Cancel Bumble Premium 2026: The $39.99/Month Dating App Tax

How to Cancel Bumble Premium

iPhone

1. Open Settings → tap Apple ID → Subscriptions
2. Find Bumble
3. Tap Cancel Subscription
4. Deleting the app does NOT cancel — you must cancel through Settings

Android

1. Open Google Play Store → profile → Payments & subscriptions
2. Tap Subscriptions → find Bumble
3. Tap Cancel subscription

Bumble's Tiers

• Bumble Free: Swiping, matching, messaging, filters — fully functional
• Bumble Boost ($16.99/mo): Unlimited extends, rematch expired matches, Bumble Spotlight (1/week)
• Bumble Premium ($39.99/mo): Everything in Boost + see who liked you, advanced filters, travel mode, unlimited Spotlights

What Free Bumble Does Well

• ✅ Full swiping and matching
• ✅ Women-first messaging (the core differentiator)
• ✅ 24-hour match window creates urgency
• ✅ Profile prompts and photo verification
• ✅ Bumble BFF and Bumble Bizz modes
• ✅ Basic filters (age, distance, height)

When Premium Is Worth It

• First 1-2 weeks on the app: New accounts get boosted visibility — Premium amplifies this window
• Travel mode: If you're traveling and want to match in your destination city before arriving
• You're in a small dating market: Advanced filters matter more when the pool is limited

When to Cancel (Most People)

• You've been paying for more than 2 months — if Premium hasn't changed your results by now, it won't
• You're in a relationship (even casually) — cancel immediately
• You check the app fewer than 3 times/week — you're paying for features you're not using
• Your "liked you" queue is mostly people you wouldn't match with — common and expected