How to Cancel Substack
Skycopia rates Substack as medium to cancel, though you can do it yourself online. Expect some friction and probably an offer to stay, not a one-click exit.
Cancelling is the easy part — making it stick is the hard part. Skycopia watches the charge from both sides: a nudge before the renewal date so you don't miss your window, and an alert if Substack bills you again after you've cancelled. It reads your bank data and keeps you on top of your cancellations and subscriptions.
Set up cancellation alertFree to set up — no card needed. Or run your free audit instead.
Ready to cancel it yourself? Sky can walk you through it one step at a time — or just read the steps below.
Cancellation steps
- 1
On a web browser (not the app), go to substack.com/settings/subscriptions to see every publication you pay for
- 2
Click the publication you want to cancel → scroll to Account actions → "To cancel your paid subscription, click here"
- 3
Click Cancel Subscription — you'll get a confirmation email, and paid access continues until the end of the current billing cycle, then reverts to the free tier
Or have Sky walk you through it one step at a time, with the right page open beside this one — then watch your bank data to confirm the charge actually stopped.
Charged again after cancelling? Dispute it with your card issuer — the steps above are your proof you cancelled, and the date you did it. Skycopia flags a zombie rebill the moment it lands, so you catch it inside the dispute window instead of six months later.
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How do I cancel Substack?
Cancel Substack online at https://substack.com/settings/subscriptions.
How hard is it to cancel Substack?
Skycopia rates cancelling Substack as medium — it takes 3 steps.
What should I watch out for when cancelling Substack?
Substack bills each newsletter separately, so cancelling one doesn't touch the others — cancel each paid publication on its own. Subscribed inside the Substack iOS app instead of on the web? You must cancel through the App Store (profile picture → Settings → Payments → the publication), because Apple handles that billing. Annual plans auto-refund only within 7 days of payment (and only if you haven't claimed a subscriber perk); after that a refund is the writer's call. Just need a break? The same screen offers Pause instead of Cancel.
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