How Much Apple TV+ Costs Per Month — & How It Compares To Other Streaming Services

Those considering trying out a new streaming service may be wondering how much Apple TV+ is a month. Apple TV+ is the streaming arm of the multinational technology company, Apple. As ubiquitous and advanced as Apple's phones and laptops are, they arrived surprisingly late to the streaming party, with the service debuting in 2019 as a subscription-based over-the-top streaming service. While the first few Apple TV+ original TV shows were met with mixed reviews, the streamer has since been upping the quality and quantity of its offerings.

Despite still feeling like a secondary streaming service, likely a result of it being attached to Apple products, making it feel like a bonus rather than a standalone service, Apple TV+ now has a robust collection of movies and TV shows. Original series like Severance, Slow Horses, Silo, and Ted Lasso have been winning awards for years, and thanks in part to Apple's $1 billion commitment to theatrical releases, it also has a library of movies like CODA, Napoleon, and Killers of the Flower Moon. Here's how much it costs to watch all these originals and more.

Apple TV+ Costs $9.99 Per Month

Anyone Who Buys An Apple Device Gets Three Months Of Apple TV+

A subscription to Apple TV+ costs $9.99/month. There is only one plan, and it includes the entire library of Apple TV+ original TV shows and movies, as well as programming from third parties. It's ad-free and one subscription can be shared with up to five people, with everything in 4K HDR and immersive Spatial Audio. There is a seven-day free trial period and anyone who buys an Apple device automatically gets three free months of Apple TV+. Apple TV+ can also be bundled with Apple One. Luckily, there's been no news about raising the Apple TV+ subscription price, for now.

How The Apple TV+ Price Compares To Other Streaming Services

Apple TV+ Is One Of The Least Expensive Subscriptions

Compared to other streaming services, Apple TV+ is particularly cheap. The one and only subscription plan is the equivalent of the Premium subscription of other streaming services, which can sometimes cost upwards of $24.99, in the case of Netflix at least. It is by far the cheapest "Premium" plan with only Peacock being anywhere close at $13.99/month. Even when compared to the cheapest, basic plans, Apple TV+ is the same price as Hulu and HBO Max.

Apple TV+ may seem like it's on a second tier of streamers, below Netfllix, Max, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and Peacock, but its offerings should put it in the same class as the big five. It has plenty of original TV shows, original movies, and a solid enough library of third-party programming that makes it well worth the $9.99. This is probably the best time to subscribe to the service as well, because that price is not much for what Apple TV+ is offering. There's a real possibility that Apple will add more tiers soon, at even higher prices eventually.