Cancel Spotify vs Apple Music

Spotify

• Go to spotify.com/account and sign in
• Navigate to 'Manage your plan'
• Select 'Cancel subscription' (or 'Cancel Premium')
• Confirm cancellation
• Premium access continues until the next billing date, then reverts to free tier

Apple Music

• Go to music.apple.com.
• Sign in (if not already).
• Tap or click the My Account icon.
• Choose Settings.
• Scroll to Subscriptions and choose Manage.
• Choose Cancel Subscription.

Spotify

• Website
• Mobile app

Apple Music

• App Store on device
• music.apple.com (web)
• device Settings
• Google Play (for Android billing)

Spotify

• Apple App Store: cancel through iOS Settings > [Your Name] > Subscriptions > Spotify > Cancel. Refund requests go through Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com
• Google Play: cancel through Play Store > Subscriptions > Spotify > Cancel. Refund requests within 48 hours through Google Play Help Center
• Carrier/partner billing: contact the partner directly — a link appears on your Spotify Payment page
• You must cancel through the platform you originally subscribed with

Apple Music

• Google Play (for Android devices)

Spotify

• All playlists, liked songs, saved albums, followed artists, and profile information are preserved permanently on the free tier
• Lost features: ad-free listening, offline downloads, unlimited skips, highest audio quality, Spotify Connect to all devices, group session hosting
• Downloaded tracks become unplayable immediately when Premium expires (not deleted, just inaccessible)
• Can resubscribe to Premium at any time to restore all features

Apple Music

Not available

Spotify

• Premium Family: cancelling affects ALL members on the plan — only the plan manager can cancel; notify all members before cancelling
• Premium Duo: cancellation affects both members — only the plan manager can cancel
• Premium Student: if you resubscribe later, you must re-verify student status; periodic re-verification required regardless
• Free trial: if you cancel during a zero-priced free trial, your account switches to free immediately (not at end of trial); zero-priced trials cannot be reactivated once cancelled
• Gift cards cannot be refunded by Spotify — must be returned to the original retailer
• Exceptions for refunds: duplicate/accidental charges (contact Spotify support), Apple-billed (request through Apple), Google-billed (within 48 hours through Google)
• Before cancelling, consider using a playlist export tool (FreeYourMusic, Soundiiz) to back up playlists to other services
• No phone support — all support through support.spotify.com (online chat and web forms) or community.spotify.com

Apple Music

• Cancellation processes may differ in Israel, South Africa, and Türkiye.
• If billing through Google Play, cancellation must be done via the Apple Music app on Android or play.google.com.
• After subscription expires, access to Apple Music catalog songs and playlists created with catalog music will be lost. Sync Library will also turn off.