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Title: Apple Music’s once-generous free trial is now less than Spotify’s Post by: HCK on February 07, 2022, 04:05:11 pm Apple Music’s once-generous free trial is now less than Spotify’s
<div id="link_wrapped_content"> <body><section class="wp-block-bigbite-multi-title"><div class="container"></div></section><p>Since it launched in 2015, Apple Music has had a generous three-month free trial period for new subscribers for a long time. With no free ad-supported tier available, it has been a point of distinction from rival music services such as Spotify.</p> <p>Eagle-eyed users have noticed that the <a href="https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=111346X1569486&url=https://music.apple.com/us/listen-now&xcust=1-1-612155-1-0-0&sref=https://www.macworld.com/feed" rel="nofollow">Apple Music site has changed[/url], quietly updating the terms to one free month for new subscribers. That’s less than the 60-day trial offered by Spotify and shifts the focus to device purchases. As before, Apple still offers six months free to new subscribers who buy a qualifying Apple audio product (AirPods, Beats, or HomePod mini). Apple also often has longer promotional periods with certain retailers with the purchase of Apple hardware, or offers the service as a perk from some wireless carriers. Those deals seem unaffected.</p> <p>The new shorter free trial period is in effect in every country where Apple Music is offered. Pricing has not been affected: It still starts at $4.99 a month for Apple Music Voice, $9.99 for a standard subscription, or $14.99 for a family subscription. It is also part of the Apple One (https://www.macworld.com/article/234604/apple-one-faq.html) services bundle.</p> </body></div> Source: Apple Music’s once-generous free trial is now less than Spotify’s (https://www.macworld.com/article/612155/apple-music-free-trial-one-month.html) |