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

• App Store rating4.8★ from 235,128 ratings
• Cheapest subscription$7.99 per month
• Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months179 of 485 reviews

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

What the data says

• Billing complaints in reviews179 of 485 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (37%)
• Free trial converts to a paid plan7 days 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 - Monthly7 days free trial, then renews every month$7.99
• 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

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

Notifications don’t workNotifications will only work if you allow them to spam you with different stories all day. Setting up ‘comment replies only’ does nothing

Thumbs Up onlyPlease change the comments section back to either thumbs up or nothing. The pop-up window with all the various emojis is so unnecessary. It’s simple thumbs up or don’t overcomplicated it by adding another pop-up window to my life. It is so irritating. It makes me want to cancel my subscription.

Won’t stop sending notificationsNotifications are turned off in Settings. App does not stop sending them even when Focus is on. Has been going on for months. The notifications on my iPhone’s setting should supercede anything in the app.

Recent five-star reviews

The only choiceBetter if you can understand English, but still translate it if not the writers are the best.

Athletic sports newsVery good sports news and it has games

I love sportsI love athletic because I think everybody who love reading articles would love the athletic

About the developer

The New York Times Company has published on the App Store since Nov 2, 2011: 8 app(s), 2 of them no longer in the store.

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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 7 days 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 235,128 ratings. 179 of 485 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (37%). The developer has 8 app(s) on the App Store, 2 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Oct 23, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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