How to choose a plan, start the free trial, or cancel

One subscription covers your family: grandparents, sitters and the other parent never pay. To choose a plan, open Settings and tap Manage Subscription, pick Family or Premium, monthly or yearly, and confirm with Apple. To cancel, use your iPhone’s Settings: your name, then Subscriptions.

Where to find it

Settings
Subscription
Manage Subscription

Who can do this

The family owner, or a parent or guardian, pays for the family.

Step by step

Open Settings. Settings opens from your own picture at the top left of the screen. The Manage Subscription row shows your plan or how many trial days are left.
Tap Manage Subscription.
Under Choose your plan, tap Family or Premium, monthly or annual.
Tap the button underneath. It says Start 2 weeks free when Apple’s free trial applies, otherwise Subscribe. Confirm with Apple.
New phone? Tap Restore Purchases at the bottom.
To cancel: open the iPhone Settings app, tap your name, then Subscriptions, then Kid Pickup.

What happens next

Everyone in your family gets the plan straight away. Nobody else needs to pay.

Good to know

Every new family gets 14 days to look around free, with nothing to pay to start.
Family covers 2 children and up to 3 helpers. Premium has no limit on children, room for up to 8 people, the AI assistant and a chat on each pickup. See pricing.
Deleting your account doesn’t cancel your Apple subscription. Cancel it in Settings too.

Checked against Kid Pickup 1.6.2 on October 21, 2026. Something look different on your phone? Tell us and we’ll fix the guide.

FAQ

Questions about this

Do grandparents need to pay for Kid Pickup?

No. One subscription covers the whole family, and grandparents, sitters and anyone else you invite use it free.

How do I cancel my Kid Pickup subscription?

Apple handles it: open the iPhone Settings app, tap your name, then Subscriptions, then Kid Pickup, and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the period you paid for.