YouTube Premium Family Plan gets a big price hike

AppleInsider

Apple users who are paying for the YouTube Premium Family Plan via in-app purchase will see a substantial price hike on top of an already steep increase for the service.

YouTube has begun informing customers that they will see a price hike on YouTube Premium family subscriptions starting November 21. The subscription will jump from $17.99 to $22.99.

However, it seems that those who subscribe through the App Store will be hit even harder. Instead of paying $22.99 per month, they'll pay $29.99 per month.

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October 20, 2022

For many years, YouTube has been charging Apple customers paying with in-app purchases extra for YouTube Premium. The company is now explicitly saying that that it charges more to offset the 30% or 15% cut Apple takes from in-app purchases.

This may be the first time that the company is clear in the subscription dialog that the service is cheaper on the website itself, though.

YouTube was testing a program where it limited 4K video to Premium subscribers. That test has been stopped without any clarity from the service what its future intentions are regarding 4K video.

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lkrupp

Well that’s rich since Google Play charges the same 30% Apple does.

ITGUYINSD

lkrupp said:

Well that’s rich since Google Play charges the same 30% Apple does.

YouTube is Google.  Why would they charge themselves 30%?

steveusc

Thank you Google, Alphabet or whatever you call yourself these days.  You gave me an excuse for my family to send a financial message right back to you by canceling you for unfairly censoring the conservative voice.  I prefer Rumble now anyway like many conservatives.  I’m sure your 1984 Orwellian Agenda to make everyone think like you is worth it to lose your conservative paying customers right?  Enjoy your lighter wallet.  Paypal I’m sure is enjoying it too.  I closed my account there a few days ago.  Now please increase the price of YouTube TV so we can make it a trifecta. 

cia

steveusc said:

Thank you Google, Alphabet or whatever you call yourself these days.  You gave me an excuse for my family to send a financial message right back to you by canceling you for unfairly censoring the conservative voice.  I prefer Rumble now anyway like many conservatives.  I’m sure your 1984 Orwellian Agenda to make everyone think like you is worth it to lose your conservative paying customers right?  Enjoy your lighter wallet.  Paypal I’m sure is enjoying it too.  I closed my account there a few days ago.  Now please increase the price of YouTube TV so we can make it a trifecta. 

Lol snowflake got triggered.

/edit. Although you joined these forums in 2014 and only once have posted?  How's that work?

xyzzy01

lkrupp said:

Well that’s rich since Google Play charges the same 30% Apple does.

It's entirely reasonable, just as it would be for Apple charging extra for Apple Music if paid through Google Play.

speedgarage

So what’s weird about this, is that the YouTube Premium plan is $15.99 irrespective of whether you sign up through Apple or the Google/YouTube web site…

chadbag

Unfortunately I can’t send a message to Google.  I can’t cancel something I’d never sign up for in the first place.

coolfactor

The 30% cut is a looking more and more greedy by the day. I'm in favour of Apple getting a cut, but much lower for subscriptions.

amar99

Thankfully Adblock Plus is free. I can't imagine paying anything for YouTube.

dutchlord

I will cancel my Premium subscription when they raise the subscription fee without any added value. 

AppleUfmyI

I could not justify the old price let alone the new price.  So tired of profit greed to appease shareholders.  Just saw the article on Netflix getting pressured to add ads because of shareholder pressure.  I vote with my pocket book, cancel the service, and make them rethink their move.  Money speaks louder than tweets!  

davgreg

As someone who subscribes to both YouTube TV and Premium, I would like to ask the simple question why YouTube TV subs do not get YouTube Premium as part of the package.
The other gripe is that Premium is supposed to be ad free, but many content creators include “ sponsor” messages that are ads.

Would love to see Apple introduce a competitor for YouTube.

snookie

steveusc said:

Thank you Google, Alphabet or whatever you call yourself these days.  You gave me an excuse for my family to send a financial message right back to you by canceling you for unfairly censoring the conservative voice.  I prefer Rumble now anyway like many conservatives.  I’m sure your 1984 Orwellian Agenda to make everyone think like you is worth it to lose your conservative paying customers right?  Enjoy your lighter wallet.  Paypal I’m sure is enjoying it too.  I closed my account there a few days ago.  Now please increase the price of YouTube TV so we can make it a trifecta. 

Of course a trump idiot shows up blathering nonsense. 

goodbyeranch

dutchlord said:

I will cancel my Premium subscription when they raise the subscription fee without any added value. 

In adition, I can barely tolerate the bugs and awfuil UI. Sadly I can tolerate the low budget scammy advertisements even less.

gatorguy

dutchlord said:

I will cancel my Premium subscription when they raise the subscription fee without any added value. 

I hear 'ya. I stopped buying gas and eggs for the same reason. 

gatorguy

dutchlord said:

I will cancel my Premium subscription when they raise the subscription fee without any added value. 

Gosh, and now Apple is raising their subscription prices too without adding value. You've got a LOT of subscription canceling to do.