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The Cancellation Friction Index

Documented-Policy tier only. This score rates how clearly Bear's public cancellation page is published (cited, dated) — opinion grounded in disclosed facts, not a finding about the real cancel experience, and not legal advice. The behavioural Verified-Flow grade is pending.

67/ 100 · C

Software / SaaS · US

How hard is it to cancel Bear?

Bear scores 67/100 (grade C) for how clearly it documents cancellation in the US — a partially documented cancellation policy with notable gaps. Cancellation is available via in-app, online (self-serve).

Last reviewed 2026-06-05 · Documented-Policy tier · grade C

Bear Pro is an Apple App Store subscription; cancellation is handled entirely through Apple's subscription management portal (accessible via the Manage Subscription button in Bear's Preferences pane or directly at apple.com/account/subscriptions). There is no notice period — cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing cycle and renews automatically in the 24-hour window before expiry. Fees are non-refundable except as required by law; all refund requests must go to Apple Support, not Bear directly. No pause, freeze, or proration feature is offered.

How to cancel Bear

  • Channels: in-app, online (self-serve)
  • Official cancellation page: https://bear.app/faq/features-and-price-of-bear-pro/
  • Pause/freeze: not offered. No pause or freeze option is documented for Bear Pro subscriptions.
  • Account/data deletion: Bear's Terms of Service do not address data retention or deletion after cancellation. Notes remain accessible in the app in read-only mode after the subscription lapses; users should export data manually before or after cancelling. No dedicated data-deletion workflow is documented.

Evidence

Scope & fairness

This is the Documented-Policy tier: it measures how clearly the cancellation policy is published (cited, dated facts), not the behavioural experience of cancelling (Verified-Flow audit pending). Every company is scored on the same five dimensions with the same published weights — scores cannot be bought or removed. It is opinion grounded in disclosed facts, and not legal advice.

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Cite this. Cancel Atlas (2026). “Bear — Cancellation Friction Index (US).” CES-1.1. https://www.cancelatlas.com/c/bear (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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