How to cancel Deepstash: Smarter Every Day! and get your money back
Deepstash: Smarter Every Day! is a Education app by Brainstash Inc. Canceling and getting refunded are two separate things — most people do the first and assume the second happens automatically. It doesn't.
Based on 500 of the most recent public App Store reviews, sampled September 2026.
What goes wrong with Deepstash: Smarter Every Day! billing
We read the 179 recent 1–2★ reviews of Deepstash: Smarter Every Day! that mention money. These are the specific problems they describe (one review can describe more than one):
- Free trial turned into a paid charge49
- Could not find a way to cancel17
- Refund refused by the developer15
- Charged a different amount or plan than expected11
- Charged after canceling8
- Paid, then core features stayed locked3
What this means for you: The most common complaint is a free trial quietly turning into a paid charge. Ask as soon as you notice it — requests made within days of the charge are approved far more often than ones made weeks later. Pick "A free trial turned into a paid subscription" in the form below and say when the trial started and that you never meant to continue.
Step 1 — Stop the next charge
- On iPhone or iPad open Settings and tap your name at the very top.
- Tap Subscriptions, then Deepstash: Smarter Every Day!.
- Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm.
Deleting the app does not cancel the subscription. This is the single most common reason people keep getting charged.
Then check it actually worked
Look at the date line under the subscription. This one word tells you whether you are still being charged:
If it still says Renews, the cancellation did not go through — go back and do it again. Either way, a charge that already happened is refunded separately, in Step 2.
Step 2 — Ask Apple for the charge back
Answer these and you'll get the exact wording to paste into Apple's form. Nothing is sent anywhere — it's generated in your browser.
Free — the refund request to send Apple. No account, no email required.
$5.99 one time — the appeal letter for when Apple declines your first request, plus the chargeback letter for your card issuer if Apple still says no. Emailed to you. Not a subscription. Nothing renews. Full refund on request — see Refund Policy.
You're not the only one
Recent 1–2★ reviews of Deepstash: Smarter Every Day! on the App Store, about billing:
I paid almost $90 for this app and it works some days and some days it does not work. I’ve gone over a month without it working. It wasn’t until I asked for a refund that they finally fixed it! It’s a great idea I just wish it worked all the time.
Attempted to continue billing me after I canceled; and then they make it even more difficult to cancel. Stay away!!!!
The information seems helpful but it’s watered down to the point of being inaccurate. So similar to scrolling on social media you feel like you’re learning but it’s too basic to really understand the lessons behind them. The subscription is not easy to cancel either. I looked for it in my Apple subscriptions but it wasn’t there. After some searching in the app I finally found it. 13 clicks later it finally let me c…
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Questions
Can I get a refund after I already canceled Deepstash: Smarter Every Day!?
Yes. Canceling stops future renewals but does not refund a charge that already went through. You request that separately at reportaproblem.apple.com, and "I was charged after I canceled the subscription" is the reason to select.
How long do I have to ask for a refund?
Apple generally expects refund requests within 90 days of the charge. Ask as soon as you notice it — requests on recent charges are approved more often.
Apple declined my request. Is that the end?
No. A first decline is common and is often automated. You can submit the request again with more specific facts and ask for review by a senior advisor. If it is declined again, you can dispute the charge with your card issuer.
Will I lose access to Deepstash: Smarter Every Day! if I cancel?
You keep access until the end of the period you already paid for. Canceling only stops the next renewal.
Deepstash: Smarter Every Day! is not listed in my Apple subscriptions, but I am still being charged. What now?
Then Apple is not the one charging you — the company is billing your card or PayPal directly, and reportaproblem.apple.com will not help. Check your card or PayPal statement for the merchant name, cancel from your account on that company website, and ask them for the refund in writing. If they do not answer within a few days, dispute the charge with your bank or card issuer instead.
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The number is how many of that app's recent 1–2★ reviews are about billing.