Apple subscriptions (Apple One and iCloud+): cancel, pause or downgrade?
Cancelling isn't always the only choice. Here is what each option does to your account, from Apple subscriptions (Apple One and iCloud+)'s own help pages. Applies in: United States.
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| Topic | Cancel Available | Pause Not offered in the help pages we checked | Downgrade Available |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it does | Cancel iCloud+ by choosing the free 5GB plan in iCloud storage settings on an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Windows PC. Apple advises you to download or remove content that is over your new storage amount first. | Apple's help pages for cancelling a subscription and for downgrading or cancelling iCloud+ do not describe a way to pause. | Choose a smaller iCloud+ plan in Settings (See All Plans on iOS 18.4 and later). If you pay for both Apple One and iCloud+, you can drop the separate iCloud+ plan and use the iCloud+ plan included in Apple One. |
| What you keep |
| Not stated | Not stated |
| What stops or goes |
| Not stated |
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| Billing | The change takes effect after your current subscription billing period ends. | Not stated | The change takes effect after your current subscription billing period ends. |
| Coming back | iCloud syncing and backups resume when you increase your storage or delete information to make space. | Not stated | Not stated |
| Source | Downgrade or cancel your iCloud+ plan - Apple SupportApple. Reviewed | Cancel a subscription from AppleApple Support. Reviewed | Downgrade or cancel your iCloud+ plan - Apple SupportApple. Reviewed |
Cancel
Available- What it does
- Cancel iCloud+ by choosing the free 5GB plan in iCloud storage settings on an iPhone, iPad, Mac or Windows PC. Apple advises you to download or remove content that is over your new storage amount first.
- What you keep
- The free 5GB iCloud plan
- What stops or goes
- iCloud+ features, such as Hide My Email and Private Relay
- If your storage is over the new limit, iCloud stops syncing and iCloud backups won't complete
- Billing
- The change takes effect after your current subscription billing period ends.
- Coming back
- iCloud syncing and backups resume when you increase your storage or delete information to make space.
Downgrade or cancel your iCloud+ plan - Apple SupportApple. Reviewed
Pause
Not offered in the help pages we checked- What it does
- Apple's help pages for cancelling a subscription and for downgrading or cancelling iCloud+ do not describe a way to pause.
- What you keep
- Not stated
- What stops or goes
- Not stated
- Billing
- Not stated
- Coming back
- Not stated
Cancel a subscription from AppleApple Support. Reviewed
Downgrade
Available- What it does
- Choose a smaller iCloud+ plan in Settings (See All Plans on iOS 18.4 and later). If you pay for both Apple One and iCloud+, you can drop the separate iCloud+ plan and use the iCloud+ plan included in Apple One.
- What you keep
- Not stated
- What stops or goes
- If your storage is over the new plan's capacity, iCloud won't sync or update your information, and iCloud backups won't complete
- Billing
- The change takes effect after your current subscription billing period ends.
- Coming back
- Not stated
Downgrade or cancel your iCloud+ plan - Apple SupportApple. Reviewed
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