Apple Music prices slashed in India, now cheaper than Spotify

Apple has slashed prices for subscription plans of its music streaming service. Apple Music is now available at a monthly rate of ₹99. It was earlier priced at ₹120.

In addition to the monthly plan, Apple has also reduced prices of its student and family plans, and also its yearly plan. Students can now subscribe to Apple Music for a monthly price of ₹49 as opposed to the previous ₹60 plan. Apple Music monthly family subscription plan has been dropped from ₹190 to ₹149.

As for the yearly subscription plan it is now available at ₹999. Apple would earlier offer Apple Music at a yearly price of ₹1,200. Apple's new subscription plans for Apple Music are currently live for users in India.

The new subscription plans for Apple Music notably comes after the entry of two major international players in India. Apple Music's biggest rival, Spotify launched its services in India last month with monthly plans starting at ₹119. Spotify also offers top-up plans starting at ₹13 per day. Shortly after, YouTube Music made its debut in India. Like Apple Music now, YouTube also offers a monthly subscription plan at ₹99.

Recently JioSaavn and Gaana also started offering up to 75% discount on yearly subscription plans. JioSaavn Pro's annual subscription plan is now available for a dirt cheap price of ₹299. Gaana is also offering its premium 'Plus' service at the same price for a year. JioSaavn and Gaana's annual subscription plans are originally priced at ₹999 and ₹1,098 respectively.

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