The standalone Hulu app will not be round for much longer

Nonetheless hanging on to the previous Hulu app? In that case, it’s time to say goodbye. 

Disney has introduced that it’ll lastly shut down the standalone Hulu app in favor of a brand new and “unified” Disney+ app, which is slated to hit app shops subsequent yr. 

The choice to yank the Hulu app doesn’t come as a lot of a shock. Disney first started integrating Hulu content material into the Disney+ app again in 2023, and customers have been capable of entry all of Hulu’s TV reveals and films with the Disney+ interface since final yr. 

By means of all of it, the standalone Hulu app has caught round, useful for individuals who’d quite not cope with any of the varied Disney Bundles. These bundles embody Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN, they usually’re priced in a fashion the place it’s tempting to “go giant” with a combo quite than subscribe to only one service. 

Sustaining the standalone Hulu app might have been handy for some streamers, however Disney says it could quite put all of its streaming wares below one roof. 

“At this time we’re asserting a serious step ahead in strengthening our streaming providing by absolutely integrating Hulu into Disney+, “ Disney mentioned in a press release (through Selection) alongside its third-quarter 2025 outcomes, including that the brand new Disney+ app will serve up an “improved buyer expertise” whereas saving on tech infrastructure by placing all its companies “on one tech platform.” 

Naturally, “promoting income potential” can be a part of the equation, with the unified Disney+ app making it simpler for Disney to promote advert placements. 

Whereas the standalone Hulu app goes away, the Hulu model doesn’t seem like going anyplace. There’s additionally been no discuss–but–of yanking the choice to subscribe simply to Hulu, though as at all times, plans change (each actually and figuratively).