{
  "slug": "later",
  "name": "Later",
  "domain": "later.com",
  "category": "seo-marketing",
  "categoryName": "SEO & marketing",
  "description": "Social media scheduling, analytics, inbox and social-listening platform.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel a web-billed Later plan on desktop from Settings > Subscription by selecting Cancel Plan and following the prompts. It takes about two minutes, and paid access continues through the current billing cycle before the account moves to Free. Later plans are non-refundable, with exceptions reviewed case by case.",
  "price": "$25 / month",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": 25,
  "planName": "Starter",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "starter",
      "name": "Starter",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 25
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$18.75 per month when billed yearly; the pricing page does not display the total annual charge.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://later.com/pricing/"
    },
    {
      "id": "growth",
      "name": "Growth",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 50
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$37.50 per month when billed yearly; the pricing page does not display the total annual charge.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://later.com/pricing/"
    },
    {
      "id": "scale",
      "name": "Scale",
      "billingOptions": [
        {
          "cycle": "month",
          "priceUsd": 110
        }
      ],
      "priceNote": "$82.50 per month when billed yearly; the pricing page does not display the total annual charge.",
      "sourceUrl": "https://later.com/pricing/"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "difficultyScore": 1.7,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web",
    "ios"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal",
    "team"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://app.later.com/settings/subscription",
  "cancellationTime": "~2 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 120,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open Subscription settings",
        "body": "Sign in to app.later.com on desktop and go to Settings > Subscription."
      },
      {
        "title": "Select Cancel Plan",
        "body": "Select Cancel Plan and follow every prompt through the final confirmation."
      },
      {
        "title": "Check the end date",
        "body": "The plan remains active until the current billing cycle ends; the date is shown in Subscription settings."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [
      {
        "title": "Open Your Subscription",
        "body": "In the Later iOS app, tap Account and then Your Subscription."
      },
      {
        "title": "Complete the cancellation prompts",
        "body": "Tap Cancel Subscription, tap Continue, answer the questions and use the final Cancel Subscription control."
      }
    ],
    "android": [],
    "team": []
  },
  "platformNotes": {},
  "refundInfo": "Later plans are non-refundable. Later may review exceptions case by case and says an exception may be subject to an early termination fee. Apple handles refunds for iOS in-app purchases.",
  "pauseInfo": "No subscription pause is documented in Later's subscription help section or terms.",
  "downgradeInfo": "Cancellation moves the account to Free after the billing cycle. Extra users, Social Sets and Access Groups must be removed, older analytics become unavailable and over-limit scheduled content may not publish.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Cancellation does not delete the account. Later says separate account deletion removes personal and sensitive data from core systems immediately and remaining data within 90 days, subject to legal and recordkeeping exceptions.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None normally; refund exceptions may carry a fee"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "No standard refund window"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "End of billing cycle"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "Yes"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "When does Later cancellation take effect?",
      "answer": "At the end of the current billing cycle. Paid plan features remain available until then."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does Later have refunds?",
      "answer": "Later plans are non-refundable, though support may review exceptions case by case. Apple handles iOS purchase refunds."
    },
    {
      "question": "What happens to scheduled posts on Free?",
      "answer": "Posts over the Free plan volume may not publish, and some post details may no longer be editable."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I pause Later?",
      "answer": "No subscription-pause option is documented in Later's subscription help or terms."
    },
    {
      "question": "Does cancelling Later delete my data?",
      "answer": "No. Account deletion is separate; Later documents removal from core systems immediately and remaining systems within 90 days, subject to exceptions."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Later pricing",
      "url": "https://later.com/pricing/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Cancel your Later plan",
      "url": "https://help.later.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042992233-Cancel-Your-Later-Plan",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Later refund policy",
      "url": "https://help.later.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042991873-Later-s-Refund-Policy",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Later privacy notice",
      "url": "https://later.com/privacy/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    },
    {
      "title": "Later terms",
      "url": "https://later.com/terms/",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-13"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-13",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-12",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/later",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/later.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/later.md"
  }
}