How to Find All Subscriptions on Your Phone (iPhone & Android)

Updated February 2025 · 7 min read

You're paying for subscriptions you forgot about. The average American has 12 active subscriptions and underestimates their spending by $100+/month. The first step to fixing that? Finding them all.

Here's the problem: your phone only shows some of your subscriptions. App Store and Google Play track what you signed up for through them — but not your gym, insurance, streaming services you signed up on a website, or that free trial from 2023 that's been billing you $14.99/month ever since.

This guide covers how to find every subscription — the ones on your phone and the ones hiding in your bank statements.

Step 1: Check Your iPhone Subscriptions

If you have an iPhone, start here:

1. Open Settings
2. Tap your name at the very top (your Apple ID)
3. Tap "Subscriptions"

You'll see every subscription billed through the App Store — active ones at the top, expired ones below. This includes free trials that are about to convert to paid.

What to look for:

• Apps you haven't opened in months but are still paying for
• Free trials about to renew (it shows the renewal date)
• Subscriptions at a higher tier than you need
• Duplicate services (two cloud storage plans, two music apps)

To cancel any subscription, tap it and hit "Cancel Subscription." See our full iPhone/Android cancellation guide for details.

Step 2: Check Your Android/Google Play Subscriptions

On Android:

1. Open Google Play Store
2. Tap your profile icon (top right)
3. Tap "Payments & subscriptions"
4. Tap "Subscriptions"

Same idea — you'll see active and expired subscriptions billed through Google Play. Cancel anything you don't use.

Step 3: Check Your Bank & Credit Card Statements

This is where the real subscriptions hide. Pull up the last 2-3 months of statements from every card and bank account you use. Look for:

• Recurring charges that appear monthly or annually
• Small amounts ($4.99, $9.99, $14.99) — subscription pricing sweet spots
• Unfamiliar names — companies often bill under different names than you expect (see our mystery charge guide)
• Annual charges you forgot about — these only appear once a year and are easy to miss

Don't know how to download your statement? We have guides for every major US bank.

Step 4: Search Your Email

Your email inbox is a goldmine for finding forgotten subscriptions. Search for:

• "subscription" or "recurring"
• "your payment" or "payment receipt"
• "renewal" or "auto-renew"
• "free trial" — find trials you signed up for and forgot
• "will be charged" — upcoming renewals

Sort by date and check the last 12 months. Annual subscriptions are especially sneaky — you might have one renewal email from a year ago buried in your inbox.

Step 5: Check Other Payment Methods

Don't forget about subscriptions billed through:

• PayPal — Go to Settings → Payments → Manage automatic payments
• Venmo — Check for recurring payments in your transaction history
• Amazon — Manage Your Subscriptions page (Prime, Audible, Subscribe & Save)
• Cable/phone provider — bundled subscriptions on your bill (Netflix through T-Mobile, Disney+ through Verizon)

The Most Commonly Forgotten Subscriptions

Based on our data from scanning thousands of bank statements, these are the subscriptions people forget about most:

1. Cloud storage — iCloud+, Google One, Dropbox ($0.99-$11.99/mo)
2. App subscriptions — weather apps, photo editors, fitness trackers ($2.99-$12.99/mo)
3. Streaming services — especially ones you signed up for one show (Paramount+, Peacock)
4. Free trials that converted — the free trial trap catches millions of people
5. Annual subscriptions — antivirus (Norton, McAfee), domains, professional tools
6. Gym memberships — the classic forgotten subscription (cancellation guide)
7. News sites — NYT, WSJ, local newspaper trials
8. Dating apps — Tinder, Match.com, Bumble premium

What to Do After You Find Them All

Once you have your full list, go through each one and ask:

• Did I use this in the last month? If not, cancel it.
• Can I downgrade? You might be paying for premium when free works fine.
• Is there a cheaper alternative? Check our comparison pages.
• Am I paying full price? Call and ask for a retention offer — companies will often cut your price 20-50%.

Stay on Top of It

Finding subscriptions once is great. Staying on top of them is better:

• Set a quarterly reminder to check your subscriptions (first of Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct)
• Use a virtual card for free trials — it auto-declines after the trial ends
• Run JustCancel every few months with a fresh bank statement to catch new charges
• Turn off auto-renew on any subscription you're not 100% sure about

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I see all subscriptions on my iPhone?

Open Settings → [Your Name] → Subscriptions. This shows all App Store subscriptions including active, expired, and free trials. For non-App Store subscriptions, you'll need to check your bank statement.

Does my phone show all my subscriptions?

No. Your phone only shows subscriptions billed through the App Store (iPhone) or Google Play (Android). Services you signed up for on websites — like Netflix.com, gym memberships, or insurance — won't appear in phone settings. You need to check your bank statements for those.

How do I find subscriptions I forgot about?

Check three places: (1) phone settings for app store subscriptions, (2) bank and credit card statements for all recurring charges, (3) email inbox for receipt and renewal notifications. Or upload your bank statement to JustCancel to find them all automatically.

How many subscriptions does the average person have?

The average American has about 12 subscriptions and spends roughly $219 per month. Most people underestimate by 2-3 subscriptions because they forget about annual renewals and services billed through different payment methods.