What is Apple One?

With so many subscription services nowadays, things could get a bit pricey. Not to mention that one needs to keep track of all these subscriptions. Want to cancel subscription services you no longer use? You need to do that one by one.

However, Apple has a plan that makes this a bit easier for you – at least when it comes to the six subscription services that Apple offers.

Apple One is a bundled subscription service that wraps up multiple Apple subscription services into one subscription plan, making things easier and cheaper to manage.

Here's everything you need to know about Apple One.

Which services are included with Apple One?

Apple has 6 different subscription service offerings: iCloud+, Apple TV+, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple Fitness+, and Apple News+.

• iCloud+ provides iPhone, iPad, Mac, and other Apple product users with additional storage to backup their devices and store files, photos, and videos.

• Apple TV+ is Apple's movie and TV streaming services that provides access to new films, shows, as well as Apple Originals. 

• Apple Music is the company's Spotify competitor, providing on-demand music streaming, playlists, and Apple Music Radio.

• Apple Arcade is a gaming subscription service that offers unlimited gameplay of hundreds of gaming titles with no ads or in-app purchases

• Apple Fitness+ is Apple's workout class and video library, offering new sessions each week.

• Apple News+ is a magazine and newspaper service that provides subscribers with access to paywalled coverage from leading local and national outlets.

How much are the Apple One subscription plans?

There are three different Apple One subscription plans. Each one provides varying access to different subscription services.

The Individual plan is the least costly option at $19.95 per month. The Apple One Individual subscription includes the 50GB iCloud+ plan as well as Apple TV+, Apple Music, and Apple Arcade. According to Apple, buying these services through this Apple One bundle plan instead of subscribing to these four services individually saves users $9 per month.

The next Apple One subscription tier is the Family plan, which costs $25.95 per month. Like the Individual plan, this also includes Apple TV+, Apple Music, and Apple Arcade. However, users also get the 200GB iCloud+ service with the Family plan – or 150GB more than the Individual plan. Subscribing to his Apple One bundle gives users $11 per month in savings from subscribing to each service separately. In addition, all four of the included services can be shared with up to 5 users.

The highest tier – and also the most pricey – is the Apple One Premier plan. This bundle costs $37.95 per month. It's also the only Apple One bundled plan that includes all six Apple subscription services. The Premier plan comes with Apple TV+, Apple Music, and Apple Arcade just like the Individual and Family plans do. However, the Premier also includes Apple Fitness+ and Apple News+, too. The iCloud+ storage plan included with this bundle also gets a big upgrade to a whopping 2TB. This plan can also be shared with up to five people. This bundle passes on $29 per month in savings to subscribers.

How do I use Apple One bundled services?

Regardless of what plan one chooses, Apple One subscribers can simply access each subscription service included with that plan as they would if they subscribed individually.

For example, Apple TV+ can be accessed through the Apple TV+ app on their Apple TV set top box or smart TV. They can also access Apple TV+ through their Mac computer app or through the website. The same goes for all the other services. They are accessed anytime however you normally use them.

What if I need more iCloud+ storage?

Once upon a time, Apple's highest iCloud+ storage tier maxed out at only 2TB. There was a secret trick, though, to getting more storage: Subscribe to an Apple One bundle and the included iCloud+ bundled storage stacked on top of the separate iCloud+ plan.

However, in September of last year, Apple finally rolled out larger iCloud+ plans with new 6TB and 12TB offerings.

But, luckily, iCloud+ stacking with Apple One remains. If a user finds themselves needing more storage in the iCloud+ plan bundled with Apple One, they can also subscribe to an individual iCloud+ plan and the two storage allotments will stack into a single account.

For example, let's say a user is subscribed to an Apple One Premier plan at $37.95 per month, granting them 2TB of iCloud+ storage in their bundle. If they want more iCloud+ storage, they can double their storage allotment by subscribing to an individual 2TB iCloud+ plan at $9.99 per month. This would appear as two separate subscriptions – the Apple One Premier plan which includes a 2TB iCloud+ plan and the individual iCloud+ plan providing an extra 2TB – when paying and managing their subscription plans. However, a total of 4TB would appear in the user's single iCloud+ plan. This would cost $47.94 per month all together.

Currently, using the iCloud+ stacking system, a user could have a maximum of 14TB of iCloud+ storage by subscribing to the Apple One Premier plan and the individual 12TB iCloud+ plan. This would cost a user a total of $97.94 per month.

What if I'm already subscribed to an individual Apple service?

Already subscribed to, say, Apple Music, but now want to upgrade to an Apple One bundled plan? It's easy to upgrade. 

Users don't have to go out of their way to cancel any of the individual Apple subscription services that they subscribed to. Simply sign up for the Apple One plan of your choice and Apple will automatically move the individual subscription into the Apple One bundle at the Apple One savings rate.

There is one caveat. Apple One does provide one month of service for free for any of the tiers as a trial. If a user is already paying for a subscription to any of the individual Apple services, they will continue to be charged for that service during the Apple One trial. Only Apple services that a user isn't already paying to subscribe to will be free for the trial month of Apple One.

How do I subscribe to Apple One?

Users can subscribe to Apple One here.

In addition, Apple One subscriptions are managed through Apple's App Store.