Paying à la carte, even if you also take advantage of discounted annual subscriptions where you can, can still be costly. Here’s how it all breaks down:
Paying separately for all four services adds up to $292.75 per year. In contrast, the Apple One individual tier costs $19.95 a month, or just $239.40 annually. That means you’ll save $53 for the year. So long as you actually plan on buying each of these services, the math is clear: Apple One offers a substantial advantage over getting separate subscriptions.
It’s an even more compelling deal for families, as Apple’s Family and Premier Apple One tiers further increase savings for households using more cloud storage or wanting access to Apple News+ or Fitness+.
The move to boost pricing only for select stand-alone services makes sense: Apple wants to incentivize users to choose its bundled plans, as that not only drives revenue but also helps lock customers into its vast ecosystem. So if you value all four core Apple services, Apple One isn’t just more convenient, it’s easily the most cost-effective option.
For this story, Fortune used generative AI to help with an initial draft. An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.
