How to Cancel Audible Membership Without Losing Your Mind

Learning how to cancel Audible membership requires a browser — not the Audible app. In this guide, we'll walk you through the exact steps for every device. Plus, we'll share what happens to your credits and library, so you don't lose anything important.

Quick answer: How to cancel Audible

• Open the Audible website (audible.com) in a browser (not the app!)

• Select your username from the top navigation (don't create a new account!)

• Go to Account details

• Click Cancel membership

• Confirm by selecting "Continue to cancel" until you see the confirmation page

• If you are unsure whether you succeeded, contact Audible support

Important: You cannot cancel your Audible subscription through the Audible app. You must use a web browser.

Before you cancel Audible subscription: What you need to know about credits

Here's the part that trips up most people. When your membership ends, you'll lose any unused credits at the end of your final billing cycle. Gone. Poof. No second chances.

So before you cancel, check your account details page and spend those credits. Any audiobook you purchase with a credit is yours forever — membership or not. But credits sitting in your account? They won't survive cancellation.

One exception: If you signed up through the App Store or Google Play Store, your credits don't expire and will stay in your account even after you cancel.

Not sure you'll finish that 20-hour audiobook before your billing cycle ends? You're not alone.

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How to cancel Audible on desktop

This approach is the most straightforward.

1. Go to the Audible website and sign in with your Amazon account.

2. Select your username from the site's top navigation.

3. Click Account details.

4. Find and select the Cancel membership link.

5. You'll see a few screens asking you to confirm. Keep clicking Continue to cancel until you reach the confirmation page.

After you cancel, you'll receive an email confirmation. Your membership status on your account details page will also update to reflect the change.

How to cancel Audible on mobile (iPhone and Android)

Here's where it gets tricky. The Audible app doesn't have a cancel option. You'll need to open a browser on your phone instead.

1. Open Safari, Chrome, or another browser on your iPhone or Android device.

2. Go to the Audible website.

3. Tap the ≡ menu (hamburger button) in the corner.

4. Select your account.

5. Tap Cancel membership.

6. Confirm your cancellation.

You'll get an email once it's done.

How to cancel if you're billed through Apple or Google

Did you sign up for Audible through the App Store or Google Play Store? If so, then you can't cancel on the Audible website at all. You'll need to manage your subscription directly through Apple or Google.

For iOS users: Go to your iPhone Settings → tap your name → Subscriptions → find Audible → Cancel Subscription.

For Android users: Open the Google Play Store app → tap your profile icon → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions → find Audible → Cancel subscription.

Troubleshooting: Can't find the cancel button?

If you're staring at your screen wondering why there's no cancel option, here are the usual culprits:

• You're using the Audible app. Switch to a browser. The app won't help you here.

• You're on the mobile site. Try switching to "Desktop View" in your browser settings for better navigation.

• You're billed through Apple or Google. Check your phone's subscription settings instead.

• You already cancelled. Check your membership status on the account details page to confirm.

• You have multiple accounts. Are you sure that you don't have multiple Audible accounts linked to the same Amazon account or to different email addresses?

Why people really cancel (and what to do next)

Most people don't cancel because they hate audiobooks. They cancel because they hate the pressure of a 20-hour book they'll never finish.

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