Free launch resources and reference pages
These are the reference pages, the ones built to be bookmarked and cited: how free launch platforms compare in 2026, a long list of places to submit, a side-by-side table and a single launch checklist. Each is dated and says what was checked, because platform terms change.
Reference pages
Dated, sourced and built to be cited.
State of Free Launch Platforms 2026: What a Free Launch Costs on 15 Sites
A dated review of the free route on 15 launch platforms: queues, vote thresholds, badges and link treatment, read from their own pages on 13 November 2026.
Launch Platform Comparison Table: 16 Sites by Audience, Queue, Links and Ranking
One table comparing 16 launch platforms on audience, free route, queue, link treatment, ranking basis and account needed, dated 13 November 2026.
Free Launch Directories List: 29 Places That Take Submissions, Checked and Dated
29 launch boards, directories, communities and newsletters that take submissions, grouped by type, with what each one’s own page says on 13 November 2026.
Free Launch Checklist 2026: 52 Steps in Eight Phases, Each With the Reason
A 52-step free launch checklist in eight phases, each step with its reason, built from what launch platforms state on their own pages on 13 November 2026.
Launch Cheat Sheet 2026: Limits, Image Sizes, Timings and the Five Decisions
One page of launch numbers: text limits, image sizes and timings from official pages, plus the five decisions every launch needs, read 13 November 2026.
More free launch help
- Launch playbooks: Step-by-step plans for one launch.
- Where to launch: The real places that fit each kind of product.
- Checklists and templates: Checklists, copy-and-edit templates and listing specs.
- Glossary: Plain-English definitions of launch terms.
- Answers: Direct answers to the questions makers ask.
- Launch platform alternatives and comparisons: Product Hunt, Uneed, Peerlist and the rest, side by side.
- App idea lists and build guides: from finding an idea to shipping it.
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