Medium: Read & Write Stories subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

• App Store rating4.8★ from 156,916 ratings
• Cheapest subscription$4.99 per month
• Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months19 of 193 reviews

On this page: what it costs, how to cancel, what reviewers say.

What the data says

• Billing complaints in reviews19 of 193 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (10%)
• Free trial converts to a paid plan1 month free trial, then $4.99 per month

What Medium: Read & Write Stories costs

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $4.99 per month.

• Medium Membership1 month free trial, then renews every month$4.99
• Medium MembershipRenews every month, no trial$4.99
• Friend MembershipRenews every month, no trial$14.99
• Medium Membership1 year free trial, then renews every year$49.99
• Friend MembershipRenews every year, no trial$149.99

How to cancel Medium: Read & Write Stories

1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
2. Tap Subscriptions.
3. Select Medium: Read & Write Stories (listed under a plan name such as Medium Membership).
4. Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

If the app is not in that list, it was not billed through Apple. Cancel it with the developer instead: support page or website.

Charged after cancelling or during a trial? Request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com within 90 days.

What reviewers say

Reported bugs

Frequent app crashes and freezes; Login and authentication issues; Syncing and data loss problems; Compatibility problems with newer OS versions; Unreliable push notifications.

Recent one-star reviews

Just about useless for meI hate using the app. It’s fine for reading stories/articles but I manage several publications. I prefer to use the website because the app does not allow publication management and limited other functionality. However, if I try to manage the publications on the website, while also on a mobile devic…

Doesn’t work correctlyEvery time you open the app, it gives an error saying something about purchases basically giving some sort of error. Message reached out to customer support no response that the app is pretty much just broken that it keeps giving an error saying memberships or purchases on available or something con…

Unable to read novelsHi I just downloaded this app to read a specific novel via Novel7sofficial. I can read the 1st chapter ok. But can’t read further. I have signed up and paid for my subscription. Everytime I try to get the next chapter, I’m either diverted to a gambling site or to another site where they want me to d…

Recent five-star reviews

Personal JournalMusic is a Crazy Business.

BooksGreat and informative

Great for deep thinkersWhere your thoughts become reality

About the developer

A Medium Corporation has published on the App Store since Mar 20, 2014: 1 app(s), 0 of them no longer in the store.

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Questions people ask

How much does Medium: Read & Write Stories cost?

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $4.99 per month.

How do I cancel Medium: Read & Write Stories?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select Medium: Read & Write Stories and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does Medium: Read & Write Stories have a free trial?

Yes: Medium Membership offers a 1 month free trial, then $4.99 per month.

Medium: Read & Write Stories in one paragraph

Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation is a News app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $4.99 per month across 5 plan(s). App Store rating 4.8 from 156,916 ratings. 19 of 193 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (10%). The developer has 1 app(s) on the App Store, 0 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Sep 8, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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