Find forgotten subscriptions on your bank statement
Open your banking app, search your last 3 months for the words below, then look back a full year for yearly plans. It takes a few minutes, and you don't have to share anything with anyone.
1. Get your statements ready
- Open your banking app or online banking for every card and account you pay with, including cards you rarely use. A subscription can sit on an old card for years.
- Search for each word in the table below. Most banking apps have a search box for transactions. No search box? Open your last 3 monthly statements instead.
- Look back 12 months to catch yearly plans. They only show up once a year, so they're the easiest to forget.
- Write down every repeat charge: the name, the amount, and how often it comes.
2. Words to search for
| On your statement | What it usually is | Where to check or cancel |
|---|---|---|
| apple.com/bill itunes.com/bill | Apple: App Store apps, in-app purchases, and subscriptions like iCloud+, Apple Music and Apple TV+. Apple can group several purchases into one charge. | On an iPhone: Settings › your name › Subscriptions. To see what a charge was for, sign in at reportaproblem.apple.com. |
| GOOGLE* | Google: starts with GOOGLE* and ends with the app, developer or product, for example GOOGLE*YouTube. Google Play apps, YouTube Premium, Google One. | Your subscriptions in the Google Play app. |
| PayPal | Anything paid through PayPal. The charge may show PayPal's name instead of the business you paid. | On the PayPal website: Settings › Payments › Automatic payments. |
| AMZN Mktp CA Amazon Channels | Amazon: shopping, Prime, Prime Video channels and other subscriptions. A Prime free trial turns into a paid membership when it ends. | Amazon.ca: Your Memberships and Subscriptions. |
| The service's name: Netflix, Spotify, Disney+, Crave… | Streaming and music you pay for directly. The exact wording depends on the service and your bank. | The account page on each service's website. See current Canadian prices. |
| Uber, DoorDash, Skip, Instacart… | Delivery and ride memberships: Uber One, DashPass, Skip+, Instacart+. | The membership page in each app. |
Checked on Apple, Google, PayPal and Amazon's own help pages, October 2026. Statement wording can vary by bank.
3. Where subscriptions hide
- App store subscriptions. Many apps can share one Apple or Google line on your statement.
- PayPal. The charge can show PayPal's name instead of the company's.
- Your phone, internet or TV bill. Add-ons and bundled streaming are easy to miss. Worth a call to your provider to ask what you can drop.
- Memberships that include another service. Some memberships come with a streaming or delivery service you might also be paying for on its own.
- Yearly plans. One charge a year, then you forget it exists until it renews.
- Free trials that turned paid. The trial ended. The charges didn't.
- Family plans on your card. Someone else set it up, but you're the one paying.
- An old card. A card you rarely use can still be paying for something.
Quick answers
What is apple.com/bill on my statement?
It's a charge from Apple: an app, an in-app purchase, or a subscription like iCloud+ or Apple Music. Apple can group several purchases into one charge, so one line might cover more than one thing. Sign in at reportaproblem.apple.com to see what it was for.
I found a charge but can't find the subscription. Now what?
Check whether someone in your family bought it, whether it's on another email address you use, or whether it was paid through PayPal or an app store. If you still don't recognize it, contact the company, or your bank or card company.
Why don't I see my streaming service on my statement?
It may be included in your phone, internet or TV bill, or billed through Apple, Google or Amazon instead of directly. Check those bills and lists too.
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