iOS 14.5: Improved display of subscription prices
from David Haydl 
on February 22, 2021, 9:05 | Write a comment
iOS 14.5 brought already lots of New. In the latest beta, the display of prices for subscriptions has been revised.
Let's be honest: Apple didn't design the purchase view for subscriptions very well. Especially with subscriptions that have a free trial period, you often have to look twice to see how long it lasts and how much it costs afterwards, because the font is quite small. Apple has now changed this view a little for iOS 14.5, so that even at a quick glance it should be clear how much a subscription costs and whether there is a trial period.
Apple appears to make some changes to the “buy sheet” on iOS 14.5. Not quite as dramatic as I hope they'll eventually do, but headed the right direction. iOS 14.5 beta 2 vs iOS 14.4 https://t.co/miDq0HPdSY pic.twitter.com/QIqQVvkcDi
- David Barnard (@drbarnard) February 19, 2021
As shown well on the comparison embedded above, both pieces of information in iOS 14.4 are displayed in an area with a rather small font size. In the new beta, there is now a separate area in this buy view, which shows how long the free test phase lasts. Below that is a list of how much a subscription will cost afterwards. In addition, there is the exact date again for sufficient clarity.
This is only a relatively small change now. In the future, however, it should clear up some misunderstandings when taking out a subscription.