Start with Apple's subscriptions screen
If you want to track Apple subscriptions on iPhone, the first step is simple: open Settings, tap your name, then tap Subscriptions. That is where Apple shows the subscriptions billed through your Apple Account, including active plans, expired plans, and trials tied to the App Store.
This is the best starting point for Apple-billed services because it shows the billing relationship directly instead of making you reconstruct it from memory.
Know what belongs there
Apple's Subscriptions screen is useful for:
- App Store app subscriptions
- Apple Music
- Apple TV+ when billed through Apple
- iCloud+ and other Apple services tied to subscription billing
- free trials that convert through your Apple Account
It is not a complete map of every subscription you use on your iPhone. Some services are used on iPhone but billed somewhere else.
Separate Apple-billed from direct-billed services
This is where people often get stuck. A subscription can live on your iPhone without Apple being the company that charges you.
If something does not appear in Subscriptions, check:
- the service's own website or app
- Apple purchase receipts in email
- recent card and bank statements
- PayPal, Amazon, or another billing provider
The useful habit is to split your recurring services into two groups:
- billed by Apple
- billed directly somewhere else
That one distinction makes tracking and canceling much easier.
Record the details that matter
For each Apple subscription, keep track of:
- service name
- current price
- billing cycle
- next renewal date
- whether it is still worth keeping
This matters most for annual plans and free trials, because they are the easiest to forget once the sign-up moment passes.
Why Orbit helps after the Apple check
Apple's own subscription screen is a good source of truth for Apple-billed services. It is not designed to be your full recurring-cost review system.
Orbit helps after that first pass by giving you one place to track:
- Apple-billed subscriptions
- direct-billed subscriptions
- free trials
- annual renewals
- the reminders you want before the next charge
That is especially useful if your real question is not only "What is billed through Apple?" but "What am I still choosing to pay for overall?"
Keep the review small
You do not need a complicated system. A clean monthly review plus a separate check before annual renewals is usually enough.
If you are trying to cancel something right now, read How to cancel subscriptions on iPhone. If you are trying to find the subscriptions that still are not obvious, read How to find subscriptions from bank statements and email receipts.