What You Get With Apple One, and How Much It'll Cost You
Introduced in 2019, Apple combined its services into three convenient subscription packages called Apple One. If you're deep in the Apple ecosystem like me, it can be a money-saving option. Here's what the plan costs, and what each service separately will cost you.
Apple One pricing
The Individual plan ($19.95 per month) includes 50GB of storage on iCloud+ and subscriptions to Apple TV+, Apple Music, and Apple Arcade. The Family plan ($25.95 per month) adds 200GB of storage and allows you to share the four services offered in the individual plan with five people. The Premier plan ($37.95 per month) offers 2TB of storage and adds Apple Fitness+ and Apple News+ to the mix.
Below is a breakdown of each of the six services available on Apple One, which can help you determine which plan is right for you.
Apple Music
Unlike Spotify Premium, Apple Music's library offers music mastered for Spatial Audio featuring Dolby Atmos, which mimics a 3D surround-sound experience without an additional cost (with the right headphones or equipment, of course). Additionally, users can download music onto their iPhone for offline listening and access exclusive radio programs—including The Zane Lowe Show, known for the host's insightful artist interviews—and the Apple Music Classical app, which features a deep classical music catalog.
Apple Music pricing without Apple One:
Students: $5.99/month
Individual: $10.99/month
Family (share with up to five people): $16.99/month
iCloud+
Many companies have capped how much you can store on their cloud service. If you frequently take pictures and videos with your iPhone or work with huge files, it makes sense to upgrade your file storage. For iCloud+, space depends on the package you purchase, and users who subscribe to the Family or Premier plans can share with up to five family members. Upgrading also simplifies the syncing process. You can also use iCloud+ to store videos from your security cameras, protect your browsing on Safari by utilizing the Private Relay feature, and create an iCloud email address with a custom domain.
iCloud+ pricing without Apple One:
50GB: $0.99/month
200GB: $2.99/month
2TB: $9.99/month
6TB: $29.99/month
12TB: $59.99/month
Apple TV+
With the sci-fi thriller Severance and workplace comedy Mythic Quest returning for new seasons this month, Apple TV+ is one of the better streaming services. (If you have kids, the service also features great children's programming.) What you might not know is that Apple produces top-notch podcasts, such as the true-crime series Scamtown from the team behind the documentary series McMillion$ and Magnificent Jerk, which follows an investigative reporter's journey to find out about her actor uncle's criminal past. If you subscribe to Apple TV+, you can access all podcast episodes simultaneously. Otherwise, you have to wait each week for new episodes.
Apple TV+ pricing without Apple One:
Student plan: free
$9.99/month after a week trial
Apple News+
Upgrading to Apple News+ provides subscribers access to over 200 publications ranging from Men's Health to Vanity Fair that can be downloaded for offline reading. Users can also access audio versions of long-form articles and daily puzzles, including sudoku, crossword puzzles, and a word game called Quartiles. Apple News+ is one of the most well-rounded aggregate apps out there—the only drawback is there are still ads throughout the app when you upgrade.
Apple News+ pricing without Apple One Premier:
$12.99/month after a month trial
Apple Arcade
An Apple Arcade subscription gives you access to over 200 ad-free games without in-app purchases that you can play on your iPad, iPhone, Apple Vision Pro, Apple TV, and Mac, which means you can let the kids can play the Apple Arcade edition of Angry Birds without running up your credit card to get a power up. The library of games continues to improve, with high-profile games like Final Fantasy+ and NBA 2K25 Arcade Edition, as well as hidden gems like Mini Motorways, a strategy game similar to Sim City, and the card game Balatro+.
Apple Arcade pricing without Apple One:
$6.99/month after a month trial
$49.99/year
Apple Fitness+
I've been with Fitness+ since the beginning. If you have an Apple Watch, all the calories you burn during a workout are recorded and go toward your goal for the day. As of 2022, the device is no longer required for the service. You can choose from a dozen workout types from HIIT to Pilates, or create your own custom plan. One of the aspects I love about Fitness+ is it continues to expand its offerings, such as exercises for runners, led by ultramarathoner Scott Jurek, and instructor-led meditation sessions.
Recently, Fitness+ added progressive strength training, new courses centered around yoga and pickleball, and the ability to upload workouts on the Strava app. However, my favorite feature is Time to Walk, where celebrities share stories while you take a stroll.
Apple Fitness+ pricing without Apple One Premier:
$9.99/month after a month trial
$79.99/a year
The number of Apple products you have, how much you use them, and your appreciation for shows like Ted Lasso will be a factor if you want to go à la carte with some Apple subscriptions or go for the Premier plan or just an Individual subscription. For someone like me who doesn't want to spend a lot of time jumping from app to app for storing photos or keeping track of my health stats, I've found Apple One to be a great investment.