Apple Raises iCloud+ Prices in 8 Countries

[henry72]

This would’ve been the perfect opportunity to introduce a new 1TB plan, but nah.

 

[watakoola]

Pedantic English teacher time here…

We use the umlaut in English. It's very rare, I agree, but it is used. The Brontës, for example, or the correct spelling of "naïve." We have access to it in the US English keyboard layout (and, I'm assuming, other English layouts) for a reason. Further, we've borrowed words from German and brought it with them ("über" being one). To say there's no such letter in English isn't wrong, per se, but "ü" isn't a letter in German, either—the umlaut is used to mark a vowel shift.

However, that's not what's going on here (had to dig into this). Türkiye changed its English name at the UN in 2022 (it reads like they wanted distance from the bird), and that's why you're seeing it more—it's what they prefer the country to be called in English, and the English-speaking world has accommodated that. Italy hasn't asked to change its English name at the UN, for example, so we still call it "Italy." It's the same thing with Kiev changing to Kiyv. The reason they're using the ü is because it's actually a Turkish letter with its own phoneme and that's how they represent it in a Latin script.

Good explanation. Dunno why someone is downvoting comments about Türkiye... odd flex.

 

[Apple_Robert]

5GB, how generous! I use half of that just for some browser tabs.

Even iPhones come with more than twice that in RAM. 5GB is absolutely pathetic in 2026.

Instead of expecting Apple to give you more than 5GB for free, take personal responsibility for backing up your own account and devices. Problem solved.

 

[Abazigal]

$1/month gets you 50gb of storage which for me, is more than enough to sync my photos and backup my iPhone and iPad, with space to spare.

Of all the things Apple-related to get outraged over, I really cannot understand the resistance to this, but to each their own, I guess.

 

[JamesMay82]

This would’ve been the perfect opportunity to introduce a new 1TB plan, but nah.

A 3TB plan please! The jump from £8.99 to 26.99 for 6TB in the uk is painful and unnecessary

 

[Radeon85]

$1/month gets you 50gb of storage which for me, is more than enough to sync my photos and backup my iPhone and iPad, with space to spare.

Of all the things Apple-related to get outraged over, I really cannot understand the resistance to this, but to each their own, I guess.

That's what they want you to think; times that $1 over hundreds of millions of people. That's all they care about, like any other business: money.

 

[JamesMay82]

It’s just as expensive to buy their bigger internal drives… can’t win either way

 

[scrapesleon]

surely they plan on increasing the storage for these price increase which isn't likely to happen either

 

[Abazigal]

That's what they want you to think; times that $1 over hundreds of millions of people. That's all they care about, like any other business: money.

And why is the concept of a company making money so hard to grasp? Dropbox charges money, Microsoft charges money for Onedrive, Google gives some storage for free (though it's down to 10gb free now), $1/month for 50 gb of storage is actually pretty reasonable considering that I don't necessarily need a full TB of space.

If you want something, you should pay for it. Plain and simple.

 

[svish]

Disappointing to hear about this. Apple does change prices of products and services from time to time due to currency value fluctuations. Happy to see that there is no general price hike.

 

[daabido]

Instead of expecting Apple to give you more than 5GB for free, take personal responsibility for backing up your own account and devices. Problem solved.

Stoic Cloud has entered the chat.

 

[zenmacx]

I wonder what the price hike will be in the US.. we all know it’s coming.

Yes, beyond a shadow of a doubt "Apple has increased the price" is the new mantra for the Cupertino Co.

Struggling to make a profit they must substantially raise prices....

 

[steve62388]

Bet they never come down.

 

[steve62388]

Duplicate.

 

[verdi1987]

(Why the native term for "Türkiye" exclusively?)

That is the official name in English as recognized by the UN.

 

[verdi1987]

So do we call Spain Espania? Italy Italia, Germany Deutschland. No. Plus there’s no such letter as ü in the English language. As far as the English speaking world it’s Turkey.

Those countries haven’t changed their official English names.

We have plenty of loan words in English that preserve diacritics.

 

[racerhomie]

Can’t wait for the EU to let me use google as the cloud for the photos app.

What’s stopping you from using Google Photos or other Cloud providers now?

 

[iHorseHead]

You know exactly what I’m talking about, 5GB of storage for iCloud backups is pathetic in 2026.

Keep in mind that 5GB was introduced at the end of 2011 with the iPhone 4S, so Apple have not given you any extra storage increases for 15 years!

Google just reduced the storage they give you for free.

 

[Taq'aix]

For most people, the cure is simple: buy an iPhone Pro and run it into the ground (minimum usage of 6 years).

Consumerism thrives on manufactured FOMO. Starve it. Your wallet and your peace of mind will be much better off.

 

[Killa78]

Apple has increased the price of iCloud+ in Nigeria, Türkiye, Vietnam, Japan, Egypt, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Indonesia, according to an updated version of its iCloud support document.

Price increases range from 11 percent to 55 percent depending on the plan and the country. Nigeria saw the biggest hike, and a 50GB plan is now ₦1,300, up from ₦900. Türkiye saw the next largest increase, with a 50GB plan priced at 49.99 TL, up from 39.99 TL.

Apple has likely adjusted pricing due to currency fluctuations. The Japanese Yen has weakened over the past year, for example, and the dollar is up almost 10 percent against the yen. The Turkish Lira has also depreciated, increasing the value of the U.S. dollar.

A full list of price changes can be found on Apple's iCloud website. U.S. pricing has not changed, nor has pricing in any other country not listed above.

All Apple Accounts receive 5GB of free iCloud storage. Apple's iCloud+ plans give users extra storage, as well as perks like Hide My Email, HomeKit Secure Video, and iCloud Private Relay.

Article Link: Apple Raises iCloud+ Prices in 8 Countries

It hasn't increased in Australia.

 

[pbau]

Still no Apple Premier in Poland or Siri

 

[Unami]

Will be waiting for adjustment after AI blows up and RAM will cost 25 cents. Curious to see how that one will go.

All major RAM manufacturers have made contracts and locked in prices until 2030. Also curious what happens if it blows up before that. Otoh, prices are projected to increase quite a bit more in 2027

 

[jdavid_rp]

What’s stopping you from using Google Photos or other Cloud providers now?

What I said, I want to use the native photos app.

 

[963852741]

What I said, I want to use the native photos app.

Just in general I think you should have the right to keep your data in a place of your choosing, so if you have your own "cloud storage" you should be able to use it.

 

[JitteryJimmy]

Millions of people are shocked that tariffs, inflation, and storage price increases would eventually result in increased bills.

Instead of being strategic, lets continue down the same dummy economic path ... and blame Tim Cook.