How to Cancel Headspace Plus in 2026
Last updated: February 2026 • Difficulty: Easy • Cost: $12.99/mo or $69.99/yr
Before You Cancel: Check Your Employer Benefits
Headspace merged with Ginger (now called Headspace Health) and many employers offer it as a free mental health benefit. Companies like Google, Adobe, Starbucks, and hundreds of others provide Headspace free to employees. Check with your HR department or benefits portal — you might be paying personally for something your company already covers.
Students can also get Headspace for $9.99/year (not per month) through the student plan with a valid .edu email.
Cancel on the Headspace Website
- Go to headspace.com/subscriptions and log in
- Click Cancel subscription
- Headspace will offer reasons to stay and possibly a discount — decline if you want to cancel
- Confirm cancellation
- You keep access until your current billing period ends
Cancel via iPhone/iPad
- Open Settings → tap your name
- Tap Subscriptions
- Find Headspace
- Tap Cancel Subscription
Cancel via Android
- Open Google Play Store
- Tap profile → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions
- Find Headspace
- Tap Cancel subscription
What You Lose vs. What's Free
Headspace's free tier is very limited compared to competitors:
- Free: A handful of basic meditations, 1 sleep exercise, limited focus music
- Plus: Full meditation library (1,000+ sessions), sleep stories, sleep sounds, focus playlists, move workouts, SOS sessions for anxiety
Unlike Insight Timer (200,000+ free meditations), Headspace locks almost everything behind the paywall. The free version is essentially a trial.
Better Free Alternatives
- Insight Timer — 200,000+ free guided meditations, the largest free library by far
- Smiling Mind — 100% free nonprofit, research-backed programs for all ages
- UCLA Mindful App — free, from UCLA's Mindful Awareness Research Center
- YouTube meditation channels — The Honest Guys, Michael Sealey, and hundreds more
- Apple Fitness+ Meditations — included if you have an Apple Watch
Headspace Retention Offers
When you cancel, Headspace typically offers a discounted rate to stay — sometimes 40-60% off. If you like Headspace but the price is the issue, it's worth seeing what they offer before completing cancellation. The annual plan at $69.99/year ($5.83/mo) is already significantly cheaper than monthly billing.