How to cancel Prequel: Photo & Video Editor and get your money back
Prequel: Photo & Video Editor is a Photo & Video app by Prequel 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 450 of the most recent public App Store reviews, sampled September 2026.
What goes wrong with Prequel: Photo & Video Editor billing
We read the 138 recent 1–2★ reviews of Prequel: Photo & Video Editor that mention money. These are the specific problems they describe (one review can describe more than one):
- Free trial turned into a paid charge25
- Paid, then core features stayed locked15
- Refund refused by the developer7
- Charged a different amount or plan than expected6
- Charged after canceling3
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 Prequel: Photo & Video Editor.
- 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 Prequel: Photo & Video Editor on the App Store, about billing:
You pay a subscription fee which just gives you access to buy “AI tokens” as a micro transaction in order to actually use features of the app you already payed a subscription for.
This is truly just an AI slop app. It completely distorts your face if you try to use one of the filters. I renewed my subscription with the app after a couple years, thinking it was probably the same, but I was in for a rude awakening. Please keep that in mind when you download this app all of your pictures will look weird.
Hate that you’re forced into a sub before you can even try it. Even then you get a whole 2 days to try it. That is no time at all. So I will try it to see if it’s worth the $6 a week. Which is also crazy high. $40/year is reasonable but with only 2 days to try $40 is a lot to commit for for a year before you even know.
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.
Free while in beta. No account, no bank connection.
Questions
Can I get a refund after I already canceled Prequel: Photo & Video Editor?
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 Prequel: Photo & Video Editor if I cancel?
You keep access until the end of the period you already paid for. Canceling only stops the next renewal.
Prequel: Photo & Video Editor 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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