How to cancel Pimsleur | Language Learning and get your money back
Pimsleur | Language Learning is a Education app by Simon & Schuster. Canceling and getting refunded are two separate things — most people do the first and assume the second happens automatically. It doesn't.
Based on 50 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 Pimsleur | Language Learning → 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 Pimsleur | Language Learning on the App Store, about billing:
If you sign up for the free trial and cancel on time, they still bill you! Just look at all the reviews scroll down and see the negative reviews with people have been charged when they should not have been. That’s just playing corruption and greed. The first red flag to look for is it’s not gonna be in your subscriptions and under Apple. They will make sure you can’t cancel like that. The honest people that are devel…
I have purchased a subscription multiple times. This app is as pointless as all the others. They teach you conversational language for some contrived interaction between native speakers, but nothing useful to ACTUALLY COMMUNICATE. Words like left, right, up, down, colors… take fixes of lessons to get to.
Tried to cancel the app but wasn’t able to. The company charged me for a whole extra year.
Find every subscription that's still charging you
Forward your Apple receipt emails to one address. We pull out every active subscription, what it costs, and when it renews next — then warn you before each renewal instead of after.
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Questions
Can I get a refund after I already canceled Pimsleur | Language Learning?
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 Pimsleur | Language Learning if I cancel?
You keep access until the end of the period you already paid for. Canceling only stops the next renewal.