Apple One
Shares rank 17 of 20 streaming services by recommenders
Bundles Apple's subscriptions into one plan the whole family can share, which people call a good deal. Critics say ads now appear inside Apple's TV and News apps.
Bundles Apple's subscriptions into one plan the whole family can share, which people call a good deal. Critics say ads now appear inside Apple's TV and News apps.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 5
- approval share
- 55%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Shared with family, no piecemeal subscriptions
“All shared with the family (and extended family) so it doesn't have the friction of piecemealing it all together”
Comment from 22 Sep 2026 in “Apple has added persistent 'ads' to iOS, and it's driving users crazy” Seen as good value
“Economies of scale are real, it's possible Apple makes a ton of money and the user is getting a good deal!”
Comment from 2 Feb 2026 in “Apple's Q4 2025 margin on Services was 76.5%” Includes Apple News
“I have Apple One (which includes News)”
Comment from 15 Apr 2026 in “Apple App Store threatened to remove Grok over deepfakes: Letter”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Ads inside Apple's TV and News apps
“The Peacock commercial I'm talking about plays right when I open the app, almost full screen and quite loud.”
Comment from 7 Feb 2026 in “I Now Assume That All Ads on Apple News Are Scams” “the apple news app on my phone is still riddled with ads with weird AI generated people”
Comment from 19 Mar 2026 in “'Your Frustration Is the Product'” “I still saw bugs in the experience that led to ads for things I already subscribed to”
Comment from 22 Sep 2026 in “Apple has added persistent 'ads' to iOS, and it's driving users crazy” - Comment from 7 Feb 2026 in “I Now Assume That All Ads on Apple News Are Scams”
Other streaming services people recommend
The four most recommended other streaming services, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube Premium | 197 | 195 | 50% | 13 | 10 yrs10 owners | — |
| Netflix | 181 | 538 | 25% | 12 | 15 yrs10 owners | — |
| Nebula | 58 | 17 | 77% | 12 | 2 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| HBO | 32 | 32 | 50% | 7 | — | — |
| Apple OneThis page | 6 | 5 | 55% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
10 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“All shared with the family (and extended family) so it doesn't have the friction of piecemealing it all together”
“I still saw bugs in the experience that led to ads for things I already subscribed to”
“I have Apple One (which includes News)”
“the apple news app on my phone is still riddled with ads with weird AI generated people”
“The Peacock commercial I'm talking about plays right when I open the app, almost full screen and quite loud.”
“as soon as you open the TV+ app, a Peacock ad starts playing really loud”
“I subscribed to Apple One for a period of time”
“Economies of scale are real, it's possible Apple makes a ton of money and the user is getting a good deal!”
“political knee bending by Tim Cook and their recent iOS and MacOS updates”
“Buy a Mac, you need Apple Plus Deluxe. You need iCloud, etc.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.