How to Cancel Spotify Premium (Web, iPhone, Android)

To cancel Spotify Premium, sign in to your Spotify account page in a web browser, open the section that manages your plan, choose to cancel Premium and confirm. You keep Premium until the end of the period you've paid for, then your account switches to Spotify's free tier. Your playlists stay.

One thing trips up a lot of people: you can't cancel Spotify Premium inside the Spotify iPhone app. Open the account page in Safari or on a computer instead. The only exception is if Premium is billed through Apple, Google Play, your phone carrier or another partner, in which case you cancel with them.

Menus change from time to time, so if your screens look different, check Spotify's support site for the current steps.

The fastest way to cancel Spotify Premium#

This works for anyone who pays Spotify directly with a card or PayPal, which covers most people.

1. Open a web browser and go to spotify.com. Sign in.
2. Open your Account page (usually from your profile picture or name).
3. Find the section that manages your plan or subscription.
4. Choose the option to cancel Premium or change to the free plan.
5. Confirm on the next screen. Spotify may show an offer first; you can decline it.

When it works, the account page shows the date your Premium ends, and Spotify usually sends a confirmation email. Keep it until that date passes.

If you don't see a cancel option, Spotify is probably billed by someone else. The account page often says who, and the partner section below explains what to do.

Check this first#

• The account you're signed in to. If you've ever signed up with both email and Facebook or Apple sign-in, you may have two Spotify accounts. Make sure you're cancelling the one that's charged. The account page shows the email and plan.
• Your next payment date. It's on the same page. Cancelling early costs nothing, because you keep Premium until that date.

How to cancel Spotify Premium on iPhone#

The Spotify app on iPhone and iPad has no billing settings, so there's no cancel button inside it. Here's what to do instead.

1. Open Safari (not the Spotify app).
2. Go to spotify.com and sign in.
3. Open your Account page and follow the steps above.

If Apple bills you for Spotify#

Some people started Premium years ago through the App Store. In that case it's billed to your Apple ID, and you cancel it in Settings → your name → Subscriptions → Spotify → Cancel Subscription. You can also use apps.apple.com/account/subscriptions.

To tell which applies, look at that Subscriptions list. If Spotify is there, Apple bills you. If it isn't, Spotify or a partner does, and you use the website. Our guide on how to cancel subscriptions on iPhone explains the Apple side in detail.

How to cancel Spotify Premium on Android#

On Android, the simplest route is also the website. Open Chrome or another browser, go to spotify.com, sign in and follow the steps above.

If you subscribed inside the Android app and Google Play bills you, cancel through the Play Store instead:

1. Open the Play Store app.
2. Tap your profile picture.
3. Tap Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions.
4. Pick Spotify and tap Cancel subscription.

You can also do this at play.google.com/store/account/subscriptions. Uninstalling the Spotify app does not cancel Premium. For more on the Play Store, see how to cancel subscriptions on Android and Google Play.

Here's a summary of where to cancel:

If a partner bills you for Spotify Premium#

Spotify Premium is often bundled with phone plans, broadband packages and other services. When a partner bills you, Spotify's account page usually shows that, and Spotify can't cancel it for you.

To cancel:

1. Sign in to the partner's website or app (your carrier, internet provider or other company).
2. Look for add-ons, extras, entertainment or included services.
3. Remove Spotify, or contact their support team if you can't find it.

Some bundles include Spotify as part of the plan price. Removing it might mean changing plans, so check the cost before and after.

A good check is your statement. A charge with Spotify's name usually means you pay Spotify directly. A charge from Apple (often APPLE.COM/BILL) or Google means an app store. No separate charge but a bigger phone bill often means a bundle. If something doesn't add up, search your email for Spotify or partner receipts.

Cancelling Spotify Premium Family or Duo#

Family and Duo plans have one plan manager, the person who pays, and members who join.

• Plan manager: cancel from your account page the same way as above. When the plan ends, everyone on it moves to the free tier.
• Members: you can't cancel the plan, because you don't pay for it. You can leave the plan from your own account page, which moves you to the free tier (or lets you start your own Premium). Ask the plan manager if you want the whole plan stopped.

If you're the manager and the plan is mostly unused, cancelling or downgrading may be worth it. If it's well used, it may be better to share the cost properly. Our guide on splitting subscription costs with family covers fair ways to do that.

What happens after you cancel Spotify Premium#

Cancelling stops the next renewal. It doesn't delete your account.

• You keep Premium until the end of the paid period. The end date is on your account page.
• Then your account moves to the free tier. You can still sign in and listen, with the limits and ads that come with free listening.
• Your playlists, liked songs and saved albums stay. They're tied to your account, not your plan.
• Downloaded music stops being available offline. Offline listening is a Premium feature, so downloads become unavailable when Premium ends.
• No more charges unless you restart Premium.

Cancelling doesn't refund the current period. If you think a charge was a mistake, contact Spotify support, or Apple, Google or the partner if they bill you. Refunds are their decision.

If you want your account gone entirely, that's a separate step from cancelling Premium. Check Spotify's help pages for how account closure works and what happens to your data.

A worked example#

Say you pay, for example, $11.99 a month for an individual plan. Over a year that's $11.99 × 12 = $143.88.

Now say you only really use Premium for a few months a year, maybe for long trips where offline downloads matter. If you pay for three months and use the free tier the rest of the time, you pay $11.99 × 3 = $35.97. That saves $143.88 − $35.97 = $107.91 a year.

The same logic applies to a Family plan at a higher price, for example $19.99 a month: $19.99 × 12 = $239.88 a year. If only two people still use it, a smaller plan or a fair split might make more sense.

How to restart Spotify Premium#

Coming back is quick, and your library is still there.

1. Sign in to your Spotify account page in a browser with the same account.
2. Choose a Premium plan.
3. Enter or confirm your payment details.

Tips for restarting:

• Use the same account, or you'll start with an empty library.
• Check the price. Plans and prices can change, and the plan you had may look different now. Read the plan details before you confirm.
• Choose who bills you. Restarting on the website means Spotify bills you directly, which keeps everything in one account page.
• Trial offers. If you see a trial, note the date it turns into a paid plan. Our guide on avoiding charges after a free trial has a simple system.

Troubleshooting: when you can't cancel Spotify Premium#

More things to check:

• Duplicate accounts. Signing in with Facebook, Apple or Google on one device and email on another can create separate accounts. Search your inbox for Spotify receipts to see which email gets billed.
• Someone else's card. A family member may pay for a plan you think is yours, or the other way round.
• A Family member who left. If you're the manager, the plan keeps billing even if members leave. Only cancelling stops it.

If a charge keeps coming and nobody can explain it, contact your bank or card issuer. For a broader check of everything you're paying for, see how to find every subscription you're paying for.

Keep track of when Spotify renews#

Music subscriptions are easy to forget because they just keep working in the background. The cancel button is simple; remembering to use it before the next charge is the hard part.

The manual approach: note your next payment date in your calendar with an alert a couple of days before. That works if you only have a few subscriptions.

If you have more, Monthlee keeps subscriptions, bills and free trials in one list and reminds you on the day or 1, 2, 3 or 7 days before each charge. You add Spotify with one tap, no bank login, and its cancel guides include direct links to cancellation pages for popular services.

The bottom line#

To cancel Spotify Premium, sign in to your account page in a web browser, open your plan settings and cancel Premium. Don't look for the option inside the iPhone app; it isn't there. If Apple, Google Play or a partner bills you, cancel with them instead.

You keep Premium until the paid period ends, then you're on the free tier with your playlists intact. Keep the confirmation email, and if you're a Family or Duo plan manager, remember that you're the only one who can stop the plan.