How to Cancel Patreon in 2026
To cancel Patreon, log in on the website, click your profile picture in the bottom-left corner, open Settings, then the Memberships tab. Click View details next to the creator, then Cancel membership and confirm. Your access lasts until the end of the period you already paid for. If Apple or Google billed you, you have to cancel through that store instead.
Short answer: Cancel each membership on the Patreon website under Settings, Memberships, View details, Cancel membership. There is no cancel-all button. If you paid through the App Store or Google Play, cancel there. You keep access until the paid period ends.
Last updated: June 2026.
Where is the cancel button on Patreon?
It is buried two menus deep, and it is one creator at a time. Patreon does not put a "cancel" link on the creator page you actually visit. You have to go into your own account settings. Log in at patreon.com, click your profile picture in the bottom-left corner, open Settings, then click the Memberships tab. That tab lists every creator you currently pay. Each one has its own View details, and inside that is Cancel membership.
Here is the part that trips people up: there is no single button to cancel everything. If you support five creators, you cancel five times. People cancel one, assume they are done, and keep getting charged by the other four.
One more buried detail worth stating plainly. Canceling does not cut you off today and does not refund the money already taken. It turns off the next renewal. You keep your paid access until the current billing period ends. So cancel before the renewal date, not after, or you pay for one more cycle.
How do I cancel a paid Patreon membership on the website?
The website gives you the most control, especially if you pay several creators. This takes about three minutes.
- Go to patreon.com in a browser and log in with the account that pays the creator.
- Click your profile picture in the bottom-left corner, then open Settings.
- Select the Memberships tab. You will see every creator you are paying.
- Find the creator you want to stop supporting and click View details.
- Select Cancel membership. Patreon may show an exit survey and ask you to confirm. Skip the survey if you want, then confirm the cancel.
When it works, that creator drops off your Memberships tab, or shows an end date. If you do not see the change, you are not done. Reload and check again.
Canceling in the Patreon mobile app
In the app, open the creator's page, tap the three dots in the upper-right corner, choose Your membership, then Edit membership, then Cancel membership. This only works if Patreon billed you directly. If Apple or Google billed you, the app cannot cancel it. Keep reading.
What if Apple or Google is billing me?
This is the gotcha that costs people the most. Patreon began using Apple's in-app purchases in the iOS app in late 2024. If you joined a creator by tapping through the Patreon iPhone or iPad app, Apple is your biller, not Patreon. Patreon literally cannot cancel it for you, and Apple does not let Patreon reroute you. Deleting the Patreon app does nothing. The charge keeps coming.
To cancel an Apple-billed membership, do it in your device settings:
- Open Settings on your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap your name at the top, then tap Subscriptions.
- Tap Patreon, then Cancel Subscription.
If you joined through the Patreon Android app and Google Play is billing you, cancel in Google Play instead: open the Play Store, tap your profile icon, go to Payments & subscriptions, then Subscriptions, pick Patreon, and cancel. Not sure who bills you? Check the Memberships tab on the website first. If there is no cancel option there, your money is going through the App Store or Google Play, so cancel in your phone settings.
Worth knowing: memberships bought inside the iOS app cost more, because Apple's fee gets added on top. Patreon raises the in-app price by roughly 43 percent to cover it. In the US, you can dodge that by joining through Patreon's mobile web checkout in a browser instead of the app. Verify the current price and terms before you re-subscribe, because these terms change.
Do I keep access after I cancel, and what about annual plans?
Yes, you keep access. Canceling stops the next charge. You stay a member until the end of the period you already paid for. On a monthly membership, that is the rest of the month. On an annual membership, that is the rest of the year you paid for, and Patreon generally will not refund the unused months. So an annual plan is a different calculation: canceling on day 30 still leaves you paid up for the remaining eleven months, with no money back except in what Patreon calls extraordinary circumstances, decided at its discretion.
Can I get a refund from Patreon?
Sometimes, and it depends on how you paid. For a direct Patreon payment, you can open your Billing History, select the payment, and request a refund, but you have to do it within 60 days of the charge, and the creator ultimately decides. For an Apple in-app purchase, Patreon does not handle the money at all. You request the refund from Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com, and Apple decides. Annual memberships are usually not refunded once you have used them. Illustrative example. Results vary and are not guaranteed.
If you were charged after you thought you canceled, or billed for a renewal you never agreed to, that is a different fight. See our guide on what to do when a company will not refund you. If the charge is flat-out wrong and the company stonewalls, learn how to dispute a credit card charge with your bank. Always confirm Patreon's current refund terms on its own help pages first, because policies change.
How can Karen cancel Patreon for me?
If you do not want to log in, hunt through two settings menus, cancel each creator one by one, and then figure out whether Apple or Google is secretly the biller, hand it to Karen. Karen is built to work cancellations, fight surprise charges, and keep pushing on your behalf. Tell Karen which memberships to stop and Karen works the cancellation and goes after any disputed charge for you. Karen cannot guarantee a result, but she does the chasing so you do not have to.
| Method | Effort for you | Best when | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancel yourself on patreon.com | About 3 minutes, per creator | Patreon billed you directly | Access ends at period close, renewal stops |
| Cancel through Apple or Google Play | Varies, in your phone settings | You joined inside the iOS or Android app | The store controls the cancel and any refund |
| Put Karen on it | Almost none, you hand over the problem | You want it handled, or a charge disputed | Karen files and escalates on your behalf. Outcome is not guaranteed. |
For more walkthroughs, see the cancellation hub, or related guides like canceling Medium, canceling Twitch Turbo, and canceling Discord Nitro.
Common questions
Where is the cancel button on Patreon? On the website, click your profile picture in the bottom-left corner, open Settings, then the Memberships tab. Click View details next to the creator, then Cancel membership. There is no single button to cancel every creator at once, so you cancel each one separately.
Why can't I cancel Patreon in the app? You often can cancel in the mobile app, but if you subscribed through the Apple App Store or Google Play, Patreon cannot cancel it for you. You must cancel through Apple or Google. Check iPhone Settings, your name, then Subscriptions, or your Google Play subscriptions.
Do I keep access after I cancel Patreon? Yes. Canceling turns off the next renewal but you keep access until the end of the period you already paid for. On an annual membership you keep access for the rest of the year you paid, and Patreon generally does not refund that.
Can I get a refund from Patreon? Sometimes. For direct payments you can request a refund from your Billing History within 60 days, and the creator decides. For Apple in-app purchases, request the refund from Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com. Annual memberships are usually not refunded.
Why is Patreon more expensive on my iPhone? Memberships bought inside the Patreon iOS app carry Apple's App Store fee, so the price is raised by roughly 43 percent. In the US you can avoid that by paying through Patreon's mobile web checkout in a browser instead of the app.
Stop digging through settings and canceling creators one at a time. Karen works to cancel the memberships, sorts out whether Apple or Google is the biller, and chases any surprise charge so you do not have to.
Put Karen on it.