Getting Bored? Here’s every free trial on entertainment available during April 2020
By Mike Flacy on April 23, 2020
Are you getting frustrated at having to stay at home all the time due to coronavirus? Are you trying to cut back on your spending this month? We can help on both of those fronts. Here’s all the free trials being offered this month for streaming movies, TV shows, and music as well as video game streaming services and book subscription services.
Remember, as long as you cancel before the end date, you won’t spend a dime. Check out the full list below.
Streaming Video
Apple TV+: 7-day trial, $5-a-month after
- Access to Apple original programming like The Morning Show, Ghostwriter, Defending Jacob and the Beastie Boys Story. (If you recently bought an Apple device, you should get a year of Apple TV+ for free.)
CBS All-Access: 1-month trial, $6 to $10-a-month after
- Access to CBS original shows like Picard, Star Trek Discovery and The Good Fight. Includes access to 10,000 episodes of CBS shows, live sports broadcasts and 24/7 news.
DC Universe: 7-day trial, $8-a-month after
- Access to DC live-action shows like Doom Patrol & Swamp Thing as well as animated shows like Young Justice and Harley Quinn.
Disney+: 7-day trial, $7-a-month after
- Access to Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars & Nat Geo content. Combo subscription option to Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ for $13-a-month.
HBO Now: 7-day trial, $15-a-month after
- Access to tons of original shows as well as recently released movies. This trial can also be found within Amazon, Hulu, the Roku store, DirectTV Now and AT&T Watch TV.
Hulu: 30-day trial, $6 to $12-a-month after
- Access to tons of original shows as well as new episodes from major networks the following day.
Netflix: 30-day trial, $9 to $16-a-month after
- Access to tons of original movies / TV Shows as well as documentaries, true crime, & comedy specials.
Prime Video: 30-day trial, $10 to $13-a-month after
- Access to tons of original shows and movies. Included in Amazon Prime subscription.
Quibi: 90-day trial, $5 to $8-a-month after
- Only works on mobile devices, Original content, episodes are 10-minutes or less.
Sundance Now: 7-day trial, $5 to $7-a-month after
- Access to true crime series, original dramas and thrillers.
YouTube Premium: 1-month trial, $12-a-month after
- Offers access to original programming as well as advertisement free YouTube videos, offline viewing, background play and access to YouTube Music
Streaming Music
Amazon Music Unlimited: 3-month trial, $8-a-month after.
- 60 million song library, unlimited skips, ad free.
Amazon Music HD: 30-day trial, $13-a-month after
- 60 million songs, double the bitrate of other services, millions of songs in 10x the standard bitrate.
Apple Music: 90-day trial, $10-a-month after
- Offers access to 60 million songs, advertisement free, accessible on iOS and Android devices. Also includes local radio stations & offline listening.
Pandora Premium: 60-day trial, $10-a-month after
- 30+ million songs, ad-supported option also available for free.
Spotify Premium: 30-day-trial, $10-a-month after
- 50 million songs, ad-supported option also available for free.
YouTube Music: 30-day trial, $10-a-month after
- Listen to music on YouTube without advertisements, offline or with your smartphone screen off.
Video Games
Google Stadia Pro (PC): 2 free months, $10 a month after
- The free trial offers access to 9 games: Destiny 2, Grid, Gylt, Steamworld Dig 2, Steamworld Quest, Serious Sam, Spitlings, Stacks on Stacks and Thumper.
GeForce Now (PC): 90 day trial, $5-a-month after
- You can also get completely free access, but it’s limited to a single hour of playtime. The 90-day trial offer priority access, extended session length and RTX functionality.
- Ubisoft recently added their library of games to the service, like the Assassin’s Creed series and the Far Cry series.
PlayStation Now (PS4): 7-day trial, $5 to $10-a-month after
- Includes over 300 PS4 games as well as 500 PS3 and PS2 games.
Books / AudioBooks
Audible: 30-day trial, $15-a-month after
- Your choice of 1 audiobook + Audible originals. In addition, check out the free books for kids (like the Harry Potter books)
Kindle Unlimited: 2-month trial, new accounts only, $10-a-month after
- Offers access to over a million eBooks and thousands of audiobooks. Requires a Kindle (or the Kindle Cloud reader in a web browser).
Scribd: 30-day trial, $10-a-month after
- Includes access to books, magazines, audiobooks and documents. There’s also a NYT bundle, if you want to subscribe to the service and the newspaper.