Let’s say you’ve been thinking about food coupons, and you get an ad for a meal discount app! Or maybe you’ve been meaning to catch up on current affairs and you find an affordable news subscription service!
When you’re looking at all those colorful apps and services on your phone, it’s easy to lie to yourself and say, “oh, I need this,” aboutevery app, especially if you’ve already paid for it. Sometimes it can be genuinely difficult to separate rarely used apps from the ones you just don’t care about. Fortunately, there are many apps and services to help you figure out which apps to keep and which to let go of. Here’s a list of the best tools to manage and cancel your subscriptions.
Your phone’s app manager
If you’re sick of downloading apps, check out your phone’s built-in app manager. Most devices offer a list of apps that you can order based on your last usage time. So if you use Facebook daily but hardly open Tinder, Tinder will be displayed at the bottom with a “not used in 3 months” tag.
This feature can help you quickly weed out apps and services that you haven’t even touched for months.
Another alternative to directly cancel subscriptions without installing a new app to do so is by directly unsubscribing to apps and services from the app store.
If you’re using the Apple app store, visitSettings>Subscriptions. Choose the service you want to cancel and selectCancel Subscription.
Truebill budget and bill tracker
This handy (and FREE!) app lets you easily categorize your expenses and cancel all unwanted subscriptions in one click. It also lets you manage your subscriptions if you just want to track them for a while before unsubscribing.
Truebill is available on theApple app storeor onGoogle Play
Going through all your subscriptions can be tedious. The good news? Apps likeTrimwill do the job for you. Trim analyzes your transactions to find your recurring subscriptions. If you find unwanted apps and services you’re paying for, Trim will cancel them for you in one click. Even more good news? The app can also negotiate bills on your behalf if you want to save money without canceling your subscriptions.
Visit theTrim websitefor details.
DoNotPay is available on theiOS App Store.
Track My Subs
If you don’t want to link your bank account and have an app automatically view your payment data, you can use websites likeTrack My Substhat ask you to enter your subscriptions manually. The app shows the cost of each subscription along with the date of renewal on an easy-to-use dashboard. From here, you can track subscriptions, set up notifications, and view the payment history to decide whether to continue using the app or service.
