Launch platforms
Builtbyindies
builtbyindies.com ↗Weekly launch board for independent makers, with build logs and a karma system. A free launch asks you to upvote a few current launches first and may need some karma, earned by taking part; adding its badge to your site moves a free launch to an earlier week.
Builtbyindies is a launch platform at builtbyindies.com. It takes AI product launches. Listing is free; a paid spot starts at $9. The link you get is nofollow on a free launch (checked on a live listing). A free launch gets a dofollow link if it finishes in the top 3, and Premium and Featured always do, as the pricing page states. Review: free launches join a community queue and take the next launch week with space; Premium goes live instantly in any week you pick. Terms read on builtbyindies.com on 2 October 2026.
Rate card
- Price
- Free launch; Premium $9 one-time; Featured $12 one-time with a blog post
- Link you get
- Nofollow on a free launch (checked on a live listing). A free launch gets a dofollow link if it finishes in the top 3, and Premium and Featured always do, as the pricing page states
- Review
- Free launches join a community queue and take the next launch week with space; Premium goes live instantly in any week you pick
- Lists
- Every kind of AI product
- Reach
- TinyTiny reach: outside the Tranco top million by traffic; #27,515,550 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
- Checked
- , on its own pages
Quick answers
- Can you launch an AI product on Builtbyindies?
- Yes. It takes AI product launches.
- How much does a listing on Builtbyindies cost?
- Listing is free; a paid spot starts at $9.
- What link does Builtbyindies give?
- The link you get is nofollow on a free launch (checked on a live listing). A free launch gets a dofollow link if it finishes in the top 3, and Premium and Featured always do, as the pricing page states.
Who is listed on Builtbyindies
Our nightly read of builtbyindies.com found 170 apps we recognise from other places, among them design.com, google.dev, studio.design, favicon.im, favicon.io, favicon.love, customer.io, research.google. As of 8 Oct 2026. Your tracker checks whether yours is there.
How to submit to Builtbyindies
- 1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots. The listing guide lists what forms ask for; the tracker builds the kit from your website.
- 2. Open the form. Their submit page opens from the button above once you are signed in; signing in costs nothing.
- 3. Wait for the review. Free launches join a community queue and take the next launch week with space; Premium goes live instantly in any week you pick. Pay only for a spot you asked for; the listing itself is what the price above says. Log the submission in your tracker; it marks the listing when it appears.
Listing tracker
Know when Builtbyindies lists you.
Add your app once; we read builtbyindies.com every week and mark the listing when it appears, every night on Pro. Last read 8 Oct 2026.
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