How to Cancel Spotify: Music and Podcasts and Get a Refund
Spotify: Music and Podcasts subscriptions are billed through Apple or Google, not inside the app, so you cancel them in your store settings. Below are the steps for both iPhone and Android, how to request a refund, and what users report about Spotify: Music and Podcasts billing.
Cancel Spotify: Music and Podcasts on iPhone (iOS)
- 1Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
- 2Tap your name at the top of the screen to open your Apple ID.
- 3Tap Subscriptions to see every app that bills you through Apple.
- 4Find Spotify: Music and Podcasts in the list and tap it. If it is not there, you may have subscribed through the app itself or a different Apple ID.
- 5Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm. You keep access to Spotify: Music and Podcasts until the current billing period ends, then it will not renew.
Cancel Spotify: Music and Podcasts on Android
- 1Open the Google Play Store app on your Android device.
- 2Tap your profile icon, then Payments & subscriptions, then Subscriptions.
- 3Select Spotify: Music and Podcasts from your list of subscriptions.
- 4Tap Cancel subscription and choose a reason when prompted.
- 5Confirm the cancellation. Uninstalling Spotify: Music and Podcasts on its own does not stop billing, you must cancel the subscription here.
How to get a refund for Spotify: Music and Podcasts
Canceling stops future renewals but does not refund a charge you already paid. Request the refund from the store separately.
Go to reportaproblem.apple.com, sign in with your Apple ID, find the Spotify: Music and Podcasts charge, choose Request a refund, pick a reason and submit.
Open the Play Store, go to your order history, select the Spotify: Music and Podcasts purchase, tap Report a problem and request a refund. Requests within 48 hours are often auto-approved.
What Spotify: Music and Podcasts users report about billing
Users frequently complain about excessive ads, limited functionality without a premium subscription, and app bugs or glitches. Many find the free version restrictive, with issues like inability to choose specific songs, poor shuffle functionality, and frequent interruptions.
Summarized from 118 recent 1-3 star reviews. Read them before you renew.
Spotify: Music and Podcasts cancellation: frequently asked questions
Does canceling Spotify: Music and Podcasts stop the charges immediately?
No. Canceling stops future renewals but you keep access until the end of the billing period you already paid for. After that date Spotify: Music and Podcasts will not charge you again. If you were charged unexpectedly, request a refund separately.
Can I get a refund from Spotify: Music and Podcasts?
Refunds are handled by Apple or Google, not by Spotify: Music and Podcasts directly. On iPhone, go to reportaproblem.apple.com, sign in, find the Spotify: Music and Podcasts charge and choose Request a refund. On Android, open the Play Store order history, select the purchase and tap Report a problem. Requests made within 48 hours are often approved automatically.
Why is Spotify: Music and Podcasts still charging me after I canceled?
The most common causes: the cancellation did not finish (check that Subscriptions shows Spotify: Music and Podcasts as Expired), you have a second subscription under a different Apple ID or Google account, or you canceled inside the app but not in the store where billing actually lives. Cancel it in the App Store subscription settings to be sure.
How do I delete my Spotify: Music and Podcasts account?
Deleting your account is separate from canceling the subscription. To remove your data, delete the account inside the Spotify: Music and Podcasts app settings first, then cancel the subscription in the App Store and uninstall the app. Canceling alone does not erase your account.
Will I lose access to Spotify: Music and Podcasts right after I cancel?
No. You keep full access to Spotify: Music and Podcasts until the paid period ends, so there is no benefit to waiting. Cancel as soon as you decide, and enjoy the remaining days you already paid for.