Listed
A permanent home for your app.
- Permanent app page with your real screenshots
- Search, category and need discovery
- Launch Kit, Launch Badge and Launch Map
- In the Fresh section of the next newsletter
Daily Spotlight
A little more attention for a day.
- Everything in Listed
- 24 hours on the homepage with your screenshots, one of up to three apps
- A share image for your day, and its results the next morning
- Mentioned in that week’s newsletter
- Choose your day. Runs 00:00 to 24:00 UTC
Weekly Spotlight
Your app, front and center.
- Everything in Listed
- Large homepage feature for 7 days, with your screenshots
- One app in the top position. Labelled Sponsored.
- Featured slot in that week's newsletter issue
- A share image for your week, and its results when it ends
Every plan gives your app a permanent home.
More than a listing. A launchpad.
- Permanent app page with your real screenshots
- Launch Kit: posts written for X, Reddit, LinkedIn and more
- Launch Badge with live App Store click count
- Launch Map: 30+ other places to submit your app, each checked on its own site
- Launch Report at day 7 and day 30
- Human review within 48 hours
We review every app by hand. If it doesn’t meet our guidelines, you get a full refund. No decision within 48 hours of payment? Refunded too.
How it works
From your App Store link to a reviewed listing, in three steps.
Step 1. Add your App Store link
Paste your link and tell us a bit about your app.
Step 2. Review and pay
Choose a plan and complete your payment.
Step 3. We review your app
A human reviews your submission. We’ll be in touch if needed.
How we compare
The other places makers ask about, and when each one is the better pick.
- Product HuntFree, with a far bigger audience, for one day. The better pick if you can reply all day, and many makers do both.Compare
- Discover Indie AppsThe closest to us: paid, reviewed, usually within a day. We add launch posts and click reports.Compare
- Indie AppsFree and live straight away, checked afterwards. The better pick if your budget is zero.Compare
- UneedA daily launch board for all kinds of tech products, free if you can wait. The better pick if you want a followed link.Compare
- BetaListPaid features for startups before or just after launch, with a website on your own domain. The better pick before you're on the App Store.Compare
Frequently asked questions
Something else on your mind? Write to hello@launchindieapps.com.
What is the launch price?
We are new and our audience is still growing, so the first 15 Listed apps are $5 instead of $9, the first 15 Daily Spotlights are $15 instead of $29, and the first 10 Weekly Spotlights are $25 instead of $49. You get exactly the same plan. The counter on each card is live: it counts paid orders, and a refunded order frees its spot again. Once a plan’s spots are gone, its price goes back up.
What is the difference between Daily and Weekly Spotlight?
Daily Spotlight puts your app in a row of up to three sponsored apps on the homepage for one UTC day (00:00 to 24:00), with your screenshots. You get a share image for the day, its results by email the next morning, and a mention in that week’s newsletter. Weekly Spotlight is the large feature at the top of the homepage, one app at a time, for seven days, with a featured place in that week’s newsletter, plus a share image and results of its own. Both include a permanent listing. Other listings take turns in a small Fresh picks row on the homepage that changes every four hours, and come up more often in their first three days.
Which day should I pick for a Daily Spotlight?
The day you post everywhere else. A Daily Spotlight works best as the homepage half of a launch day. Days start and end at midnight UTC; the booking page shows the same window in your own time zone.
Will this actually get me downloads?
Nobody can promise that, and we don’t. We offer placement and count every click through to the App Store, so you can see what a listing sent. Every past Spotlight week’s views and clicks are public, so you know what you’re buying.
Is it pay to win?
There’s nothing to win. No votes, no leaderboard and no ranking to buy. Paying gets your app reviewed and, if it’s approved, listed. Discover and the category pages don’t reorder for anyone who paid, Fresh picks rotate through every app, and an Editor’s pick can’t be bought. The only paid places are Daily and Weekly Spotlight on the homepage, and both are labelled Sponsored.
Why pay when Product Hunt and Reddit are free?
Use them too. The Launch Map lists 30+ other places, and most are free or have a free option. A listing here adds what those don’t: a page made only for iOS apps that stays up after launch day, posts written for each of those places, and reports at day 7 and day 30 on which ones sent clicks to the App Store.
What if my app is not approved?
You get a full refund. We review every submission by hand within 48 hours of payment; if we haven’t decided by then, you get a refund too.
What happens if you can’t deliver my Spotlight?
If your app isn’t on the homepage for the full window for any reason on our side, your booking moves to the next free day or Monday automatically. If approval lands after the date you chose, the same happens, so you always get the full time. Prefer a refund instead? Reply to the email and you get one.
Can I list my app while it’s still in TestFlight?
Not yet. Only apps already live on the App Store can be listed, because we import your icon and screenshots from there.
Is there a subscription?
No. Every plan is a one-time payment. Your listing stays.