As an audio editor at Jugo Mobile and a hi-fi aficionado, I’ve subscribed to all of the best music streaming services available. But I recently discovered that I’ve been overpaying for one of my favorites by signing up through my iPhone. Don’t make my mistake.
It’s an expensive hobby to keep up to date with all the major music streaming service options available, especially when you sign up for services that offer subscriptions to audiophile high-resolution music libraries. Like many, I’m constantly looking for ways to cut costs and expenses, and I regularly drop subscriptions to services I no longer use.
I often return to streaming services and reinstate my subscription later, depending on my needs or the offer available at the time. But as I recently discovered, I made a big mistake the last time I reinstated my Tidal HiFi subscription, leaving me more out of pocket than I expected. I learned from my mistake the hard way and I’m sharing my experience here so you don’t make the same costly mistake.
Tidal costs more through Apple
Tidal costs more when you sign up or renew a subscription through the app on Apple devices because of the commission it pays to Apple. This may seem obvious to many, but upon doing a little research to see if anyone had a similar experience renewing their subscription to mine, I discovered I wasn’t alone. So it’s worth reminding streaming fans everywhere to avoid signing up for third-party services through Apple devices if they want to get the best value.
Avoid signing up for third-party services through Apple devices if you want to get the best value.
Tidal’s HiFi tier subscription costs $10.99 / £10.99 / AU$12.99 per month via Tidal website, but I’ve been paying $12.99 / £12.99 per month since I renewed it through the Tidal app on my iPhone. I don’t remember why I reset my Tidal subscription this way. Maybe I couldn’t remember my account login details to access my Tidal account online, or I foolishly didn’t believe Apple would take such a significant cut from subscribers signing up for third-party services through the app.
Either way, the recent news about Tidal’s new affordable subscription plan launching on April 10 was a timely reminder of my mistake, along with the alarming realization that I’ve been overpaying for over a year and that I have spent more than $24. / £24.
I have since canceled my Tidal HiFi subscription through the Apple ID subscriptions page on my iPhone. It expires at the end of the month and I plan to renew it through the Tidal website at the actual price.
Tidal’s new $11 plan will make it the best
I’ve been listening to Tidal’s streaming service since it launched in the UK and US in 2014. However, with a lot of competition in the hi-res audio streaming sector, I haven’t always subscribed to their Masters library top-notch high resolution. . I’ve been in and out of different providers as they emerged, and in a cost-cutting exercise to reduce my expenses a few years ago, I left Tidal in favor of Qobuz.
Qobuz offers about 100 million tracks in CD quality (16-bit/44.1 kHz) up to full high resolution (24-bit/192 kHz) for $12.99 a month, but Tidal’s new single-tier subscription will cost just $10.99/£10.99 per month when it launches on April 10.
If I reinstate my Tidal subscription through their website, I’ll have access to the best music streaming features, including full lossless high-resolution, spatial audio content, and offline listening on an unbeatable plan for less than any other service. of transmission. That’s music to my ears and my wallet.
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