YouTube subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

• App Store rating4.7★ from 48,864,492 ratings
• Cheapest subscription$11.99 per month
• Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months1045 of 18,095 reviews

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

What the data says

• Free trial converts to a paid plan1 month free trial, then $11.99 per month

What YouTube costs

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $11.99 per month.

• Premium Lite1 month free trial, then renews every month$11.99
• FOX One3 days free trial, then renews every month$19.99
• YouTube Premium1 month free trial, then renews every month$20.99
• YouTube PremiumRenews every month, no trial$20.99
• Youtube Premium Family1 month free trial, then renews every month$34.99
• YouTube Premium FamilyRenews every month, no trial$34.99

Price changes

• May 7, 2026: YouTube Premium went from $18.99 to $20.99 per month

How to cancel YouTube

1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
2. Tap Subscriptions.
3. Select YouTube (listed under a plan name such as Premium Lite).
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

Video playback issues; Subscription tab bugs; Inconsistent UI changes; Syncing problems across devices; Unreliable video recommendations.

Recent one-star reviews

BTS ON mvgive us our 68 mil views back

Loathsome adsThis used to be an app where I could queue something up and do something else at the same time, only skipping an ad every once in a while. Now that’s impossible because I get shown more ads than video so I constantly have to stop what I’m doing to skip them so they don’t play out. It constantly ruin…

AdsThis new update sucks absolute dick. Can’t even skip ads once it give us the option. I press it as many times as possible and I’m stuck on the ads. And once the ads finish it is stuck on the ad and have no way to get off the ad without closing the video and reopening the same video I was previously…

Recent five-star reviews

Je suis a bout…J’adoooooore yt vrm vrm j’aime cet application c tiktok mais en mieux, mais les PUDS WHS ?! Desole mais je suis pas riche et comment profiter du contenue de quelqu’un si tte les 5min y’a une ptn de pub a la c qui me coupe du moment ?? franchement je sais que se commentaire ne vaut rien mais j’ai esp…

联网真心给这款应用送上五星好评!使用下来整体感受十分出色，软件UI设计简约大方，页面布局合理规整，没有杂乱多余的广告弹窗干扰观看体验，打开之后一目了然不管是初次接触的新人，还是长期使用的用户，都可以轻松熟练的掌握所有操作平台，拥有规模庞大种类丰富的原创视频，资源内容维度十分广阔，丰富的科普知识，使用技能教程各地旅行纪实独立短篇，音乐舞台，手工创作生活日常分享的内容一应俱全在这里不仅可以打发闲暇时光，放松心情，还能够找到大量高质量学习素材，足不出户，了解世界各地不同的风土人情，多人观点，拓宽视野，许许多多少众，但极具才华的创作者再次分享自己的想法与作品忠诚的挖掘到意料之外的优质内容。播放器内置功能完…

联网真心给这款应用送上五星好评！使用下来整体感受十分出色，软件UI设计简约大方，页面布局合理规整，没有杂乱多余的广告弹窗干扰观看体验，打开之后一目了然不管是初次接触的新人，还是长期使用的用户，都可以轻松熟练的掌握所有操作平台，拥有规模庞大种类丰富的原创视频，资源内容维度十分广阔，丰富的科普知识，使用技能教程各地旅行纪实独立短篇，音乐舞台，手工创作生活日常分享的内容一应俱全在这里不仅可以打发闲暇时光，放松心情，还能够找到大量高质量学习素材，足不出户，了解世界各地不同的风土人情，多人观点，拓宽视野，许许多多小众，但极具才华的创作者再次分享自己的想法与作品真诚的挖掘到意料之外的优质内容。播放器内置功能完…

About the developer

Google has published on the App Store since Oct 27, 2008: 88 app(s), 14 of them no longer in the store.

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Questions people ask

How much does YouTube cost?

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $11.99 per month.

How do I cancel YouTube?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select YouTube and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does YouTube have a free trial?

Yes: Premium Lite offers a 1 month free trial, then $11.99 per month.

Is this app free to use?

The core functionality of the app is free to use, allowing you to watch and subscribe to videos. However, there are optional in-app purchases available, such as channel memberships and a premium subscription for an ad-free experience and other benefits.

YouTube in one paragraph

YouTube by Google is a Photo & Video app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $11.99 per month across 6 plan(s). App Store rating 4.7 from 48,864,492 ratings. 1045 of 18,095 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (6%). The developer has 88 app(s) on the App Store, 14 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Sep 8, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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