How do I cancel my YouVersion subscription?

There is no YouVersion subscription to cancel, the app never bills you. What people call a 'subscription' is usually a **recurring gift**. To stop it: go to **give.bible.com**, sign in, tap your profile photo, choose **Manage Giving**, select the scheduled payment, then **Cancel Scheduled Gift → Delete**. In the app: **You tab → More (≡) → Giving → Scheduled Giving → Cancel Scheduled Gift → Delete**. If the charge isn't listed there, check Apple/Google subscriptions for a lookalike 'Bible' app, and ask giving@youversion.com to confirm nothing is scheduled on your account.

Why am I being charged for the Bible app?

Three usual causes. **One:** you set up a recurring gift (switching on 'Make Gift Recurring' when donating), cancel it under Manage Giving. **Two:** you downloaded a **copycat app** with a near-identical name; App Store listings exist with 'Premium Weekly $5.99' and 'Premium Yearly $29.99' tiers from unrelated developers, and those refunds come from Apple or Google. **Three:** the descriptor confuses you, YouVersion giving can appear on statements under **Life.Church**. Match the amount and date against your giving history at give.bible.com before disputing.

How do I cancel a recurring donation to YouVersion?

Web: **give.bible.com → Sign In → profile photo (top right) → Manage Giving → select the scheduled payment → Cancel Scheduled Gift → Delete**. iOS/Android: **You tab → More (≡) → Giving → Scheduled Giving → select the payment → Cancel Scheduled Gift → Delete**. Do this *before* the next process date, since gifts already taken are not automatically refunded. Note you cannot simply delete the stored card, the help centre says a scheduled gift requires a replacement payment method before the old one can be removed. If any step fails, email **giving@youversion.com**.

Will I lose my highlights, notes and plans if I delete my YouVersion account?

Yes, permanently. YouVersion's own help pages state account deletion **can't be undone** and removes your Prayers, Plan records, Badges, Verse Images, Highlights, Bookmarks, Notes and all friend activity such as comments and likes. Nothing is recoverable afterwards. If you only want a break, the privacy policy notes you can simply stop using the app and your account and its content are kept until you return or delete it. Deleting the account is also the wrong tool for stopping money, cancel the scheduled gift first, then decide about the account.

Does YouVersion have a phone number?

Not for cancellations. YouVersion runs a help centre at help.youversion.com with a **Contact Support** form and no advertised customer-service phone line; complaint directories list only a Life.Church corporate switchboard in Edmond, Oklahoma, with a low reported resolution rate. Email is the practical written channel: **giving@youversion.com** for anything money-related, **help@youversion.com** for account and app problems, **legal@life.church** for data and legal notices. Because there's no phone route, always get your cancellation in writing, a dated email reply is your evidence if a gift processes afterwards.

Can I pause my giving instead of cancelling?

There's no published 'pause' button, but the Manage Giving screen lets you **change** a scheduled gift as well as cancel it, so you can cut the amount or push out the frequency/process date instead of stopping entirely (web: Manage Giving → select the payment → edit → Save; app: You → Giving → Scheduled Giving → edit → Save). For the app itself, pausing is irrelevant since it's free. If you want to stop reminder emails rather than money, use the unsubscribe link in the email or adjust notification settings at bible.com/settings.

Can I cancel in the app or does it have to be on the website?

Both work, and they're equivalent. **In-app (iOS and Android):** You tab → More (≡) → Giving → Scheduled Giving → select the payment → Cancel Scheduled Gift → Delete. **Web:** give.bible.com → Sign In → profile photo → Manage Giving → select the payment → Cancel Scheduled Gift → Delete. Use the website if the app won't load the giving section or you're signed into the wrong account. Important exception: if the charge came from a third-party lookalike app, neither route helps, cancel it in Apple App Store or Google Play subscriptions instead.

Why am I still being charged after cancelling YouVersion?

Usually one of three things: the cancellation never completed (no written confirmation), the subscription bills through Apple or Google and must be cancelled there, or a minimum term is still running. Charges continuing after a confirmed cancellation can be disputed with your bank as a chargeback.

How do I delete my YouVersion account?

Cancel the subscription first, then request account deletion in settings or by email. If there is no self-serve option, email a written erasure request citing the applicable data-protection law; most companies complete erasure within about 30 days.

How to Cancel YouVersion Recurring Giving.

Q: Does YouVersion charge a cancellation fee?

Rolling monthly plans end at the period already paid for with nothing extra to pay. Fixed minimum-term plans can carry an early-exit charge until the term ends, check your signup terms for a minimum-term end date.

Here's the fastest way to cancel YouVersion and what to expect.

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The fastest way

YouVersion's Bible App is free, there's no subscription to cancel. Any charge is a recurring gift: sign in at give.bible.com, open Manage Giving, select the scheduled gift, tap Cancel Scheduled Gift, then Delete. Can't find it? Email giving@youversion.com, subject 'Cancel recurring gift and refund request'. Median confirmation time unverified.

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Every way to cancel YouVersion

Online (fastest): Direct cancel flow: give.bible.com
Email: Email giving@youversion.com with the template below, the route that creates a paper trail and carries the refund ask.

Timing matters: Scheduled gifts run on the process date you chose, cancel before that date, because gifts already taken have no published refund window.

Cancelling a YouVersion order by email

Email the verified address
giving@youversion.com, the standard route for YouVersion.
Use a precise subject
Subject: Cancellation Request, [your account email]

Send this template

Hi YouVersion team,

I'd like to cancel my recent YouVersion order (reference [order number], placed on [date]) under the account [your account email].

Please confirm the cancellation by reply and process the refund to my original payment method.

Best,
[your name]

Wait for confirmation
Wait 24 hours. If there's no response, send a polite one-line follow-up referencing the original request.

YouVersion plans you can cancel

Bible App (Free)
Nothing to cancel, the app is free with no in-app purchases. You can delete the free account in-app (You/Profile > Settings > Edit Profile > Delete Account), which is permanent.
$0.00/mo
Recurring Gift / Scheduled Giving (donor-chosen amount)
Self-serve: give.bible.com > Sign In > profile photo > Manage Giving > select the scheduled payment > Cancel Scheduled Gift > Delete. In-app (iOS/Android): You tab > More (≡) > Giving > Scheduled Giving > Cancel Scheduled Gift > Delete.

Does YouVersion charge a cancellation fee?

We found no cancellation fee in YouVersion’s published terms. On a rolling plan you simply pay to the end of the current billing period and nothing after. If you’re inside a fixed minimum term, check your signup email for the end date, cancelling early is where fees usually hide.

What doesn’t work for cancelling YouVersion

Based on 6 sources, Reddit, app reviews, and direct testing. Skip these and save yourself the loop.

✕ Hunting for a 'YouVersion' subscription in your Apple or Google Play subscriptions list, The genuine Life.Church Bible App is free with no in-app purchases, so nothing appears there. Recurring YouVersion charges run through Stripe/PayPal giving, not the app stores.
✕ Emailing YouVersion to cancel a weekly/yearly 'Bible' app subscription, Lookalike apps (e.g. an App Store listing titled 'You Version Bible App' with Premium Weekly $5.99 / Premium Yearly $29.99 under a different developer) are not YouVersion; only Apple or Google can cancel and refund them.
✕ Deleting the saved payment method to stop a recurring gift, The help centre states that for scheduled gifts you must add a replacement payment method before you can delete the current one, so deleting a card is blocked and is not a cancellation route.
✕ Deleting your YouVersion account to stop the money, Account deletion is permanent and wipes Prayers, Plan records, Badges, Notes, Highlights and friend activity, while the giving schedule is a separate payment record, cancel the scheduled gift first.
✕ Uninstalling the app, Removing the app ends nothing financial: scheduled gifts keep processing on their chosen date, and an app-store subscription to a lookalike app keeps renewing.
✕ Calling a YouVersion support line, YouVersion publishes no direct customer-service phone number; third-party directories list a Life.Church corporate switchboard with a low reported resolution rate rather than a cancellations desk.

Cancelled YouVersion but still being charged?

Three common reasons, in order of likelihood:

The cancellation didn’t actually complete. If you never received a written confirmation from YouVersion, treat it as not cancelled. Email giving@youversion.com referencing your original request date and ask for written confirmation plus a refund of any charge taken since.
You cancelled in the wrong place. Subscriptions started through the App Store or Google Play bill through Apple or Google, cancelling on YouVersion’s site doesn’t touch them. Check Settings → Subscriptions on iPhone, or Play Store → Payments & subscriptions on Android.
Billing lag. A charge that was already in flight when you cancelled can still land a few days later. One trailing charge can be normal; two is not.

If they keep charging after a confirmed cancellation, that’s chargeback territory: dispute the charge with your bank citing “subscription cancelled, merchant continued billing”. The yoink app also flags this automatically, it keeps watching your inbox after a confirmed cancellation and alerts you if YouVersion charges again.

How YouVersion will try to keep you

YouVersion may respond with a retention offer, a discount, a free month, or a downgrade to a cheaper tier. Don't engage with the counteroffer. Restate that you want a full cancellation and cite the consumer law again if they push back.

They’ll say: “Ministry-framed guilt on the exit screens, the delete-account article opens with 'We're sorry to see you go' and hopes you'll 'continue to seek God every day'.”
You say: You can leave the sentiment unanswered. Reply with one line: 'Please cancel scheduled gift ID/date X and confirm in writing.' You are cancelling a payment instruction, not making a spiritual decision.
They’ll say: “Giving FAQs redirect the conversation to tithing and mission impact ('Should I give to YouVersion instead of tithing to my church?', 'what your contribution is used for') instead of processing the stop.”
You say: Acknowledge the mission in one sentence, then restate the instruction: cancel all future scheduled gifts effective immediately, and confirm the date of the last payment that will be taken.
They’ll say: “Your card stays on file, the Giving FAQ states YouVersion saves your payment information 'to make it easier for you to give in the future', stored with Stripe and PayPal.”
You say: Ask explicitly: 'Delete my stored payment method and revoke the Stripe/PayPal mandate for my account.' If they will not, revoke the recurring authorisation at your bank or in PayPal yourself.
They’ll say: “Support answers by pointing you to a self-serve help article; third-party complaint directories show a low full-resolution rate and no live cancellation desk.”
You say: Send the facts once, account email, last four digits, charge date, amount, statement descriptor (often shows Life.Church), and ask for a named owner plus a written cancellation confirmation within 5 business days, cc giving@youversion.com and help@youversion.com.

Your rights when cancelling

The law where you live is the strongest hook, lead with it when you contact the company.

United States

FTC Click-to-Cancel Rule (2024+)
Cancel must be as easy as sign-up.
The Federal Trade Commission’s Click-to-Cancel rule requires YouVersion to make cancelling at least as simple as signing up, same channel, same number of clicks. If they buried the cancel button or forced a phone call, they’re in violation; report to reportfraud.ftc.gov.
California ARL (auto-renewal law)
Renewal must be cancellable online.
California Business & Professions Code §17602 forces any company billing California residents on auto-renewal to provide an online cancel mechanism. Lawsuits have been won on this; companies often refund quickly when it’s cited.

Worldwide

Card-issuer chargeback
Your bank can reverse the charge.
Visa, Mastercard, and Amex all run chargeback schemes, “goods/services not as described” or “subscription not cancelled” are valid reason codes everywhere they operate. Your bank handles the dispute; YouVersion has ~45 days to defend.

Rights in other regions (United Kingdom, European Union)

United Kingdom

Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013
14-day cooling-off on new subscriptions.
You can terminate any continuous service contract within 14 days of starting it and recover any payment, no questions asked. Applies regardless of YouVersion’s own policy.
Consumer Rights Act 2015
Services must be as described.
If YouVersion’s service was misrepresented or didn’t deliver what was promised, you have a statutory right to remedy (repair, refund, or price reduction) regardless of their terms.

European Union

Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU
14-day right of withdrawal across all EU states.
EU-wide statutory right to withdraw from any distance-sold contract within 14 days. Mirrored into local law in every member state. YouVersion must honour it regardless of where they’re headquartered.

Delete your YouVersion account (not just cancel)

Cancelling stops the billing; deleting removes your account and personal data. Do them in that order, deleting an account with an active subscription can leave the billing running with no way to log in and stop it.

If there’s no delete option in YouVersion’s account settings, email giving@youversion.com with the subject Account deletion request, [your account email] and ask for your account and personal data to be erased under state privacy laws such as the CCPA. They’re typically required to act on it, most companies complete erasure within about 30 days, and you should ask for written confirmation when it’s done.

Common questions about cancelling YouVersion

Yes. The Bible App from YouVersion (Life.Church) is **100% free with no ads and no in-app purchases**, every translation, reading plan, audio Bible and offline download is included at no cost, on iOS, Android, web, Apple TV and watch. There is no premium tier and no 'YouVersion+'. The only payments connected to YouVersion are **voluntary donations** you choose to set up at give.bible.com or inside the app. So if your statement shows a recurring Bible-app charge, it is either a gift you scheduled or a different app entirely.

Money-back questions (windows, pro-rata, chargebacks) are covered in the YouVersion refund guide. Need a human for something else entirely? The YouVersion contact guide lists every channel that actually answers.

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