How to cancel iCloud+ storage.

This is the route most people need, and the menu path depends on your iOS version. Apple moved iCloud+ into the unified Subscriptions list at iOS 18.4, so an older device hides it somewhere else entirely.

1. On iOS 18.4 and later: open Settings, tap your name at the top, tap Subscriptions, tap iCloud+, then tap Cancel Subscription or See All Plans.
2. On iOS 18 through 18.3: open Settings, tap your name, tap iCloud, tap Manage Plan under iCloud+ Features, then tap Downgrade Options.
3. On iOS 17 and earlier: open Settings, tap your name, tap iCloud, tap Manage Account Storage, then tap Downgrade Options.
4. Enter your Apple Account password if you are asked for it.
5. Choose the free 5 GB plan, or a smaller paid tier if you only want to reduce the cost, and confirm.
6. Check Settings afterwards to confirm the plan shows as ending, and note the date your current billing period runs to.

Apple states that if you downgrade or cancel your iCloud+ plan, the change takes effect after your current subscription billing period ends. You keep the storage you paid for until then.

The Mac path also changed by version, and the wording moved from Apple ID to Apple Account.

1. On macOS Tahoe 26 and later: open System Settings, click Apple Account, click iCloud, then click Manage Plan under iCloud+ Features.
2. On macOS Sonoma through Sequoia: open System Settings, click Apple Account, click iCloud, click Manage Plan, then click Downgrade Options.
3. Sign in with your Apple Account password when prompted.
4. Select the free 5 GB tier or the smaller plan you want and confirm the change.
5. On Windows, open iCloud for Windows, click Manage, click Change Storage Plan, then click Downgrade Options.

The downgrade applies to the Apple Account, not to the device, so doing it once on any signed-in device is enough.

This is the awkward case. Apple's documented route for someone with no Apple device is the Report a Problem site, which is framed as a refund request rather than a plain cancellation.

1. Sign in at reportaproblem.apple.com with the email address or phone number and password you use for your Apple Account.
2. Tap or click "I'd like to", then choose "Request a refund".
3. Choose a reason from the list.
4. Choose the most recent charge for your iCloud+ subscription, or the iCloud subscription at the top, then choose Submit.
5. If you can borrow any Apple device, sign in there instead and use the Settings route above, which cancels rather than asks.

Apple states that refund decisions can take 24 to 48 hours. Once iCloud+ appears as a subscription on your account you can also manage it at account.apple.com under the subscriptions section.

Apple One bundles iCloud+ storage with other services. Apple states the Individual tier includes 50 GB, Family includes 200 GB and Premier includes 2 TB. If you pay for both, you are paying twice.

1. Check both places: look for an Apple One subscription and for a separate iCloud+ storage plan in your iCloud settings.
2. If you want to keep Apple One, downgrade the standalone iCloud+ plan using the Settings route above so only the bundled storage remains.
3. If you want to end Apple One instead, cancel it from your subscriptions list.
4. Apple states that when you cancel Apple One you have the opportunity to select any individual subscriptions you would like to keep, and that you will be billed separately for them.
5. Check your storage tier afterwards and clear space if the bundled allowance is smaller than what you were using.

Apple states that if you already subscribe to a service included in Apple One, you will continue to be charged separately but you can cancel it. Apple also notes that iCloud+ Family Sharing works a bit differently from the other subscriptions in the bundle.