The standalone Hulu app won’t be around much longer
Still hanging on to the old Hulu app? If so, it’s time to say goodbye.
Disney has announced that it will finally shut down the standalone Hulu app in favor of a new and “unified” Disney+ app, which is slated to hit app stores next year.
The decision to yank the Hulu app doesn’t come as much of a shock. Disney first began integrating Hulu content into the Disney+ app back in 2023, and users have been able to access all of Hulu’s TV shows and movies with the Disney+ interface since last year.
Through it all, the standalone Hulu app has stuck around, handy for those who’d rather not deal with any of the various Disney Bundles. Those bundles include Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN, and they’re priced in a manner where it’s tempting to “go large” with a combo rather than subscribe to just one service.
Maintaining the standalone Hulu app may have been convenient for some streamers, but Disney says it would rather put all of its streaming wares under one roof.
“Today we are announcing a major step forward in strengthening our streaming offering by fully integrating Hulu into Disney+, “ Disney said in a statement (via Variety) alongside its third-quarter 2025 results, adding that the new Disney+ app will serve up an “improved customer experience” while saving on tech infrastructure by putting all its services “on one tech platform.”
Naturally, “advertising revenue potential” is also part of the equation, with the unified Disney+ app making it easier for Disney to sell ad placements.
While the standalone Hulu app is going away, the Hulu brand doesn’t appear to be going anywhere. There’s also been no talk–yet–of yanking the option to subscribe just to Hulu, although as always, plans change (both literally and figuratively).
