Apple Services: Music, TV, Arcade, News+, Books, One

Apple Music is Apple's streaming service, offering lossless audio and Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos, always ad-free. Listeners get personalised recommendations, instant playlists created with Playlist Playground, and Concerts Near You for tour dates. Exclusive content includes artist interviews and performances on Apple Music Live, alongside live local, global and artist-led radio stations. Apple Music Sing adds animated real-time lyrics, translations with pronunciations, adjustable vocals and a duet view.

• Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos and lossless audio
• AutoMix transitions with beat matching and time stretching
• Music Haptics on iPhone
• Family Plan shareable with up to five people
• Student Plan at $6.99 per month, first month free for new subscribers
• Available on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, Apple Vision Pro, HomePod, Apple TV 4K and CarPlay

Apple TV is a streaming service made up of Apple Original shows and films, with hundreds of exclusive titles and new releases each week. Live sport is included at no extra cost, covering Formula 1 races, MLS matches and Friday Night Baseball. Viewing takes place through the Apple TV app on Apple and Android devices, smart TVs and streaming sticks, or online at tv.apple.com. A monthly subscription costs $12.99, and Family Sharing extends one subscription to up to six people.

• Ad-free Apple Originals across drama, sci-fi and comedy
• Formula 1, MLS and Friday Night Baseball included
• Apple TV and Peacock bundle at $14.99 per month
• Three months included with the purchase of an eligible Apple device
• Offline downloads supported

Apple Arcade is a game subscription service giving unlimited access to hundreds of premium games with no ads and no in-app purchases. Games can be played online or offline and span action, puzzle, strategy, adventure, simulation, board and card categories. Social features include challenges, leaderboards, in-game events and seeing what friends are playing. The service is found via the Apple Arcade icon in the App Store and the Apple Games app.

• $6.99 per month, shareable with up to five people
• Playable on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV 4K and Apple Vision Pro
• Three months free with a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 4K or Mac
• Titles include Sneaky Sasquatch, What the Car? and Jetpack Joyride 2

Apple News+ is a subscription within the Apple News app providing access to over 500 publications, including local, national and international titles. It adds daily mini and full-size crossword puzzles, professionally narrated audio stories, and access to titles such as The Athletic and Sports Illustrated. Issues can be downloaded for offline reading. The subscription costs $12.99 per month, with a one-month free trial for new subscribers and three months free with a new iPhone, iPad or Mac.

• Over 500 publications in one app
• Daily crosswords with an archive of past games
• Audio stories and the Apple News+ Narrated podcast
• Apple News Today and In Conversation available to all listeners
• Works with CarPlay and can be shared with family

Apple Books is a built-in app for finding, buying, reading and listening to ebooks and audiobooks. There is no subscription: titles are priced individually, with thousands of free audiobooks and ebooks and free samples while browsing. Reading Goals track progress and streaks, while the For You collection provides curated recommendations based on the existing library. iCloud syncs progress across devices, and titles can be downloaded for offline use.

• Free app with individually priced titles
• Audiobooks tab inside the app
• Purchases shareable with up to five family members
• Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, CarPlay and Apple Vision Pro
• Pre-ordering and gifting supported
• Formerly known as iBooks

Apple One bundles up to six Apple subscriptions for a single monthly price, including up to 2TB of iCloud+ storage. The Individual plan costs $19.95 per month and covers iCloud+ 50GB, Apple TV, Apple Music and Apple Arcade. The Family plan costs $27.95 per month with 200GB of iCloud+ storage, and the Premier plan costs $39.95 per month with all six subscriptions and 2TB of storage. Family and Premier plans allow up to five other people to be invited, each with private access on their own devices.

• Individual: $19.95 per month
• Family: $27.95 per month
• Premier: $39.95 per month
• Includes iCloud+, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple Fitness+ and Apple News+
• One month free trial available