Is it worth what you’re paying?
Independent breakdowns of what subscriptions actually cost — the annual number, the break-even point, and when the answer is “cancel it.”
Every price read from the company that charges it, and dated. How we do it.
Browse by category
Streaming
14 breakdowns
Netflix, Disney+, Max and the rest — what each service costs a year, what it actually carries, and when the answer is to cancel for a month.
Software & Productivity
11 breakdowns
Notion, Adobe, the AI subscriptions and cloud storage. The annual number, the free tier that may be enough, and what paying up front really saves.
Trackers & Tools
8 breakdowns
Finding the subscriptions you forgot you had, cancelling them, and stopping the next one from renewing quietly.
Memberships
6 breakdowns
Prime, DashPass, Instacart+ and the other fee-shaving memberships — and how many orders a year each one takes to pay for itself.
Meal Kits
4 breakdowns
HelloFresh, Blue Apron and the budget boxes, priced per serving after the intro discount ends, which is the only price that matters.
All breakdowns
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Is Spotify Premium Worth It in 2026?
Spotify Premium is $12.99 a month — $155.88 a year. Here’s the listening threshold where it pays for itself, and who should stay on Free.
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Is Apple TV+ Worth It in 2026?
Apple TV costs $12.99 a month, $155.88 a year, and has no annual plan. One bundle hands it to you free. Here is the arithmetic.
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Is YouTube Premium Worth It in 2026?
YouTube Premium is $15.99 a month — $191.88 a year. It bundles YouTube Music, so the real question is what ad-free video costs you on top.
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Is Discovery+ Worth It in 2026?
Discovery+ is $5.99 a month with ads or $9.99 ad-free — $71.88 or $119.88 a year. Only one of those two is worth paying. Here’s the arithmetic.
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Is Prime Student Worth It in 2026?
Prime Student is now Prime for Young Adults — about $70 a year, half of standard Prime. Here’s the break-even maths and who should skip it.
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How Much Do Americans Spend on Subscriptions in 2026?
US households report $69 a month on streaming video alone — $828 a year. Here’s what a normal-looking subscription stack actually costs at list price.
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Is Crunchyroll Worth It in 2026?
Crunchyroll runs $9.99 to $17.99 a month, or $99.99 to $179.99 a year. Only one of the three tiers is worth paying for. Here’s the arithmetic.
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Spotify vs Apple Music vs YouTube Music: Which Wins?
Spotify $12.99, Apple Music $11.99, YouTube Music $11.99. The decision isn’t the catalogue — it’s whether ad-free YouTube is worth $4 more.
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Prime Video Channels vs Direct: Which Is Cheaper?
Channels charges the same monthly rate as going direct — but only direct sells annual plans. Starz alone costs $73.89 more a year through Amazon.
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Is AMC+ Worth It in 2026?
AMC+ is $10.99 a month or $109.99 a year — only $10 more than Shudder alone, which it includes. The arithmetic, and who should skip it.
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Rocket Money vs Bobby: Which Subscription Tracker Wins?
One tracker costs up to $168 a year, the other $2.99 once. The honest comparison of Rocket Money and Bobby, and when neither is worth paying for.
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Is Starz Worth It in 2026?
Starz is $11.99 a month or $69.99 a year — a 51% annual discount it never advertises. Here’s the break-even, and who should skip it.
Prices from the source
Read from the company that charges them and dated on the page. Where a price could not be confirmed, the article says so.
The maths, shown in full
The annual number and the break-even point, worked out so you can run it against your own usage rather than take our word for it.
We say when to cancel
Every verdict names a group of readers who should not buy. Who pays us is disclosed at the top of each article — in full here.