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[Detailed Comparison] Differences among Apple TV Plus, Disney Plus and Netflix

Let's see the detailed review on Apple TV+ vs Disney+ vs Netflix below. First, we will start with something users care most, the price.

Price

Netflix offers three plans: the Basic plan allowing SD streaming 1 device at one time, Standard plan allowing HD streaming on 2 devices at a time and the Premium plan allowing HD & UHD streaming on 4 devices at a time, respectively priced at $8.99, $12.99 and $15.99 a month.

Disney+ costs either $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year for up to 4 devices simultaneously per account. It's $2 cheaper than Netflix' Basic plan while users can stream 4K Ultra HD video at no extra charge. Besides, there is a bundle with Hulu's ad-supported tier, ESPN+, and Disney+ for just $12.99 per month.

Apple TV+'s $4.99 monthly price is cheaper than Disney+ and Netflix and is by far the cheapest on the market. 6 family members can access it without the account or password sharing required. See detailed prices below:
Amazon Prime Video: $8.99/month
Starz: $8.99/month
CBS (No Ads): $9.99/month
Showtime: $10.99/month
Hulu (No Ads): $11.99/month
HBO Now: $14.99/month
Total: $90.91/month

Content

Netflix has over 6,000 titles in its library. It gets series from studios like Warner Bros. TV, Sony Pictures TV, Paramount TV, and Lionsgate. Its original content is an important safeguard and users can access popular series like Black Mirror, Strangers Things, The Crown, etc. As for the question "is Disney leaving Netflix", the answer is yes. The launch of Disney Plus is pulling out all Disney-branded franchises from Netflix.

Disney Plus has titles from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar, Marvel Studios, 20th Century Fox, BlueSky, SearchLight Pictures, etc. The service offers about 7,000 episodes of television shows and 400~ 500 movies at launch, including Star Wars franchises, The Simpsons, all Disney Hollywood movies, etc. It will be the exclusive place for all new Marvel movies (and the rest when the deals with Netflix expire). It will be an ideal place among all 2020 streaming services for family entertainment, especially for kids.

Apple TV+, compared to Disney + and Netflix, seems to be far less competitive. The content library is a big difference among Apple TV Plus, Disney Plus and Netflix. There are some interesting shows on Apple TV+, like The Morning Show starring Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, See, For All Mankind, Oprah Winfrey, etc. However, only 9 original shows are available at its launch. But don't worry, Apple is updating its content library with new originals every month fast.

Platforms

Netflix supported the widest devices in Apple TV+ vs Disney+ vs Netflix comparison. You can find Netflix app on Android, iPhone, iPad, and Amazon Fire Tablets. Netflix-compatible smart TVs include LG, Samsung and Sony released since 2016, as well as TVs from Hisense, Panasonic, Sharp Vizio, etc. Most of the media boxes like Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, Xbox, PS4, Nintendo, set-top boxes, Blu-ray players, and browsers all support Netflix.

Disney+ is available in limited devices: Roku boxes, sticks, and TVs; Apple TV, iPhone and iPad; Android phones and TVs; Chromecast streamers, Xbox One and PS4. More devices will be added in the future.

Apple TV Plus vs Disney Plus, fails by a narrow margin. Apple TV+ subscribers can stream on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch running iOS 12.3 or iPadOS; Apple TV 4K/HD/3rd generation; smart TV and streaming box that supports Apple TV app, Mac running 10.15 Catalina and later. One of the biggest weakness of Apple TV+ compared to Netflix and Disney+ is that all Android users are left out. That's a significantly large group.

Streaming Quality

Netflix allows Premium plan subscribers to stream content in Ultra HD quality, namely the $15.99 premium multiscreen plan. You should also note that the Netflix 4K streaming is available on 4K devices only. Not only that, your 4K devices/UHD TV should be able to decode HEVC codec to stream Netflix 4K smoothly. Check the list of 2023 Netflix 4K movies >>
Basic plan: Standard Definition
Standard plan: HD quality
Premium plan: HD and Ultra HD quality

Disney Plus is able to stream 4K Ultra HD video in Dolby Vision, HDR10 and Dolby Atmos immersive audio simultaneously on four devices. Different to Netflix, Disney Plus offers 4K streaming with no extra charge.

Apple TV+, same as Disney Plus, provides Apple originals in 4K HDR/Dolby Vision. More importantly, most of the titles offered comes with Dolby Atmos sound. It would be an amazing playback experience considering the latest iPhone 11/11 Pro support Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos.

Availability

The U.S. users can stay assured that Netflix, Disney + and Apple TV+ will all be accessible. However, some other regions are out of luck. To be specific, Netflix has covered over 190 countries except fo China, Crimea, North Korea, Syria. Apple TV+ is launched in over 100 countries and regions. Disney Plus is only available in the US, Canada, the Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand.

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Watch Offline

Disney+ supports unlimited offline downloads of movies and TV shows, so do Apple TV Plus and Netflix. Netflix is a little bit different when it comes to downloading content for offline playback. It requires your devices running on newer systems, for example, iOS later than 9.0 and Android later than 4.4.2. Another fact you need to notice with the three 2019 streaming services is that not all movies or shows are available for download.

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Note: The newly released streaming service, whether it is Disney Plus or Apple TV Plus, seems to thoroughly ditch out physical media forever. Is it true? Check and learn why DVD will still survive with the advent of streaming.

[Our Verdict] Apple TV+, Disney+ and Netflix, Which to Choose?

After the differences between Netflix, Disney Plus and Apple TV Plus, you may have your choice already. Below we have summarized the advantages, strong points and weakness of the three 2020 streaming services.

Verdict: With Apple TV Plus and Disney Plus at their early stage, it's hard to make a full comparison of Apple TV+ vs Disney+ vs Netflix. However, we can make some general conclusions here. Apple TV Plus has the lowest price and new originals are adding to the library every month. The fact that all Apple products users can get a year of Apple TV+ for free gives it an extra edge in the competition. Compared to Netflix and Apple TV Plus, Disney Plus offers one big bonus - blockbusters from Disney and Marvel. If you have kids who love animated movies or heroes, you will want to subscribe Disney Plus. At last, Netflix has provided tons of movies and TV shows and a good number of quality titles. Given that, users who get used to Netflix can hardly drop Netflix for Disney+ or Apple TV+, at least for now.