How to Cancel Your Lose It Premium Subscription (Step-by-Step Guide)

Lose It Premium costs around $39.99 per year, and here is the good news: Lose It actually has one of the more usable free tiers among nutrition apps. Unlike many competitors that lock basic tracking behind a paywall, Lose It's free version still lets you log food, track calories, and set weight goals. So if you are cancelling Premium, you are not falling off a cliff. This guide covers how to cancel on every platform, what you keep and what you lose, and whether upgrading to a different app makes sense for your goals.

Before You Cancel: Identify Your Billing Source

Lose It subscriptions can be billed through:

1. Apple App Store — Most common for iPhone users.
2. Google Play Store — Most common for Android users.
3. Lose It website — If you subscribed directly at loseit.com.

Check your email for the original purchase receipt or review your bank statement. "Apple.com/bill" means Apple manages your subscription. "Google*LoseIt" means Google. "Lose It" as the merchant means their website.

How to Cancel Lose It Premium on iPhone (iOS)

1. Open Settings on your iPhone.
2. Tap your name at the top (Apple ID).
3. Tap Subscriptions.
4. Find Lose It and tap it.
5. Tap Cancel Subscription.
6. Confirm the cancellation.

Your Premium features remain active until the end of your current billing period.

Alternative:

1. Open the App Store → tap your profile icon → Subscriptions → Lose It → Cancel Subscription.

How to Cancel Lose It Premium on Android

1. Open the Google Play Store app.
2. Tap your profile icon (top right).
3. Tap Payments & subscriptions.
4. Tap Subscriptions.
5. Find Lose It and tap it.
6. Tap Cancel subscription and confirm.

If Lose It does not appear in your Google Play subscriptions, you may have subscribed through a different Google account or through the Lose It website directly.

How to Cancel Through the Lose It Website

If you subscribed at loseit.com:

1. Go to loseit.com and log in.
2. Navigate to Account Settings.
3. Find the Subscription or Premium section.
4. Click Cancel or Manage Subscription.
5. Follow the prompts to confirm cancellation.
6. Check for a confirmation email.

How to Verify Your Cancellation

• iOS: Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions → Lose It should show "Expires [date]" not "Renews [date]."
• Android: Play Store → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions → should show cancelled or an expiration date.
• Website: Check for a confirmation email. Log back in and verify your subscription status.

What Happens After You Cancel Lose It Premium

Here is where Lose It stands apart from many competitors — the free tier is genuinely functional:

Feature	Lose It Premium	Lose It Free
Calorie tracking	Full	Full (works well)
Food logging (manual)	Full	Full
Barcode scanning	Full	Full
Weight goal setting	Full	Full
Basic food database	Full	Full
Macronutrient breakdown	Detailed	Basic (totals only)
Meal planning	Available	Not available
Custom goals	Full flexibility	Limited
Nutrient tracking beyond macros	Available	Not available
Themes and customization	Available	Not available
Snap It (photo logging)	Full	Limited
Water tracking	Full	Not available
Exercise integration details	Full	Basic
Ad-free experience	Yes	Some ads

The takeaway: If you were primarily using Lose It for calorie counting and basic food logging, the free tier covers you. The main losses are detailed macro breakdowns, micronutrient tracking, meal planning, and the Snap It photo feature.

Before your Premium expires:

• Review any Premium-only data views (detailed nutrient breakdowns, trends) and screenshot what you want to keep.
• Note any custom goals or targets that might revert to defaults.
• If you use water tracking, find a replacement (many free apps handle this).

How to Request a Lose It Refund

Through Apple: Visit reportaproblem.apple.com, find the Lose It charge, and report the issue. Apple handles refund decisions for App Store purchases.

Through Google: Visit Google Play's refund page and request a refund for the Lose It charge.

Through Lose It directly: If you subscribed through their website, contact Lose It's support team with your refund request. Be specific about the reason and include your account details.

Timing matters: Refund requests made shortly after a charge (within 48 hours for Google, within 14 days for EU consumers) have the highest approval rates.

Common Cancellation Issues

"My annual subscription just renewed and I did not mean to renew"

Contact your billing platform immediately. The sooner you request a refund after an unwanted renewal, the more likely it is to be approved. Apple and Google both have processes for this.

"I cancelled but still have Premium access"

This is normal. When you cancel, your Premium features continue until the end of your paid period. You will not be charged again, but you keep access until the expiration date.

"I want to switch from annual to monthly"

Cancel your annual subscription, wait for it to expire, and resubscribe monthly. There is no direct plan-switch option.

Why People Leave Lose It Premium

The most common reasons:

The free tier is good enough. Many users subscribe to Premium, use it for a while, and realize they primarily use features that are also available for free. Basic calorie tracking, the food database, and barcode scanning all work without Premium.

Limited micronutrient depth. Premium adds some nutrient tracking, but it does not go as deep as dedicated nutrition trackers. Users who want comprehensive vitamin, mineral, and micronutrient data often find Lose It insufficient.

The annual price feels steep for the extras. At $39.99 per year, the Premium features — while nice — can feel like a thin upgrade over the already-functional free tier.

Photo logging limitations. Snap It, the AI photo logging feature, is a Premium perk but does not always deliver accurate results, leading users to manually search for foods anyway.

What to Use Instead of Lose It Premium

Since Lose It's free tier handles basic tracking well, the question is really about what Premium features you will miss and whether another app fills those gaps better.

Stay on Lose It Free

If you were mainly calorie counting, this is the simplest path. The free tier works, and you save $39.99 per year. Add a separate water tracking app if you need that feature.

Nutrola — If You Want Deeper Nutrient Tracking

If the reason you wanted Lose It Premium was for nutrient tracking beyond basic calories, Nutrola takes that significantly further. At €2.50 per month after a free trial, you get over 100 nutrients tracked (vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids — the full picture), a verified database of 1.8 million foods, and AI logging via photo, voice, and barcode that actually works well. Apple Watch and Wear OS support, recipe import, 15 languages, 2 million users, 4.9 rating, and zero ads on any tier.

For Lose It Premium users, the step up in nutrient depth is substantial. Where Lose It gives you a handful of additional nutrients, Nutrola gives you over 100 from a verified (not crowdsourced) database.

Cronometer — If Micronutrients Are Everything

If your primary interest is extremely detailed micronutrient tracking and you are willing to work with a more clinical-feeling interface, Cronometer is a strong option. Its free tier covers basic tracking, and the Gold tier adds additional features.

MyFitnessPal Free — If Database Size Matters Most

If you valued Lose It for its food database and want the largest available, MyFitnessPal's free tier gives you access to one of the biggest food databases in any tracking app. Accuracy varies since it is user-contributed, but you will find almost anything.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does cancelling Lose It Premium delete my data?

No. All your food diary entries, weight logs, and account data remain. You simply lose access to Premium features. Your historical data is still visible, though some Premium-only analysis views will become inaccessible.

Can I still track calories for free after cancelling Lose It Premium?

Yes. Lose It's free tier includes full calorie tracking, barcode scanning, manual food search, and weight logging. This is one of the better free tiers in the nutrition app space.

Will Lose It offer me a discount to stay?

Lose It sometimes presents retention offers during cancellation. Whether a discounted rate changes the value equation depends on which Premium features you actually use.

Can I export my Lose It data before cancelling?

Lose It does offer some data export functionality. Check the app or website settings for an export option. This is worth doing before you cancel — see our separate guide on exporting data from Lose It for detailed steps.

Is Lose It Premium worth it compared to other paid apps?

Lose It Premium is a solid app for basic-to-moderate tracking needs. Where it falls short compared to newer competitors is in nutrient depth, AI logging accuracy, and database verification. Whether it is "worth it" depends on whether those gaps matter for your specific goals.

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The fact that Lose It has a usable free tier makes this cancellation lower-stakes than most. You are not losing everything — you are shedding features you may not need. And if you do need more depth than the free tier provides, there are options that offer more nutritional insight for a comparable or lower price.