Home → Blog → How to Cancel Spotify Premium in 2026 (The Free Tier Is Better Than You Think) How to Cancel Spotify Premium in 2026 (The Free Tier Is Better Than You Think) Updated 2026-02-18 · 7 min read
💡 Spotify Free Is Genuinely Good
Spotify's free tier gives you: access to every song (100M+ tracks), all playlists, podcasts with no ads, Discover Weekly, and decent audio quality. The downsides: ads between songs, shuffle-only on mobile, no offline. For most casual listeners, that's fine.
Spotify Plans (2026) Free: $0 — ad-supported, shuffle on mobile, no offlineIndividual: $11.99/month — ad-free, offline, any song on demandDuo: $16.99/month — 2 accountsFamily: $19.99/month — 6 accounts, Spotify KidsStudent: $5.99/month — includes Hulu (with ads) + ShowtimeHow to Cancel Go to spotify.com/account Log in and scroll to Your plan Click Change plan Select Spotify Free at the bottom Confirm — your Premium features continue until the billing date Note: You cannot cancel through the Spotify app. You must use the website.
Cancel via Apple/Google Apple: Settings → [Your Name] → Subscriptions → Spotify → CancelGoogle: Play Store → Subscriptions → Spotify → Cancel⚠️ App store versions cost more ($12.99-14.99 vs $11.99 direct) — the Apple tax What You Keep vs. Lose 🟢 Keep: All playlists, saved songs, followers, listening history 🟢 Keep: Podcasts (free and ad-free on Spotify) 🟢 Keep: Discover Weekly, Release Radar, personalized mixes 🔴 Lose: Ad-free music listening 🔴 Lose: On-demand play on mobile (reverts to shuffle) 🔴 Lose: Offline downloads 🔴 Lose: High-quality audio (320kbps → 160kbps) 🎯 The Cancel-Resubscribe Discount Trick Save 50-75% with this strategy:
Cancel your Premium subscription Stay on Free for 1-3 months Spotify will email you a "come back" offer — typically $0.99-2.99 for 3 months Resubscribe at the discounted rate Repeat annually — Spotify almost always sends winback offers to churned subscribers Annual savings: $80-100/year vs paying full price year-round
Family Plan Audit If you're on Family ($19.99/month):
How many of your 6 accounts are actually active? If only 2 people use it, Duo ($16.99) saves $3/month If only 1 person uses it, Individual ($11.99) saves $8/month Spotify verifies addresses — family members at different addresses may get kicked off Student Plan Check If you're a student (or were when you signed up):
Student plan ($5.99) requires annual re-verification If you graduated, Spotify automatically upgrades you to full price ($11.99) Check your plan page to confirm you're not paying full price with an expired student discount How much are your streaming subscriptions costing? Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Premium, Tidal — upload your bank statement and see the total.
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