Whether you are able to change your Pocket Casts subscription’s payment frequency from monthly to annual and vice versa will depend on where you signed up for the subscription.
On any platform, you can upgrade from Pocket Casts Plus to Pocket Casts Patron (yearly or monthly) in the app. Go to Profile > Account > Upgrade to Patron.
If you subscribed on Android through the Google Play Store, you can switch between the monthly and yearly plans (and between Plus and Patron) from inside the Pocket Casts app, as long as your subscription is still active and set to renew. The change is processed by Google Play, which credits the time you have already paid for toward the new plan.
- Open the Pocket Casts app and go to Profile > Account.
- Tap Cancel Subscription. Nothing is cancelled at this point; the next screen offers alternatives first.
- Tap Looking for a different plan?
- Under Available Plans, your current plan is marked. Choose the plan you want to switch to and confirm the change in the Google Play window.
If Google Play shows an error when you confirm, check in the Google Play Store app that your Pocket Casts subscription is still set to renew (tap your profile picture, then Payments and subscriptions > Subscriptions), then try again.
If you have already cancelled your subscription in Google Play (it shows an expiry date instead of a renewal date), the in-app switch is not available. Buying a different plan while a cancelled subscription is still running would start a second subscription alongside it rather than replace it. Instead:
- Keep using Pocket Casts Plus until the end of the period you have paid for. If you need to cancel first, see How to cancel a subscription on Google Play.
- At the end of that period, Renew your subscription by choosing the payment plan you want. If you click Renew Subscription in the web player before the period ends, you’ll be asked to confirm. Choose Wait until it expires to keep your remaining paid days, because starting a new subscription right away begins billing today and forfeits those days. Learn more.
If the subscription period ends without you resubscribing or renewing, your account will automatically convert to a regular, free Pocket Casts sync account. You can upgrade a Regular account to a Pocket Casts Plus account on any platform, at any time.
If you subscribed through the Apple App Store, there is no in-app option to switch between monthly and yearly. You can change the plan in your Apple subscription settings instead:
- Use an iOS device which is connected to the Apple ID associated with your Pocket Casts account
- Go to the Settings app
- Tap on your Apple Account at the top to open your Apple ID information
- Tap on Subscriptions
- Locate Pocket Casts in the list
- Tap See All Plans
- Select the Monthly or Yearly plan
How you can view and change the payment method for your existing Pocket Casts Plus or Patron subscription will depend on where you subscribed.
If you purchased Pocket Casts Plus or Patron through either the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store, you can view and edit your billing options in the respective app stores.
If Pocket Casts Plus was purchased directly through our website, our support team will assist you with viewing and editing your billing options. Or log in to your account and go to https://pocketcasts.com/profile. Tap “Change Billing Details” to add a new payment method.
If your subscription was made through the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store, you can upgrade your subscription from the Pocket Casts Plus to the Pocket Casts Patron plan. Go to Profile > Account > Upgrade to Patron.
On Google Play, you can also switch to any other plan (for example from Patron to Plus, or from yearly to monthly) without cancelling. Go to Profile > Account > Cancel Subscription, then tap “Looking for a different plan?” and choose the new plan. Your subscription is not cancelled unless you continue past that screen and confirm “Yes, Cancel my Subscription”. On the Apple App Store, change plans in your Apple subscription settings as described above.
Transferring subscriptions across platforms (for example, from the Apple App Store to the Google Play Store, or vice versa) is not possible, and remaining paid time can’t be moved to the new platform. The simplest way to switch is to cancel your current subscription, wait for it to end, then subscribe on the new platform.
If you want to switch to a subscription through the web player sooner, cancel your current subscription first, then click Renew Subscription on your Profile page in the web player. You’ll be asked to confirm. Starting a new subscription right away begins billing today and forfeits the remaining days of your canceled subscription. Learn more.
If I cancel my subscription so I can change to a different plan on the Google Play Store or through your website, won’t I lose my folders?
You will not lose your folders. For the short period you might not have Plus, your folders will disappear. However, they will reappear once your new subscription is active.
