Apple One

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Apple One
Apple One.svg
Developer Apple Inc.
TypeSubscription service bundle
Launch dateOctober 30, 2020
Platform(s) iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Mac, Apple Vision Pro
Operating system(s) iOS 14 or later, iPadOS 14 or later, tvOS 14 or later, macOS Big Sur or later, VisionOS
StatusActive
Website apple.com/apple-one

Apple One is a subscription which bundles a number of premium services provided by Apple Inc. into tiered packages, first offered in late 2020. The three tiers offered are Individual, Family, and Premier, with all three providing access to Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and iCloud storage (50 GB for Individual, 200 GB for Family, and 2TB for Premier). The Premier tier also includes Apple News+ and Apple Fitness+. Both family and premier packages allow family sharing for up to six accounts. [1] Additional iCloud Storage can be purchased on top of an Apple One subscription.

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Description

Apple One was announced on September 15, 2020, during the Apple Event and later launched globally on October 30. [1] Plans for a services bundle had been in development at Apple for years, as part of the company's efforts to increase its revenue from services and decrease its reliance on hardware sales. [1] [2]

The subscription groups premium services provided by Apple Inc. into tiered packages. The three tiers offered are Individual, Family, and Premier, with all three providing access to Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and iCloud storage (50 GB for Individual, 200 GB for Family, and 2TB for Premier). The Premier tier also includes Apple News+ and Apple Fitness+. Both family and premier packages allow family sharing for up to six accounts. [1] Additional iCloud storage can be purchased on top of an Apple One subscription.

Apple One subscription bundles are designed to entice users into other services which they might not otherwise have considered subscribing to, such as Apple Arcade or Apple News+, by providing them together at a discounted price. [1] [3] [4] [5]

At launch, the service cost $14.95/month for an Individual Plan, $19.95/month for a Family Plan, and $29.95/month for a Premier Plan. At these prices, a user who would intend to pay for each component service contained in the Individual bundle would save roughly $6 monthly by instead paying for Apple One at the Individual tier, while under the same premise, a Family tier subscriber would save $8 per month and a Premier tier subscriber roughly $25 per month. [1]

Currently, Apple One is priced as $19.95/month for the Individual Plan, $25.95/month for the Family Plan, and $37.95/month for the Premier Plan. [6] At these prices, assuming the user intended to purchase the services separately, the Individual Plan saves users roughly $9 monthly, a Family Plan saves $11 monthly, and the Premier Plan saves $29 monthly. [6]

Price increases

On October 24, 2022, Apple announced it was to increase pricing of Apple One (along with Apple Music and Apple TV+) subscriptions in many regions. The Individual plan increased $2 to $16.95/month, the Family plan increased $3 to $22.95/month, and the Premier plan increased $3 to $32.95/month. [7]

At these prices, assuming the user intended to purchase the services separately, the Individual Plan saved users about $7 monthly, the Family Plan saved $8 monthly, and the Premier Plan saved $24 monthly.

On November 3, 2023, Apple accounted it was increasing pricing of Apple One subscriptions. The Individual plan increased $3 to $19.95/month, the Family plan increased $3 to $25.95/month The Premium Plan increased $5 to $37.95/month. [8]

At this current pricing scheme, assuming the user intended to purchase the services separately, the Individual Plan saves users roughly $9 monthly, a Family Plan saves $11 monthly, and the Premier Plan saves $29 monthly. [6]

Reception

The Verge has compared the service to Amazon Prime, through its bundling of Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Music. [1] CNET noted that the service's biggest draw is its inclusion of iCloud services. [3]

Competitor Response

Spotify has raised concerns that Apple may be exploiting a dominant position, claiming that Apple One puts competitors at a disadvantage as consumers are favoured for using Apple's own services over alternatives, due to Apple's control of the iOS platform. Spotify called on competition regulators to act because they believe the practice should be seen as anti-competitive behaviour and as such should be subject to restrictions and regulation. [9]

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