How to cancel any subscription in six steps

Most subscriptions follow the same pattern once you know where to look. These six steps work for nearly any of them. Steps are as of October 2026.

The six steps

  1. Find who bills you. The charge on your statement names the company. If it says Apple, Google Play, Amazon or PayPal, the subscription is managed there, not on the service’s own site (see those guides below).
  2. Sign in on a web browser, not the app. Cancel buttons are often missing from apps.
  3. Open Account or Settings, then Subscription, Membership, Billing or Plan. The cancel link is usually at the bottom of that page.
  4. Expect a “stay” offer: a discount, a pause, or “are you sure?” screens. You can take a discount if you want the service; otherwise keep clicking through to the final confirmation.
  5. Screenshot the confirmation page or save the email. The confirmation is your proof if a charge appears again.
  6. Check your next statement. If the charge is still there, reply to the confirmation email, or dispute it with your card issuer with the screenshot attached.

Can’t find where it’s billed? Search your email for the company name plus “receipt”. The receipt names the biller.

Guides for specific services

Netflix, Spotify, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Disney+, Max, Paramount+, Peacock, Apple subscriptions, Google Play subscriptions, YouTube Premium and YouTube TV, Gyms, Peloton, Audible, Newspapers, Adobe, Microsoft 365, Xbox Game Pass, PlayStation Plus, Delivery passes, Walmart+.

Not sure what else you are paying for?

Cancelling one subscription is a good start. It is easy to keep paying for a few you have stopped noticing. The free MoneyWarden quiz takes about three minutes and shows where your money is likely leaking. No bank login, no card needed. Take the free quiz.

All of our cancellation guides and call scripts are on one page at Guides and scripts.

Educational information, not financial, legal or tax advice. Not financial advice. Financial awareness. Company steps and policies change; check the service’s own help pages for the current ones. MoneyWarden isn’t affiliated with any company named here.