for clear-cut trademark cases and is faster than the UDRP. PanamaRegistrar applies URS and UDRP decisions; we tell you when a case names your domain, so you can answer it. ### Can PanamaRegistrar stop the .app registry from acting on a court order? No. The .app registry, Charleston Road Registry Inc. (Google Registry), keeps its own copy of the registration and applies the law of its own country. PanamaRegistrar decides only what its own service does: we act on Panamanian court orders, not on unverified complaints. Our registrar partner also keeps its own legal duties. We tell you when we learn of a registry-level action, unless the law or the order forbids it. See the [registry jurisdiction index](https://panamaregistrar.com/registry-jurisdiction/). ### How do I pay for a .app domain? In crypto only: BTC, USDT, USDC, ETH, SOL, LTC. Top up your balance (minimum $25), then register the .app domain from it at $15.49/year. Send the exact amount on the exact network; the top-up is credited after the network confirmations. No ID and no KYC: one verified email per domain, never published. ## Sources 1. [IANA Root Zone Database: .app delegation record](https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/app.html) — IANA (checked 2026-10-19) 2. [15 U.S.C. § 1125 — in rem civil action against a domain name, subsection (d)(2)](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1125) — Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School (checked 2026-10-19) 3. [Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy](https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/help/dndr/udrp-en) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-19) 4. [Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS)](https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/urs) — ICANN (checked 2026-10-19) 5. [Amazon Route 53 developer guide: .app registration rules](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/Route53/latest/DeveloperGuide/app.md) — Amazon Web Services (checked 2026-10-08) ## Other extensions and their registry - [.com](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/com/) - [.net](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/net/) - [.org](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/org/) - [.io](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/io/) - [.ai](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/ai/) - [.co](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/co/) - [.app](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/app/) - [.dev](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/dev/) - [.xyz](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/xyz/) - [.info](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/info/) - [.me](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/me/) - [.de](https://panamaregistrar.com/tld/de/) --- PanamaRegistrar: PanamaRegistrar is a domain registration service under Panamanian jurisdiction, paid in crypto with no ID upload: we act on Panamanian court orders, not on unverified complaints.