How to Cancel Amazon FreeTime (Now Amazon Kids+): A Complete Guide

Amazon FreeTime — rebranded as Amazon Kids+ in 2021 — is a subscription service that gives children access to age-appropriate books, videos, apps, and games across Amazon devices and other platforms. If you're looking to cancel it, the process varies depending on how you subscribed and which device or platform you're using. Here's what you need to know.

What Is Amazon Kids+ and What Happens When You Cancel?

Before canceling, it helps to understand what you're actually turning off. Amazon Kids+ is a recurring subscription, typically billed monthly or annually. It's separate from Amazon Prime, meaning canceling Prime won't cancel Kids+, and vice versa.

When you cancel:

• Your child's managed profile remains intact until the end of the current billing period
• Downloaded content may become inaccessible after the subscription ends
• Parental controls set up through the Kids+ dashboard are tied to the subscription — some features revert or disappear
• Any Amazon Kids device profiles (on Fire tablets, Echo devices, etc.) remain, but the curated content library is removed

You won't lose purchased content separately bought through Amazon — only the subscription content bundle goes away.

How to Cancel Amazon Kids+ Through a Web Browser

This is the most straightforward method and works regardless of which device your child uses.

1. Go to amazon.com and sign in to the account that owns the subscription
2. Navigate to Account & Lists → Account
3. Select Memberships & Subscriptions
4. Find Amazon Kids+ in the list
5. Click Manage subscription → Cancel subscription
6. Follow the confirmation prompts

⚠️ Make sure you're logged into the correct Amazon account — the one that originally set up the subscription. If your household has multiple Amazon accounts, canceling from the wrong one won't work.

How to Cancel Through the Amazon Kids Parent Dashboard

Amazon provides a dedicated parental hub at parents.amazon.com. This is where most Kids+ management happens, and you can cancel from here as well.

1. Visit parents.amazon.com and log in
2. Select the child profile connected to the subscription
3. Go to Settings → Subscription
4. Select Cancel Amazon Kids+

This method is useful if you manage multiple child profiles and want to confirm exactly which profile the subscription is attached to before canceling.

Canceling on a Fire Tablet

If the subscription was set up directly on an Amazon Fire tablet, you can initiate cancellation from the device — though it will ultimately route you through the Amazon account settings.

1. Open Settings on the Fire tablet
2. Tap Amazon Kids (or FreeTime on older firmware versions)
3. Enter your parental controls PIN
4. Tap Subscription → Cancel Amazon Kids+

Note that older Fire OS versions may still display "FreeTime" in menus rather than "Amazon Kids." The steps are functionally the same.

Canceling If You Subscribed Through Apple App Store or Google Play

This is where things get more complicated. If you signed up for Amazon Kids+ through an iOS or Android app, the subscription is billed through Apple or Google — not Amazon directly. In that case, you must cancel through the platform where you subscribed, not through Amazon.

Trying to cancel through Amazon when you subscribed via Apple or Google (or vice versa) will result in the subscription continuing to bill. Always check your original payment confirmation email to identify the billing source.

Annual vs. Monthly Subscriptions: Timing Matters

The billing cycle affects what you actually lose access to after canceling.

• Monthly subscribers retain access until the end of the current month's billing period
• Annual subscribers retain access through the end of the annual term — Amazon does not typically issue prorated refunds for canceling mid-year, though this can vary by situation and region

If you're close to a renewal date, canceling a day or two before avoids being charged for another full period. Amazon sends renewal reminder emails, but checking your subscription renewal date manually in your account settings is the most reliable approach.

What Happens to Your Child's Profile After Cancellation 🧒

Canceling Kids+ doesn't delete your child's Amazon profile. The profile data, reading history, and parental control settings are stored separately. If you resubscribe later, that data is typically restored.

However, any content progress within subscription-only apps or books may not be saved, depending on the app developer's policies. Downloaded books and videos that were part of the Kids+ library — not separately purchased — will no longer be accessible.

Device profiles on Echo devices configured for a child (like Echo Dot Kids Edition) will also lose their Kids+ content access, while retaining basic Alexa functionality.

The Variables That Affect Your Cancellation Experience

Not everyone's cancellation process looks the same. The key factors that determine your specific path include:

• Which platform you originally subscribed through (Amazon, Apple, or Google)
• How many child profiles are linked to a single subscription
• Device type — Fire tablets, Echo devices, and third-party Android or iOS devices each have slightly different settings menus
• Account region — Amazon's interface and refund policies differ between the US, UK, Canada, and other supported countries
• Whether you have an active Prime membership that may include a discounted Kids+ rate

Understanding which of these applies to your household determines not just where to cancel, but when to do it to avoid an unwanted renewal charge — and what your child will and won't still have access to once the subscription ends.