I canceled my Tidal subscription yet again, but a day later look at returning. But when prompted on iPhone 6 Plus, I see a price increase ($25.99). What the frak? But in my laptop browser, whew, it’s the expected — eh, lofty — $19.99 fee for 1411kbps lossless streaming. Why are there two different prices? Will I be charged more for subscribing on the mobile, which fits the adage: You pay more for anything Apple. Hehe.
Maybe, Tidal detects my country wrong. The exchange rate doesn’t work out for Canadian—$26.99—nor Australian ($28.10). In the local currencies, Tidal sub is $19.99 and $23.99, respectively. Why do Aussies pay more?
Perhaps Tidal plans a rate increase, which can’t be good for business. See, what the screenshot doesn’t show is the other higher price: $12.99 for the 320kbps streaming—what competitors charge $9.99 for, including Apple, which offers a family plan of multiple users for $14.99.
Update: A commenter on Google+ explained. It’s the Apple app tax. Thirty percent.