Services that you can gift a subscription to

If you forgot to prepare a gift for a relative or friend in advance, or just don’t know what they need, then a subscription to a service is a great solution. In this selection, we’ve put together a selection of services that you’re sure to find a good gift from. Especially in the run-up to the New Year, many subscriptions are heavily discounted.

Books — Litres, Bookmate and Strings

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If your friend, relative, or you yourself like to read a lot, but don’t always have the option to buy a paper book or prefer an electronic format, these services are for you. Both Bookmate, Litres and Stroki store a huge number of books, among which you can also find free ones.

These services also have not only text books, but also comics, audiobooks, and podcasts. Only classic literature and more popular literature is repeated in the services, but there are differences. For example, in Strokes you can read manga «Attack on the Titans» in Bookmate you can read Bubble comics, and in Litres — samizdat books and exclusive new releases.

Litres is the only one that offers a wide range of books.

• Bookmate — subscription service is now included in Yandex.Plus, and, alas, you can’t buy it separately. But, if you already have Yandex.Plus, then for Bookmate will need to pay extra only 100 rubles per month.
• Bookmate — subscription service is now included in Yandex.Plus, and alas, you can not buy it separately.
• Litres (there is a function: gift subscription) — for 1 month — 399 rubles, for 3 months — 999 rubles, for 6 months — 1890 rubles, for 12 months — 3190 rubles.
• The lines — here there are different subscription options, but only for one month. «A little» — 299 rubles, «A lot» — 549 rubles, «Most» — 799 rubles.

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Films — Kinopoisk, Okko and ivi

If books aren’t exactly what your friends or family would like to see as a gift, then it’s worth looking into movies. Favor online movie theaters we have a large number — Kinopoisk, Okko, ivi, Start, Amediateka, Wink, Apple TV, etc. But we’ll take a look at the top three.



Kinopoisk, like Bookmate, cannot now be purchased outside of a Yandex.Plus subscription. Nevertheless, like Okko and ivi, the service does release exclusive series that are specially commissioned by the service. And, of course, some movies and series are not duplicated on these services, which on the one hand emphasizes the uniqueness of each, and on the other hand causes problems for viewers. It turns out that nowadays it’s hard to get by with subscribing to just one service.

But there is one nice bonus. For example, if you have Kinopoisk, you don’t have to buy a subscription to Amediateka, but you can just pay a part of the sum to Yandex.Plus. Both ivi and Okko have the same. So this tandem of different cinemas is convenient.





• Kinopoisk — subscription to the service is now included in Yandex.Plus, and, alas, you can’t buy it separately.
• ivi — (there is a function: give a gift subscription) costs from 399 rubles to 2390 rubles, depending on the number of months.
• Okko (there is a function: gift subscription) — there are several tariffs, and the cost ranges from 399 rubles to 3290 rubles for a pure subscription service, and cost6 from 799 rubles to 6990 rubles for a combined subscription, which in addition to Okko service includes AMEDIATEKA, START and a collection of movies in Ultra HD 4K.

Music — Yandex.Music, Apple Music and VK Music

If movies may not be to everyone’s liking, perhaps you should opt for music? There are many different services, but they all work on the same principle. So let’s focus on the three main ones.

Yandex.Music and Apple Music won’t let you listen to any music without a subscription. Keep in mind that if you have the Russian region set to Russian, you may not see some of the new stuff that artists have recently released. For example, the new album Måneskin — Rush! This only applies to Yandex and Apple, as in VK some users may upload their own audio recordings under some other names.

And if you set the Russian region to Russian, you may not see the new album by Måneskin — Rush!





VK Music, on the other hand, will let you listen to any song even without a subscription with ads and only with an unlocked screen.

• Yandex.Music — a subscription to the service is now included in Yandex.Plus, and, alas, you can’t buy it separately.
• Apple Music — subscription can only be purchased for a duration of 1 month. The basic version — 199 rubles, and the family version — 269 rubles. Please note that you can now pay for the subscription, if you live in Russia, from your phone balance.
• VK Music (there is a function: gift subscription) — the cost varies from 89 rubles per month to 1590 rubles per year.

Complex subscriptions — Apple One, Yandex.Plus and Sber Prime

And if it happens that you don’t know the specific preferences of your friends or relatives, or you’ve decided it’s better to gift everything at once, then this section is for you. Comprehensive subscriptions — are the best thing mankind has come up with in the age of subscriptions and services. You do not need to pay 2000 rubles for each service separately, or choose which of them is more worthy of your attention, because this pleasure is not cheap. You can pay one sum and get everything at once.





Yandex.Plus (there is a function: gift a subscription) — one of the most popular services in Russia. It is convenient because for 1990 rubles you get music, movies, the ability to accumulate cashback, pay with points. Also, this subscription can be shared with family and friends by inviting their accounts. Equally cool is that this subscription can be customized. For example, you can add Bookmate, Amediateka movies, etc.

For an additional cost, you can add Bookmate, Amediateka movies, and more.



Apple One — a convenient subscription for Apple tech owners. With this subscription, you get access to music, original movies from the Apple giant, Apple Arcade game service, iCloud and in one variation, workouts and meditation. There are three tariffs: individual — 365 rubles per month, family (for 6 accounts) — 525 rubles per month, premium (for 6 accounts) — 995 rubles per month. We remind you that you can now pay for this subscription only from your phone balance if you are from Russia.





Sber Prime — one of the latest bundled subscriptions. It includes Okko movie theater, Sound music service and many other plushies. Mostly they concern those who use Sber cards. This subscription will give you free card maintenance, cashbacks and discounts. In general, it is convenient if you really use it all. In general, even if you prefer Okko out of all cinemas, such a complex subscription will be a pleasant addition.