Cancel guide

How to cancel HBO Max

The official cancel link for HBO Max and the steps, in plain English.

Independent guide⁠—not affiliated with HBO Max.Checked September 25, 2026

  • Can be billed by Apple

Sourced factsWritten in our own words from the official help page, as of the date below.

Steps to cancel HBO Max

HBO Max was called Max before.

  1. Sign in at hbomax.com, pick your profile and open Subscription. The top of that page says who bills you.
  2. If HBO Max bills you directly, choose Cancel Your Subscription and confirm before the next billing date.
  3. If Apple bills you, cancel in iOS Settings › [your name] › Subscriptions. For Amazon, Google Play, Roku or a TV provider, cancel with that provider.
  4. Deleting the app doesn’t cancel. You keep access until the paid period ends. On the UK 12-⁠month Saver plan, canceling stops renewal, but the remaining monthly payments for that year are still due and access lasts until the year ends.

Source: help.hbomax.com⁠ (opens in a new tab) checked

Sourced factsBased on the sources cited, as of the date shown⁠—not features or prices of the app.

Paying through Apple?

If you subscribed in the iPhone or iPad app, Apple may bill you instead of the provider. Then you cancel in your iPhone or iPad settings, not with the provider and not inside the app.

Canceling an App Store subscription, per Apple

  1. Open Settings and tap your name
  2. Tap Subscriptions
  3. Choose the subscription you want to end
  4. Tap Cancel Subscription

For free trials, Apple advises canceling at least 24 hours before the trial ends.

Source: Apple Support: Cancel a subscription from Apple⁠ (opens in a new tab) checked

Official factsBased on official sources, as of the date shown⁠—not features or prices of the app.

Signed up in Germany? The cancel button

If you live in Germany and signed up for HBO Max directly on its website, German law has required businesses that let you sign up online to offer a cancellation button there since July 1, 2022. If a business doesn’t offer one, you may cancel at any time without notice.

Since June 19, 2026, contracts signed on a business’s website or app can also be withdrawn during the withdrawal period with a button such as “Vertrag widerrufen” (withdraw from contract). Withdrawing undoes a contract you just signed; it is not the same as canceling.

This is general information about the law, not a statement about HBO Max and not legal advice. For your specific case, Germany’s consumer advice centers (Verbraucherzentralen) can help.

Sources: Section 312k, German Civil Code (in German)⁠ (opens in a new tab), Section 356a, German Civil Code (in German)⁠ (opens in a new tab), Federal Law Gazette 2026 I No. 28 (withdrawal button, in force June 19, 2026; in German)⁠ (opens in a new tab) checked

Sourced factsBased on the sources cited, as of the date shown⁠—not features or prices of the app.

HBO Max prices by country

Plans and prices as listed on the source pages on the date below, with the provider’s own plan names. Prices can differ by tax, offer and where you subscribe, and they change often.

United States

HBO Max prices by country: United States
PlanPrice
Basic with Ads$10.99 per month
Basic with Ads annual$109.99 per year
Standard$18.49 per month
Standard annual$184.99 per year
Premium$22.99 per month
Premium annual$229.99 per year

No free trial listed

Source: help.hbomax.com⁠ (opens in a new tab)

United Kingdom

HBO Max prices by country: United Kingdom
PlanPrice
Basic with Ads£4.99 per month
Standard with Ads£5.99 per month
Standard£9.99 per month
Premium£14.99 per month
TNT Sports£30.99 per month
Standard with Ads & TNT Sports£36.98 per month

No free trial listed

Source: help.hbomax.com⁠ (opens in a new tab)

Germany

HBO Max prices by country: Germany
PlanPrice
Basis mit Werbung (Basic with Ads)€5.99 per month
Standard€11.99 per month
Premium€16.99 per month
Sport add-on (on top of a plan)€3 per month

No free trial listed

Source: hbomax.com (in German)⁠ (opens in a new tab)

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