Apple Music deals, offers & free trials

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Apple Music is one of the most popular music streaming services – it already has a quarter of the market, just behind Spotify.

I’d expect a lot of this is down to the number of free trials and bonus month offers available. It’s also available on non-Apple devices, such as Android phones or Amazon Echo speakers.

Here’s how you can listen free, and after that how to pay as little as possible for the streaming service.

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Apple Music cost

There are different payment tiers for Apple Music.

  • Voice: £4.99 a month
  • Student: £5.99 a month
  • Individual: £10.99 a month
  • Family £16.99 a month

Unlike Spotify there is no free option with adverts so you have to pay to listen.

Apple Music Black Friday 2024

Apple Music Black Friday deals

Apple Music hasn’t announced any Black Friday deals yet, but we’ll update this section as soon as it does.

A number of retailers have already started discounting goods ahead of Black Friday which we’re regularly updating on our main Black Friday deals page.

New customer offers

One month free trial

New users of Apple Music can sign up and get a month for free. After this you’ll be charged the full £10.99 each month unless you cancel. Sometimes this offer increases to three months.

One month free trial with Apple One

You can also get one month free trial via Apple One, a bundle that includes:

  • Apple TV+
  • Apple Music
  • Apple Arcade
  • Apple News+
  • Apple Fitness+ (Premier plan only)
  • iCloud+ (Premier plan only)

You’ll only get the free trial for services you’ve not already tried.

After the trial you’ll pay £16.95 a month as an individual, £22.95 a month for Family which can be shared with five other family members, and £32.95 for Premium which adds in News+ and Fitness+.

6 months free trial with purchase

If you buy an eligible Apple device you’ll get your first six months free. You’ll need to get one of the following:

  • AirPods
  • HomePod & HomePod mini
  • Beats

You can’t get this offer if you’ve previously had an Apple Music subscription.

You need to redeem the offer within 90 days of making your purchase. After the 6-month trial you’ll pay £10.99 a month unless you cancel.

Existing customer offers

Up to two months free via Encore (Shazam)

New and past users can get up to two months free Apple Music via Encore (formally called Shazam). Newbies should get the full two months while previous users may get a shorter free period.

The offer comes and goes, and sometimes offers as much as four months free, so it’s worth a look.

One year for £109.99

If you subscribe upfront for a year you might be able to pay £109.99, effectively 12 months for the price of 10. There’s a chance this offer has ended, and if this option does still exist it’s not easy to find – you have to search in your settings.

Anyone on an iPhone or iPad needs to go to the Settings app, then click your name followed by subscriptions. You’ll see Apple Music listed, and when you hit that you’ll see the options available to you.

If you’re using a browser you can log in with your Apple ID and go to Settings in the menu to do the same.

Up to three months free via O2 / Virgin Media (expired)

If you have either O2 or Virgin Media then head to the O2 Priority app to get three months free Apple Music. It’s for new, previous or existing customers (in their last month) as long as they’ve not had a free deal via O2 before. Ends 24 March 2024.

Apple Music hacks

Split the cost

Apple Music has a Family tier that can be shared, meaning you and five others can get access to the subscription. If you split the cost between you that brings the cost down:

  • Two people: £5.50 each
  • Three people: £3.66 each
  • Four people: £2.75 each
  • Five people: £2.20 each
  • Six people: 1.83 each

Change to Apple Music Voice

If you’re happy to use just Siri to play music rather than an Apple Music app you can cut your costs in half by opting for Apple Music Voice. It costs £4.99 a month.

So you’ll lose things like playlists and stations, but if you’re only using it to play music on an Apple speaker it might be worth it.

Apple Music+ vs Spotify, Amazon Music & Tidal

It’s a competitive music streaming market right now, and you could potentially go more than a year without paying if you had a trial at each service. The length of these can vary through the year, but I’ve put common lengths available below.

ServiceAmazon Music UnlimitedAmazon Prime MusicApple MusicSpotifyTidal
Possible free trial1 to 3 months30-days1 to 5 months1 to 3 months1 to 3 months

Everyday prices are relatively similar, with Family Plans on offer at most. There are other ways to bring the costs down for each of them. For details on how to do this, check out these individual articles.

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