Chase Sapphire Reserve Card Introduces New Perk for Apple Customers

[MacRumors]

Chase this week announced a series of new perks for its premium Sapphire Reserve credit card, and one of them is for a pair of Apple services.

Specifically, the credit card now offers complimentary annual subscriptions to Apple TV+ and Apple Music, a value of up to $250 per year.

If you are already paying for Apple TV+ and/or Apple Music directly through Apple, those subscriptions will be automatically suspended and superseded by Chase's complimentary subscriptions during the offer period.

The complimentary subscriptions run through June 22, 2027.

Unfortunately, the perk does not extend to Apple One subscription bundles. If you currently pay for Apple One, you will continue to be charged on a monthly basis while your complimentary Apple TV+ and Apple Music subscriptions from Chase are active, so make sure to cancel that if you plan on taking advantage of the credit card perk.

Alongside the new perks, Chase has raised the annual fee of the Sapphire Reserve from $550 to $795, which effectively offsets the $250 value of the complimentary Apple TV+ and Apple Music subscriptions. However, there is a long list of additional perks, and Chase says the card now offers more than $2,700 in annual value.

Chase is offering new Sapphire Reserve cardholders a welcome bonus of 100,000 points (which can exceed $1,000 in value), as well as a $500 travel credit, after they spend a minimum of $5,000 in the first three months.

Via: The Points Guy

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[breenmask]

new sapphire reserve is disappointing. cancelling before next renewal.

 

[Apple MessagePad]

Raised the yearly fee by $250, and then includes $250 in yearly Apple credit. That's a wash. I'll stick to my Amex Platinum and Gold.

 

[kgelner]

I have this card and I do like the points it accrues and the flexibility of using them... however this annual fee jump is I feel too much, even for added benefits.

I think it's funny a supposedly premium card would cover only Apple Music/TV, and not Apple One which is probably what most of the cardholders actually subscribe to. Or even just Apple Hardware! That would be something I could use.

They do have more actually usable perks like $300/year off any travel expenses... but as far as I can tell the usable perks do not come close to covering the card fee.

So, time to shop around for a new primary card, sigh...

 

[zinacef]

Nah, I’ll stick with Amex Gold & Platinum.

 

[poematik13]

Still a boring card. Doesnt have the CLANK when you drop it on the table like an Amex platinum and shock the women

 

[roncron]

$795 annual fee? Isn’t the 3% they get on every transaction enough??

 

[carniesandrubes]

PCed a Freedom card to the CSR last week. Will take advantage of the new perks for a year at the lower AF and then cancel.

 

[patlee2000]

Raised the yearly fee by $250, and then includes $250 in yearly Apple credit. That's a wash. I'll stick to my Amex Platinum and Gold.

That's the definition of "but there is a catch." The Sapphire Preferred is the perfect balance for us.

 

[UliBaer]

I actually prefer my card:

It is also way more beautiful!

 

[bkaus]

Sucks for Apple one folks. You cannot get the rest of the subscription incrementally from what I can tell. Makes it $0 value.

 

[centauratlas]

I have this card and I do like the points it accrues and the flexibility of using them... however this annual fee jump is I feel too much, even for added benefits.

I think it's funny a supposedly premium card would cover only Apple Music/TV, and not Apple One which is probably what most of the cardholders actually subscribe to. Or even just Apple Hardware! That would be something I could use.

They do have more actually usable perks like $300/year off any travel expenses... but as far as I can tell the usable perks do not come close to covering the card fee.

So, time to shop around for a new primary card, sigh...

Yes, covering Apple One would make sense, otherwise it is useless to many people. As someone above said, there are better options.

 

[B-Mc-C]

Apple One subscriber here too so this does not help me. Looked at the other new perks. For existing cardholders, the new perks do not kick in until the end of October. Also, I just read the fine print on the $300 dining credit. If the restaurant uses a mobile or wireless reader to process the transaction (which more and more of them do these days), you will not receive the credit – unreal.

 

[alchemistmuffin]

Alongside the new perks, Chase has raised the annual fee of the Sapphire Reserve from $550 to $795

Yeah that’s no go. I’ll stick with AMEX Platinum.

(AMEX platinum is getting new perks this fall that’s to be announced but the annual fee will likely go up also)

 

[AgentOSX]

If this or AMEX covered AppleOne then I would switch from my 2.25% no annual fee cash back card.

 

[AgentOSX]

Apple One subscriber here too so this does not help me. Looked at the other new perks. For existing cardholders, the new perks do not kick in until the end of October. Also, I just read the fine print on the $300 dining credit. If the restaurant uses a mobile or wireless reader to process the transaction (which more and more of them do these days), you will not receive the credit – unreal.

Whoa. Seriously? Dang I need to dig into the small print better. That is kind of idiotic in this age, more like a bait and switch operation than a benefit.

 

[Think|Different]

AMEX would never (sadly).

 

[bkaus]

Yes, covering Apple One would make sense, otherwise it is useless to many people. As someone above said, there are better options.

At least allow it to partially cover appleone.

 

[bkaus]

Apple One subscriber here too so this does not help me. Looked at the other new perks. For existing cardholders, the new perks do not kick in until the end of October. Also, I just read the fine print on the $300 dining credit. If the restaurant uses a mobile or wireless reader to process the transaction (which more and more of them do these days), you will not receive the credit – unreal.

This disclaimer has been on Amex. I’ve never had a problem.

 

[mansplains]

I actually prefer my card:

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It is also way more beautiful!

What do the numbers look like? Beautiful typography? 😉

 

[definitive]

so the $250 service is going to be covered by the new card subscription price hike?

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

Any card built on rewards and not cash back is a wash annual fee or not. A reward system that encourages more spending is not a benefit. Get cash back folks.

 

[TgeekB]

What a joke. “We’re giving you something for free and raising the price accordingly “.

 

[MallardDuck]

Called and cancelled my reserve credit card the day they announced it. It's now also $200/year for an authorized user, so the total price is insane for what you get that you would actually use. It's a coupon book for people who use the very specific services they offer, stay at the very specific/expensive/limited hotels, etc.

 

[phillyman]

If this or AMEX covered AppleOne then I would switch from my 2.25% no annual fee cash back card.

that is great cash back deal. Which card is it?