How to check my subscriptions when no list has

Check 3 menus and your card statement, and you'll see everything. Apple, Google and Amazon each keep their own list, and none shares it with the others.

How to check my subscriptions comes down to three menus. On iPhone, open Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions, per Apple Support. On Android, go to Settings, Google, Manage your Google Account, then Wallet & subscriptions, per Google Support. On Amazon, open Your Memberships and Subscriptions, per Amazon Help. Each page lists only its own platform. Read your card statement afterwards to catch any charge none of them explains.

No single menu lists every subscription you pay for

Open the subscriptions page on your phone and you'll see a short list. It feels like a full check. It isn't.

A subscription lives wherever it was bought. Sign up through the App Store and it sits under your Apple ID. Sign up through Google and it sits in your Google Account. Amazon's page covers Amazon's own memberships and subscriptions. Apple Support, Google Support and Amazon Help each document only their own list.

Here's a worked example. You pay for a music app through your Apple ID. You also link a news subscription to your Google Account. And you have a delivery plan on Amazon. Your iPhone shows the first, Google shows the second, Amazon shows the third. No page shows all 3.

The second trap is quieter. Google Support says linking a subscription to your Google Account personalises your search results. It also says unlinking doesn't cancel or change the subscription. So if you unlink something and think the charge has stopped, you're wrong. You're still paying.

When does this not apply? If you've only ever bought through one store, one menu may be enough. Be honest with yourself about that, though. Old phones, a family plan and a work laptop all count as separate places.

Before you start, write down every place you've ever paid from. An iPhone, an old Android phone, an Amazon account, a shared card. Each is a spot where something could still be renewing. That list of places is the only prep you need.

How can I check my subscriptions on iPhone, Android and Amazon?

The steps below come from the support pages of Apple, Google and Amazon. All 3 are current documentation as of 30 September 2026. Menu names can shift between software versions. If a step doesn't match your screen, search that company's help page for "subscriptions".

Two caveats. The Amazon help page in the research is Amazon's UAE page, so the layout on amazon.in may differ a little. And if a child under 13 uses Family Link, their purchases won't show in their own account. The family manager can see purchases made with the family payment method through Google Play billing.

Skip what you don't own. If you've never had an Android phone or a Google purchase, steps 6 to 8 will likely show an empty list. That's still a useful answer, and it takes seconds to confirm.

Check what subscriptions you have on your card, then open only the right menu

Every ranking page stops at the 3 menus. The question they leave open is this: how do you check everything without visiting each platform in turn? The honest answer is that none of the support pages describes a single screen that does it. Apple, Google and Amazon don't share a dashboard.

You can get close by starting from the money. Whatever the platform, the charge lands on a card or a bank account. So your statement is the one place where all of them show up. It works as an index. The platform pages are the detail.

Here's how it works in practice. Say a line on your statement names Apple. That tells you to open Settings, your name, then Subscriptions. A line that names Google points you to Wallet & subscriptions. A line naming Amazon points you to Your Memberships and Subscriptions. A line from the company itself, like a software vendor, means a direct charge. No store menu will show it, so you cancel or change it on that company's own site.

This turns a hunt across every app into a short list of pages. If nothing on the statement names Google, skip the Google check. You only open what the card points to.

Google offers one partial shortcut. Its payments and subscriptions hub at myaccount.google.com shows payment info, transactions, recurring payments and reservations in one place, per Google. That helps if you pay for a lot through Google. But the sources don't confirm whether it shows third-party app subscriptions or only those linked to your Google Account.

Now the uncomfortable part. A statement only shows charges that have already happened. A free trial that hasn't converted yet won't be on it. If you pay from more than one card, or from a wallet, you need to read each one. And no source explains how to find third-party subscriptions billed through an Amazon account.

That gap is why a written list matters. RecurStop is a privacy-first subscription tracker. It reminds you before a renewal so you can decide: keep it or cancel it.

If you'd rather use a spreadsheet, that works too. The point is to build the list once, from your statement and the 3 menus, so the next check starts from names instead of a blank page. Your decision: read one statement first, then open only the menus it points to.

Unlinking, cancelling and the charges that don't match any list

Finding a subscription is half the job. Each platform's page is also where you act on it. On Apple, that's Settings, your name, Subscriptions. On Amazon, it's Manage Subscription. On Google, it's Manage subscriptions under Wallet & subscriptions. To change or end one, open it in the platform that bills you.

Two details change how you read the lists. Neither Apple nor Amazon has a single cancel-all button. Each subscription is cancelled on its own page, so an audit means opening entries one by one. And on Google, Unlink isn't Cancel. A linked news subscription that you unlink keeps renewing. It only stops the personalised search results.

Here's a concrete case. You find a news subscription linked to your Google Account and tap Unlink. The entry vanishes from your account, and you feel done. The charge on your card, though, is still coming. Cancel at the source, then check the renewal date on its page. Amazon's list shows the renewal date and price, so use it.

The sources don't say what happens to your access after you cancel on each platform. So read the confirmation screen before you tap, and keep a screenshot of it.

What if a charge on your statement isn't on any of the 3 lists? Search your email for the merchant name and look for a receipt. Look at the exact wording on the statement line too. Don't assume it's fraud until you've looked. And don't assume it's fine either. If you still can't place it, ask your bank about it.

This advice has limits. If you share a card with a partner or a team, some charges will be theirs, not yours. Ask before you cancel anything you didn't sign up for. Then repeat the whole check on a date you'll remember, because a new trial won't be on today's list.

When RecurStop is the wrong choice

RecurStop is the wrong choice if you want an app to cancel subscriptions for you. It reminds you before a renewal, and you decide.

What to do next

Decide today that your card statement is the index and the 3 platform pages are the detail. Next, open the statement for your main card and mark every line that names Apple, Google or Amazon.

Sources

• See your purchases and subscriptions in the App Store on ... — https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/see-your-purchases-and-subscriptions-iph4e3e7324f/ios
• Find your purchases, reservations & subscriptions - Android — https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/7673989?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en
• Payments & subscriptions — https://myaccount.google.com/intro/payments-and-subscriptions?hl=en-US
• Manage Your Subscriptions with Amazon Subscriptions - Amazon Customer Service — https://www.amazon.ae/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GU8AWX4GDKM7QGTE