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Apple One subscription: Is it worth it? Price, benefits, and deals
Apple has almost one billion subscribers on its services.In total, 975 million users pay to have iCloud, Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Fitness+, Apple News+, or Apple Arcade.With more than 2 billion active Apple devices and an ever-growing number of subscribers to its services, Apple offers an all-in-one subscription to help users save money on its tools. Heres what you need to know about the Apple One subscription and if its worth signing in 2025.Whats an Apple One subscription? What are the tiers? Image source: Apple Inc.After releasing several new services in 2019, Apple announced its Apple One bundle the following year. So, instead of charging for each service independently, users can get more benefits while paying less. In addition, since some services were less known then, such as Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade, offering a bundle with Apple Music and iCloud would already be great to drive subscribers to these other platforms.These are the current Apple One subscriptions available, their price, and what they offer:Apple One Individual subscription:Offers 50GB of iCloud+, Apple TV+, Apple Music, and Apple Arcade for $19.95/mo;Apple One Family subscription:Offers the same services but with 200GB of iCloud+. In addition, you can share the subscription with up to five people from your family. It costs $25.95/mo;Apple One Premier subscription:Offers all the benefits from the Family subscription, but with 2TB of iCloud storage, plus Apple Fitness+ and Apple News+. It costs $37.95/mo.How much do I save with an Apple One bundle?Apple says that if it didnt offer the Apple One bundle, a subscription to these services in the same conditions would cost $28.96/mo for the Individual plan, $36.96 for the Family plan, and $66.94/mo for the Premier tier. This means you're saving up to $30, depending on your chosen plan.Is it possible to add more iCloud storage in addition to my subscription?Image source: Jos Adorno for BGRYes. Apple offers up to 2TB of iCloud storage with an Apple One subscription, but you can also pay up to 12TB extra for more iCloud storage. These are the monthly prices:50GB:$0,99200 GB:$2,992 TB:$9,996 TB:$29,9912 TB:$59,99Heres what each Apple One service offersIn total, Apple One can offer you up to nine different services with this bundle. Only Apple Fitness+ and Apple News+ require the top tier subscription; all the other services are available with the less expensive offerings.Apple MusicStream or download more than100 million songs and 30,000 playlists. Experience SpatialAudio, hi-res lossless, live AppleMusic Radio, create playlists with others, and more.Apple Music ClassicalA dedicated app with the worlds largest classical music catalog all ad-free. You can learn more about it here.Apple TV+Image source: AppleHome of award-winning series, films, kids entertainment, and more with an all-original catalog. Sometimes, Apple adds third-party movies so you can watch them for free. Users can also experience 3D movies with Apple Vision Pro.Apple ArcadeGet unlimited access to over 200games, allwith no ads or inapp purchases. Playonline, offline,and across your favorite Appledevices, including spatial games for Apple Vision Pro.iCloud+Up to 2TB of storage for everything from photos and videos to device backups and home security videos, synced across all your devices. It also has features to protect yourprivacy.Apple InvitesImage source: Jos Adorno for BGRReleased in February 2025, Apple Invites helps users plan events. It's part of the iCloud+ subscription (available both as a standalone or part of Apple One). Those subscribers can create events and invite people to join in, even if they don't have an Apple device.Apple Fitness+Exclusive for the highest tier of the Apple One subscriptions, this is a fitness and wellness experience for everyone. Allyou need is an iPhone to accessnew workouts and meditations every week. Take it further with personalized metrics from the AppleWatch.Apple News+Image source: AppleAccess to hundreds of magazines, leading newspapers, local news, sports coverage, and audio stories featuring the weeksbestarticles. There's a rumor that Apple could expand this service to more countries and regions.Apple News+ FoodWith iOS 18.4, Apple News+ subscribers can take advantage of a new Food Section. They can access recipes, tips for healthy eating, restaurants, and more.Apple Intelligence could become part of the Apple One subscriptionApple Intelligence unveiled at WWDC 2024. Image source: Apple Inc.In July, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that Apple Intelligence will be free to start, but Apple wants to release a subscription to its AI platform in the future.Now, Counterpoint Research's Neil Shah said in an interview with CNBC that Apple could charge $10 to $20 more to offer premium AI features. "Software and services make it more lucrative for Apple to pass it on with the Apple One subscription model. As a result, it has set a precedent with its users that they have to pay for more premium services. On this basis, it can't be ruled out that Apple may choose to charge for more advanced features within its Apple Intelligence offering."At the beginning of 2025, Apple still said it plans to keep Apple Intelligence free for the latest iPhone, iPad, and Mac users. However, one of the first paid features could be an AI-coach available within the Health app, which could also integrate with the Apple Fitness+ subscription. We might learn more about that once iOS 26 is announced.How do I subscribe?Image source: Jos Adorno for BGRHere's how to subscribe to the service:On your iPhone, open the Settings appTap on your name to find your AccountOn Subscriptions, you'll see Get Apple One optionTap to enjoy your Apple One subscription.Here's why I think an Apple One subscription is worth it in 2025Ive been an Apple One subscriber ever since it was made available. Even with theprice hike, there are a few reasons why an Apple One subscription is worth it for me. First, owning an entire Apple ecosystem makes everything work as expected Apples walled garden, as some say. While some people prefer Spotify, I think the experience with Apple Music over Apple devices is superior, especially when asking the HomePod to play my favorite songs.While I dont use Apple Arcade that often, it has over 200 games available and some of them are true masterpieces. In addition, the ever-growing Apple TV+ catalog and treadmill workouts on Apple Fitness+ are worth it.Image source: AppleI also cant forget about the 2TB iCloud storage, which is currently more than enough for my needs. Lastly, I can share all of these benefits with my family members, so the price is literally well spent, as I know most of my family members use at least two to three Apple services weekly.If you are paying for at least two Apple subscriptions, its already worth subscribing to Apple One since you get more benefits at a similar price. It can also push you to cancel some subscriptions in favor of what Apple offers.Apple One dealsYou can get a one-month free trial of Apple One if you are a new subscriber and have no other subscriptions or free trials for Apple's other services. Cupertino also offers interesting deals for its services but as standalone offers.Still, if you have a longer offer for Apple services, you should wait until they end to try Apple One. 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