The apple bonus item in Pac-Man is worth 700 points. It appears on levels 5 and 6, after Pac-Man has eaten enough dots, and can be collected beneath the ghost house for a substantial score boost.
The apple is part of Pac-Man's rotating bonus-fruit system. The first levels feature cherries, strawberries, and peaches, while later stages introduce melons, the Galaxian flagship, bells, and keys. Each symbol has its own fixed value, with the apple occupying the 700-point tier.
Players sometimes confuse the original Pac-Man apple with fruit values from Ms. Pac-Man or other versions, where the bonus-item lineup and scoring can differ. In the original arcade game, the apple is worth 700 points, while the next bonus symbol, the melon, is worth 1,000. Bonus items also appear only briefly, so collecting one safely can require planning around the ghosts.