Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and Apple News+ Receiving Price Increases

[MacRumors]

Apple today announced that it is increasing the prices of some of its subscription-based services, including Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and Apple News+, for new and existing subscribers in the U.S. and many other countries around the world.

The price changes in the U.S. are as follows:

• Apple TV+: $6.99 per month → $9.99 per month
• Apple Arcade: $4.99 per month → $6.99 per month
• Apple News+: $9.99 per month → $12.99 per month

For those who subscribe to Apple TV+ on an annual basis, the price has increased from $69 per year to $99 per year accordingly.

Prices for the Apple One bundles that include these services are also increasing as a result:

• Individual: $16.95 per month → $19.95 per month
• Family: $22.95 per month → $25.95 per month
• Premier: $32.95 per month → $37.95 per month

The price increases take effect immediately for new subscribers, and in 30 days from today for existing subscribers, on their next renewal date after that grace period. Apple should send out emails to existing subscribers notifying them about the changes over time, as it did following price increases to some services last year.

In the U.S., these are the first-ever price increases for Apple Arcade and Apple News+ since the services launched in November 2019, while Apple TV+ had its first price increase from $4.99 per month to $6.99 per month in October 2022.

In a statement shared with MacRumors, Apple said it is "focused on delivering the best experiences possible for our customers by consistently adding high-quality entertainment, content, and innovative features to our services."

There are no price increases for Apple Music and Apple Fitness+ today.

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[abatabia]

All of these services REALLY want me to go back to old school cable don’t they. This is getting ridiculous.

 

[oofio2461]

Scary Prices, yikes!

 

[Maclver]

I feel like Apple TV+ is worth it, but $12.99 for news?!

 

[nvmls]

Tim's penny pinching signature move.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Looks like I will be canceling my Apple TV and Arcade from my Apple One sub, and will keep Apple Music and 50GB iCloud storage.

Apple News wouldn't be so bad if Apple didn't infest it with ads.

 

[Return Zero]

Hmm... I may be getting out of my Apple One subscription, in this case. Sad.

 

[appleguy123]

Wow. Steep price increases this time. Makes Apple TV+ way less compelling as a service than it was yesterday. And $12.99 for Apple News is laughable. Hope this doesn’t lead my family to cancel Apple One.

 

[Capeto]

Yeesh, these are steep increases compared the the previous $1/month ones. Just checked and Costco seems to no longer be selling the yearly Apple Arcade subscription either.

 

[siddavis]

A 43% increase for ATV+?!!
40% and 30% for the others?
Take it. Shove it.

 

[krspkbl]

Poor Apple. They are struggling.

 

[DigitalAR]

Whoa. 9.99

Thats huge.

 

[ignatius345]

Scary Prices, yikes!

Maybe what's "scary fast" is how quickly these things are getting more expensive

 

[ProfessionalFan]

They should keep Apple One the same price to push people towards it. They'd still be getting suckers to pay more for services they don't actually use. I see it says that is going up as well, but IMO that is a mistake.

 

[jayducharme]

If they’re testing what the market will bear, they might be in for a shock.

 

[profets]

Was there not some sort of price increase this year already? Maybe it was for iCloud+?

 

[markfc]

Bye bye Apple One.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

I feel like Apple TV+ is worth it, but $12.99 for news?!

Yeah I have yet to meet a person who actually subs to News+ outside of being in their Apple One sub.

 

[krspkbl]

i can almost justify tv+ and arcade but news lmao wtf they smoking

 

[ProfessionalFan]

If they’re testing what the market will bear, they might be in for a shock.

I thought this last time and with other services, and people continue to not vote with their wallet so prices will continue to rise on everything.

 

[Blackstick]

Arcade isn't worth a penny over the $4.99 1 latte a month cost.

 

[JustAKidFromSolon]

Should've seen this coming. Sucks

 

[ProfessionalFan]

Arcade isn't worth a penny over the $4.99 1 latte a month cost.

Isn't even worth that.

 

[Kissmo1980]

Maybe what's "scary fast" is how quickly these things are getting more expensive

I might be agreeing with you.
I have the cloud whatever one plus subscription.... is called....
The only thing worth there is the Cloud family storage and the Apple TV.
Arcade is a joke (but I don't play on iPhone or iPad) and news is useless in EU.

If they increase this sub again - I won't care, will cancel immediately - exactly on US Halloween.
Hopefully apple users will scare Tim back with such initiatives....

 

[krspkbl]

next will be Apple Music voice plan with siri. £4.99 here. £10.99 for non gimped AM. I can see it going to about £7.