How to cancel any subscription
92 guides, written around the part the official help page leaves out: the notice period, the minimum term, the retention agent, and whether you can do it at all without posting a letter.
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- Hardest Subscriptions to CancelThe subscriptions that will not let you leave with one click: the ones wanting a letter, a phone call, a notice period, or you in the room.
- Subscriptions With a Notice PeriodSubscriptions where cancelling on the day the charge lands is already too late, and how much warning each one wants.
- Subscriptions Billed Through AppleThese cancel in iOS Settings and nowhere else. Cancelling inside the app itself does nothing at all, which catches almost everybody out once.
- Subscriptions With a Free TrialHow long each trial runs and what happens on the day it converts, so you can cancel while it is still free.
- Subscriptions With a Cheaper PlanCancelling is not the only win. These all have a genuinely cheaper way to keep the same thing: an ad tier, a student rate, a shared plan, a longer term.
The ten hardest to get out of
Ranked by what stands between you and the exit, not by how many people search for them. A service with a one click cancel does not need a guide; these do.
| Subscription | How you cancel | Notice | The catch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crunch Fitness | In person | Required | Varies by branch, In person only, Minimum term, No refund, Retention call |
| Planet Fitness | In person | Required | Varies by branch, Exit fee, In person only, Minimum term, Written notice |
| 24 Hour Fitness | Posted letter | Required | Identity check, Minimum term, No refund, Written notice |
| Anytime Fitness (NL) | Required | Minimum term, Written notice | |
| David Lloyd (NL) | Required | Minimum term, Written notice | |
| HealthCity | Required | Minimum term, Written notice | |
| LA Fitness | Posted letter | Required | Minimum term, Written notice |
| Vodafone | Phone call | Required | Minimum term, Retention call |
| Fit For Free | In the app | Required | Minimum term |
| SportCity | In the app | Required | Minimum term |
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