🏷️ Our prices are fixed quotes: diagnosis, part, labour and Spanish VAT all included — plus a 3-year warranty. If you see a cheaper price elsewhere, always ask what it doesn’t include.
Apple service centre in Barcelona
Independent repairs for iPhone, iPad, MacBook, iMac and Apple Watch — in English, with no appointment. Free initial assessment, a fixed price before we touch anything and a 3-year warranty, two minutes from the Mercat de Sant Antoni.
ReciclaTecnologia is an independent Apple repair shop in Barcelona, at street level in Sant Antoni. We fix the whole range: iPhone, iPad, MacBook Air and Pro, iMac, Mac mini, Mac Studio, Mac Pro and Apple Watch. We are not affiliated with or authorised by Apple — which is exactly what lets us see you without an appointment, give you the price up front, and repair machines Apple has stopped servicing.
If you live here as an expat, or you’re in town for a week and your screen has just gone black, the questions are always the same: will anyone speak English, how long will it take, and is a non-Apple shop safe? All three are answered below.
Why bring your Apple device here
- Same-day on many repairs. We hold our own stock of spares for the most common models, so when the diagnosis and part allow it we repair the same day — often in a couple of hours — with no rush surcharge.
- One fixed price, VAT included, covering diagnosis, part and labour. The «from» figures below are the genuine entry point of our published price list; your exact price is agreed before we open anything and doesn’t change when you collect.
- 3-year warranty on the work carried out and the parts fitted, with the usual exclusions: liquid damage and normal battery wear. Where a model has a known endemic manufacturing fault, cover is 1 year. It’s all in writing in our warranty terms.
- No appointment, Monday to Saturday, 10:00 to 20:00 straight through with no lunchtime closing. No waiting list and no booking system: you walk in and we see you.
- Genuine Apple parts or quality compatible parts — your choice. Where the repair allows it we offer genuine Apple parts, bought through an authorised distributor, as well as cheaper compatible spares. We explain both, with prices, before starting.
- Hundreds of Google reviews, 4.9 average, and a free initial assessment that commits you to nothing.
iPhone repair in Barcelona
This is what comes through the door most, and where we’re fastest. We replace screens (compatible Incell, higher-grade OLED, or Apple’s own Service Pack part), batteries, back glass, cameras, charging ports, speakers and microphones, housings and antennas, plus component-level board repair and ultrasonic cleaning on water-damaged units. Most iPhone repairs are finished the same day, often in 1–2 hours; board work can take longer, and we confirm the timescale with the quote.
Fixed prices, VAT included, from: screen from €50 · battery from €49 · charging port from €35 · camera from €30 · logic board from €60 — oldest models to latest releases.
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iPad repair in Barcelona
The full range: iPad, iPad mini, iPad Air and iPad Pro across generations. We handle screen and glass replacement, batteries, board repair (charging IC, backlight, touch), charging ports and ultrasonic cleaning after liquid damage. Many repairs are done the same day; if the part for your model has to be ordered it’s normally ready in 24–72 hours.
Fixed prices, VAT included, from: screen from €50 · battery from €50 · logic board from €50 · ultrasonic cleaning from €70.
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MacBook repair in Barcelona
MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, from the 2008 Intel machines to the latest Apple Silicon. We replace batteries, screens, keyboards and trackpads, repair MagSafe and USB-C ports, upgrade SSDs, and handle fan cleaning, thermal paste, software work and data recovery — and when other shops say it can’t be done, we repair the logic board at component level instead of swapping the whole thing. Because we hold spares in stock, most Mac repairs are completed the same day, many while you wait, at no extra cost.
Fixed prices, VAT included, from: battery from €60 · screen from €79 · keyboard from €100 · logic board from €150 · data recovery from €49.
See all MacBook repair prices by model →
iMac and desktop Mac repair in Barcelona
21.5″ and 27″ iMacs of every year, iMac Pro, Mac mini, Mac Studio and Mac Pro. We do screen replacement (new or second-hand panel, depending on availability and budget), logic board, graphics and power supply, SSD upgrades with the operating system installed, data recovery, software service, fan cleaning and ultrasonic cleaning after liquid damage. Timescales depend on the fault and on whether parts need ordering — you get a specific one with the fixed quote.
Fixed prices, VAT included, from: iMac screen from €70 · logic board, graphics or power supply from €120 · SSD upgrade from €100 · fan cleaning and thermal paste from €70 · Mac mini board or power supply from €150.
iMac prices → · Mac mini → · Mac Pro and Mac Studio →
Apple Watch repair in Barcelona
We replace screens and batteries, and carry out board-level repair and ultrasonic cleaning when liquid has got in. It’s a delicate job and not every workshop takes it on: if you’ve been told an Apple Watch can’t be opened, bring it to us.
Fixed prices, VAT included, from: screen from €70 · battery from €40 · logic board from €50.
See all Apple Watch repair prices by model →
What about the rest of the Apple range?
We also repair AirPods, HomePod, Apple TV, Apple Pencil, AirTag, Apple Cinema Displays and iPods. If it has an apple on the back, ask us: if there’s a fix, we’ll find it.
How it works: from the door to the warranty
The process is built so you never lose control of what it costs or what is happening to your device.
Free initial assessment
Walk in without an appointment, or message us on WhatsApp with the model, symptoms and a few photos. Free, usually same-day, commits you to nothing.
A fixed quote before we touch anything
We tell you what’s wrong, your part options, the final price including VAT and the timescale. Nothing starts until you say yes.
The repair, often the same day
With our own stock of spares, many faults are sorted while you wait, with no rush surcharge. We test the device fully before handing it back.
Handover with a 3-year warranty
You collect with a 3-year warranty on the work and the parts fitted. If anything related to our work fails in that period, we put it right at no cost.
The €25 technical diagnosis, with no small print
The initial assessment is always free. Some faults, though, aren’t visible from the outside: a device that won’t power on, liquid damage or an intermittent fault need stripping down and measurements on the board. That’s workshop time, and we tell you before we start it. If you authorise that technical diagnosis and then decide against the repair, there is a €25 charge (VAT included), told to you in advance. If you go ahead, it’s credited in full. You’ll never find a charge we didn’t warn you about first.
And if it isn’t worth repairing?
We’ll say so honestly, even if it means not invoicing the repair. If the fix doesn’t stack up against what the device is worth, we explain it with numbers and you decide. We can then buy it from you, help you replace it with a refurbished machine carrying a 3-year warranty, or recycle it.
Track your repair and pay in instalments
With your job number and the last four digits of your phone number you can check your repair status online at any time. Repairs can also be paid over 6, 12 or 24 instalments (subject to approval by the finance provider).
Independent doesn’t mean second best
We’re not going to claim we’re «the best in Barcelona» — that means nothing. Here is what you won’t always find at a generic repair shop, or in the official network.
Being independent changes what we can accept
Because we’re not part of Apple’s authorised network, we don’t depend on their parts catalogue or their service timescales. That lets us repair out-of-warranty machines and, above all, devices Apple has classed as vintage (more than 5 and fewer than 7 years since distribution ended, service subject to stock) or obsolete (more than 7 years, no hardware service and no parts for authorised workshops). If you’ve been told «there are no parts any more», as long as a technical solution and a spare exist, we repair it.
We repair the board at component level instead of replacing it
This is the biggest technical difference. When a logic board fails, the standard response — including in official service — is to swap the entire board (expensive) or declare the machine beyond repair. We do microsoldering: with a microscope and measurements on the board, we find the specific chip that has failed and replace it. You pay a fraction of what a new board costs and, more importantly, you keep your data. That covers iPhones stuck in a bootloop, Face ID and charging faults (Tristar/U2), Macs with no backlight, no video or liquid damage, and charging, backlight and touch ICs in iPads. Most board repairs are handed back within 24–72 h. Apple logic board repair (microsoldering) →
Your data is the priority, not collateral damage
When a machine won’t boot, what worries people isn’t the hardware — it’s the photos and the work inside it. We carry out data recovery from failed hard drives, faulty SSDs and Macs that won’t start, with a diagnosis before any intervention and confidential handling throughout.
You talk to the person who repairs your device, and you see the prices first
No contact form, no call centre, no ticket number that replies three days later. Message us on WhatsApp at 936 241 954 or 931 872 337 with the model and a few photos and we’ll give you an idea before you leave the flat. Apple doesn’t publish Mac repair prices and most shops don’t either — they book you in, open the machine, and only then quote. We publish our entry prices by model and by fault. And if you look after several machines, there’s a 10% discount from the third device brought in within the same month.
Practical answers if you’re an expat or visiting Barcelona
You don’t need Spanish, and you don’t need an appointment. We deal with customers in English every week. Walk in Monday to Saturday, 10:00 to 20:00, or send a WhatsApp first if you’d rather sort the diagnosis out from your flat or hotel.
If you’re only here a few days, say so at the counter. We’ll tell you straight away whether it’s realistically a same-day job or whether the part has to be ordered. If the timescale doesn’t fit your flight, we’d rather tell you than take the device.
Paying with a foreign card is fine. We take cash, credit and debit cards and Bizum, priced and charged in euros with Spanish VAT included. If your bank adds a currency conversion fee, that’s between you and your bank — it isn’t a surcharge from us.
Sending the device instead of bringing it. From outside Barcelona you can post it to us and you’ll have the diagnosis within 24 hours of it arriving. If you need it returned to an address abroad, tell us before you send anything and we’ll confirm the courier options and the cost in writing first — we won’t promise a delivery date we can’t control.
The warranty if you go home. The 3-year warranty covers the work we did and the parts we fitted, and it’s serviced from our workshop here in Barcelona. If you’re already abroad when something related to our repair goes wrong, message us with your job number and we’ll go through your options before you spend anything.
Where to find us: Sant Antoni, in the heart of the Eixample
We’re at street level at Carrer del Marquès de Campo Sagrado 13-15, on the corner of Comte Borrell (08015 Barcelona), in Sant Antoni, inside the Eixample Esquerre and on the border with Poble-sec. It’s a couple of minutes’ walk from the Mercat de Sant Antoni — drop the iPhone off and do your shopping while we repair it. Coming down from the Ronda de Sant Antoni, next to Avinguda Mistral and a step from Avinguda del Paral·lel.
🅿️ 1.5 h free parking for customers · 🕙 Mon–Sat 10:00–20:00, no lunchtime closing · 🚶 No appointment needed
ReciclaTecnologia — independent Apple service centre
C/ Marquès de Campo Sagrado 13-15 (corner of Borrell) · 08015 Barcelona · Sant Antoni (Eixample)
Phone and WhatsApp: 936 241 954 · 931 872 337
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, 10:00–20:00 · info@reciclatecnologia.com
Tell us which Apple device needs fixing and we’ll give you a diagnosis and a price.
Related repairs and services
- iPhone repair · iPhone screen replacement · iPhone battery replacement
- MacBook repair · MacBook battery replacement · Logic board microsoldering
- iPad repair · iMac repair · Apple Watch repair
- Water damage repair · Mac data recovery
- Buy a refurbished Mac · Sell your Mac · Our 3-year warranty
Frequently asked questions
Do you speak English?
Yes — at the counter and over WhatsApp. Send us the model, the symptoms and a few photos in English before you come in, and we’ll reply in English.
Are you an official Apple service centre?
No. We’re an independent Apple repair shop in Sant Antoni, Barcelona, not affiliated with or authorised by Apple. Where the repair calls for it we fit genuine Apple parts, bought through an authorised distributor, alongside quality compatible spares. Being independent is also why we can repair machines Apple classes as vintage or obsolete, and why we can quote you a price before you hand the device over.
How long does a repair take? I’m only in Barcelona for a few days.
Many repairs are finished the same day — iPhone screens and batteries are often done in 1–2 hours — depending on the fault and part availability. If a part has to be ordered it’s normally 24–72 hours. Tell us your travel dates at the free assessment and we’ll confirm a realistic timescale before you leave the device with us.
Do I need an appointment?
No. We see people without an appointment, Monday to Saturday from 10:00 to 20:00 straight through, at our shop in Sant Antoni. No waiting list, no booking system.
Can I pay with a foreign credit or debit card?
Yes. We accept cash, credit and debit cards and Bizum. Prices are charged in euros with Spanish VAT already included, so the figure you’re quoted is the figure you pay. Any currency conversion fee is your own bank’s, not ours.
Can I post my device to you, or have it sent back to my country?
You can post it to us from anywhere in Spain and you’ll have a diagnosis within 24 hours of it arriving. If you need it returned to an address outside Spain, tell us before you send it — we’ll confirm the courier options and the cost in writing before you commit.
Is the 3-year warranty still valid if I go back to my country?
The warranty covers the work we carried out and the parts we fitted for 3 years, with the usual exclusions of liquid damage and normal battery wear; where a model has a known endemic manufacturing fault, cover is 1 year. It’s serviced from our workshop in Barcelona, so if you’re abroad when something related to our repair fails, contact us with your job number and we’ll go through the options before you spend anything.
What does the free assessment cover, and when is there a €25 charge?
Looking at your device and telling you what’s wrong is always free. Some faults — a device that won’t power on, liquid damage, an intermittent fault — need a strip-down and measurements on the board, and we tell you before we start. If you authorise that technical diagnosis and then decline the repair, there’s a €25 charge including VAT, told to you in advance. If you go ahead, it’s credited in full.