# Launch Indie Apps: Markdown versions > Each article and the Launch Map as plain Markdown, for AI assistants and agents. Every file is the page's address plus .md and says the same as the page. The site summary is at https://launchindieapps.com/llms.txt and everything in one file at https://launchindieapps.com/llms-full.txt. ## Guide - [Where to launch an iOS app](https://launchindieapps.com/guides/where-to-launch-ios-app.md): 33 places to launch an indie iOS app: Apple’s featuring nomination, launch platforms, directories, communities and press. All checked October 2026. ## Articles for makers - [How long does App Store review take in 2026?](https://launchindieapps.com/blog/app-store-review-times.md): Apple now aims to review 90% of submissions within 48 hours, not 24. What each review status means, why some reviews take longer, and when to submit. - [How to launch an iOS app with no audience](https://launchindieapps.com/blog/launch-ios-app-with-no-audience.md): No followers, no mailing list, no budget. Where to borrow an audience for your iOS app launch, and how to start building your own while you wait. - [What to check before you submit your iOS app to App Review](https://launchindieapps.com/blog/before-you-submit-ios-app.md): The checklist that took my second app through App Review first time, after four rejections on my first, with Apple's own rule behind every item. - [How to launch an iOS app as a solo developer](https://launchindieapps.com/blog/launch-ios-app-as-solo-developer.md): One person, limited hours, a small budget. What a launch costs, which jobs Apple's own tools take off your plate, what to do yourself and what to skip. - [Which App Store categories make the most money?](https://launchindieapps.com/blog/app-store-categories-that-make-the-most-money.md): Games earn the most overall, but for indie subscription apps the numbers point to Photo & Video and Health & Fitness. What each source measures, and its limits. - [Which niches are worth building an iOS app in?](https://launchindieapps.com/blog/ios-app-niches-to-build-in.md): Where app spending is growing, what people are searching for, which niches Apple calls saturated, and how to pick one you can win as an indie maker. - [What is Launch Indie Apps?](https://launchindieapps.com/blog/what-is-launch-indie-apps.md): A launch platform and directory for indie iOS apps: how listing works, what it costs, what paying buys and what it never buys. - [The iOS app launch checklist, from App Review to day 30](https://launchindieapps.com/blog/ios-app-launch-checklist.md): Every step of an indie iOS app launch in order: three weeks out, the product page, launch day and the 30 days after. Each rule linked to Apple's own page. - [How to launch an iOS app: the first 30 days after approval](https://launchindieapps.com/blog/ios-app-approved-now-what.md): The first 30 days after App Review says yes: when to release, where to post first, what to measure and what to do when the launch goes quiet. - [Should you launch your iOS app on Product Hunt?](https://launchindieapps.com/blog/should-you-launch-ios-app-on-product-hunt.md): When Product Hunt is worth it for an indie iOS app, what the day costs you, and when to skip it. Every rule checked on Product Hunt's own pages. - [How to write an X launch post for your iOS app that doesn't read like an ad](https://launchindieapps.com/blog/x-launch-post-for-ios-app.md): What made 1,012 launch posts from small X accounts travel: the first line, a screenshot, short lines and no hashtags. With a template you can use today. - [Which iOS app directories are worth submitting to?](https://launchindieapps.com/blog/ios-app-directories-worth-submitting-to.md): The directories built for indie iOS apps compared: what each costs, who reviews it, what link you get and whether an App Store link is enough. - [Where can you promote an iOS app for free?](https://launchindieapps.com/blog/free-places-to-promote-ios-app.md): Free places to promote an indie iOS app, from Apple's featuring nomination to subreddits, launch platforms, directories and press. With the catch for each. - [How to post your iOS app on Reddit without getting removed](https://launchindieapps.com/blog/post-ios-app-on-reddit.md): Which subreddits allow iOS app posts, on which days, and what each one requires first, from the rules and pinned moderator posts as of October 2026. ## Articles for people looking for apps - [How do you start journaling when you have no time?](https://launchindieapps.com/blog/how-to-start-journaling-no-time.md): You don't need 20 minutes a day. What the research says about short entries and how often to write, and how to make three lines a day stick. - [How do you drink more water?](https://launchindieapps.com/blog/how-to-drink-more-water.md): How much you need, what counts, and how to drink more when you forget or don't like water. From NHS, CDC and Mayo Clinic advice. - [How do you build habits that stick?](https://launchindieapps.com/blog/how-to-build-habits-that-stick.md): How long a habit really takes, why a cue matters more than willpower, and what the research says about tracking, streaks, reminders and missed days.