The retailer has made a crucial price change to one popular membership, but we’ve found a way to ditch the fee and save money
As the retailer and streaming site price hikes in 2024 continue, Amazon has announced it will be upping the price of a popular subscription. This summer the price of its Kids+ membership will go up by £1 per month, with no new features to show for it.
The new £4.99 monthly cost is on Amazon’s all-in-one subscription that provides kids access to a handful of age-appropriate entertainment and educational content. Those who’ve bought a kids version of a Fire Tablet, Echo Dot, Kindle, or want to download it onto any at-home device (it doesn’t have to be from Amazon).
In a statement, the retailer said: “As of 5th of June 2024 we have changed the Amazon Kids+ Prime member price of our monthly plan from £3.99 to £4.99 per month. The Prime member price of our annual plan will remain the same at £38 per year.”
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As the annual subscription price is staying the same this means parents are better off paying for 12 months all at once than splitting the cost into monthly payments – as it’ll save a huge £21.88. The ‘remain the same’ annual plan costs £38 per year as opposed to the £59.88 total if you were to add up all individual monthly payments.
The new prices will come into effect on or after 8th July, in just over a month, and subscribers will see the new rate added to their next billing cycle. Amazon continued to say that despite the hike the content will stay the same.
It said: “We will continue to provide families with the fun, learning, and peace of mind that comes from thousands of ad-free, age-appropriate apps, videos, games and books, kid-specific Alexa experiences, and easy-to-use parental controls.”
To save on the price hike parents can opt for the annual plan to save £21.88 and or make the most of its current one-month free trial, here. The Amazon Kids Fire HD 8 Tablet is currently £70 cheaper to buy, and anyone who opts for the device will get a one year Kids+ subscription for free – another way to avoid the price hike.
It’s not the first price hike this 2024, Netflix has recently clamped down on password sharers, charging an extra £4.99 to anyone who hands their login out. And Disney+ fans will now have to opt for the Premium £10.99 per month plan if they want to watch its content on any more than two devices at home.
