Apple One Just Became More Valuable Than Ever

[MacRumors]

Apple One allows you to subscribe to a bundle of up to six of Apple's services for a discounted all-in-one monthly price, and its value just went up in an artificial way.

The reason why Apple One just became more valuable is because Apple TV+ received a price increase this week in the U.S. and select other countries. In the U.S., for example, the cost of the service increased from $9.99 per month to $12.99 per month. However, Apple One plans with Apple TV+ did not receive any corresponding price increases.

There are three Apple One tiers, all with Apple TV+ included:

• Individual ($19.95/month): Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and iCloud+ (50GB)
• Family ($25.95/month): Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and iCloud+ (200GB)
• Premier ($37.95/month): Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+, and iCloud+ (2TB)

All in all, you can now potentially save even more money by switching to Apple One as opposed to paying for Apple TV+ and other services separately.

Alternatively, you can switch to the annual Apple TV+ subscription, which also avoided a price increase. In the U.S., that plan remains available for $99 per year.

Many streaming services like Disney+ and HBO Max offer annual plans at a discount compared to paying for 12 months individually, although it is worth keeping in mind that there is an opportunity cost to paying in full upfront.

This is a win-win situation for Apple, which gains an instant revenue boost from customers who stick with the monthly Apple TV+ plan, while boosting the appeal of its Apple One and annual Apple TV+ plans with a higher spend or longer commitment.

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[vertsix]

Artificial “value” increase by an independent subscription price increase. Sounds legit.

 

[ctg7w6]

Artificial “value” increase by an independent subscription price increase. Sounds legit.

And just wait until Apple one goes up in price to reflect new individual prices.

 

[klasma]

Alternatively, Apple One didn’t (yet) become less valuable like Apple TV+ just did.

 

[Populus]

I would rather say that Apple One retains the same value as before, whilst Apple TV+ just lost some value.

However, Apple One plans with Apple TV+ did not receive any corresponding price increases

Yet.

 

[contacos]

Those 50 GB are [intentionally] a problem unfortunately

 

[WarmWinterHat]

It will be valuable when Fitness+ is offered in a package other than Premier.

 

[Takeo]

I wish they'd make an entry level tier with AppleTV+ and News… I couldn't care less about Apple Music, Fitness, or Arcade. Don't play video games and have no interest. Still prefer to own my music. And I refuse to signup for Fitness+ as long as it's impossible to mute the music and only hear the instructor prompts.

 

[qnssekr]

I wish Apple would create an individual plan that includes TV, Music and News. Not everyone needs that other crap.

 

[turbineseaplane]

All I want is more options on iCloud storage tiers to get the price lower.

I don’t need 2 TB but I do need more than 200 GB

 

[chewbaka]

Its discount became greater than ever. Its value hasn’t changed.

 

[Powerbooky]

Did the match +3 years ago and Apple One (with 2TB storage) was the better choice for all family members.

 

[McWetty]

All I want is more options on iCloud storage tiers to get the price lower.

I don’t need 2 TB but I do need more than 200 GB

100% this. I have to add on the 200Gb option to get 400Gb so I don’t get raked.

 

[ToothBlueth]

What kind of Apple-washing is this? The value of Apple One hasn't increased, the value of Apple TV+ has decreased...

 

[t122648]

Individual ($19.95/month): Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and iCloud+ (50GB) - I get Icloud+ 50gb for $11.88 a year. So, are the other 3 services worth $8.07 a year?? For me - no way.

 

[Macbookey]

Should be à la carte for select services. I don’t get how they don’t see this would actually increase services and not reduce them. Why make people pay for things they will never use and eventually hit subscription fatigue with. Artificial upsell with the TV+ price increase. Gotta make back that eventual lost revenue for Google Search default fee. Tim is so predictably boring and it is festered throughout every division in every way.

 

[twolf2919]

I'm an admitted cheapskate: when Apple TV+ was half the price, it was worth considering, but with its still very limited library, I don't see how it's worth $12.99/month! (I wonder what'll happen with the free subscription I currently get through T-Mobile?) Similarly, Apple News+ has neither the New York Times nor the Wall Street Journal, two of the remaining publiclications that still do good news reporting.

 

[PhotonPandur]

All I want is more options on iCloud storage tiers to get the price lower.

I don’t need 2 TB but I do need more than 200 GB

Imagine a slider for the exact storage we need..

 

[BB8]

is this site just shilling for apple now? lol

 

[LevorgPenmancho]

So Apple “One” has 3 different tiers?
It’s interesting that they couldn’t resist a pricing ladder even within their one subscription for everything.

 

[throAU]

Premier here to not need to worry about storage.

 

[winxmac]

Apple should introduce an Apple Music + iCloud plan. Or better yet, a create your own plan.

I prefer Netflix and I don't see a need for the other bundled Apple services.

 

[Octavius8]

Who watches Appletv for
More than 3 months???

 

[blaureiter]

Apple forces their "Arcade" into any plan. For those not interested in that "feature" then the plan will never be worth the price. If they allowed you to select among services so News could replace Arcade, I would join right up.

 

[Spock]

I have Apple One and I don't think that I would pay $12.99 for Apple TV+ if I didn't have it included. I like two of the shows on the platform, the rest are mediocre at best.