How to Cancel Google Play Pass (2026 Guide) — $4.99/Month for Apps You Already Stopped Playing
Updated 2026-02-28 · 4 min read
Google Play Pass costs $4.99/month ($29.99/year) for access to 1,000+ apps and games without ads or in-app purchases. Most people sign up during a free trial, play a few games, then forget about it. That's $59.88/year for apps gathering dust on your phone.
Play Pass apps revert to their free/paid versions (ads return, in-app purchases required)
Game progress is saved — if you resubscribe later, you pick up where you left off
Family sharing stops — if on family plan, all members lose access
Is Play Pass Worth Keeping?
Ask yourself:
Have you opened a Play Pass app in the last 30 days?
Do you play mobile games regularly (daily)?
Would you have purchased any of these apps individually?
If you answered "no" to all three, cancel immediately. You're paying $5/month for an unused game library.
Free Alternatives
Free-to-play games — most popular mobile games are free with optional purchases
Open-source apps — F-Droid has thousands of ad-free open-source Android apps
Google Opinion Rewards — earn Play Store credit by answering surveys (free apps with free money)
Game sales — buy individual games you actually want during sales for $1-3 each
💡 Family Plan Tip
If you have the family plan ($4.99 shared with up to 5 people) and at least 2 family members actively use it, that's under $1/person/month — potentially worth keeping. But if it's just you or only one person uses it, the single plan at $4.99 is overpriced for casual gaming.
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