How to Cancel Headspace

A 12-step walkthrough with real screenshots from the live cancel flow.

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Quick answer

Sign in at headspace.com/subscription/manage in a web browser (not the app), click Cancel membership, then confirm with Cancel my membership on the survey and the red confirmation screen. You keep access until the end of the current billing period — Headspace.com purchases are non-refundable (email help@headspace.com for special circumstances).

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Step-by-step instructions

1

Sign in on the web — not in the app

Open headspace.com/subscription/manage in a desktop or mobile browser and sign in. Headspace's help center is explicit: cancellation is through the website, not the iOS or Android app. You can also reach the same place from Account settings via Manage subscription.

2

Open Manage subscription

On your account page, find Subscription details. Status shows Active when you're billed. Click the blue Manage subscription link — the subtext reads "Payment history, cancel membership."

Headspace account settings showing Subscription details as Active with a blue Manage subscription link and Payment history, cancel membership subtext, plus Log out and Delete account buttons at the bottom
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Click Cancel membership

The Headspace membership page lists your plan, renewal date, renewal amount, and payment method. At the bottom of the left column, click the blue Cancel membership link. Also note Subscription via — it should say Web for this flow.

Headspace membership page showing Monthly Free trial with a green Active badge, Subscription via Web, renewal amount, payment method, and a blue Cancel membership link under the membership details
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Skip past Goodbyes are tough

Headspace opens a "Goodbyes are tough" screen asking why you're leaving, with options like I don't use Headspace enough, It costs too much, and Other, plus an optional text box. You do not have to pick a reason. Click the blue Cancel my membership button to continue.

Headspace Goodbyes are tough cancellation survey with three reason chips, an empty Can you tell us a little more text box, a blue Cancel my membership button, and a grey Return to manage subscription button
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Add a reason if you want

If you do share feedback, select a reason and optionally type a short note. Filling this out does not cancel by itself — you still need to click Cancel my membership to reach the confirmation screen.

Headspace cancellation survey with I don't use Headspace enough selected, a filled feedback box, and the blue Cancel my membership button below
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Confirm Are you sure you want to cancel?

Headspace shows a final confirmation with your access-end date. Click the red Cancel my membership button. The grey Return to manage subscription button abandons the cancel.

Headspace Are you sure you want to cancel confirmation stating access continues until a listed date, with a red Cancel my membership button and a grey Return to manage subscription button
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Verify You're all set

You should land on a You're all set page: "Your membership has been canceled" plus the same access-until date. Click Return to manage subscription if you want to double-check the account status.

Headspace You're all set confirmation stating the membership has been canceled with access until a listed date, a contact us link under Need help, and a Return to manage subscription button
8

Confirm the Canceled badge

Back on Headspace membership, Past Subscription should show a red Canceled badge, your plan name, and an End date instead of a Renewal date. That is your proof auto-renew is off. You keep access until that end date.

Headspace membership page after cancel showing Past Subscription with a red Canceled badge, Monthly Free trial, Subscription via Web, Start date and End date, and the Here's what your mind gets benefits card
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If this applies to you

If you signed up through Apple or Google Play

Cancel on the store that bills you — Headspace's website will not stop an App Store or Google Play subscription. Apple: Settings → your name → Subscriptions → Headspace → Cancel Subscription. Google Play: open the Play Store → Menu → Subscriptions → Headspace → Cancel subscription. Access continues until the end of the current store billing cycle.

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If this applies to you

Family Plan: only the primary account holder can cancel

On a Headspace Family Plan, only the primary account holder can cancel — same manage URL and Cancel membership link. After cancel, every family member gets an email and keeps full access until the subscription period ends. Members cannot cancel the shared plan themselves.

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If this applies to you

Employer or organization subscription

If your access came free through an employer or organization, you do not cancel it yourself — Headspace says it expires automatically when the organization agreement ends. If you also bought a personal web, Apple, or Google plan on top of that, cancel the personal plan on its own billing platform.

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If this applies to you

No Cancel membership link? Email help@headspace.com

Headspace's help center says if the cancel control is missing on the manage page, email help@headspace.com and ask them to turn off auto-renew. Save the sent message and ask for written confirmation with your end date before the renewal posts.

Frequently Asked Questions

No — once cancel succeeds, auto-renew stops and Headspace will not bill another period. You keep access until the end date shown on the confirmation screens (and on the membership page under End date). Cancel before renewal to avoid the next charge; Headspace does not prorate unused days.

Headspace.com subscriptions are non-refundable under the help center and Terms — canceling keeps access until the period ends; it does not cash back fees already paid. They invite special-circumstances reviews at help@headspace.com. Apple and Google purchases follow those stores' refund policies (Headspace cannot reverse them). EU and UK buyers may have a 14-day withdrawal right on new subscriptions under local consumer law.

Your Headspace account remains. Paid meditations, sleepcasts, and other membership content stop on the end date; canceling is not the same as deleting the account. If you resubscribe later, you sign back into the same account. Offline downloads that require membership stop working when access ends. Use Delete account only if you want the account itself removed — that is a separate control on the account page.

Cancel in that store's subscription settings. Apple: Settings → [your name] → Subscriptions → Headspace → Cancel Subscription. Google Play: Play Store → Menu → Subscriptions → Headspace → Cancel subscription. The web Cancel membership link will not stop App Store or Google Play billing. Check Subscription via on headspace.com/subscription/manage if you are unsure who bills you.

Yes. Use the same web flow (or Apple/Google if the trial started there) and finish before the renewal date shown on the membership page. After a successful cancel you keep trial access until that date and should not be charged. If a charge still posts, contact help@headspace.com (web) or the store's refund tools (Apple/Google) immediately — Headspace's default policy is non-refundable, so timing matters.

Yes. After the membership ends — or sooner if you restart from the site — you can subscribe again from headspace.com/subscriptions or the app paywall. Your account login stays the same. Headspace sometimes shows returning or promo pricing on the subscriptions page; the recurring Monthly and Annual rates on the public page are the ones that apply after any intro offer.
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