So, what’s going on with Musicboard?

Music boxapp for finding music and ideas, has been struggling, according to its own users. In the past few months, users said the program knowledgeable end, the website is gone without internetis an Android app missing from the Play Store.

This has affected its dedicated, if limited, users. (The app has been downloaded about 462,000 times to date, according to the market intelligence provider. App icons.) On Redditusers have been recommending alternatives and offering support to each other while waiting for any change.

Although it is not surprising that the program is closed, there are still users, programs often provide a means of communication from the users. But Musicboard readers say they’ve heard nothing, leaving them to reach out to reporters for help contacting someone, if only they’d let them send their data.

Some users have created an unofficial “Help Save Musicboard” channel to provide more information about the issue. The group is led by a Musicboard user known as Lavarina and run by volunteers.

TechCrunch contacted Musicboard to help these users find answers and were given a brief quote. However, the statement did not elaborate on the long-term problems and said the termination was a “temporary break.”

The statement, which was shared from the Musicboard team’s email address and signed as “Musicboard,” said:

“The app has not been shut down. The servers had a temporary downtime, which has now been quickly fixed. And we are working closely with the Google Play team to restore the app. The app cannot be shut down without a reasonable timeline for users and communication with the government. The app is still live.”

The following questions were not answered.

The the founders the Musicboard, Johannes Vermandois and Erik Heimer, participated in other projects. Theirs AI software, Frank AI, was set up for acquisition by a company called Freedom Holdings, Inc., but which would be acquired canceled his letter of intent in September 2024. Dreamsands, Inc., the company that publishes Frank AI on the App Store, also uses another app, Helman AI expert.

In an email, Lavarini says the user’s efforts to save the app will continue.

The Help Save Musicboard Initiative “aims to help raise awareness and dialogue about the sustainability of the indie Musicboard app and its communities,” Lavarini wrote.