MKBHD's wallpaper app Panels is shutting down
9 days ago
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- Tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) announced the shutdown of his wallpaper app Panels.
- Panels struggled to find an audience despite Brownlee's influence and initial high rankings on app stores.
- The app offered high-resolution wallpapers for $50/year or $12/month, partnering with artists who received a cut.
- Brownlee cited development team changes and inability to find the right collaborators as reasons for the shutdown.
- Panels had about 900,000 lifetime downloads and $95,000 in consumer spending but saw a decline to 3,000 downloads and $500 last month.
- The app will shut down on December 31, 2025, with refunds for active annual subscriptions and plans to open-source the code.