We put our app on 16 free launch directories. Three days later, here's what came back
Numbers checked at 12:25 PM ET on October 17, 2026. Originally posted at get100users.app . Every "how to launch" thread ends with the same list. Product Hunt, Hacker News, then thirty directories you've never heard of. Submit to all of them, the thread says, and the backlinks and traffic will follow. So we did that. Not thirty, but sixteen, over about 48 hours, without paying for a single…
Three days after launching an app on 16 free launch directories, the results are in. The short version: Submitted to 16 directories, live on 9, still waiting on 7 with one expected launch in January 2027. Visitors: zero. Money spent: $9.99 on a domain. The most notable findings include Uneed and SaaSHub refusing the app based on the free Vercel subdomain, Microlaunch requiring a paid plan, and Startup Stash being a newsletter signup.
Indie Hackers was the fastest, with a live page the same evening after signing in with Google. However, none of the directories sent any traffic to the app. Most directories require a trade, such as a badge or a link, which can clutter a homepage. So far, zero visitors have been generated from the directories, suggesting they are mostly a backlink and a waiting room. The full list of directories and their notes is available on the Get100Users website.
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