An Apple Music family plan, which lets up to six family members use the service at the same time, is $15 a month. This isn't groundbreaking: It's the same as what Spotify and most other streamers including Rdio, Google Play Music All Access, Rhapsody and Tidal charge for similar plans. More on those exceptions in a moment-there's a way to work around them (sort of) and it may be Apple's main weapon against the competition.Īn individual subscription is $10 a month. (Music you bought on iTunes is still yours, though.)Īpple says it has a selection of 30 million songs on Apple Music, and it's similar to what you can buy directly on iTunes, with a few notable exceptions like the Beatles. Even if it's on your phone or computer, the songs from Apple Music won't play if you let the subscription lapse. The songs or albums can stream to your computer, iPhone, or iPad over an Internet connection, or you can download them to play directly from your device. With Apple Music, you pay a flat $10 a month to listen to any of the songs in its catalog. How is Apple Music different from buying music on the iTunes Store?Īpple pioneered the idea of buying music online, but until recently their focus has been selling song-by-song downloads via iTunes for 99 cents to $1.29 each. Apple Music isn't available on Android phones yet that's coming in the fall. You have to upgrade to the latest version of iTunes or the iOS operating system on your phone or tablet to see it. It's built into the latest versions of iTunes on your computer and the Music app on your iPhone or iPad.
Here's what you should know about Apple Music, what it (really) costs, and how it stacks up against other streaming-music options. Not only are we used to the idea of paying for music, but Apple Music is designed to mesh with the digital collections we already own. I suspect Apple Music will probably be especially interesting to slightly older users like me (as in, over 40). And if you aren't already using a streaming service, this is one you'll want to try. So I was prepared to resist the call of Apple's take on the all-you-can-listen-to music subscription.īut now, with some reservations, I'm considering switching over when the free trial is up. (It's free for the first three months.) I'm already a big fan of the similar Spotify premium service, and I also hate, hate, hate iTunes, the often-confusing desktop software Apple Music is tethered to. The new Apple Music streaming service has been live for about two weeks now, providing ample time to not just to test its various features out but to live with it.
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