diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
index 62760b043a..8d7f327c61 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Model/SimpleXAPI.swift
@@ -2229,13 +2229,19 @@ func apiCloseBadgeInvoice(_ userId: Int64, _ invoiceId: String) async throws {
 }
 
 // localized where the user can act on it; otherwise the error itself, so a screenshot says what happened
-func redeemErrorText(_ error: Error) -> String {
+func redeemErrorText(_ error: Error, purchase: Bool) -> String {
     if case let .error(.badgeRedeemError(e)) = error as? ChatError {
         switch e {
         case .invalidCode: return NSLocalizedString("This code is not valid.", comment: "alert message")
         case .invalidReceipt: break
-        case .serviceNotConfigured: return NSLocalizedString("This app version cannot redeem badge codes.", comment: "alert message")
-        case .badgeActive: return NSLocalizedString("This profile already has a badge. Redeem the code on another profile, or once this badge ends.", comment: "alert message")
+        case .serviceNotConfigured:
+            return purchase
+                ? NSLocalizedString("This app version cannot buy badges.", comment: "alert message")
+                : NSLocalizedString("This app version cannot redeem badge codes.", comment: "alert message")
+        case .badgeActive:
+            return purchase
+                ? NSLocalizedString("This profile already has a badge. The purchase will be added when this badge ends.", comment: "alert message")
+                : NSLocalizedString("This profile already has a badge. Redeem the code on another profile, or once this badge ends.", comment: "alert message")
         case let .serviceError(code): if let text = badgeServiceErrorText(code) { return text }
         case let .invalidResponse(message):
             return String.localizedStringWithFormat(NSLocalizedString("The badge service sent an unexpected response: %@", comment: "alert message"), message)
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Badges/BadgeStore.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Badges/BadgeStore.swift
index ae48c9548f..b25117cdda 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Badges/BadgeStore.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Badges/BadgeStore.swift
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ final class BadgeStore: ObservableObject {
             logger.error("BadgeStore.presentPurchase: \(responseError(error))")
             let refused = badgeReceiptRefused(error)
             if refused { await finish(receipt) }
-            let text = redeemErrorText(error)
+            let text = redeemErrorText(error, purchase: true)
             alertText = refused ? text : text + "\n\n" + NSLocalizedString("The purchase will be retried, and the badge will arrive.", comment: "alert message")
         }
         await loadCurrentBadgeState()
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Badges/BadgesCheckOrderView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Badges/BadgesCheckOrderView.swift
index 113665c620..a5214ffb3e 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Badges/BadgesCheckOrderView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Badges/BadgesCheckOrderView.swift
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ struct BadgesCheckOrderView: View {
                     alert = SomeAlert(
                         alert: Alert(
                             title: Text("Purchase error"),
-                            message: Text(verbatim: String(describing: error))
+                            message: Text(verbatim: redeemErrorText(error, purchase: true))
                         ),
                         id: "badgePurchaseError"
                     )
diff --git a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Badges/BadgesRedeemCodeView.swift b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Badges/BadgesRedeemCodeView.swift
index ed53b21173..82b225e5b2 100644
--- a/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Badges/BadgesRedeemCodeView.swift
+++ b/apps/ios/Shared/Views/Badges/BadgesRedeemCodeView.swift
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func redeemBadgeCode(_ user: User, _ code: String) async -> BadgeRedeemOutcome {
         }
     } catch let error {
         logger.error("apiRedeemBadgeCode: \(responseError(error))")
-        return .refused(message: redeemErrorText(error))
+        return .refused(message: redeemErrorText(error, purchase: false))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/SimpleXAPI.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
index 596df2ca0b..2607fdb35b 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/model/SimpleXAPI.kt
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ object ChatController {
   suspend fun apiCreateBadgeInvoice(rh: Long?, userId: Long): String {
     val r = sendCmd(rh, CC.ApiCreateBadgeInvoice(userId))
     if (r is API.Result && r.res is CR.BadgeInvoice) return r.res.invoiceId
+    if (r is API.Error) throw BadgeStoreError.InvoiceRefused(r.err)
     throw Exception("apiCreateBadgeInvoice: unexpected ${r.responseType}")
   }
 
@@ -617,13 +618,15 @@ object ChatController {
   }
 
   // localized where the user can act on it; otherwise the error itself, so a screenshot says what happened
-  fun redeemErrorText(err: ChatError?): String {
+  fun redeemErrorText(err: ChatError?, purchase: Boolean): String {
     if (err is ChatError.ChatErrorChat && err.errorType is ChatErrorType.CEBadgeRedeemError) {
       when (val e = err.errorType.badgeRedeemError) {
         is BadgeRedeemError.InvalidCode -> return generalGetString(MR.strings.badges_error_invalid_code)
         is BadgeRedeemError.InvalidReceipt -> {}
-        is BadgeRedeemError.ServiceNotConfigured -> return generalGetString(MR.strings.badges_error_service_not_configured)
-        is BadgeRedeemError.BadgeActive -> return generalGetString(MR.strings.badges_error_already_active)
+        is BadgeRedeemError.ServiceNotConfigured ->
+          return generalGetString(if (purchase) MR.strings.badges_error_service_not_configured_purchase else MR.strings.badges_error_service_not_configured)
+        is BadgeRedeemError.BadgeActive ->
+          return generalGetString(if (purchase) MR.strings.badges_error_already_active_purchase else MR.strings.badges_error_already_active)
         is BadgeRedeemError.ServiceError -> badgeServiceErrorText(e.serviceError)?.let { return it }
         is BadgeRedeemError.InvalidResponse -> return String.format(generalGetString(MR.strings.badges_error_bad_service_response), e.message)
         is BadgeRedeemError.UnknownKeyIndex, is BadgeRedeemError.CredentialNotVerified -> return generalGetString(MR.strings.badges_error_credential_not_verified)
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/badges/BadgesCheckOrderView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/badges/BadgesCheckOrderView.kt
index d02d854200..fd60c363fe 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/badges/BadgesCheckOrderView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/badges/BadgesCheckOrderView.kt
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ private fun purchase(level: BadgeLevel, period: BadgePeriod, purchasing: Mutable
       purchasing.value = false
       AlertManager.shared.showAlertMsg(
         title = generalGetString(MR.strings.badges_purchase_error),
-        text = e.toString()
+        text = if (e is BadgeStoreError.InvoiceRefused) chatModel.controller.redeemErrorText(e.err, purchase = true)
+          else "${generalGetString(MR.strings.error_prefix)}: ${e.message ?: e}"
       )
     }
   }
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/badges/BadgesRedeemCodeView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/badges/BadgesRedeemCodeView.kt
index 1254671f59..3cc18f911d 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/badges/BadgesRedeemCodeView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/badges/BadgesRedeemCodeView.kt
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ suspend fun redeemBadgeCode(rhId: Long?, user: User, code: String): BadgeRedeemO
     }
     is BadgeRedeemResult.Failed -> {
       Log.e(TAG, "apiRedeemBadgeCode: ${result.err?.string}")
-      BadgeRedeemOutcome.Refused(chatModel.controller.redeemErrorText(result.err))
+      BadgeRedeemOutcome.Refused(chatModel.controller.redeemErrorText(result.err, purchase = false))
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml
index c602416945..67710ca214 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/resources/MR/base/strings.xml
@@ -3211,7 +3211,9 @@
   <string name="badges_error_title">Cannot redeem code</string>
   <string name="badges_error_invalid_code">This code is not valid.</string>
   <string name="badges_error_service_not_configured">This app version cannot redeem badge codes.</string>
+  <string name="badges_error_service_not_configured_purchase">This app version cannot buy badges.</string>
   <string name="badges_error_already_active">This profile already has a badge. Redeem the code on another profile, or once this badge ends.</string>
+  <string name="badges_error_already_active_purchase">This profile already has a badge. The purchase will be added when this badge ends.</string>
   <string name="badges_error_code_invalid">This code was not recognized.</string>
   <string name="badges_error_code_used">This code has already been used.</string>
   <string name="badges_error_code_expired">This code has expired.</string>