How to Cancel EliteSingles in 2026 — The $45/Month "Professional" Dating Trap
Last updated: February 2026 • Difficulty: Hard
⚠️ EliteSingles is one of the hardest dating apps to cancel. Owned by Spark Networks (same company as Zoosk and SilverSingles), EliteSingles uses auto-renewing 3-6 month contracts, buries the cancel button, and has thousands of BBB complaints about billing practices. The "personality test" signup flow is designed to get you emotionally invested before showing prices.
EliteSingles Pricing (The Sticker Shock)
- 3 months: $57.95/month ($173.85 charged upfront)
- 6 months: $44.95/month ($269.70 charged upfront)
- 12 months: $31.95/month ($383.40 charged upfront)
- Free plan: Can't see photos, can't read messages — essentially useless
- Auto-renewal: Renews at the SAME term length and price unless you cancel 24-72 hours before
How to Cancel
- Log in to elitesingles.com
- Click your profile photo → Account Overview
- Find Premium Membership → Cancel Membership
- If the cancel button is hard to find: try Settings → Subscription → Manage Subscription
- ⚠️ You MUST cancel at least 24 hours before renewal (some terms say 72 hours)
- If the website won't let you cancel: email support@elitesingles.com with subject "Cancel My Subscription"
- Include: full name, email, username, and explicit statement "I do not consent to auto-renewal"
⚠️ No prorated refunds. If you're 1 month into a 6-month plan, you still pay for all 6 months. Canceling only stops auto-renewal — you keep access until the term ends. Cancel early to prevent the next billing cycle.
If the Website Won't Let You Cancel
- Apple subscription: Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions → EliteSingles → Cancel
- Google Play: Play Store → Subscriptions → EliteSingles → Cancel
- PayPal: PayPal.com → Settings → Payments → Manage Automatic Payments → Cancel EliteSingles
- Credit card: Call your bank and dispute or block future charges as a last resort
- BBB complaint: File at bbb.org — Spark Networks responds to BBB complaints more reliably than direct support
Better Dating Alternatives
- Hinge (free tier): The most successful "designed to be deleted" app — free version is fully functional
- Bumble (free tier): Women message first, good for professionals, free tier works well
- Coffee Meets Bagel (free): Curated daily matches — quality over quantity approach
- OkCupid (free tier): Detailed matching algorithm, free messaging
- The League ($33/month): If you want the "professional" angle — at least it's transparent about pricing
The Math
EliteSingles 6-month plan: $269.70. Hinge Preferred ($35/month × 6): $210 — and Hinge's free tier is actually usable. Bumble free + Coffee Meets Bagel free: $0. The "professional" positioning is marketing — Hinge and Bumble have the same educated urban user base that EliteSingles targets, without the predatory billing.
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