Set up your account

Signing up

Signing up is four steps, in this order. You can't skip ahead.

1. Enter your email. You'll also confirm you're 18 or over, and complete a quick verification check. Submitting accepts the Terms of Service and confirms you've read the Privacy Policy. There's no password to invent or forget.

2. Enter the code. We email you a one-time code — between 6 and 10 digits, depending on configuration. Type it into the same page you requested it from; there's no link to click and no separate confirmation page. Entering the code is the email confirmation.

3. Pick a plan. You land on the pricing page and it isn't optional — everyone chooses a plan before reaching the dashboard. Choosing Free is a single click and takes you straight on with no checkout. Hobby and Pro go through payment first. See Set a price for what each plan changes about your cut.

4. Set up your profile. A display name is the only thing required. A bio and an avatar are optional and you can add them later. Then you're on your dashboard — see Your dashboard.

Your profile

Your display name is how you appear everywhere. Optionally add a bio (up to 200 characters) and an avatar (PNG, JPEG, or WebP, up to 5MB).

Your profile is public: it's what buyers see when they click your name on a listing, and it shows what you've published. You can change any of it later from Settings.

What an account gives you

One account does all of it. There's no separate "creator account" to sign up for — publish whenever you're ready.

Before you sell

To take money out you'll need payout details on file — the bank account earnings should land in. You don't need this to publish or to get paid into your PAC balance, only to withdraw. See Cash out your balance.

Signing in later

Same as signing up: enter your email, get a code, enter the code.

There is no password to change. Panoply has no passwords at all — the code is the whole mechanism — so you won't find a password option in Settings.

If the code doesn't arrive

Check spam first.

If it still hasn't arrived, the likely cause is that the address you typed isn't the one on your account. For privacy reasons the sign-in page can't tell you whether an address is registered — an unrecognised address shows the same "we emailed you a code" screen as a real one, and no code is ever sent. So a typo looks exactly like a delivery delay.

There's no resend button. Use Use a different email to go back, then enter the address again carefully. If you're sure it's right and nothing arrives, see Get help.

Closing your account

You can close your account. Two things to know:

• Withdraw your balance first. Cash out before closing — see Cash out.
• Your financial history is retained. Records of sales, purchases, and payouts are kept for accounting and tax reasons even after your account is closed. This isn't us holding onto your profile — it's the transaction record, which we're required to keep.

Apps you published are unpublished. People who already bought them keep their access.