Directory profile
The Popular Apps: how to submit, cost, DR and traffic
The Popular Apps is a saaS and startup directory with about 5K visits a month and a Domain Rating of 29. Free, paid extras from $10. The product link is dofollow.
Our take
Best for mobile apps and games.
What The Popular Apps is
ThePopularApps showcases popular apps and games each day.
Checked on The Popular Apps's own pages in November 2026.
The Popular Apps at a glance
| Monthly visits | 5K (estimate) |
|---|---|
| Domain Rating | 29 |
| Category | SaaS / startup directory |
| Cost | Free, paid extras from $10 |
| Link type | Dofollow |
| Badge required | No |
| Account required | Yes (google sign-in) |
| CAPTCHA | None seen |
| Submit page | thepopularapps.com/submit-app |
| Last checked | November 2026 |
Good
- Free to list
- Dofollow product link
Watch out
- Needs an account (google sign-in works)
What a listing on The Popular Apps gets you
You log in to submit; standard submission is free with paid extras from $10. The link was dofollow.
The Popular Apps pricing
- Standard: $10 one-time
- Plus: $25 one-time
- Sponsored: $50 one-time
How to submit to The Popular Apps
- Search The Popular Apps for your product first. If it's already listed, claim or update that listing instead of submitting again.
- Open the submit page: thepopularapps.com/submit-app.
- Create an account, or sign in with Google.
- Fill in the form: product name, website, a short description written for this audience, category, logo and a screenshot or two.
- Paid upgrades are offered. The free listing is enough to start.
- Save the listing URL once it's public, so you can check the link later.
What our agent saw on The Popular Apps's submit flow
- Route: thepopularapps.com/submit-app → thepopularapps.com/submit.
- Options seen along the way: a badge or backlink requirement.
- The flow ended at a choice of listing plan (free, badge or paid).
Recorded by our submission agent on 3 October 2026. Directory flows change, so check the live page.
Submit to The Popular Apps with your AI agent
AgentLaunch is a launch kit you open in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor. Your agent submits your product to 300+ hand-checked directories, The Popular Apps included, from your own browser, and tracks every listing. On The Popular Apps specifically:
- It already knows The Popular Apps's submit flow from the path we recorded (thepopularapps.com/submit-app → thepopularapps.com/submit).
- The Popular Apps needs an account, so the agent signs up and confirms the email itself.
- It writes the listing copy for The Popular Apps's audience (saaS and startup directory) instead of pasting the same description everywhere.
- It takes the free route and skips The Popular Apps's paid upgrades unless you approve them.
- When The Popular Apps publishes the listing, it saves the URL and checks the dofollow link in your launch tracker.
How The Popular Apps compares
- Traffic: #15 of 41 in its category, against a category median of 3K visits a month.
- Domain Rating: 29, against a category median of 43.
- Cost: 44% of directories in this category have a free route; The Popular Apps is one of them.
- Links: 51% of this category give a dofollow product link; The Popular Apps's is dofollow.
- Accounts: 49% need no account; The Popular Apps does need one.
The Popular Apps alternatives
Other directories in the same category (saaS and startup directory), by traffic:
| Directory | Visits/mo | DR | Cost | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PulseMCP | 195K | 71 | Free | Dofollow |
| Tool Finder | 144K | 60 | Paid, from $19 | Nofollow |
| Good Design Tools | 77K | 26 | Free | Not checked |
| Post Make | 59K | 46 | Free with a badge, or from $49 | Dofollow |
| 1000.tools | 24K | 39 | Paid, from $5.99 | Nofollow |
FAQ
Is The Popular Apps free?
Yes, there's a free route. Paid extras start at $10.
Does The Popular Apps give a dofollow backlink?
Yes. In our check the product link on The Popular Apps was dofollow.
Do I need an account to submit to The Popular Apps?
Yes, you need an account (sign-in with google works).
How much traffic does The Popular Apps get?
About 5K visits a month (third-party estimate, September 2026). That ranks it #210 of 352 directories in our catalog.
Can I submit to The Popular Apps automatically?
Yes. AgentLaunch is a launch kit you open in Claude Code, Codex or Cursor, and The Popular Apps is one of the 300+ hand-checked directories in its catalog. Your AI agent fills in The Popular Apps's form from your product details, handles the sign-up and tracks the listing until it's live.
Terms used here: SaaS directory · Domain Rating · Directory traffic · Dofollow link · Free listing · Email verification. Data across all 352 directories: launch directory statistics 2026.
Traffic and Domain Rating are third-party estimates. Prices, link types and rules change, so check The Popular Apps's own page before paying.