New iCloud storage plans rolling out


Back in June Apple announced new iCloud storage options with much more attractive pricing. Wednesday the new plans became active and current users are seeing their accounts receive pro-rated credits for the new plans.

Your plan has been upgraded from 25 GB of total storage at $40.00 a year to 25 GB at just $11.99 a year. You will receive a prorated refund of $11.89, which is based on the price reduction and the remaining months on your subscription. On February 11, 2015 this 25 GB plan will automatically renew and you will be charged $11.99.

The new plans offer 20 GB for 0.99/mo, 200 GB for $3.99/mo, 500 GB for $9.99/mo and 1 TB for $19.99/mo. 5 GB is still included for free. These prices are much better than the old which started out at $1.66/mo for just 10GB and only offered up to 50 GB for $8.33/mo. Still these prices aren't as competitive to other cloud with Google Drive and the new Dropbox. Those services offer 1 TB of storage for around $100/year or 8.33/month.

One big reason to consider upgrading is the new iCloud drive and iCloud Photo Library features in iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite.