If you’re trying to cut some costs to make up for holiday spending, you can start with the many subscriptions you might have. For instance, if you’re paying for streaming app subscriptions like Amazon Prime, Netflix, Spotify, Hulu and Disney Plus, or more practical things like AppleCare, it’s time to start tracking the things you actively use.
We’ll show you how to find all the monthly services you’re paying for on your mobile device, whether it’s via the Apple Store on your iPhone or via Google Play on Android, and how to cancel the ones you no longer want.
If you’re looking to save money in other ways, check out 10 ways to save on streaming services and how to save on TV streaming with these simple tricks.
Find and cancel your subscriptions on your iPhone
You can find all your monthly subscriptions from the Apple Store in a couple of places on your iPhone, but the easiest is through your settings. To do this, launch the Settings application, tap on your name at the top and then hit Subscriptions in the first section. Here you’ll see a list of all the active (and inactive) subscriptions that you’ve signed up for from apps you downloaded from the App Store.
Under Active, you’ll see all the subscriptions you’re currently paying, with the following information: app or service name, short description, next bill date and cost. To cancel an active subscription, tap on the subscription, hit the red Cancel Subscription button at the bottom of the page and then tap Confirm in the pop-up that appears.
For most subscriptions, you’ll still be able to access the paid services until the end of your billing period. However, some apps won’t let you continue using the…
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