How to Get a Fish Audio Refund After Being Refused.
Inside 7 days their own policy is on your side; statutory cooling-off rights may stack on top. Outside it, you've still got tools, a clear email, a card-issuer chargeback, the lot. Here's the playbook for Fish Audio.
Last verified 5 days ago against Fish Audio’s own Terms · UK, US, and EU rights covered below
The short answer
Subscription charges for Plus, Pro and Max (monthly and annual): cancelling stops the next renewal and you keep access until the end of the paid term, but the terms say you won't get a prorated refund or any refund of fees already paid. The only advertised exception is the Pro plan's 7-day money-back guarantee, which you request by emailing support@fish.audio within 7 days. If you were charged after cancelling during a trial, the terms tell you to contact support@fish.audio. API usage is billed separately (pay-as-you-go per UTF-8 byte) and isn't covered by the Pro guarantee. If you bought through the iOS app, refunds go through Apple, not Fish Audio.
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Get yoink (App Store) →What Fish Audio actually says
“PAID SERVICES CANNOT BE TERMINATED BEFORE THE END OF THE PERIOD FOR WHICH YOU HAVE ALREADY PAID, AND EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, FISH.AUDIO WILL NOT REFUND ANY FEES THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY PAID.”
, verbatim from Fish Audio’s terms
How long does a Fish Audio refund take?
Most merchants agree to a straightforward refund within 1 to 3 working days of a well-written email request. Once agreed, the money itself takes another 3 to 5 working days to land, that part is card-network processing and no merchant can skip it. If nothing has arrived 10 working days after a written “refund approved”, reply on the same thread asking for the ARN (acquirer reference number), which your bank can trace.
Note Fish Audio’s own policy works on a 7-day window, ask inside it and the request is routine; outside it you’re relying on goodwill or statutory rights.
What you can claim
The law where you live is the strongest hook, lead with it when you contact the company.
United States
- Fair Credit Billing Act (FCBA)Dispute any credit-card charge in writing within 60 days.
For US credit-card payments, the FCBA gives you 60 days from the statement date to dispute a Fish Audio charge in writing. Your card issuer is required to investigate and may withhold the disputed amount during the process.
- California ARL refund rightRefund if cancel was blocked or unclear.
If Fish Audio made it hard to cancel under California ARL, you’re entitled to a refund of charges taken since the obstruction. Multiple class actions (including against Adobe + Hulu) have set the precedent.
Worldwide
- Card-issuer chargebackVisa/Mastercard chargeback works everywhere they do.
Open a chargeback for “subscription not cancelled” or “services not as described”, your bank initiates, Fish Audio has ~45 days to defend. Works regardless of where Fish Audio is headquartered.
- PayPal Buyer ProtectionIf you paid via PayPal, open a dispute.
PayPal’s Buyer Protection covers “item not as described”, applies to services that didn’t deliver. Resolution typically within 20 days.
Rights in other regions (United Kingdom, European Union)
United Kingdom
- Section 75, Consumer Credit ActCredit card issuer is jointly liable. £100-£30,000.
For UK credit-card charges between £100 and £30,000, your card issuer is jointly liable with Fish Audio for any breach. Call your bank, say “Section 75 claim”, send evidence. Usually resolved in 2-4 weeks.
- Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013Full refund within the 14-day window.
Inside 14 days of starting any Fish Audio subscription, you’re entitled to a full refund of any payment taken, no questions, no policy override.
- Citizens Advice + Trading StandardsFor repeated bad-faith refusals.
Free escalation lane: file with Citizens Advice (08082231133), they pass it to Trading Standards. Slow (8-12 weeks) but creates a paper trail Fish Audio can’t ignore.
European Union
- Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU14-day withdrawal across all EU member states.
EU-wide statutory right to withdraw and recover any payment within 14 days of subscription start. Mirrored in local law in every EU country.
- ECC-Net cross-border escalationEU Consumer Centre network mediates against EU sellers.
If Fish Audio is based in another EU country, your local European Consumer Centre will mediate the dispute for free. List of national contacts at commission.europa.eu.
The 4-step refund email
Email the right address
Use
support@fish.audio, the route yoink has verified actually gets read for Fish Audio.Use a clear subject line
Subject:
Refund Request, [your account email]Send this body
Hi Fish Audio team, I'm requesting a refund of the recent charge on my subscription, account [your account email]. Under the FTC's Click-to-Cancel rule, cancellation must be available through a channel as simple as the one I signed up through. Please confirm by reply that the refund will be processed to my original payment method. Best, [your name]
Wait 7-14 days, then escalate
If you haven’t heard back in 14 days, escalate via the regional route above, a card-issuer chargeback works in every market.
Refund FAQ for Fish Audio
Usually not, unless you're on **Pro**. Fish Audio's terms say it won't refund fees already paid and that cancelling gives no prorated refund. Discounted annual plans fall under the same rule. The exception is the **Pro plan's 7-day money-back guarantee** on the pricing page: email **support@fish.audio** within 7 days of the charge. On Plus or Max, you can still ask, especially for billing errors such as being charged annually when you meant to pay monthly, but expect pushback.
Cancelling rather than claiming money back? See the Fish Audio cancellation guide. For every other support channel, the Fish Audio contact guide.
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