Apple TV Plus has been around for more than three years, and while it’s improved rapidly with investments in big, expensive programming, the platform still can’t match Netflix in terms of library size.
However, it’s clear that Apple intends to play the long game, with more star-studded content continuing to stream through their streamers into 2023 and beyond. We haven’t heard a word about Apple TV Plus recently from the company Far Out Reveal Event – that show is dedicated to its new product iPhone 14″, iPhone 14 Plus and iPhone 14 Pro models – but we know there are plenty more Apple-produced movies and TV shows coming soon.
For today’s comprehensive Apple TV Plus review, check out ours Apple TV Plus Review. Below, we’ve rounded up all the basics worth knowing about this fledgling streaming service – including details around cost, programming, and cross-device compatibility.
Apple TV Plus cost: the price of the service
Apple TV Plus costs just $4.99 / £4.99 / AU$7.99 per month – and if you buy an iPhone, iPad, Mac or AppleTV, you’ll get a year of a free subscription.
That’s even cheaper Netflixcheapest subscription, costs $9.99 / $6.99 / $10.99 per month and also cheaper Disney Pluscosts $7.99 / £7.99 / AU$11.99 per month.
Apple TV Plus free trial: how to get one
Apple TV Plus has a seven-day free trial, and after that period, you’ll automatically be set to recurring billing for a monthly fee. It’s easy to get a trial – just download Apple TV, it contains all the Apple TV Plus content and you’ll be greeted with an ad for the service, as well as an invitation to try it for free. .
The free trial gives you everything on the service for those seven days, so make the most of it. You only get one free trial for Apple TV Plus.
Apple TV Plus devices
Apple TV Plus will be accessible on virtually all devices by 2022, including: iPhone, iPad, Apple TV 4K, Apple TV HD, Samsung Smart TV, Amazon Fire TV, LG Smart TV, Roku devices , Vizio, Sony Smart TV, desktop browser, PS5 and Xbox X Series.
Is Apple TV Plus on Android?
There is no Android app for Apple TV, but you can view it in a supported web browser on Android devices
What are Apple TV channels?
In addition to Apple TV Plus, Apple introduced Apple TV Channels, which bundles cable subscriptions and streaming services like Amazon Prime Video into the Apple TV app (unfortunately, however, Apple TV Channels doesn’t have Netflix built-in). .). Availability varies depending on your region. You can read more about Apple TV Plus channels (opens in a new tab) this.
The best Apple TV Plus shows
Despite being only three years old, Apple has managed to produce an impressive list of high-quality original TV content for its Apple TV Plus service. Our guide to Best Apple TV Shows contains a comprehensive breakdown of a lot of things, but below you’ll find a brief tour of the series worth following in 2023.
- Ted Lasso
- Establish
- Morning Program
- quit
- Mosquito Coast
- For all mankind
- Physically
- black bird
- Slow horse
- Face
- we crashed
- bad sisters
- The Essex Snake
- See
- prehistoric planet
- suspect
- shining girl
- pachinko
- Schmigadoon!
- Invasion
- The Shrink Next Door
- Mythic Quest
- Five Days at the Memorial
- Try
- Maid
- Defend Jacob
- after party
The best Apple TV Plus movies
As with its TV shows, Apple has dramatically ramped up its movie production over the past year or so, but the number of titles that Apple TV Plus boasts still pales in comparison to Netflix, Prime Videos and Disney Plus. However, a handful of Apple movies – such as CODA – have made a pretty good cultural impression, so Apple TV Plus should definitely not be considered a TV-only streaming service.
- CODA
- sparrow
- liberate, release, free
- On the rocks
- Swan Song
- Macbeth’s Tragedy
- Cherry
- morale
- werewolves
- The sky is everywhere
- greyhound
- Palmer
- ha la
- lucky
- Banking manager
Apple TV Plus: what’s coming?
Apple typically showcases upcoming Apple TV Plus movies and TV shows at its annual iPhone launch event. This year, however, that didn’t happen, with the company’s recent Far Out showcase – held on September 7 – dedicated to its new hardware releases.
For our money, a hot reel showcasing the streamer’s 2023 offer is the minimum we hope to expect from Apple at its latest iPhone launch, so it’s disappointing to see Apple TV Plus eliminated that way.
However, we do know that Apple is currently gearing up to release a Killers of the Flower Moon film directed by Martin Scorsese. — starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro — on the streaming service for $200 million. An unnamed Formula 1 film, starring Brad Pitt, directed by Top Gun: Maverick Filmmaker Joseph Kosinski is also in the process of preparing.
Suffice it to say, therefore, that Apple has a number of hit movie documentaries ready for 2023 and beyond. We hope to get some official communication soon about what other projects it’s working on.
So, is Apple TV Plus like Netflix?
This is where things get a bit confusing. When he returned to the stage in 2020, Tim Cook made it very clear that Apple TV Plus is not like Netflix – at least not yet. While the service will eventually offer original content by payload, Apple TV Plus does not offer licensed content like Netflix or Amazon Prime, which includes all the aggregators, like The Big Bang Theory, Mr. Robot or Seinfeld. However, that could change in the future, if a Bloomberg (opens in a new tab) The report — a hint that Apple might feature licensed shows and movies on its service — is credible.
For now, you’ll still have to purchase those shows through iTunes or through your terrestrial cable app in Apple TV Channels and switch to Apple TV Plus for the original library.
