Tidal vs Apple Music
Tidal's cheapest plan anyone can buy is Individual at $11.99/mo; Apple Music's cheapest plan anyone can buy is Individual at $11.99/mo. Tidal has raised prices 3 times since 2022, and Apple Music has raised prices 5 times since 2022. US prices, verified Sep 26, 2026 and Sep 25, 2026.
At a glance
Tidal
- Cheapest now
- $11.99/mo
- Individual
- Increases
- 3
- since 2022
- Last change
- on or before, 2026
Apple Music
- Cheapest now
- $11.99/mo
- Individual
- Increases
- 5
- since 2022
- Last change
- 2026
Side by side
Plans, ads and limits
- Cheapest plan anyone can buy
- Tidal: $11.99/mo · Individual
- Apple Music: $11.99/mo · Individual
- Price increases
- Tidal: 3 since 2022
- Apple Music: 5 since 2022
- Latest increase
- Last change
- Ads
- Tidal:
- Individual: Ad-free, offline listening
- Family: Ad-free, offline listening
- Apple Music:
- Individual: Ad-free
- Audio quality
- Tidal:
- Individual: HiRes FLAC + Dolby Atmos
- Family: HiRes FLAC + Dolby Atmos
- Apple Music:
- Individual: Lossless + Spatial Audio
Current plans
Every plan and price
US prices, verified (Tidal) and (Apple Music).
Tidal
- Individual$11.99/mo
- Family$19.99/mo
- Student$6.99/mo
- DJ$19.99/mo
- DJ Student$14.49/mo
Apple Music
- Individual$11.99/mo
- Family$19.99/mo
- Student$6.99/mo
Price history
What each plan has cost
The price in effect over time, from each service's records. A hollow dot marks a price in effect on or before that date.
Now
$5$10$15$20$25
20222023202420252026
| Individual | 2022-01-01 | $9.99 |
| Individual | 2023-08-03 | $10.99 |
| Individual | 2026-07-02 | $11.99 |
| Family | 2022-01-19 | $14.99 |
| Family | 2023-08-03 | $16.99 |
| Family | 2026-07-02 | $19.99 |
| Student | 2022-01-19 | $4.99 |
| Student | 2024-08-20 | $5.49 |
| Student | 2026-07-02 | $6.99 |
Now
$5$10$15$20$25
2023202420252026
| Individual | 2022-01-17 | $9.99 |
| Individual | 2022-10-24 | $10.99 |
| Individual | 2026-07-17 | $11.99 |
| Family | 2022-01-17 | $14.99 |
| Family | 2022-10-24 | $16.99 |
| Family | 2026-07-17 | $19.99 |
| Student | 2022-01-17 | $4.99 |
| Student | 2022-06-23 | $5.99 |
| Student | 2026-07-17 | $6.99 |
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