# How to Track Free Trials and Avoid Surprise Charges on iPhone

By Andrii Gnasevych · Published 12 November 2026 · Source: https://www.a-devgroup.com/how-to-track-free-trials-and-avoid-charges/

**Short answer.** Write down every trial with its end date, set a reminder a day or two before it ends, and cancel in Apple ID settings if you do not want to keep it. A tracker with trial-end reminders automates the remembering.

Disclosure: I build [Worth](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/worth-subscriptions/id6815235568?pt=128162591&ct=web_how_to_track_free_trials_and_avoid&mt=8), a subscription tracker that reminds you before renewals and trial endings.

## Steps

1. **List every trial.** Open Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions. This shows what is active, including trials, for your Apple ID. Also check subscriptions billed outside Apple.
2. **Note the end date.** For each trial write the date it converts to paid and the price after the trial.
3. **Set a reminder before it ends.** Remind yourself one to two days ahead, not on the last day.
4. **Decide: keep or cancel.** If you have not used it this week, cancel. In Apple ID Subscriptions choose the item and cancel.
5. **Track what you keep.** Add the paid ones to a tracker with the renewal date and price, so a price rise does not surprise you.
6. **Review monthly.** Five minutes once a month catches duplicates and forgotten plans.

## Where Worth helps

- Add subscriptions manually, import a backup or supported export, or recognize a receipt on the device.
- Reminders for renewals and trial endings.
- Flags rarely used, duplicated or recently increased subscriptions.

Worth does not cancel subscriptions for you; you cancel in Apple ID settings or with the provider. No bank login is needed. See [Rocket Money alternative](https://www.a-devgroup.com/rocket-money-alternative/) and the [comparison of five trackers](https://www.a-devgroup.com/best-subscription-tracker-apps/).

## Common trial traps

- Annual trials that convert to a large yearly charge.
- Trials started through an app, forgotten after you delete it.
- Cancelling a day too late because of time zones.

## Screenshots

![Subscriptions list in the Worth app on iPhone with a search field, status and sort filters and sample subscriptions with renewal dates and prices](https://www.a-devgroup.com/app-images/worth/worth-subscription-tracker-subscriptions-list.jpg)
*Search and filter every subscription (sample data).*

![Insights screen in the Worth app on iPhone with 3-month, 6-month and yearly forecast tabs, recorded prices and spending by category](https://www.a-devgroup.com/app-images/worth/worth-subscription-tracker-insights-forecast.jpg)
*Forecasts and spending by category.*

![Home screen of the Worth subscription tracker on iPhone showing the next renewal and a list of upcoming renewals with sample subscriptions and prices](https://www.a-devgroup.com/app-images/worth/worth-subscription-tracker-home-upcoming-renewals.jpg)
*Upcoming renewals at a glance (sample data).*

## FAQ

### How do I see my free trials on iPhone?

Open Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions. Active subscriptions, including trials, are listed with their renewal dates.

### When should I cancel a free trial?

A day or two before it ends, so a time-zone difference does not cost you a charge.

### Does deleting the app cancel the trial?

No. You have to cancel the subscription in Apple ID settings.

### Can Worth cancel subscriptions for me?

No. It reminds you and shows what you pay; you cancel in Apple ID settings or with the provider.

App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/worth-subscriptions/id6815235568?pt=128162591&ct=web_how_to_track_free_trials_and_avoid&mt=8
Worth:Subscriptions: https://www.a-devgroup.com/worth/

## Related guides

- [Rocket Money alternative without a bank link](https://www.a-devgroup.com/rocket-money-alternative/)
- [Best subscription tracker apps, compared](https://www.a-devgroup.com/best-subscription-tracker-apps/)
- [Worth: Subscriptions (app page)](https://www.a-devgroup.com/worth/)