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Apple Insider spotted the changes today. Apple hasn’t made a formal announcement about the price adjustments, but listed prices for the service’s Individual, Family, and Student plans have all increased.
Individual and Student plans have both increased by $1 per month, to $11.99 and $6.99, respectively, while the Family plan has shot up by $3 a month to a new price of $19.99.
Apple Music’s new prices are still generally less expensive than Spotify, which charges $12.99 for a single subscription and $21.99 for a family plan, with the two now matched on student pricing. As of April, a single YouTube Music subscription costs $11.99, while a family plan goes for $18.99.
Apple Insider notes that today’s price adjustments mark the first time Apple Music has raised its fees in nearly four years: the Individual plan jumped from $9.99 to $10.99 in October of 2022, while the Family plan increased from $14.99 to $16.99. This all comes on the heels of a rumor that Apple Music may soon introduce an ad-supported free tier.
Another dollar a month for a single user isn’t much of an increase on its own, but little price hikes here and there add up. Is $12 a month too much to pay for music streaming? Do you have a set limit you’re willing to pay to stream music? Let us know in the comments.
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