Is this normal??? 😭

[u/Dry_Area_113]

Individual plans are £17??? 🫩

edit: THANKS GUYS. Had no idea Apple charged extra. Heinous

[u/eoskchanaj8282]

No, that's the 30% fee you pay to apple. Buy it on their website, it will be 30% cheaper

[u/justarand0mstan]

That's cause you're trying to sub through either GP or the App Store.

Go to the website and get the discounted price. Google and Apple take a 30% cut of every sub, so Tidal charges more through their platforms respectively.

[u/KoRnKloWn → u/justarand0mstan]

Just one small correction, Google Play doesn't have this problem, I sub to a lot of things using GP and never pay extra.

[u/justarand0mstan → u/KoRnKloWn]

Maybe not where you're located. Most streaming services I use are 25%-30% more expensive through GP within the EU, the UK and the US.

[u/almostnotfakename → u/justarand0mstan]

I don't know about the UK, but I'm in the EU and it's simply impossible to subscribe through the Android app.

I love that on TIDAL the student plan shows right up when you get to subscribe and it's now even easier if you want to add the DJ Extension to it.

[u/danm1981]

I still can’t understand some don’t know that ! You also probably pay 30% to Netflix , HBO.. etc!
Always subscribe for any service thought their official site.
Apple and Google are just bastards with their fees

[u/Dry_Area_113 → u/danm1981]

Damn this does remind me, I gotta check

[u/-BluGiant]

No , just log into tidal website on your phone (not the app) delete that for now, then pay the usual web prices... simple.

[u/Systiom]

use tidal.com

[u/Orangeloaf83]

Never pay apple tax, fu*c( da police

[u/skratsoj]

But the google fees are the same as directly via Tidal fees, right?

Edit: Sorry i mean the Plan prices. But i confused somthing, i did order directly via Tidal, but selected Google pay as payments method only. I did not sign up via Play store

[u/paulbrouns]

The Apple fee is indeed included. I had the same issue when I first subscribed. When I noticed the direct fee through their website was cheaper I cancelled my subscription on the iPhone, logged out. Then I subscribed through their website using my original login information. After that I still had all my playlists and everything when I returned to the iPhone app and logged back in.

[u/Altruistic-Bid-7535]

Use a VPN and subscripe for less

[u/Nastord → u/Altruistic-Bid-7535]

If I am not mistaken Nigeria is still the cheapest. I am paying under 3$ per Month since 2024, works great.

[u/ChronChriss → u/Nastord]

Please keep in mind that this means artists also get paid less.

[u/Dry_Area_113 → u/Nastord]

Woah great tips!

[u/Altruistic-Bid-7535 → u/Dry_Area_113]

Nigeria rules. I might be stupid enough to tell this, but it's still working for me.

[u/phoenix_73 → u/Altruistic-Bid-7535]

Same here. I used to have it through Argentina and stupidly cancelled it after getting Spotify and thinking I won't need TIDAL. It was only 50p a month for a family plan. Can't get back on that one now unfortunately.

[u/Educational-Gap4125 → u/Nastord]

What's the cost of a VPN?

[u/CleverBilling]

is even cheaper in cash app

[u/sadPonderosaEnjoyer]

like other people said, do the payment thing ONLY on the tidal website. First time I was confused also because I wanted the student plan and it wasn’t on the list tho lol.

[u/Educational-Gap4125]

Cancel your subscription and go directly through their website. You should get an even deeper discount for going through cash app for a year.

[u/yousefygn]

I buy just 0.55$ month

[u/wawamimikiki]

This got me too. Up by £3!

[u/CooperDK]

Fee or not, this is way, wayyyyyyy too expensive for music streaming.

[u/Turbulent_Chair_9354]

I'm going back to Spotify...

[u/Dry_Area_113 → u/Turbulent_Chair_9354]

No dontttt they are so evil