How to cancel any short drama app subscription
The short answer
Cancel where you paid: Apple, Google Play or the app's website.
Deleting the app does nothing to the subscription. Most of these plans renew every week, so it is worth two minutes to check all three places below.
Steps for a specific app
On an iPhone or iPad (billed by Apple)
- Open the Settings app.
- Tap your name at the top.
- Tap Subscriptions.
- Tap the app in the list of active subscriptions.
- Tap Cancel Subscription, then confirm.
If you do not see a Cancel button, the subscription is already cancelled and will not renew. If the app is not in the list at all, it was not bought with this Apple Account: check another Apple Account, Google Play or the web section below.
On an Android phone (billed by Google Play)
- Open the Google Play Store app.
- Tap your profile picture at the top right.
- Tap Payments & subscriptions, then Subscriptions.
- Tap the app.
- Tap Cancel subscription and follow the prompts.
Make sure you are signed in to the same Google account you used when you subscribed.
If you paid on a website with a card or PayPal
Some short drama apps also sell subscriptions on their own website, often through a link in an ad. Apple and Google cannot see or cancel those. Signs that you paid this way: the charge on your statement does not say Apple or Google, and the app is missing from both subscription lists above.
- Open the app and go to your profile or account page. Look for a membership, subscription or "manage" entry.
- If there is no cancel option, use the app's help or feedback form and ask in writing for the subscription to be cancelled. Keep a screenshot.
- If you paid with PayPal, you can also stop it yourself: in PayPal go to Settings, Payments, Automatic payments, choose the merchant and cancel.
- If charges continue after you asked to cancel, contact your card issuer and dispute the charge.
Common questions
Does deleting a short drama app cancel the subscription?
No. The subscription lives in your Apple Account or Google Play account, or with the app if you paid on its website. It keeps renewing until you cancel it there.
I cannot find the subscription anywhere. What now?
Check a second Apple Account or Google account you may have used, including a family member’s. Then look at the charge on your bank statement: if it does not say Apple or Google, you paid on a website and need to contact the app or stop the payment in PayPal or with your card issuer.
Can I get my money back?
Sometimes. Apple and Google decide refunds for purchases made through their stores, and asking within a few days helps. For website payments, ask the app first and dispute the charge with your card issuer if needed.