Is Apple One a good deal in Australia?

Apple One is a newly launched plan from Apple that bundles together services together like Apple Music, Apple TV+, and Apple Arcade in exchange for a discount. If you're deep in the Apple ecosystem this could be a great way to save money, but is it a good deal?

Apple One Individual

An Individual Apple One plan will set you back $19.95 per month and gets you Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and 50GB of iCloud Storage.

Here's how that would breakdown if you were paying for everything individually:

$11.99 per month for Apple Music
$7.99 per month for Apple TV+
$7.99 per month for Apple Arcade
$1.49 per month for iCloud

That's a total of $29.45 per month. This Apple One bundle represents a saving of $9.51, which is the equivalent of getting either Apple TV or Apple Arcade for free, along the with the iCloud storage. If you're already subscribing to Apple Music and one other service, an individual Apple One plan is almost a no-brainer.

While this is called an Individual plan, Apple TV+ and Apple Arcade always include Family Sharing, even on this plan.

Apple One Family

An Apple One Family plan will set you back $25.95 per month and gets you Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and 200GB of iCloud Storage. The main difference between an Apple One Family plan and an individual plan is that it can be shared with up to five other people. You also get four times the iCloud storage.

Here's how that would breakdown if you were paying for everything individually:

$17.99 per month for Apple Music Family
$7.99 per month for Apple TV+
$7.99 per month for Apple Arcade
$4.49 per month for iCloud

You'd be paying $38.46 per month if you were subscribing to the all these services, which means the Family Apple One bundle represents a saving of $12.51. As with the individual Apple One bundle, this ostensibly means you get either Apple TV or Apple Arcade for free, along with your iCloud storage. If you’re already subscribing to an Apple Music family plan and either of the secondary services, an Apple One Family plan would make a lot of sense.

Apple One Premier

A Premier Apple One plan will set you back $39.95 per month and gets you Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+, and 2TB of iCloud Storage.

Here's how that would breakdown if you were paying for everything individually:

$17.99 per month for Apple Music
$7.99 per month for Apple TV+
$7.99 per month for Apple Arcade
$14.99 per month for Apple News+
$14.99 per month for Apple Fitness+
$14.99 per month for iCloud

That's a total of $78.94. This Apple One bundle represents a saving of $38.99 per month. That's the equivalent of getting two of Apple's $14.99 per month services for free, as well as one of Apple's $7.99 services. If you're already spending close to $40 per month on Apple services, Apple One Premier seems like a no brainer.

As with an Apple One Family subscription, the Premier plan can be shared with up to five other people.

What else should I consider before subscribing to Apple One?

If you're interested in Apple One, you should make sure that you're making use of the services included in your account. There's no point in subscribing to a Premier Apple One plan if all you're using is Apple Music and Apple Arcade - at that point you're just better off either getting the services individually or going for the entry-level individual plan.