Although an iPad can still function with a cracked screen, it’s not much fun — or entirely safe — to use. Whether it’s been dropped and has just a small crack or is covered in a spiderweb of glass shards, replacing an iPad screen is a worthwhile investment. The main cost factors for screen repair are the size and model of the device and whether both layers of the screen — the glass (called the digitizer in some models) and the LCD layer — are broken. The larger the model, like the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, the more expensive it is to repair.
Apple versus third-party repair vendors
Apple charges set fees for replacing a broken iPad screen, which range from $199-$200 for for iPad Minis to $379-$599 for iPad Pros. Third-party vendors, such as Learn in Atlanta, Georgia, Mobile in Columbia, South Carolina, or Phone Mechanix in Winston Salem, North Carolina, may charge less and often have a faster turnaround time.
iPad screen repair fees
The cost of the screen repair or replacement depends on the model. Computing in Burlington, Vermont, can repair both a cracked glass screen and a cracked LCD. They charge:
iPad 2: $110 for cracked glass and $120 for a cracked LCD
iPad 3 or 4: $110 for a cracked digitizer
iPad Air 1: $120 for a cracked digitizer
iPad Mini 1 or 2: $110 for a cracked digitizer and $125 for a cracked LCD
iPad Mini 3: $130 for a cracked digitizer and $145 for a cracked LCD
iPad Mini 4: $190 for a cracked digitizer/LCD assembly
iPad Air 2: $219 for a cracked LCD
iPad Pro 9.7-inch: $279 for a cracked digitizer/LCD assembly
iPad Pro 12.9-inch: $399 for a cracked digitizer/LCD assembly
In contrast, & Fix in Sun City, Arizona, offers similar repair services at a different price schedule for screen replacements:
iPad 2: $100
iPad 3 or 4: $115
iPad Air 1: $130
iPad Mini 1 or 2: $115
iPad Mini 3: $145
iPad Mini 4: $219
iPad Air 2: $265
iPad Pro 9.7-inch: $290
iPad Pro 12.9-inch: $445