To cancel a Spotify free trial before the first charge, you cancel through whoever is billing you: Spotify directly on its website, Apple through iPhone settings, Google through the Play Store, or your bundle partner if Premium came with a phone or internet plan. One thing to know before you start: canceling a free trial ends Premium access immediately, so the smart move is to cancel on the last day of the trial rather than the first.
Figure Out Who Bills You
Canceling in the wrong place does nothing. If Apple charges your card each month, canceling inside Spotify won’t stop the charge, and vice versa.
Log in at spotify.com/account and open Manage your plan. If you see a credit card or PayPal listed and a working Cancel option, Spotify bills you directly. If the cancel button is missing or grayed out, the Payment section will show the partner handling your subscription, whether that’s Apple, Google, or a mobile carrier.
Cancel on the Spotify Website
If Spotify bills you directly, use a web browser. The Spotify mobile app does not include a cancel option.1Spotify. How to Cancel Premium Plans
- Go to spotify.com/account and log in.
- Open Manage your plan.
- Click Cancel subscription.
- Click through the prompts until you reach a confirmation screen.
Spotify will offer discounts and alternatives on the way out. Keep going. If you don’t see the final confirmation, the cancellation didn’t register and you’ll still be charged when the trial ends.2Spotify. Canceled but Still Charged
Cancel Through Apple
If you signed up on an iPhone or iPad and Apple handles the payment:
- Open the Settings app.
- Tap your name at the top.
- Tap Subscriptions.
- Tap Spotify.
- Tap Cancel Subscription.
If the Cancel Subscription button isn’t there, or there’s an expiration date in red, the subscription is already canceled.3Apple Support. If You Want to Cancel a Subscription From Apple
Cancel Through Google Play
If you subscribed on Android through the Play Store:
- Open the Google Play Store app.
- Tap your profile icon and open Payments & subscriptions, then Subscriptions.
- Select Spotify.
- Tap Cancel subscription and follow the prompts.
Google’s confirmation screen tells you the date access ends.4Google. Cancel, Pause, or Change a Subscription on Google Play
Cancel a Bundle or Partner Plan
If Premium came bundled with a mobile carrier, an internet provider, or another service, the Spotify account page won’t show a cancel button. Open Manage your plan and look at the Payment section, which lists the partner’s name and a link to reach them.1Spotify. How to Cancel Premium Plans Cancel through that partner, usually by calling or logging into their account portal.
What Happens the Moment You Cancel
Canceling during a free trial ends Premium immediately. The account drops to the ad-supported free tier the moment cancellation goes through, and you don’t get to finish the trial period.1Spotify. How to Cancel Premium Plans That’s different from canceling a paid subscription, where Premium runs until the end of the cycle you already paid for.
Once Premium ends, ad-free listening, offline downloads, and unlimited skips go with it. Any tracks downloaded for offline use become unavailable until Premium is restored.
If You Already Got Charged
If the trial converted before you canceled, Spotify Premium Individual is $12.99 per month.5Spotify. Spotify Premium Canceling after the charge doesn’t automatically refund it.
Spotify’s policy allows a full refund if you cancel within 14 days of your first purchase and haven’t used the service during that period. If you’ve streamed anything in that cycle, Spotify generally won’t refund, and Premium runs until the next billing date.6Spotify. Cancellation and Refund Policy Refund requests go through Spotify’s online contact form; have your payment details ready.
If Spotify denies a refund and you believe the charge was unauthorized, you can dispute it with your bank or card issuer. Under federal rules covering electronic fund transfers, you generally have 60 days from the date the charge appears on your statement to report the error to your financial institution.7Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Procedures for Resolving Errors
When to Hit Cancel
Because canceling kills Premium on the spot, there’s no benefit to canceling early. Spotify’s current free trial for new Premium subscribers runs three months.5Spotify. Spotify Premium Set a phone reminder for the last day of the trial, use it fully, and cancel just before it converts. That 24-hour window is worth $12.99.