Examined Sep 18, 2026 Renewal price not shown No refund right Headspace's free trial is 14 days and then becomes an annual subscription with no right to a refund, and the page we read did not state what that year costs.
The link on Headspace's subscriptions page reads “Try 14-days free”, and its help center says you have access to all of the content during the trial. There is a longer trial you have to be given. The share page says: “Headspace members can give their friends and family the gifts of less stress, sound sleep, and more with 30 days of free Headspace.” Thirty days against 14 is 16 more free days for asking a friend. Neither page prints an end date.
What pays what
| A new subscriber, starting the trial on the subscriptions page with no invitation | 14 days free, then an annual subscription |
|---|---|
| A new member, using a subscriber's Guest Pass link | 30 days free, then the Annual subscription |
| An existing subscriber, or anyone who has used a Headspace free trial before | No trial |
| Forgetting to cancel before the trial converts | A year's fee, no refund right |
The site's menus also list monthly, family and student plans, a paid gift subscription and a page to redeem a code. No page we read gives a price for any of them. The terms say US sales tax may be added on top.
Do this, in this order
- Ask a subscriber for a Guest Pass before you start the 14-day trial. The terms say: “You are only allowed one Free Trial regardless of your subscription method.” The Guest Pass article shuts the other door: “You can share your Guest Pass as many times as you'd like and anyone can use your Guest Pass, as long as they aren't an existing Headspace subscriber or if they have used a Headspace free trial in the past.” Take the 14 days and the 30 are gone. The subscriber finds the link at the bottom of the profile tab in the mobile app.
- Sign up on Headspace's website, not through an app store. The terms are blunt about the stores: “If you purchase a subscription through the Apple iTunes Store or our iPhone application, the sale is final, and we will not provide a refund.” They say the same of Google Play. A website purchase is also non-refundable, but it is the only kind for which the help center offers a review by email.
- Read the price and the plan on the checkout screen, and write both down. The terms promise you the chance: “Before you pay any fees, you will have the opportunity to review and accept the fees that you will be charged.” They also say: “Free Trials automatically convert to a paid annual or monthly subscription term after a certain period of time.” The subscriptions page speaks of the annual subscription, and the Guest Pass pages agree: “After 30 days, they will be billed for their Headspace Annual subscription.”
- Cancel before the conversion date, not on it. The terms let you stop the conversion by canceling prior to the date of conversion. For a website purchase, the help center says to log in from a desktop or mobile browser, not the mobile app, open the manage subscription page and use the cancel membership link, and to email support if the button is not there. Apple and Google Play subscriptions are canceled in those stores' settings. The pages we read do not say whether a trial canceled early keeps running to its last day, so do not assume it does.
- If you are charged, write at once, and expect nothing. The help center's cancellation article says: “While subscriptions purchased directly through Headspace.com are non-refundable, we understand that situations can vary.” It invites an email about special circumstances, for individual review. That is a review, not a refund.
You will not have the right to receive a refund for any Subscription unless otherwise required by applicable law.
Once a paid year has started, canceling only stops the next one. The terms say cancellation takes effect at the end of the annual period, with no refund for fees already paid, and access until the period ends.
What Headspace does not publish
The price, in text we could read. The terms say: “We will make reasonable efforts to keep pricing information published on our Website up-to-date.” On the day we read it, the published sentence had no figure in it, so we print no Headspace price on this page. Trust only the amount the checkout shows you.
Who can send you a pass. The share page says: “Any Headspace member with an existing subscription can use the sharing feature.” It calls the pass a gift. If your workplace already gives you Headspace, a colleague's pass is not meant for you; to a member whose subscription comes from an employer the page says: “However, please don't share your Guest Pass with your colleagues because they already have access to Headspace for Work through your organization, just like you!” A footnote adds: “Guest pass is for new members only.”
A money-back guarantee, or an affiliate program. Other websites describe a money-back guarantee for Headspace. We found none in Headspace's own pages, which say the opposite. One help article, on refunds for an annual subscription bought by accident, refused every attempt we made to read it, so we cannot say what it offers. Three likely addresses on headspace.com for an affiliate or refer-a-friend page each returned a not-found page, and its partners page is written for brands.
Smaller things. The terms say the products are intended for people at least 18 years of age, with limited exceptions, and allow one member account each. They send disputes to individual arbitration. A banner on the share page reads: “Sword is acquiring Headspace to shape the future of mental healthcare.” The terms let Headspace change them at any time. The version we read was effective March 30, 2026; a version effective September 30, 2026 has replaced it, and every clause quoted on this page reads the same in it.
Is it worth your time?
As a free look at the app, yes, with two habits. Ask anyone you know who subscribes for a Guest Pass first, because you get one trial with Headspace and 30 days is better than 14. It costs them nothing. Then put the conversion date in your calendar, with the price beside it.
Think harder if you tend to let trials run. On the pages we read, both trials lead to an annual subscription, charged at once, under terms that give you no right to get it back and an email review as the only recourse. If you cannot find a dollar figure before you enter your card, stop there.
If you refer: no Headspace page we read states any reward for the member who sends a Guest Pass.
