Show HN: I made a free list of 100 places where you can promote your app

I recently shared this on reddit and it got 500 upvotes so I thought I’d share it here as well, hoping it helps more people.

Every time I launch a new product, I go through the same annoying routine: Googling “SaaS directories,” digging up 5-year-old blog posts, and piecing together a messy spreadsheet of where to submit. It’s frustrating and time-consuming.

For those who don’t know launch directories are websites where new products and startups get listed and showcased to an audience actively looking for new tools and solutions. They’re like curated marketplaces or hubs for discovery, not just random link dumps.

It’s annoying to find a good list, so I finally sat down and built a proper list of launch directories: sites like Product Hunt, BetaList, StartupBase, etc. Ended up with 82 legit ones.

I also added a way to sort them by DR (Domain Rating) basically a metric (from tools like Ahrefs) that estimates how strong a website’s backlink profile is. Higher DR usually means the site has more authority and might pass more SEO value or get more organic traffic.

I turned it into a simple site: launchdirectories.com

No fluff, no paywall, no signups just the list I wish I had every time I launch something.

Thought it might help others here too.

Show HN: I made a free list of 100 places where you can promote your app
launchdirectories.com

"Thought it might help others here too."

I sincerely hope OP didn’t post it 25 times, though.

of course it's free lol. why so much hate?

lists like this are a distribution crutch. the founders who actually get traction treat launch as a feedback loop not a checklist, ship to 5 people who feel the pain, iterate on their words, then use those words as ur copy everywhere else.