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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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