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As of May 23, HBO Max prices and plans look slightly different with the introduction of a third tier alongside its rebrand to just to just Max, the conclusion of its acquisition by Discovery Inc. in 2021.
•'Ad-Lite' plan - $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year
•'Ad-Free' plan - $15.99 a month or $149.99 a year
•'Ultimate Ad-Free' plan - $19.99 a month or $199.99 a year
All three plans offer the HBO Max content you know and love including TV shows and movies from Warner Bros, DC, Cartoon Network, and more, as well as current and future Max Originals. But on top of that, you can also watch the likes of Fixer Upper, 90-Day Finance, and other hit reality TV shows from Discovery Plus.
As part of the rebrand, HBO has also promised to significantly expand its 4K offering, with a brand new flagship fleet of shows, including a Harry Potter TV adaptation, a spin-off of The Big Bang Theory, Game of Thrones prequel A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight, The Penguin, and True Detective: Nighty Country set to lead the charge.
If you're a new or existing customer of Cricket Wireless, its Unlimited package includes a free ‘With Ads’ HBO Max subscription.
As for the 7-day free trial? This was discontinued in December 2020 for US customers. However, you can find out more about the Max free trial and possible eligibility in new countries where the service is rolling out in our guide. Alternatively, if you plan to sign up to Hulu you can add HBO Max on and get a 7-day free trial. This is one of the best streaming deals out there and a well kept secret.
Netflix has four plans to choose between:
•Standard with ads: $6.99 a month
•Basic: $9.99 a month
•Standard: $15.49 a month
•Premium: $19.99 a month
Max’s base-level $9.99/month (or $99.99/year) Ad-Lite plan, which lets you stream on two devices at the same time at up to 1080p, without any downloading capabilities, can be weighed up against any of the three cheapest Netflix plans.
There’s only one Amazon Prime Video plan you need to know about:
•Amazon Prime: $14.99 a month (or $139 a year)
An Amazon Prime Video subscription lets you stream on three devices at once and download films and TV shows, with video quality topping out at 4K.
It’s cheaper than the $15.99/month (or $149.99/year) Ad-Free Max plan, which is limited to two concurrent streams at Full HD, and the $19.99/month ($199.99/year) Max Ultimate Ad-Free plan, which lets you stream in 4K on up to four devices at once.
However, it’s fair to say that each service caters to completely different needs. Amazon’s enormous content library can best be described as eclectic, and its flagship title, The Rings of Power, ultimately fell flat. There are, however, some gems to be uncovered, such as The Boys and Daisy Jones & The Six.
Most people are likely to get much more entertainment out of Max’s $9.99/month (or $99.99/year) base-level Ad-Lite plan than they would from the entire Amazon Prime Video library.
There are two Disney Plus plans to choose from:
•Disney Plus Basic: $7.99 a month
•Disney Plus Premium: $10.99 a month (or $109.99 a year)
Disney Plus remains one of the most popular VOD streaming services with a beloved collection of lucrative brands. And, if you don't mind ads, at $7.99 per month it provides strong value.
However, the recent price hike means those not wanting adverts will have to pay $10.99 (or grab an annual subscription to save 20%, bringing it to $109.99). Because of this, and HBO Max's reduced 'With Ads' plan (which is only $1 more than Disney's no-ads plan), we might see HBO Max taking a bigger share of the VOD profits – particularly from grown-ups yearning for more grounded content.
In terms of functionality, Disney Plus account sharing allows four people to stream from one account simultaneously, while HBO Max is capped at three.
Apple TV Plus keeps things simple with one price plan:
•Apple TV Plus: $6.99 a month (or $69.99 a year)
At $6.99 per month, an Apple TV Plus subscription costs half the price of an HBO Max ads-free membership, and one account can be shared between an additional five people – more than any other streamer listed here.
Furthermore, new Apple TV Plus subscribers get a 7-day free trial as standard, while you’ll get either three, six or 12 months for free if you buy an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV.
Apple TV Plus has been a slow-burn VOD service, quietly accruing subscribers with its high-quality exclusive TV series and films – the awards juggernaut Ted Lasso, for example, the newsroom drama The Morning Show, starring Jennifer Aniston, and visually spectacular, David Attenborough-narrated Prehistoric Planet.
But, given it’s mainly home to brand-new Apple TV originals, its library of titles is incredibly lean. It’s got about 115 feature films and series, whereas HBO Max has hundreds.
Hulu offers two on-demand plans:
•Hulu With Ads: $7.99 a month (or $79.99 a year)
•Hulu Ad-Free: $14.99 a month (or $149.99 a year)
In terms of price, Hulu slightly undercuts Max, with its on-demand only plan costing $7.99 a month or $79.99 annually, and featuring an impressive library of more than 4,000 titles to stream.
However, in order to provide a similar functionality to a fully-fledged HBO Max subscription, you need to purchase a few add-ons that bump up the price.
Want to forgo the annoying adverts? Then you’ll need to pick the $14.99 Hulu (No Ads) option. Want to stream on more than two devices at once? Unlimited Screens costs another $9.99, which brings us to a monthly total of $23. Suddenly that $15.99 HBO Max price for its ‘Ad Free’ plan doesn’t seem so extravagant.
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