Cancel Any AI Subscription: Free Checklist

🖨️ Print or save as PDF Updated October 2026

Step 1: Find out where you are paying

The charge on your bank statement tells you where to cancel. Look at the name next to the amount.

• ☐ Says APPLE.COM/BILL: you pay through the App Store. iPhone: Settings → your name → Subscriptions.
• ☐ Says GOOGLE: you pay through Google Play. Play Store app → your profile picture → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions.
• ☐ Says PAYPAL: PayPal → Settings → Payments → Manage automatic payments.
• ☐ Shows the company or a payment processor (Stripe, Paddle, FastSpring): you pay on the website. Log in and open Billing, Plan or Account. Search your e-mail for the first receipt; it usually has a “manage subscription” link.
• ☐ You do not recognise the name at all: search the exact text from the statement. Many AI apps bill under a parent company’s name.

Step 2: Cancel the right way

• ☐ Cancel in the same place you subscribed. Deleting the app or your account does not stop the payments.
• ☐ App Store and Google Play subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the renewal date, so do not leave it to the last day.
• ☐ Cancelling a free trial usually keeps your access until the trial ends, so you can cancel straight after you sign up.
• ☐ Take a screenshot of the cancellation screen and keep the confirmation e-mail.
• ☐ Check your statement after the next billing date to make sure no new charge appears.

Step 3: Ask for your money back

• ☐ App Store: request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com.
• ☐ Google Play: shortly after a purchase you can request a refund in your Play Store order history; after that, contact the app developer.
• ☐ Website or PayPal: e-mail the company’s support with the template below. Keep it short and polite and ask for a reply in writing.
• ☐ No answer after 7–10 days? PayPal users can open a dispute in the Resolution Center. Card users can ask their bank about a chargeback for a charge they did not agree to.

Copy-paste refund e-mail

Subject: Refund request and cancellation, account [your e-mail]

Hello,

I cancelled my subscription to [product] on [date] and I am asking for a refund of [amount] charged on [date]. [I did not intend to renew / I did not use the service after the trial / I was charged after cancelling.]

Please confirm the cancellation and the refund in writing.

Thank you,
[Your name]

Step 4: Before your next AI subscription

• ☐ Find the price after the trial and how often it bills (weekly, monthly, yearly).
• ☐ Read the refund policy before you pay, not after.
• ☐ Check the company name, address and reviews. See if Datalevo has checked the tool.
• ☐ Set a reminder one day before a trial ends.
• ☐ Pay with a card you can freeze or a virtual card, never with gift cards or crypto.

Step-by-step cancel guides

• How to Cancel ChatGPT Subscription (and the 7-Day Refund Rule)
• How to Cancel Grammarly Subscription (and Why Refunds Are Rare)
• Cleo AI Refunds Start Oct 27: How to Spot the Real FTC Payment

From Datalevo.com: independent checks of AI tools before you pay. Store menus can change; this checklist is reviewed regularly.