{"id":41256,"date":"2015-06-17T14:15:46","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T13:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=41256"},"modified":"2015-06-23T14:55:59","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T13:55:59","slug":"apple-music-uk-pricing-leaked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/06\/apple-music-uk-pricing-leaked\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Music pricing leaked, UK gets a raw deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/apple-music-uk-pricing21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-41259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/apple-music-uk-pricing21.jpg\" alt=\"apple-music-uk-pricing2\" width=\"250\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/apple-music-uk-pricing21.jpg 432w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/apple-music-uk-pricing21-178x300.jpg 178w, https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/apple-music-uk-pricing21-267x450.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>Apple Music was announced earlier this month at Apple&#8217;s WWDC keynote, but pricing was only announced for the UK. Now, a screen shown in\u00a0the beta version of iOS 8.4 has revealed how much it will cost in the UK and Europe.<\/p>\n<p>According to that screenshot, the price will be\u00a0<strong>\u00a310 per month<\/strong> for the UK and <b>\u20ac10 per month<\/b> (\u00a37.15)\u00a0for European customers. That&#8217;s a fair amount higher than the\u00a0<strong>$10<\/strong><strong> per month<\/strong> (\u00a36.35)\u00a0that it costs in the US &#8211; although the cost in the UK and EU includes VAT, which explains some of the price increase.<\/p>\n<p>A family plan is also available, which allows up to six users at a price of <strong>\u00a315 per month<\/strong>. Of course, a free one month trial is also available.<\/p>\n<p>Other music-streaming services\u00a0are largely the same price per month in the UK, although some are marginally less expensive with certain restrictions. Take a look:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spotify: \u00a310 (free with ads)<\/li>\n<li>Google Music: \u00a310 (\u00a38 for early adopters)<\/li>\n<li>Xbox Music: \u00a39<\/li>\n<li>Rdio: \u00a310<\/li>\n<li>Napster: \u00a310 (\u00a35 for PC only)<\/li>\n<li>Tidal: \u00a320<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Alphr\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alphr.com\/spotify\/spotify\/24190\/should-spotify-slash-its-prices\">recently suggested<\/a> that Spotify (and other music streaming services) should slash their UK prices, as only 17% of free customers eventually upgrade to paid service. In the US, that rate more than doubles to 40%. This data, provided by analyst firm Alvarez and Marsal, suggests that at a \u00a35 monthly price, adoption should increase dramatically and music firms would have higher profits. Their analysis might be a bit simplistic, but there&#8217;s some truth in it for sure.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of Apple Music&#8217;s price in the UK, EU and US? 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