The answer comes down to how many of Apple's services you use regularly.

This year, several of Apple's subscriptions saw serious price upticks, so much so that even students had to pay a bit more. Apple Music prices rose by $1 a month for individual plans and $3 for the Family plan. A few weeks later, monthly Apple TV subscriptions went up from $13 to 15, while annual ones saw a $20 total jump.

If you use many Apple services, you might have looked to Apple One to bundle them and reduce the hurt from these increases. Unfortunately, the package subscription didn't get by unscathed either. The Individual tier climbed from $20 to $22 a month, though it's still cheaper than subscribing to Apple Music ($12/month) and Apple TV ($15/month) separately.

While the Apple One Family plan is now $28/month, you can share it with five other people, which drastically brings down the cost per person. There's also a higher-cost shareable Premier tier at $40/month. But before you ask friends and family to group up with you, you need to figure out which of the three Apple One subscriptions is most worth your while. That mostly depends on how many Apple services you already use.

Getting the cheapest tier out of the way: Individual subscribers get Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Arcade and 50GB of iCloud storage for $22 per month; that's about $13 less than it would be to subscribe to each one on its own.

Moving on, the Family tier is a great choice if you're providing for multiple people or want to split the monthly cost with up to five other members.

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