How To Cancel An App Purchase On Iphone

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Accidentally made an in-app purchase? Here's how to cancel it

Lisa Du is director ofReadyTechGo, a service that helps people gain the confidence and skills to embrace modern technology.

Did you accidentally make an in-app purchase? Or sign yourself up to a subscription? Here's how to cancel your subscription.

Recently, I decided it was time to head back to the gym this week, and thought I would download a free "Workout" app. I had a Samsung smartphone before my iPhone, and used a free workout app. The app allowed me to pick parts of the body I wanted to train, and it would provide a series of exercises. I assumed I could get this same app on my iPhone. Wrong.

I downloaded two apps, and both of them required me to pay to "unlock" these workouts. The third app I downloaded got me past the first screen, and stated a free trial for a week, followed by $13.99 USD a week to subscribe to the app.

I just needed some handy hints on working out, so I kept clicking the prompts, and next minute, I had enabled my Apple ID to billed $13.99 USD a week, after my free trial. On my Samsung phone, I didn't connect my credit card to my Playstore account, whereas on my Apple iPhone, my App Store account is connected to a credit card.

Cancelling this subscription wasn't obvious to me, and I'm sure many of you have accidentally made an in-app subscription purchase, so here are the steps to cancel your subscription:

How to cancel your subscription to an app:

1. Tap onSettings

2. Scroll down, and tap oniTunes & App Store