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How to Manage Your Helperbird Pro Subscription

Check which Helperbird plan you are on, read what every subscription status in the Billing section means, and see what changes after you cancel Helperbird Pro.

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Your subscription answers two questions: which plan you are on, and whether it is running. Helperbird shows both in the Billing section of the settings page. This page explains what it is telling you.

To change your card, download an invoice or open the portal, see managing your Helperbird billing.


Where Helperbird Shows Your Plan

Open the Helperbird settings page and scroll to Billing, below Account. See how to open the settings page if you cannot find it.

The Billing section of the Helperbird settings page, showing the Plan and Status rows, the Manage row with its Open button, and the Check subscription row

Plan and Status tell you where you stand, and they are the subject of this page. Check asks Helperbird to look your subscription up again. Manage is the way into your billing portal, covered in managing your Helperbird billing.


What Your Plan Says

Plan has three answers.

On an Unlimited account the Manage row reads Managed by your organization in place of a button, because an administrator owns the billing. There is nothing for you to change there.


What Your Status Says

Status is the answer Helperbird got the last time it checked. Only an active subscription and a running trial unlock Pro features.

every status the Billing section can show, what it means, and what to do next.
StatusWhat it meansWhat to do
Trial ends, with a dateYour trial is running and Pro is unlocked until that dateMake sure a card is on file if you want Pro to continue
Subscription activeYou are paid upNothing
Payment overdueA payment was tried and failedUpdate your card, then pay the open invoice
Payment method requiredPayments kept failing and the subscription stoppedUpdate your card, then pay the open invoice
Payment issueYour first payment has not gone through yetFinish the payment in your billing portal
Subscription expiredThe first payment never completed, so the subscription lapsedSubscribe again on the pricing page
Subscription pausedBilling is paused, so Pro is off for nowTalk to support to start it again
Subscription canceledThe subscription has endedSubscribe again on the pricing page
No active subscriptionHelperbird knows your account but found no running subscriptionCheck you paid with this email address
No subscription foundYour email address and key matched nothingSee email login vs subscription key
Login or enter your subscription keyHelperbird has no email and no key to check withLog in or enter your key
Connection problem. Try againHelperbird could not reach usPress Check again, then see firewall issues
Something went wrong. Try againThe check failed on our sidePress Check again, then contact support
Subscription status unknownHelperbird got an answer it did not recognizePress Check again, then contact support

Changing Your Plan

  • Free to Pro. Subscribe on the pricing page, then press Check so this browser picks it up.
  • Pro to Unlimited. Unlimited is sold per organization, so talk to support for a quote.
  • Pro to Free. Cancel your subscription. See how to cancel.

What Happens When You Cancel

Nothing stops working on the day you cancel. Your subscription runs to the end of the period you have paid for, you keep every Pro feature until then, and you are not charged again.

After that date, Plan goes back to Free and Helperbird keeps working with the free features. Your account and your settings are not deleted, so everything is where you left it if you subscribe again later.

Within 30 days of buying you can ask for a refund instead of waiting the period out. See how to request a refund. Cancelling because something is not working? Talk to support first.


If Your Status Looks Wrong

Paid, but Plan still reads Free? Press Check in the Billing section. It looks your subscription up again and usually unlocks Pro in a few seconds. If it stays wrong, see how to resync your subscription and why a subscription is not activating.

Unlocked on one browser but not another? See email login vs subscription key.


Need Additional Help?

If you have any questions or run into any issues, please contact the Helperbird support team. You can reach us at Helperbird support. We are happy to help you get the most out of Helperbird.

Printed from the Helperbird Help Center · Updated August 13th, 2026

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