How to cancel your subscriptions: apps, tricks

There are probably some services, subscriptions and apps that you have long forgotten about, but they still charge your bank card a few dollars every month. This can end up costing a significant amount of money each year. In this article, we gathered the most helpful apps to track your payments and trim down your subscriptions.

Where to find and cancel your subscriptions on iPhone and Android?

• on iPhone

Do you often subscribe to some apps, stop using them, and forget about them? And they still charge you monthly or annually. If you'd like to check and declutter your subscriptions on your iPhone, go to the Settings app and tap on your Apple ID at the top of the page. Then, select Subscriptions and see which ones are active. You can easily unsubscribe by tapping on each one of them and selecting Cancel Subscription. 

• On Android

On your Android device, go to your subscriptions in Google Play. Select the ones you don't need anymore and tap Cancel Subscription. Follow the instructions to finalize the process.

If you'd also like to sort the desktop subscriptions that you have forgotten about, use these apps that will help you to track all your subscriptions.

Marcus

Previously known as Clarity Money, Marcus is a full-fledged app to help you keep track of your finances and have it all in one place. You can link multiple bank accounts, review all your transactions and discover in which categories you spend the most of your money (e-shopping, eating out, etc.) thanks to a handy visualization in graphs. You will also see all your ongoing subscriptions listed in the app, so it will be easy to say goodbye to some of them.

You can download Clarity for Android and iOS devices.

DoNotPay

DoNotPay might be the best solution for those tired of bureaucracy and paperwork, an unimaginable number of receipts, and parking tickets. The app calls itself “The World’s First Robot Lawyer,” so no surprise it efficiently deals with all your problems and concerns related to bank accounts, payments and even legal matters. It can also help you detect and automatically cancel your hidden subscriptions. All you have to do is provide your email address and bank account details so it will be able to track everything easily.

You can download DoNotPay for Android and iOS devices.

Bobby

Bobby app is more of a direct app specially designed to keep track of your subscriptions. You can add your subscriptions as well as other monthly payments, such as rent, credit, taxes or mortgage and see how much money you spend on these fixed and regular expenditures. The app has a graphical, handy interface with the division into color-coded categories. You can also configure Bobby to send you monthly or weekly reminders with a payment you need to do so you don’t have any unpleasant surprises.

You can download Bobby for Android and iOS devices.

Truebill

Truebill is something you really need at the end of each month, if you can not understand where the money is gone and where all your savings are. It gives you a complete breakdown of all your income and expenditures and what you could save some money on, such as some of your digital subscriptions. User-friendly apps for iOS and Android let you keep track of your financial situation daily with no stress.

You can download Truebill for Android and iOS devices.

Trim

Unlike the other applications, Trim only works on the web (desktop or mobile). However, it is still a beneficial service that summarizes your financial situation and shows you all your current subscriptions so you better understand where your money is going and how you can save some cash. With it, you can simply cancel your subscriptions without having to find this hidden button on each particular website.

Trim is only available on web.