The Athletic: All Sports News subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

• App Store rating4.8★ from 235,084 ratings
• Cheapest subscription$7.99 per month
• Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months178 of 488 reviews

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

What the data says

• Billing complaints in reviews178 of 488 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (36%)
• Free trial converts to a paid plan1 month free trial, then $7.99 per month

What The Athletic: All Sports News costs

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $7.99 per month.

• The Athletic - Monthly1 month free trial, then renews every month$7.99
• The Athletic Subscription - Monthly7 days free trial, then renews every month$7.99
• The Athletic Monthly PlanRenews every month, no trial$7.99
• MonthlyRenews every month, no trial$7.99
• The Athletic - MonthlyRenews every month, no trial$7.99
• The Athletic Subscription7 days free trial, then renews every month¥850
• The Athletic Monthly Subscription1 month free trial, then renews every month$9.99
• Annual1 year free trial, then renews every year$59.99

How to cancel The Athletic: All Sports News

1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
2. Tap Subscriptions.
3. Select The Athletic: All Sports News (listed under a plan name such as The Athletic - Monthly).
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

App crashes; Articles not loading properly; Subscription issues; Podcast playback problems; Sync issues across devices.

Recent one-star reviews

Assistance non existentTrying to get email newsletters restored to my inbox box but contact assistant goes to a blank page. Queue is extensively long. They like bragging about their content but it’s useless if you can’t get it.

App is broken since last updateWill not show story text, just image and comments

Super buggy appThe app takes forever to load all the ads inside the articles. Then the articles disappeared. I can no longer read any articles, just forward an article (that I can’t even see) to someone else. All I see are the headlines, the writer bio, links to other articles and reader comments. But no articles.…

Recent five-star reviews

Fantastic app but a request (not sure where to put it)Overall fantastic experience! Was not going to use paid app because I use the ESPN app, but ads on every video took their toll! Everything is so compact and readable with fantastic coverage and articles posted everyday! One thing I want is a podcast for the nats and the caps as those are the hot tea…

World CupNYT coverage has been stupendous. The predictions score game and the connections game has been so much fun. I’m a new big fan of the Athletic.

The BestThere was a time you would of haD to subscribe to 100 publications and 30 newspapers to get the depth of coverage. There is something there for every sport interest. It turned the sports media world upside down when they all collectively assumed that no one would read—just give them a quick video of…

About the developer

The New York Times Company has published on the App Store since Mar 27, 2009: 8 app(s), 2 of them no longer in the store.

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Alternatives to The Athletic: All Sports News

• ESPN: Live Sports & Scores4.6★
• CBS Sports: Live Scores & News4.7★
• NBA: Live Games & Scores4.7★

Also similar: theScore: Sports News & Scores (4.8★), Sleeper - Fantasy Sports (4.7★), Yahoo Sports: Scores and News (4.6★)

Questions people ask

How much does The Athletic: All Sports News cost?

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $7.99 per month.

How do I cancel The Athletic: All Sports News?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select The Athletic: All Sports News and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does The Athletic: All Sports News have a free trial?

Yes: The Athletic - Monthly offers a 1 month free trial, then $7.99 per month.

Is The Athletic app free to use?

The app is free to download and offers some content. However, to access exclusive news, in-depth analysis, and premium features, users will need to make in-app purchases or subscribe.

The Athletic: All Sports News in one paragraph

The Athletic: All Sports News by The New York Times Company is a Sports app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $7.99 per month across 8 plan(s). App Store rating 4.8 from 235,084 ratings. 178 of 488 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (36%). The developer has 8 app(s) on the App Store, 2 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Sep 8, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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