Simple Premium Charge on Credit Card [Uncovered]
You scan your card and stop at Simple Premium. The words look generic. You may not remember buying anything “premium” at all.
This line typically belongs to Simple, the weight-loss and intermittent-fasting app at simple.life.
A short trial or intro plan can turn into a paid renewal. Match the amount and the signup path before you treat it as a stranger on your card.
What Is a Simple Premium Charge?
A Simple Premium charge on credit card is generally a subscription payment for Simple Premium, the paid tier of the Simple health-coaching app.
The free app tracks fasting windows. Premium adds coaching tools, extra content, and related features the company lists on its paywall.
Simple’s own help pages say you were charged because you bought an introductory or Premium plan and did not turn off renewal. Plans typically renew on their own so access does not stop.
The statement may say SIMPLE PREMIUM, SIMPLE, SIMPLE.LIFE, or Simple Premium Simple Life DE. Dover, Delaware sometimes appears as a billing location. That city is a common merchant setup, not proof you shopped there in person.
Why Apple or Google may show instead
Where you paid controls the merchant name.
If you bought inside the iPhone or iPad app, Apple often bills you. That line can read APPLE.COM/BILL, not Simple Premium. If you bought in Google Play, you may see GOOGLE*SIMPLE or a similar Play Store label.
If you entered a card on the Simple website, the charge more often says Simple Premium. Apple Community replies have made the same split. A website plan is not an App Store subscription. You cancel it in a different place.
PayPal can sit in the middle. Search both your card and PayPal activity for the same week.
How trials and intro plans usually renew
Simple’s help center says introductory plans typically renew after 7 days, 1 month, or 3 months, depending on what you picked. Later renewals may run monthly or quarterly. Longer upsells may bill every 6 or 9 months.
Commitment plans are different. The company describes 3-month, 6-month, or 10-month commitments at a reduced monthly rate.
Those plans typically cannot be canceled until the commitment period ends. Read the plan name on your receipt before you assume you can stop tomorrow.
Prices vary by plan, promo, and store. Public listings have shown monthly amounts in a range near $15 to $30, and yearly amounts near $60. Treat those as examples only. Use the total on your checkout screen or store receipt.
Optional workbooks can add a separate charge. Simple says those extras can be skipped at purchase.
Other names that look similar
A few other products use “Simple” or “Premium.” Check the amount and the app on your phone.
| What you may see | What it often is |
|---|---|
| SIMPLE PREMIUM or SIMPLE.LIFE | The Simple fasting and coaching app |
| APPLE.COM/BILL with a Simple receipt | The same app billed by Apple |
| GOOGLE*SIMPLE | The same app billed by Google Play |
| INVOICE SIMPLE or similar | A small-business invoicing tool, not the fasting app |
| NETDEV* SIMPLY-PREMIUM | A different company that has said it is not Simple Premium |
If the line includes Simply with a Y, look twice. One German firm has posted that “Simple Premium” tickets belong to Simple.life, not to them.
How to match the charge to a signup
Open the Simple app if it is still on your phone. Check the profile or Premium section for the plan and next renewal date.
Search email and spam for simple.life, Simple Premium, and the posted amount. Intro plans can convert a week after signup. Look back further than last weekend.
On iPhone, go to Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions. On Android, open Google Play and check Payments and subscriptions. The store receipt is the cleanest proof of price and date.
Ask anyone who shares the card. Health apps are a common household surprise.
If you used a promo landing page, search that week’s browser history too. A fasting quiz can lead to a paywall you tapped through quickly.
When the charge may not be yours
A forgotten intro plan is the usual story. A stolen card used on a health-app checkout is still possible.
Be more careful if you have no app, no email, and no store receipt. Be more careful if several Simple Premium lines hit in a few days. Be more careful if the amount does not match any plan you can find.
Cancel in the same place you paid. An App Store cancel will not stop a website subscription. A website cancel will not stop Apple billing.
Do not expect a refund only because the name looks vague. Simple’s published guidance treats the charge as a renewal you did not turn off. Ask support if you want a review. Then decide whether a bank dispute is the next step.
What to do next
1. Find the billing channel.
Website, Apple, Google Play, or PayPal.
2. Cancel there.
Simple says to turn off auto-renewal or cancel at least 24 hours before the period ends. Commitment plans may run until the term finishes.
3. Remove the saved card if you paid on the website.
That helps stop a retry after you cancel.
4. Call your issuer if you never signed up.
Use the number on the card. Report the line as unrecognized.
5. Watch one more cycle.
A late cancel can still allow the charge already in process. Match that date before you relax.
Keep screenshots of the subscription screen, the receipt, and the statement. Those three items answer most reviews.
How to keep health-app trials from repeating
Read the renewal sentence on the paywall before you add a card. Set a phone reminder one day before the intro ends.
Buy trials through a store account you check often, or through a virtual card number if your issuer offers one.
Turn on purchase alerts. A $15 or $60 health-app line is easier to place the same afternoon.
Once a month, open Apple or Google subscriptions and delete what you no longer use. That list catches more than Simple.
FAQs About the Simple Premium Charge
Q. Is Simple Premium a bank fee?
A. No. It is generally a subscription for the Simple weight-loss and fasting app. Your issuer is only printing the merchant name. The charge itself is for the plan you bought or renewed.
Q. Why did I get charged after a short trial?
A. Simple’s help pages say intro plans renew unless you cancel. Some intros last about 7 days. Others last a month or a quarter. Check the receipt for the exact window.
Q. I canceled in the app. Why did Apple still bill me?
A. If you purchased through the App Store, you typically must cancel in Apple Settings. A website cancel does not stop Apple billing. Match the statement name to the store you used.
Q. What if I do not recognize the charge at all?
A. Search the Simple app, email, Apple subscriptions, and Google Play. Ask anyone who shares the card. If nothing matches, call your issuer using the number on the card and report the payment as unrecognized.
Conclusion
A Simple Premium charge on credit card typically comes from the Simple health and fasting app. A trial or intro plan that auto-renewed is the most common reason the name looks new.
Match the amount to a receipt and cancel in the same place you paid. If you never signed up, contact your card issuer and ask for a review.
Disclaimer
This article is for general information only. It is not financial, legal, or subscription-cancel advice. Plan prices, commitment terms, refunds, and dispute outcomes typically vary by signup path and by issuer. Verify any account-specific question with Simple through your official receipt or with your bank.
