The best free trials right now — and how to cancel before you pay

Trial

7 days

After

$14.99/mo

Apple's streaming service (formerly Apple TV+) is one of the few big on-demand streamers that still offers a free trial, and it works on non-Apple devices too.

Trial

Up to 21 days

After

From $54.99/mo

Live TV from 100+ channels including local networks, with unlimited cloud DVR. The trial length changes often, so check what you're offered before starting.

Trial

5 days

After

From $88.99/mo

A sports-first live TV service. The trial was shortened from 7 to 5 days, and cancelling ends it immediately, so time it around the games you want.

Trial

7 days

After

$25/mo

The cheapest live-TV-style streaming bundle: 70+ entertainment channels (no local networks or sports) with a full week free.

Trial

3 days

After

$99.99/mo

Hulu ended its classic 30-day trial for standalone Hulu in 2026. The only Hulu trial left is a short 3-day trial of Hulu + Live TV — and it's expensive if you forget.

Trial

30 days

After

$8.99/mo

Audible Standard lets you pick 1 audiobook a month from Audible's entire collection for $8.99/month after the trial. Your picks stay playable while you're a member; to keep books after you cancel, you need Premium credits.

Trial

1 month

After

$12.99/mo

Ad-free, offline Spotify. The free month is only for people who have never had Premium before.

Trial

1 month

After

$11.99/mo

100 million songs, lossless and spatial audio. Works on Android too.

Trial

30 days

After

$11.99–$12.99/mo

Amazon's full on-demand music service, separate from the smaller Amazon Music Prime catalog.

Trial

30 days

After

$11.99/mo

Amazon renamed Kindle Unlimited to Kindle+ in October 2026. It's the same $11.99/month reading subscription, now with more audiobooks: read or listen from a big library of eBooks, audiobooks, comics and magazines on any device with the Kindle app.

Trial

30 days (web)

After

From $11.99/mo

Scribd's ebook and audiobook app. Sign up on the website rather than in the app to get four times the trial length.

Trial

1 month

After

From $9.99/mo

Full desktop Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook plus 1 TB of OneDrive storage. Microsoft lets you cancel any time in the first 30 days with no charge.

Trial

7 days

After

Check terms

Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro and 20+ Adobe apps. The catch is the plan type you pick: the popular annual plan billed monthly carries an early-termination fee later on.

Trial

Shown at signup

After

$144/yr

Premium templates, brand kits, background remover and Magic AI tools in the popular design app.

Trial

7 days

After

From $12/mo

Grammarly's paid tier adds full-sentence rewrites, tone adjustments and more generative AI prompts.

Trial

7 days

After

1–2 yr plan

NordVPN now offers a real 7-day free trial in the US on its 1- and 2-year plans. Cancel before day 7 or the full plan is charged — though the 30-day money-back guarantee is still a backup.

Trial

7 days

After

1–2 yr plan

One of the few VPNs with a true free trial. It also has a 30-day money-back guarantee after the trial converts.

Trial

14 days

After

~$3.99/mo

A top-rated password manager. The trial is low-risk: without payment details on file you simply lose editing access when it ends.

Trial

7 days

After

From $39.99/yr

Antivirus, VPN and identity-protection bundle. Watch the renewal price, which is much higher than the first-year deal.

Trial

30 days

After

$9.99/mo

$0 delivery fees and lower service fees on eligible DoorDash orders. Good to test during a busy month.

Trial

Usually 4 weeks

After

$9.99/mo

One membership for Uber Eats and Uber rides: $0 delivery fees on eligible orders and member savings on rides.

Trial

14 days

After

$99/yr

$0 delivery fees on grocery orders over $10 from hundreds of stores. Note the trial rolls into a yearly charge by default.

Trial

Varies

After

$9.99/mo

Grubhub's membership for $0 delivery fees. If you already have Prime (or a Prime trial), you may not need to pay for it at all.

Trial

No free trial

After

Per box

HelloFresh's "free meals" are a discount on the first box of an auto-renewing subscription, not a free trial. Here's how to try it without getting an unexpected second box.

Trial

30 days

After

$14.99/mo

Prime's 30-day trial includes the same benefits as a paid membership: fast free delivery, Prime Video, Prime Gaming and Amazon Music Prime.

Trial

30 days for $1

After

$12.95/mo

Walmart+ swapped its free trial for a $1, 30-day trial. It's still a cheap way to test free delivery and the included streaming perk.

Trial

7 days

After

$59/mo

Unlimited access to 10,000+ courses and certificates from universities and companies like Google and IBM.

Trial

1 month

After

Check terms

See who viewed your profile, send InMail to recruiters, and get access to LinkedIn Learning courses. Useful during an active job search.

Trial

1–2 weeks

After

Check terms

No ads, unlimited hearts and personalized practice in the world's most popular language app.

Trial

7 days

After

~$167.88/yr

Thousands of short, project-based creative classes: illustration, design, photography, video and more.

Trial

30 days

After

From $12.99/mo

You don't need a Peloton bike: the app has thousands of strength, yoga, running and cardio classes for your phone or TV.

Trial

1 month

After

$9.99/mo

Guided workouts and meditations from Apple, with Apple Watch metrics on screen if you have one.

Trial

30 days

After

$11.99/mo

Training analysis, route building and segment leaderboards for runners and cyclists.