If you’re paying for your Apple Arcade subscription month to month, it might be a good idea to switch to the annual subscription and save money by getting twelve months of access for the price of ten, provided you pay upfront. Follow our quick tutorial to learn how you’re able to switch from the $5 per month subscription to its $50 per year annual counterpart.

Apple Arcade picks up the yearly option

Apple Arcade launched in autumn 2019 inmore than 150 countriesat five bucks per month. The yearly subscription option was added in December 2019, according toiFun.de.

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Apple Arcade subscription save money

Rather than pay upfront for each game, a single subscription to Apple Arcade gives you the opportunity to try any game in the service without risk in exchange for a flat monthly or yearly fee. Every title provides the full gameplay experience, including all game features, content and future updates, so no additional purchases are required.

Here are the subscription plans that are currently available:

The service includes the risk-freeone-month trial optionfor new subscribers.

Aside from the United States, the annual subscription option is available in other countries as well. For example, the annual subscription option is priced at $CAD60 per year in Canada and €50 per year in major European markets, while Britons get to pay £50 per year.

Follow along with iDownloadBlog-s step-by-step tutorial to learn how to get twelve months of Apple Arcade for the price of ten, a a savings of $10, by paying the yearly subscription upfront.

Apple Arcade subscription save money

How to save money on Apple Arcade subscription

Do this to save money on Apple Arcade by paying the annual subscription upfront.

1)Access theApp Store subscriptionssection on your Apple device:

2)ChooseApple Arcadefrom the list of active subscriptions.

3)You’ll be asked to confirm modifying the existing $5 per month subscription to the annual plan.Authorize your purchaseto continue or hit Cancel to abort the operation.

If successful, you’ll see a message confirming you’ve switched from the monthly to the annual subscription. Apple will charge your payment method on file the annual subscription price shown on the screen, but not before your current monthly subscription expires.

Apple Arcade annual subscription save money

Now click Try It Free and follow the onscreen instructions.

Apple Arcade features

Billed as “the world’s first game subscription service for mobile, desktop and the living room,” Apple Arcade is available across iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV and Mac. You get access to more than a hundred premium games from major studios, the vast majority of which are unavailable on other platforms and unaccessible through App Store without a subscription.

The Apple Arcade titles don’t require network connectivity and can be played while offline.

Apple Arcade annual subscription save money

None of the titles in your subscriptions include any in-app purchases or ads. Many games support MFi, PlayStation and Xbox controllers and most of them synchronize your progress across devices via iCloud. Perhaps the best feature of all — a single subscription to Apple Arcade can be shared between up to six family members with the Family Sharing option.

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Apple Arcade annual subscription save money

The service features titles from renowned developers like Annapurna Interactive, Bossa Studios, Cartoon Network, Finji, Giant Squid, Klei Entertainment, Konami, LEGO, Mistwalker Corporation, SEGA, Snowman, ustwo games and dozens more.

Visits Apple’s websiteto learn more about the Apple Arcade features and price.

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