Here's how much money you can save with an Apple One services bundle
Apple One Services bundles can save you a lot of money per month, especially if somebody in your family is headed off to college. Here's a look at some scenarios of Apple subscriptions versus what you get in each tier of Apple One bundles.
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There are three Apple One tiers: an Individual plan that costs $14.95 a month; a family sharing option at $19.95 a month; and a Premier plan that include more services for $29.95 a month. The first two feature Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and iCloud storage, while the latter tier throws in Apple News+ and Apple Fitness .
Read on for how each tier breaks down, and how much you could save compared to purchasing each service individually.
Note that the individual plan won't let you share your Apple Music or iCloud storage with family members. For that, you'll need the Family or Premier plans.
Unlike the Premier plan, Apple One Family doesn't include Apple News+ or Fitness+. It does allow for family sharing.
Premier is also the only option if either the Fitness+ or News+ services are crucial for you. Apple does note that Premier isn't going to be available everywhere because News+ is restricted to Australia, Canada, the U.K., and the U.S. Similarly, Fitness+ won't be available until later in 2020, meaning Premier subscribers won't get access to it until it's added.
Most of Apple's services, with the exception of Apple Music, offer family sharing with up to five other family members. But for Apple-centric families who already subscribe to the company's various services, that $8-a-month savings is going to add up. Especially since some of Apple's services, like the Apple Music Family Plan, aren't available as annual purchases.
Although the most expensive tier, Premier unlocks Apple's newest fitness service and only costs $29.95 a month.
Apple's fitness service is gradually becoming a serious contender in the wellness space. Compared to existing subscriptions, like Peloton's All Access Membership, it's also significantly cheaper.
While $6 or $8 a month may not seem like that much, it's helpful to look at how much money you'll be saving a year if you get an Apple One subscription. For example:
Put another way, whether Apple One is going to save you any money depends on what Apple subscriptions you keep active. If you already pay for all of Apple's services individually, then that $300 a year is significant.
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There are three Apple One tiers: an Individual plan that costs $14.95 a month; a family sharing option at $19.95 a month; and a Premier plan that include more services for $29.95 a month. The first two feature Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and iCloud storage, while the latter tier throws in Apple News+ and Apple Fitness .
Read on for how each tier breaks down, and how much you could save compared to purchasing each service individually.
Individual plan
- Apple Music: $9.99
- Apple TV+: $4.99
- Apple Arcade: $4.99
- iCloud storage, 50GB: $0.99
- Total cost: $20.96
- Apple One plan: $14.95
- Savings per month: $6.01
Note that the individual plan won't let you share your Apple Music or iCloud storage with family members. For that, you'll need the Family or Premier plans.
Apple One Family plan
- Apple Music Family: $14.99
- Apple TV+: $4.99
- Apple Arcade: $4.99
- iCloud storage, 200GB: $2.99 a month
- Total cost of individual services: $27.96
- Apple One plan: $19.95
- Savings per month: $8.01
Unlike the Premier plan, Apple One Family doesn't include Apple News+ or Fitness+. It does allow for family sharing.
Apple One Premier plan
- Apple Music Family: $14.99
- Apple TV+: $4.99
- Apple Arcade: $4.99
- iCloud storage, 2TB: $9.99 a month
- Apple News+: $9.99
- Apple Fitness+: $9.99
- Total cost of individual services: $54.94
- Apple One plan: $29.95
- Total savings: $24.99
Premier is also the only option if either the Fitness+ or News+ services are crucial for you. Apple does note that Premier isn't going to be available everywhere because News+ is restricted to Australia, Canada, the U.K., and the U.S. Similarly, Fitness+ won't be available until later in 2020, meaning Premier subscribers won't get access to it until it's added.
More savings for a family, than individually
The individual tier, with about $6 of monthly saving, may make sense for users who needed an excuse to try Apple's other services. But Apple One really shines in the family options, and they aren't geolocked to one household address.Most of Apple's services, with the exception of Apple Music, offer family sharing with up to five other family members. But for Apple-centric families who already subscribe to the company's various services, that $8-a-month savings is going to add up. Especially since some of Apple's services, like the Apple Music Family Plan, aren't available as annual purchases.
Although the most expensive tier, Premier unlocks Apple's newest fitness service and only costs $29.95 a month.
Apple's fitness service is gradually becoming a serious contender in the wellness space. Compared to existing subscriptions, like Peloton's All Access Membership, it's also significantly cheaper.
While $6 or $8 a month may not seem like that much, it's helpful to look at how much money you'll be saving a year if you get an Apple One subscription. For example:
- Individual: $72 a year
- Family:$96 a year
- Premier: $299 a year
Put another way, whether Apple One is going to save you any money depends on what Apple subscriptions you keep active. If you already pay for all of Apple's services individually, then that $300 a year is significant.
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Comments
Apple Arcade and AppleTV+ also offer yearly subscriptions. The saving is more like $2.75 for the individual plan when you consider all that.
You can increase the storage, but, obviously, the price will go up a bit. Still might be worth it.
I”m all in with the Premier tier... already paying $23 a month for 200GB/music/arcade/tv+ to be able to add news+/fitness for $6 more is definitely worth it... Especially with everything as “Family”.
Amazon - $60/year for 1TB
Google Drive - $100/year for 2 TB
iCloud - $120/year for 2 TB
iDrive - $52/year for 2 TB
Box - $10/month for 100 GB or $15/month per user for unlimited storage
Like every package, It all depends on what you use and are looking for, for straight storage, Apple is pretty much in the middle of the pack. It would be nice if Apple had a yearly subscription for the family music plan and the iCloud storage plans. If you want 2tB of storage but an individual apple music and don't care about the rest then it's not that good of a deal. If you already subscribe to 3 or 4 of the services you can save a bit of money.
I am so excited about this aspect of the presentation today that I nearly wet my pants. I think the bundle plans are much cheaper than people anticipated and I will definitely save a ton of money with them. I am currently paying $25 per month for family Apple Music, Apple Arcade, 200 GB storage plus 50 GB + 50 GB storage for my two daughters. (I won’t share my 200 GB with them because they would chew up that limited space with their careless storage usage. 2 TB I would share, however.) Now I could get Apple TV+, News+, Fitness+ AND 2 TB for $5 more? F yeah!!!!!
Everything else outside of this part of the Keynote will fade away in my mind as I scream with excitement about the Apple One plan.
Apple Music: $8.25
Apple TV+: $4.17
Apple Arcade: $4.17
iCloud Storage: $0.99 (no yearly plan)
Apple News: $9.99 (no yearly plan)
Apple Fitness+: $6.67
So that's $17.58 separately instead of $20.96 for the individual plan and $34.24 separately instead of $54.94 for the premier plan. Of course, Apple One is still cheaper but the difference is much smaller now ($2.64 instead of $6.01 for the individual plan and $14.29 instead of $25 for the premier plan)
For my current subscriptions I'm in several minds.
- I currently have iCloud (2TB), Apple Music (Family), and AppleTV+. This should cost me $29.97 per month, but with the AppleTV+ annual plan I can get to $29.15 per month ($349.75 per year) which comes out as a $9.65 saving per year (excluding taxes) against the AppleOne Premier plan.
- If I bought a new AppleTV (which is on my purchase list before the end of the year) then I could get AppleTV+ free for a year. That completely changes the dynamic as I'm now sitting at $24.98 per month. Changes to the iCloud and Music plans are non-negotiable as the family uses them.
HOWEVER...- The daughter could probably make use of AppleArcade soon as she's getting old enough to find some value in it and there are some interesting titles I would enjoy filling time up with during my commute to/from school drop off/pickup (public transit only);
- My family sharing members would probably make use of AppleNews+ if we had it as we do find ourselves reading articles and coming up against the subscription wall; and
- Some family sharing members seem really interested in AppleFitness+ so the 3 month free trial will be taken up and with it the possibility to continue afterwards.
So while the situation right now makes the AppleOne Premier plan a touch and go decision, I can foresee that come December 2020 or March 2021 it will be a an easy decision to make to subscribe.Everyone's case will be different as it will depend on the value you perceive and how dependent you are on family sharing benefits.