We usually think Black Friday and Cyber Monday as good opportunities to save on gadgets and pick up a few gifts with a pre-holiday discount. But these savings apply to subscriptions and services in addition to physical gadgets. If you’ve been thinking about trying out a streaming service like Peacock or want to invest in a VPN service like ExpressVPN, you can do so for less thanks to Black Friday deals on subscriptions this time of year. To make it easier to find the services you want and need this year, Engadget has picked the best subscription deals you can get this year for Black Friday.
$1 for three months of Amazon Kindle Unlimited ($35 off): Amazon’s e-book subscription service gives you access to a catalog of thousands of titles for unlimited reading, select Audiobooks to listen to, and included magazines to read.
Audible Premium Plus for three months $3 + $20 audio credit ($64 discount): This deal gives you one title for each of your three months of subscription, plus unlimited access to Premium Plus books, podcasts and other libraries. Anyone who doesn’t already subscribe to Audible can get this deal, and you’ll get an extra $20 in Audible credit to use at your discretion.
Disney+ Hulu bundle one-year subscription for $36 ($96 off): This Disney+ Black Friday deal gets you the ad-supported tiers of both Disney+ and Hulu (known as the Duo Basic package) for just $3 a month for a year. It’s one of the best streaming deals of the season because it lets you watch all the classic Disney holiday movies and thousands of TV episodes that Hulu has.
Peacock subscription for $20 a year (75 percent off): The Peacock Black Friday deal is back this year, dropping the price of a year’s worth of access to the ad-supported tier to just $20. Note that the subscription will automatically renew at the regular rate after the first year, and the deal is only available to new subscribers who are not currently paying for Peacock Premium or Premium Plus.
Up to 6 months subscription for $18 (70 percent discount): This Maximum Black Friday deal gives you access to a tier of Ads for just $18 per month for the first six months for $3 per month. New and returning Max subscribers can take advantage of this.
Showtime with a two-month subscription to Paramount+ for $6 (76 percent off): New and former subscribers can get two months of access to the ad-supported Essentials tier or Showtime tier for just $6. Paramount+ Black Friday deal. Essential lets you watch on three devices at the same time and provides access to more than 40,000 TV episodes and movies, while the premium tier includes access to Showtime originals and ad-free viewing (except for live TV).
MasterClass Premium $10/month ($10 discount): Premium subscriptions, which include access and offline access for six devices, are half off for the holidays. Other MasterClass subscription levels are also discounted. Those who love to learn and want to pick up a new hobby (or improve an existing one) can take courses with some of the best in their field.
Lifetime access to Rosetta Stone for $149 ($250 off): Those looking to learn a new language (or two) can get lifetime access to Rosetta Stone for less on Black Friday. A one-time fee gives you access to the company’s Dynamic Immersion courses, TruAccent speech recognition technology, to help you improve your pronunciation and learning skills on mobile and desktop.
Adobe Creative Cloud $30 per month ($30 off): First-time subscribers can get half off Creative Cloud for the first year of membership, bringing the cost down to just $30 per month. This gives you access to Photoshop, Illustrator and the rest of Adobe’s suite of applications.
Headspace annual plan $35 ($35 discount): our best choice for the best meditation app has tons of courses that address specific concerns and worries, a good in-app search engine that makes it easy to find the right meditation you need, and additional yoga routines, podcasts, and music sessions to try.
Quiet annual plan $35 ($35 discount): Another one of our top pockets best meditation apps It’s a great choice for anyone new to meditation, in part because of the many short and focused sessions it includes. There’s also a dedicated children’s section, and subscribers get access to a library of soothing music.
ProtonVPN Plus two-year plan for $72 ($168 discount): our best choice for the best VPN is based on an open source framework and has a no-logs policy. Its easy-to-use apps are available on most platforms including iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and others, and some of them even include a kill function.
ExpressVPN two-year plan plus six additional months for $150 (82 percent off): Our top pick the best VPN It provides access to tons of servers for travelers and had some of the fastest connections of any VPN service we tested. In addition to the VPN, this subscription level gives you access to an ad blocker and a password manager.
NordVPN Plus two-year plan and three additional months for $121 (70 percent off): In addition to VPN access, NordVPN’s Plus plan gives you a password manager, ad blocker, malware protection, and more. gives
