How to Cancel Starz in 2026

Cancel Starz where you signed up. If you subscribed directly at starz.com, open Settings and click the Cancel Subscription link. If you signed up through Apple, Google Play, Amazon, or Roku, you have to cancel inside that account instead. Cancel before your renewal date to dodge the next charge. You keep access until the end of the current paid period.

Short answer: The cancel button is only in the same place you started paying. Direct signups cancel in Starz account Settings. App-store and channel signups cancel inside Apple, Google, Amazon, or Roku. Cancel before the renewal date; Starz does not give refunds or prorated credit for the unused part of a month.

Last updated: June 2026. Starz changes menus and pricing, so confirm the current terms in your own account before you rely on any step below.

Where is the Starz cancel button, really?

It lives with your billing, not with the app. The single most common mistake is deleting the Starz app and assuming that stops the money. It does not. Deleting the app removes the icon. The subscription keeps renewing until you cancel through whoever charges your card.

So the first question is not "how do I cancel." It is "who is billing me." Check the last charge on your bank or card statement. It will read as Starz, Apple, Google, Amazon, or your cable or streaming provider. That name tells you which set of steps below to follow.

How do I cancel Starz if I signed up directly at starz.com?

This is the route if your statement shows a Starz charge and you created the account on the Starz website or app with an email and password.

1. Go to starz.com in a web browser and log in with the email you used to sign up. Desktop or laptop is smoother than the phone browser here.
2. Click the gear / Settings icon (top right) to open your account.
3. Find your plan under My Subscription (also labeled the Settings section of your Starz account).
4. Click the Cancel Subscription link.
5. Work through the confirmation screens. Starz will throw a few "Are you sure?" prompts and may pitch you a discount or a pause. Keep clicking through to the end.
6. Stop only when you see a plain confirmation that the subscription is cancelled. Screenshot that page and save any cancellation email.

The mobile site is known to be glitchy mid-cancel. If a screen hangs, switch to a desktop browser and start again.

How do I cancel Starz on the Apple App Store (iPhone or iPad)?

Use this if you tapped "Subscribe" inside the Starz app on an Apple device. Apple bills you, so the cancel button is in Apple's settings, not in Starz.

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap your name at the top, then tap Subscriptions.
3. Tap Starz (or Starz within Apple TV, if that is how it appears).
4. Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm.

If you do not see Starz there, you were not billed through Apple. Check the direct-Starz or Google or Amazon steps instead.

How do I cancel Starz on Google Play (Android)?

1. Open the Google Play Store app and confirm you are on the Google account that pays for Starz.
2. Tap your profile picture (top right).
3. Tap Payments & subscriptions, then Subscriptions.
4. Select Starz, tap Cancel subscription, and confirm.

How do I cancel Starz through Amazon, Roku, or a cable provider?

Starz sells itself as an add-on channel through Amazon Prime Video and other platforms. If that is how you subscribed, Starz support cannot cancel it for you. You have to cancel inside that platform.

• Amazon (Prime Video Channel): Sign in at Amazon, go to Memberships & Subscriptions (or Prime Video Channels), find Starz, and select Cancel Channel or turn off auto-renewal. Amazon confirms the cancellation.
• Roku: On the Roku home screen, highlight the Starz tile, press the Star (*) button, choose Manage subscription, then Cancel subscription.
• Cable or another streaming bundle: Cancel Starz in that provider's account, following your agreement with them. A billing question about a provider charge belongs with the provider.

Do I keep access to Starz until the end of the month?

Yes. Per Starz's terms, cancellation takes effect at the end of your current paid subscription period. You keep watching through the end of the billing cycle you already paid for. Starz does not refund or prorate the unused days, unless the law where you live requires it. So there is no benefit to cancelling early in a cycle beyond making sure you do not forget.

What is the deadline to avoid the next Starz charge?

Cancel at least a day before your renewal date. Starz auto-renews at the then-current fee at the start of each new billing period. Once that charge posts, it is done and non-refundable. Find your renewal date in the same Settings or subscription screen where you cancel, then set a reminder a couple of days ahead.

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What if Starz charged me after I cancelled?

First, confirm you cancelled in the right place. A charge after cancelling usually means it went through the wrong channel, for example you cancelled in the Starz app but Apple was actually billing you. Check the statement descriptor again and cancel with the real biller.

If you cancelled correctly and still got charged, you have options. Keep your confirmation screenshot and email. You can ask Starz or the platform to reverse it, and if that stalls, you can look at disputing the credit card charge with your bank. It helps to understand the difference between a chargeback and a refund before you pick a path, and what to do when a company won't refund you.

Common questions

Does deleting the Starz app cancel my subscription?

No. Deleting the app only removes the icon. Billing keeps running until you cancel through Starz, Apple, Google, Amazon, Roku, or your provider, whichever charges you.

Will I get a refund for the rest of the month?

Generally no. Starz's terms say it does not provide credit, refunds, or prorated billing for cancelled subscriptions unless applicable law requires it. You keep access to the end of the period instead.

Why can't I find the cancel button in the Starz app?

Because you were probably billed by a third party. If Apple, Google, Amazon, or Roku took the payment, the cancel control lives in that account, not inside Starz.

Does Starz have a phone number to cancel?

No dedicated cancellation phone line. Starz support runs through its help site at support.starz.com via chat and email. For direct signups you can self-cancel in Settings without contacting anyone.

When exactly does my Starz access end after I cancel?

At the end of the current paid billing period. You keep watching until that date, then access stops and you are not charged again.

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