Apple One offers iCloud, Apple Music, TV Plus, Arcade and more in one convenient package.
If you’re an Apple fan then the Apple One subscription service should definitely be on your radar – it combines some of the company’s biggest services in one package, for a reduced price. The service was announced at Apple’s September event and includes loads of different popular services from the company. While Apple didn’t state an Apple One release date at its September event, Tim Cook later confirmed it as October 30 – just after the iPhone 12 release. Apple One is aimed at people who use many different Apple services – since most of the company’s apps come pre-installed on its devices, that’s likely a fair amount of people. There are a few different tiers that give different combinations of these services, and varying amounts of iCloud storage – for pricing information, scroll down. Apple One’s individual and family plans will be available in over 100 countries and regions, and the service will be available across all Apple devices. The Premier plan, though, will only be available in the US, UK, Australia and Canada. Apple will also be offering a 30-day free trial of the service that will be open to new customers. We first heard about Apple One back in August, when Bloomberg published a report having spoken to “people with knowledge of the effort”. According to the report, Apple One will consist of “a series of bundles that will let customers subscribe to several of the company’s digital services at a lower monthly price”. Apple’s bundled subscription service was announced at the September Time Flies event and you could first sign up on October 30, just in time for all those spooky Halloween games and movies. Saying that, Apple Fitness Plus isn’t actually available yet, so the ‘Premier’ tier of Apple One misses out on this service for the time being. Apple One is apparently designed to save customers money, as well as enticing more users to sign up to Apple’s subscription services. Pricing will start at $14.95 / £14.95 / AU$19.95 for an individual plan; $19.95 / £19.95 / AU$25.95 for a family plan and $29.95 / £29.95 / AU$39.95 for the premium plan that includes the most iCloud storage. That’s more than a Netflix subscription, obviously, but the idea here is that you’re getting a Netflix equivalent in the form of Apple TV Plus ($4.
