ScanGuru: Difficulties in Canceling App Subscriptions
Users are frustrated with the difficulty of canceling subscriptions for mobile apps, leading to wasted time and dissatisfaction. The cancellation process is often misleading and complicated, leaving users feeling trapped in unwanted subscriptions.
16 different people have complained about this since 03 Jul 2022, most recently on 23 Jun 2026.
No new posts for 137 days. This may have been fixed, or people stopped writing about it — the evidence below is from before 23 Jun 2026.
- “Don’t use this app unless you want to waste time trying to cancel the subscription once you’re done with it.”
- “ScanGuru: PDF Scanner App — App kept crashing and doesn’t get cancelled.”
- “You don’t make it easy to cancel, which is misleading when you sign up 6/19 i still CANNOT CANCEL my subscription!!!”
16 people in 16 posts across 1 source · 0 in the last 30 days, 0 in the 30 before
The pain
shares of 16 peopleWhat goes wrong, and for whom
- Who
- 16 people using ScanGuru: PDF Scanner App
- What goes wrong
- Cannot cancel subscription or trial15 people · 94%
- Since
- 03 Jul 2022 → 23 Jun 2026
Is this a startup idea?
Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use — the fix belongs first to that provider.
- Complaints are about
- ScanGuru: PDF Scanner App
- Looking for something else
- 0% want an alternative · 6% ask the provider for a feature
- What the numbers say
- Almost nobody is looking for a different product — people want this provider to fix it, not a new option.
The pain — what people say
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What people were doing
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- Complaint1594%
- Request16%
Sources
16 signals · 1 sources
Evidence
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ScanGuru: PDF Scanner App — Canceling is difficult Don’t use this app unless you want to waste time trying to cancel the subscription once you’re done with it. You go to cancel and it says to go to the App Store but no further instruction.
Wastes timeScanGuru: PDF Scanner App — App kept crashing and doesn’t get cancelled I signed up for the free trial and after scanning everything I need, the app crashed. I tried it again, still crashing. Now that I’m cancelling the free trial, it won’t cancel!!! You better not charge me $6.99 a week from June 6! I screen recorded…
ScanGuru: PDF Scanner App — Difficult You don’t make it easy to cancel, which is misleading when you sign up 6/19 i still CANNOT CANCEL my subscription!!! Never used it, NOT FAIR
ScanGuru: PDF Scanner App — App Cancel Method Absolutely Shameful! Their cancellation method is so tricky that you would not be able to find it easily. When you go to Settings > Cancel my Subscription > you would not be able to do so. They are saying go to App Store & once you are there. You would not be able to find…
…first time I tried to use the app. All I have is a black screen now. Went on app to cancel, and told me that I had to go to the app store. Nothing to tell me how to cancel subscription
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Score 25.1 → 25.2 · 25 Oct 2026, 15:00 → 16:15 UTC
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Questions about this idea
- Is Difficulties in Canceling App Subscriptions a startup idea?
- Not directly. These are complaints about a product or service people already use, and the fix belongs first to that provider. The page shows what is frustrating users and how badly — not an open market to start a company in.
- How many people have this problem?
- 16 different people described it independently, in 16 mentions, the earliest from 03 Jul 2022 and the most recent from 23 Jun 2026. The quotes, with dates and links to the originals, are in the Evidence section.
- Is this problem getting worse?
- Status: quiet — no new posts in the last 60 days. 0 people raised it in the last 30 days and 0 in the 30 days before; the status compares its share of everything collected from the same source, so collecting more or less cannot create a trend.
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ScanGuru's cancellation process seems to be a major headache, with people saying it directs them to the App Store without clear instructions. Fourteen people have shared their struggles with this, feeling trapped in subscriptions they don't want. How do you manage to cancel your subscription when the app's guidance is so unclear?