Apple has recently updated the pricing scheme of additional iCloud storage tiers in select countries around the world. As first noticed by 9to5Mac, iCloud storage is now more expensive in certain countries, while remaining the same in the United States.
iCloud storage prices are reported to have increased in countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. A non-exhaustive list of countries where the price hikes have been observed include the United Kingdom, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Norway, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Egypt, South Africa, and Tanzania.
The price increases are reported to be no less than 25%. For instance, iCloud storage tiers in the UK were priced at £0.79 for 50 GB, £2.49 for 200 GB, and £6.99 for 2 TB per month, respectively. The new prices after the recent hike are now £0.99, £2.99, and £8.99 per month for the same amounts of storage. In Saudi Arabia, prices have gone from SAR 3.69, SAR 10.99, and SAR 36.99 to SAR 3.99, SAR 12.99, and SAR 44.99.
Apple labels additional iCloud storage plans as iCloud+, which comes with extra features in addition to more storage such as Private Relay, Hide My Email, HomeKit Secure Video, Custom Email Domain, and more. In 2023, every Apple ID account is still entitled to just 5GB of free storage, which has remained the same since the cloud service first launched in 2011.
