# Financial Times pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $4.99/mo (FT Edit). Among the 8 news subscriptions we track it is the cheapest; median entry $7/mo.
**Domain:** ft.com
**Free tier:** No
**Compliance:** HIPAA Not published · SOC 2 Not published · GDPR Not published
**Integrations:** iOS 15.4+, iPadOS, visionOS, Android, web, Bloomberg Terminal (FT content since 2010), Wisers platform (since 2013), CarPlay
**Best for:** Global business and finance readers wanting UK/European-centric market perspective; Investment professionals needing the Lex column and premium commentary (Premium tier); Budget-conscious readers who want FT quality at low cost via FT Edit ($4.99/month)
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Standard Digital Monthly | $45 | — | flat | Digital access to FT journalism, app and ePaper. Excludes the Lex column and Premium expert commentary. Billed monthly. | apps.apple.com |
| Standard Digital Annual | $35.75 | −21% | flat | Standard Digital billed annually at $429/year (equiv. $35.75/month); ~21% cheaper than monthly. | apps.apple.com |
| Premium Digital Monthly | $75 | — | flat | Adds the Lex investment column, premium expert commentary and additional newsletters on top of Standard. Billed monthly. | apps.apple.com |
| Premium Digital Annual | $59.92 | −20% | flat | Premium Digital billed annually at $719/year (equiv. $59.92/month); ~20% cheaper than monthly. | apps.apple.com |
| FT Edit | $4.99 | −18% | flat | Curated app of eight hand-picked FT articles per day; $4.99/month or $49/year (equiv. $4.08/month, ~18% off). | apps.apple.com |

**Key features:** FT Edit: separate low-cost app with 8 hand-picked articles daily (launched 2022, aimed at younger readers); MyFT: personalized topic-following feed; AI-read articles (audio version of text content); FT News Briefing and other podcasts (free without subscription); Real-time market data, stock prices, and equities screener (free without subscription); ePaper (digital replica of print edition); Lex column: investment analysis commentary (Premium only); Video journalism; Daily crossword (free without subscription); CarPlay support for audio on the go; Article gifting and sharing; How To Spend It lifestyle magazine (free).

**Plan limits:** Free (no account): limited articles per month via metered paywall (introduced 2007); FT Edit plan: capped at 8 curated articles per day, no full FT.com access; Standard plan: excludes Lex investment column and Premium expert commentary; Lex column and premium newsletters require Premium Digital tier.

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-13
Provenance: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/financial-times-business-news/id1200842933 (official FT US App Store listing, In-App Purchases, accessed 2026-06-13)
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/news-subscriptions/financial-times/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, Financial Times's entry plan was $4.99/mo as of 2026-06-13 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/news-subscriptions/financial-times/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl