---
title: "How to Cancel Your autoforward Subscription on iPhone"
description: "Step-by-step instructions with screenshots for cancelling autoforward Pro. Subscriptions are billed by Apple, so you cancel them in the App Store — not inside the app."
url: https://autoforward.app/how-to/cancel-autoforward-subscription-iphone
lang: en
---

# How to Cancel Your autoforward Subscription on iPhone

autoforward Pro is sold as an in-app purchase, which means **Apple handles the billing, not us**. Because of that, we cannot cancel a subscription for you — and you won't find a cancel button inside the app. Instead, you cancel it in Apple's subscription management, which takes about a minute.

The steps below are done on the iPhone that is signed in to the Apple Account you used to buy the subscription.

## 1. Open the App Store

Find the **App Store** icon on your home screen and tap it. (Careful: this is not the "Apple Store" app, which is Apple's shopping app.)

![Screenshot showing the App Store icon on the iPhone home screen](https://autoforward.app/assets/how-to/cancel-subscription/en/1-open-app-store.webp)

## 2. Tap Your Profile Picture

In the top right corner of the App Store, tap your profile picture or initials. This opens your Apple Account panel.

![Screenshot showing the profile picture in the top right corner of the App Store](https://autoforward.app/assets/how-to/cancel-subscription/en/2-open-profile.webp)

## 3. Tap "Subscriptions"

In the Apple Account panel, tap **Subscriptions**.

![Screenshot showing the Subscriptions entry in the Apple Account panel](https://autoforward.app/assets/how-to/cancel-subscription/en/3-open-subscriptions.webp)

## 4. Select the autoforward Subscription

Under **Active**, tap the entry named **autoforward: Forward SMS**. It shows your current plan (for example "Pro Monthly") and the next renewal date.

If you don't see it in the list, jump to [I can't find the subscription](#i-cant-find-the-subscription) below.

![Screenshot showing the autoforward entry in the list of active subscriptions](https://autoforward.app/assets/how-to/cancel-subscription/en/4-select-autoforward-subscription.webp)

## 5. Tap "Cancel Subscription" and Confirm

On the subscription detail screen, tap the red button at the bottom, then confirm in the dialog that appears.

The button is labelled **Cancel Subscription** for a paid subscription and **Cancel Free Trial** while you're still in the 7-day trial — the screenshot below shows the trial case. Either way it does the same thing.

![Screenshot showing the Cancel Free Trial button on the autoforward subscription screen](https://autoforward.app/assets/how-to/cancel-subscription/en/5-cancel-subscription.webp)

That's it — the cancellation takes effect immediately, and no further payment will be taken.

## How to Check That It Worked

Go back to the same screen (App Store → profile picture → Subscriptions). The autoforward entry now moves from **Renews on …** to **Expires on …** and, once the date has passed, into the **Inactive** section. If it still says "Renews", the cancellation didn't go through — repeat step 5.

Apple also sends a confirmation email to the address of your Apple Account.

## What Happens After You Cancel

* **You keep Pro until the end of the period you already paid for.** Cancelling stops the renewal; it does not cut access short. If your subscription renews on 11 August, Pro stays active until then.
* **After that, your account falls back to the free plan** — forwarding keeps working, but with the free limits of 5 forwards per day and 15 per month.
* **Your shortcuts and settings stay untouched.** Nothing is deleted, and if you resubscribe later, everything continues where it left off.
* **Cancelling a free trial** works exactly the same way. Do it at least 24 hours before the trial ends, otherwise Apple charges the first period.

## Alternative Route: Through the Settings App

You can reach the same screen without the App Store:

1. Open the **Settings** app.
2. Tap your name at the very top.
3. Tap **Subscriptions**.
4. Continue with step 4 above.

On a Mac, you'll find it under **App Store → Account Settings → Manage** next to Subscriptions. You can also open [apps.apple.com/account/subscriptions](https://apps.apple.com/account/subscriptions) in a browser.

## I Can't Find the Subscription

If autoforward doesn't show up in your list of subscriptions, one of these is usually the reason:

* **You're signed in with a different Apple Account.** Subscriptions belong to the Apple Account that bought them, not to the device. Check the account name at the top of the Subscriptions screen and switch if needed.
* **It was bought through Family Sharing.** In that case, the family organiser has to cancel it from their own device.
* **It's already cancelled.** Scroll down to the **Inactive** section — a cancelled subscription that hasn't expired yet appears there with its expiry date.

## Still Stuck?

If something doesn't add up — or if you're cancelling because autoforward isn't doing what you expected — [get in touch](https://autoforward.app/contact). We'd genuinely like to hear what went wrong.