If you need to save some money and want to take your spending under control then it might be a good idea to cancel some of your online subscriptions. Why? Because if you have just three to five subscriptions that are $19.99 each and you do not use them actually then canceling them will easily save you $1,200 per year! See it yourself:
For example, you have five subscriptions You pay $19.99/month for each subscription * multiple by 12 months ------- Total: ~$1,200 / year
This article below will walk you through finding and canceling your subscriptions for popular online stores, app stores, online services, shopping services, entertainment services, games, and digital entertainment services.
Important Note: We are not affiliated with any of the subscription based services listed below except PDF.co which is the online service provided by ByteScout.
– Open to Your Memberships and Subscriptions page here.
– Select “Manage Subscription” next to the subscription you want to cancel.
– Click the link under “Advance Controls” to go to the main subscription page where you can cancel this subscription.
You can cancel your Amazon Prime subscription on this special page by clicking the yellow “End Membership” button.
If you use the desktop computer then open this page (it will ask you to log in first) and then click on the “Cancel Membership”. Important: it will ask to confirm and you should select “Finish Cancellation” to confirm.
If you use Netflix on the mobile device:
– Open the Netflix app
– Click on the “More” or Menu icon at the right corner at the bottom.
– Click on “Account”
– scroll down on the Account page and click on “Cancel Membership”.
– It will suggest you confirm, to cancel the subscription click “Finish Cancellation”
If you are not able to find “Cancel Membership” then it is highly likely you have subscribed through the Internet, TV provider, or some 3rd party. Please contact them to get your Netflix account to be canceled.
– Log in to spotify.com/account
– Under Your plan, select CHANGE PLAN.
– Now scroll to Spotify Free and click on the CANCEL PREMIUM.
If you do not see this option then your subscription was purchased through a partner (cell phone operator, Internet provider, or another) and you need to contact this provider to cancel your Spotify subscription in this case.
Also, if you have subscribed for Spotify Premium through iPhone or iPad then you need to follow
this instruction to cancel your subscription through Apple iTunes instead.
– Log in to www.disneyplus.com by clicking on login
– now select Profile
– now select Account
– finally, click on Cancel Subscription
– follow the instructions to complete the cancellation of the service. To verify, please go to Profile – Account again.
Also, if you have subscribed through iPhone or iPad then you need to follow
these instructions to cancel your subscription through Apple iTunes instead.
How to cancel Apple Music
Go to music.apple.com.
Choose the account icon at the top of the page. (If you don’t see the account icon, tap or click Sign in, then sign in with your Apple ID.)
Choose Settings.
Scroll to Subscriptions and choose Manage.
Choose Cancel Subscription.
– Log in to music.apple.com by clicking on the Account icon at the top of the page. If you don’t see this account icon, find Sign In and log in with your Apple ID.
– now click on the Settings
– scroll down to the Subscriptions
– Click on the Manage
– finally, click on Cancel Subscription
To cancel your Microsoft subscription please do the following:
– On your desktop computer go to Services & subscriptions
– Then sign in with the Microsoft account you used when purchasing your subscription.
– Find your subscription and press “Manage”.
– If you see “Turn on” for recurring billing instead of “Manage” then do NOT press it. It means that the subscription is going to expire on its own.
– On the next page, select “Cancel”
– Follow the instructions on the page to proceed with the cancellation.
Visit this page for more details.
To cancel your Xbox subscription please do the following:
– On your desktop computer go to Services & subscriptions
– Then sign in with the Microsoft account you used when purchasing your subscription.
– Find your subscription and press “Manage”.
– If you see “Turn on” for recurring billing instead of “Manage” then do NOT press it. It means that the subscription is going to expire on its own.
– On the next page, select “Cancel”
– Follow the instructions on the page to proceed with the cancellation.
Visit this page for more details.
To cancel your Sony Playstation Store subscription please do the following:
– On your desktop computer go to Your Profile
– Select “Subscription” from the menu on the left of the screen.
– Select “Turn Off Auto-Renew” next to the subscription you would like to cancel.
Visit this page for more details or watch the official video instruction:
– Go to Manage your Kindle Unlimited Membership and sign in to your Amazon account.
– Under “Manage Membership”, click on “Cancel Kindle Unlimited Membership”.
– Select “End Membership on [DATE]” and fill in the desired end date. Your membership will remain active until the next billing date.
See this page for more details
To cancel your Audible subscription please go to this page and click on the yellow “End Membership” button.
To cancel your Wall Street Journal subscription please follow these steps:
– open WSJ Customer Center
– at the left sidebar, click on “Manage Subscription(s)”
– this will display the list of your subscription(s)
– Click on “Wall Street Journal subscription” to open details about the subscription
– you will see the page with the details of the subscription details, billing history
– scroll to the bottom
– Click on the “Cancel Subscription” to cancel your subscription and follow the instruction
– The canceled subscription will display as “Auto-Renew OFF” which means you will have access until the end of the current subscription period and then the access will turn off.
To cancel your Dropbox subscription please follow these steps:
– On your desktop computer open dropbox.com
– Sign in with your login and password.
– Click on your profile picture or on the grey circle in the upper-right corner.
– Click “Settings”
– Click the “Plan” tab.
– Click the “Cancel plan” at the bottom of the page.
If you don’t see the option to cancel, then check for a Dropbox subscription in the list of your subscriptions on iPhone, iTunes, or Android.
Important: Make sure you have made a backup of your data before the cancellation!
To cancel your Google Drive subscription please follow these steps:
– On your desktop computer go to the Google Storage Settings
– Sign in to the Google Account where you purchased storage.
– Under your “Plan”, click “Cancel”.
– Review changes to your storage that will take place after cancellation. Confirm by clicking the “Cancel plan”.
– You’ll receive a confirmation email of your subscription cancellation. After the start of the next month of your plan, you’ll be downgraded to the free storage levels for Google Drive, Google Photos, and Gmail.
Important: Make sure you have made a backup of your data before the cancellation!
To cancel your Deezer subscription please follow these steps:
– On your desktop computer go to the Deezer.com
– Log in to your account
– Click on the user profile icon in the top-right corner
– Select “Account Settings”
– Click on “Manage my subscription”
– Select “Cancel my subscription”
– Choose the reason for canceling and click “Confirm”
If you don’t see the option to cancel, then check for a Deezer subscription in the list of your subscriptions on iPhone, iTunes, or Android.
To cancel your YouTube Premium subscription please follow these steps:
– on your desktop computer open YouTube.com
– Tap on your profile picture and then select “Paid memberships”.
– Tap on the membership you want to cancel.
– Tap “Continue” to cancel.
– Select your reason for canceling and tap “Next”.
– Tap “Yes” to confirm the cancellation.
If you don’t see the option to cancel, then check the subscription in the list of your subscriptions on iPhone, iTunes or Android.
DocuSign is the online service for e-signatures online. It is used by business users and by real estate agents.
To downgrade please follow these steps:
– Visit https://app.docusign.com/auth
– Log in with your login and password. If you have multiple users then log in under your main Administrator username.
– Click the Admin tab from the top menu.
– Click on Plan and Billing and click on the Change Plan link.
– To cancel your paid subscription now click on Downgrade to Free that will switch you to Free plan after a few prompts.
If you don’t see links to Change Plan then you should cancel through your administrator instead. For more details please visit this page
PDFFiler.com is an online service that helps to fill various tax and government forms online. To cancel your subscription please follow these steps
– Log in to My Account at https://www.pdffiller.com/en/account/subscription_and_payment
– Click on Manage My Subscription
– Click on Cancel Subscription
If you have issues then for more details and for help with PDF FIller’s subscription please use this page: https://www.pdffiller.com/en/billing
PDF.co is an online service provided by ByteScout. It can automatically read text and tables from PDF documents such as reports, invoices, statements, orders, receipts, documents with barcodes. It also includes a full set of PDF tools and provides API for integration with other apps. Zapier plugin for PDF.co is also available.
You can cancel your subscription to PDF.co at any time. Best of all, you can use PDF.co even without a subscription: simply purchase credit packs when you need to use the service.
To cancel your recurring subscription plan, do the following:
– open Subscriptions page at https://app.pdf.co/subscriptions
– look for the red “Cancel” button
– сlick on the button to cancel your subscription plan
– it will display “Are you sure you want to cancel?”. Click “Yes” to confirm the cancellation.
– the subscription will be canceled but you still can use your remaining credits.
– also, the account remains active and you can simply purchase “Credit Packs” on https://app.pdf.co/subscriptions when you need them.
Zapier is an online automation platform that provides an easy-to-use visual workflow editor to create automated workflows. It provides a lot of integrations (for example, our PDF.co Web API has a Zapier plugin with a rich set of functions).
To cancel your Zapier subscription please do the following:
Integromat is an online automation platform where you can build automated workflows using a visual editor, with no programming required. It has a growing list of integrations, including a rich integration with PDF.co.
To cancel your Integration subscription please do the following:
If you use the email address from Gmail then you can find all the purchases by opening Gmail on your desktop computer and typing the category: purchases in the search bar on the top. Or just use this link
It will display all the receipts, invoices, orders in your email box. Go through them to find subscriptions you may want to cancel.
If you’ve used Paypal to subscribe to recurring payments then do the following:
– On the desktop computer log in to your PayPal account.
– Click “Settings” near the top of the page.
– Click “Payments”.
– Click “Manage pre-approved payments”.
– Click “Cancel” or “Cancel automatic billing” and follow the instructions.
Visit this page for more details.
– Open this page here
– Look for the blue colored button [Manage your subscriptions]
– Click on that button to cancel your subscriptions
Google also has a detailed tutorial on canceling subscriptions here.
If you want to cancel a subscription from an Android device then follow this instruction:
– On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Play Store Google Play.
– Check if you’re signed in to the correct Google Account.
– Tap the Menu icon and then “Subscriptions”.
– Select the subscription you want to cancel.
– Tap Cancel subscription.
– Follow the instructions.
Subscriptions for Mac OSX (desktop computers and laptops) and subscriptions for iOS (iPhone and iPad) are different. That is why you should check and cancel subscriptions for iOS and Mac OS X separately in most cases.
How to cancel subscriptions and recurring payments on Mac OS X:
– Open the App Store app on your Mac computer.
– Click the sign-in button or your name at the bottom of the sidebar.
– Click “View Information” at the top of the window. You might be asked to sign in.
– On the page that appears, scroll until you see “Subscriptions”, then click “Manage”.
Visit this page on Apple.com for more details
If you started your subscription via iTunes then you should use iTunes to cancel this subscription.
How to cancel subscriptions and recurring payments in iTunes
– Launch iTunes on your computer (Windows-based or Mac-based)
– In the main menu bar select “Account”
– Enter your Apple ID login and password if asked for and press the “Sign In” button.
– Click “Manage” to see your subscriptions.
– Select and click on the subscription you want to cancel.
– Scroll down, find and click on the “Cancel Subscription” to cancel.
To cancel your Microsoft subscription please do the following:
– On your desktop computer go to Services & subscriptions
– Then sign in with the Microsoft account you used when purchasing your subscription.
– Find your subscription and press “Manage”.
– If you see “Turn on” for recurring billing instead of “Manage” then do NOT press it. It means that the subscription is going to expire on itself.
– On the next page, select “Cancel”
– Follow the instructions on the page to proceed with the cancellation.
Visit this page for more details.
To cancel your Marvel Unlimited subscription please do the following:
– On your desktop computer go to Marvel Unlimited Subscription Management
– Sign in with your login and password if required.
– Click on “Cancel”.
– Select the reason you want to cancel
– Click “Confirm”
– Click the “Save” button to save
If you subscribed via PayPal then you can also find this subscription and cancel via Paypal, then check this section for more details on cancelling subscriptions via PayPal.
Updated November 22, 2021
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