Apple Music deals, offers & free trials

3 month free trial

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

One month free trial with Apple One

There’s a shorter 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.

Up to 4 months free via Shazam

New and past users can get up to 4 months free Apple Music via Shazam. Newbies should get the full four months while previous users will hopefully get two or three months free.

The offer comes and goes, but it’s worth a look.

Up to three months free via O2 / Virgin Media

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.

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 five months free via Barclaycard (expired)

New and existing Barclaycard customers can get up to five months free Apple Music. The offer ends 24 September 2023 and you need to redeem your code (sent via email) by 31 October 2023. You can only use one code per Apple account.

Existing users will get a reduced two free months, though newbies will get the full five months.

If you currently pay for Apple Music you’ll need to cancel your subscription before you can redeem the code.

This is alongside up to five free months for Apple TV+, Apple News+ and Apple Arcade (the length of these freebies depends on whether you’re a new or previous user of those services).

It’s not a reason to spend on a new credit card, but if you are going to get one, make sure you clear the balance in full every month to avoid getting charged interest.