How to cancel Headspace: Sleep & Meditation and get your money back
Headspace: Sleep & Meditation is a Health & Fitness app by Headspace 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 100 of the most recent public App Store reviews, sampled September 2026.
Step 1 — Stop the next charge
- On iPhone or iPad: Settings → tap your name → Subscriptions.
- Select Headspace: Sleep & Meditation → Cancel Subscription.
- Check that it now says Expires and not Renews. If it still says Renews, it is not canceled.
Deleting the app does not cancel the subscription. This is the single most common reason people keep getting charged.
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.
You're not the only one
Recent 1–2★ reviews of Headspace: Sleep & Meditation on the App Store, about billing:
You can’t watch ONE video or listen to a single podcast thing or any of their tools for sleep, stress, meditation, any of it, without their subscription. You basically download a “free” app that you needs to pay for to use. Might as well get rid of the subscription and make it an app you need to pay for, though they wouldn’t get as much money.
Terrible experience, during the sign up process, on multiple pages was it listed that a free 14 day trial was available, even once I signed into an old account from years ago it still told me a free trial was available. Once I entered my payment information they pulled a bait and switch, deciding that I wasn’t eligible for a free trial, and that they would charge me for a full years subscription without any notice. T…
I used this app a little bit 5 years ago and back then, the only thing you had to pay for was if you wanted therapy (which makes sense). Last week, I tried to use this app again because I’ve been stressed and depressed and the only thing I could do is take an anxiety and stress quiz. It irritates me that they can make this app more accessible to more people, but choose to force people into this subscription model whe…
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Questions
Can I get a refund after I already canceled Headspace: Sleep & Meditation?
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 Headspace: Sleep & Meditation if I cancel?
You keep access until the end of the period you already paid for. Canceling only stops the next renewal.