iOS · iPhone & iPad
Cancel an App Subscription on iPhone and Check Its Expiry
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Answer
Open Subscriptions under your Apple Account, select the service, cancel it, and confirm the expiry date; deleting the app does not cancel billing.
Prepare the task and protect the current state
Confirm the exact account, recovery method, billing or ownership state, and any family or organization controls. Never share a password, one-time code, recovery key, payment image, or device passcode with supposed support. For this task, begin by confirming the supported prerequisite: Open Settings > your name > Subscriptions or use the App Store account menu.
Open the subscription list
Open Settings > your name > Subscriptions or use the App Store account menu.
Select the correct plan
Open the service, review its price, renewal date, Apple Account, and family status before changing it.
Cancel and confirm
Tap Cancel Subscription or Cancel Free Trial and confirm; if no cancel button appears, it may already be cancelled.
Trace missing subscriptions
Search email receipts and bank statements for the billing company; subscriptions bought outside Apple must be cancelled with that provider.
Verify the complete result
Repeat the intended action with a harmless test and confirm this final condition: Search email receipts and bank statements for the billing company; subscriptions bought outside Apple must be cancelled with that provider. Reopen the relevant settings or destination and compare the result with the recorded starting state before relying on it or deleting an original.
Use a reversible recovery path
If the expected result does not appear, undo only the latest change when possible, keep the original account, data, device configuration, or downloaded file intact, and compare the exact symptom with the linked Apple Support guidance. Record the product version, time, error, and checks already completed before contacting official support.
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If it does not work
- If “Cancel an App Subscription on iPhone and Check Its Expiry” remains unresolved, identify which numbered step first produces a different result and preserve that screen or message. Recheck the account, permission, storage, connection, or device prerequisite described above, then follow only the matching Apple Support recovery path; do not combine unrelated resets, bypasses, or third-party repair tools.
Sources and verification
Checked against official documentation on . Scope: iPhone & iPad.
Follow the linked first-party guidance if labels differ after a platform or app update.