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Apple Subscriptions Get a Price Hike

Apple users, get ready for a minor change in your monthly fees. As a result of Apple’s recent price review, the company has raised the prices of Apple TV Plus, Apple Arcade, Apple News Plus, and the Apple One packages. This change is in keeping with the industry-wide pattern of rising subscription costs.

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For international Apple users, prices are increased between USD$2 and USD$3. Moving forward, the prices will be:

SubscriptionOriginal Price (USD)New Price (USD)Increase (USD)
Apple TV+USD$6.99USD$9.99USD$3.00
Apple ArcadeUSD$4.99USD$6.99USD$2.00
Apple News+USD$9.99USD$12.99USD$3.00

This price hike also affects the Apple One packages, which bundles several of Apple’s services. Apple One has three tiers which all have been subjected to price raises as well.

SubscriptionBundled ServicesOriginal Price (USD)New Price (USD)Increase (USD)
IndividualiCloud+ (50GB)
Apple TV+
Apple Music
Apple Arcade
USD$16.95USD$19.95USD$3.00
Family
(5-users)
iCloud+ (200GB)
Apple TV+
Apple Music
Apple Arcade
USD$22.95USD$25.95USD$3.00
PremiumiCloud+ (2TB)
Apple TV+
Apple Music
Apple Arcade
Apple Fitness+
Apple News+
USD$32.95USD$37.95USD$5.00

However, even with all the current price hikes, it is of note that other Apple services like Apple Music, Fitness+, and iCloud+ memberships are unchanged as of now.

The recent price hikes also affect Malaysian Apple users particularly those who use the Apple One subscriptions.  Apple One members in Malaysia will see a small rise in the monthly fee for the service.

SubscriptionBundled ServicesOriginal Price (MYR)New Price (MYR)Increase (MYR)
IndividualiCloud+ (50GB)
Apple TV+
Apple Music
Apple Arcade
MYR29.90MYR34.90MYR5.00
Family
(5-users)
iCloud+ (200GB)
Apple TV+
Apple Music
Apple Arcade
MYR39.90MYR44.90MYR5.00
PremiumiCloud+ (2TB)
Apple TV+
Apple Music
Apple Arcade
Apple Fitness+
Apple News+
MYR78.90MYR84.90MYR6.00

Other well-known subscriptions like Netflix have also seen a price hike which is becoming a recent trend among other subscriptions too.  These price hikes are unfortunately necessary to cover the ever-increasing price of delivering excellent content and services to users.

Apple’s iCloud Now Comes with 6TB & 12TB Plans

Apple has just expanded its iCloud+ plans. Starting today, users have the option to pick from two new iCloud+ plans: 6TB for $29.99 per month and 12TB for $59.99 per month.

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These plans come hot on the heels of Apple’s iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro launch event, where the focus was on the impressive 48MP Main cameras, designed to deliver exceptional photo and video quality. With iCloud+, users can safely store extensive collections of high-resolution photos and videos in the cloud. This makes them accessible seamlessly across all their Apple devices and on the web. iCloud+ also helps you optimize space usage on your iPhones by automatically preserving beautiful, optimized versions of their media in the cloud while freeing up space.

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But that’s not all; iCloud+ offers a range of premium features like Private Relay that safeguards your Safari browsing, ensuring privacy from network providers, websites, and even Apple itself, all without compromising your browsing experience. It also comes with Hide My Email which allows users to generate unique, random email addresses whenever needed that can be used to sign up for newsletters and more without revealing your own email allowing you to sign up for newsletters, offers, and more without revealing your personal email address. You’ll also be able to access HomeKit Secure Video which stores home security videos with end-to-end encryption.

iCloud+ plans can be shared with up to five family members.