Bad news for users of several digital Apple services: The Cupertino company is increasing prices. Fans of movies, series, video games, news and cloud backup will see an increase in their subscription. Tim Cook and his gang actually increased the monthly prices of Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple TV+ and Apple One.
It’s getting more and more expensive to have fun…
While prices are rising everywhere, Apple is also joining in the parade.
Shortly after releasing the iOS 17.1 update, the Cupertino company changed the prices of several of its digital services on its website.
It’s even more expensive to entertain yourself on your iPhone, iPad or Mac
You can see the new monthly price increases for these digital services on Apple’s website.
44.5% price increase for Apple TV+
A monthly subscription to Apple TV+ was previously $8.99 per month and is now $12.99.
The annual subscription costs between $89 and $129.
Apple Arcade price increase by 50%
For video game enthusiasts, Apple Arcade monthly subscription ranges from $5.99 to $8.99.
However, there is no change for the annual subscription, which remains $59.99.
30% price increase for Apple News+
For the Apple News+ application, the monthly subscription to access the news is $12.99 to $16.99.
Price increase for Apple One from 16 to 21%
Since all individual services are increasing, it is not surprising that the offering that combines all of Apple’s digital services is also increasing.
The individual subscription for Apple One increases from $18.95 per month to $22.95. As a reminder, the individual subscription includes:
- Apple TV+
- Apple Music
- Apple Arcade
- iCloud+ (50GB)
The family subscription costs between $24.95 and $28.95. This subscription allows up to 5 people to share our access to:
- Apple TV+
- Apple Music
- Apple Arcade
- iCloud+ (200GB)
Finally, the Apple One Premium subscription costs $37.95 to $44.95. This subscription includes:
- Apple TV+
- Apple News+
- Apple Music
- Apple Arcade
- Apple Fitness+
- iCloud+ (2TB)
Alternatives to free television
This news just follows the trend of other entertainment platforms.
Disney raises prices and limits account sharing. Netflix is also increasing its prices in some countries.
These increases are enough to upset us as the cost of living continues to rise.
In these circumstances, it is important to remember that there are alternatives to free TV!
We can definitely access TV content for free and legally and say goodbye to all these platforms!