AI directories

The Tool Bus

Accepts AI tools

Free online tools site with a curated AI directory of 96 tools, each with its own review page. The site says some links are affiliate links.

The Tool Bus is an AI directory at thetoolbus.ai. It lists AI products. Listing is free, with paid spots on offer. The link you get is sponsored: the visit link on a live listing carries rel sponsored and an affiliate tag. Review: submissions are reviewed by hand; an answer comes within a few days. Terms read on thetoolbus.ai on 3 October 2026.

Rate card

Price: Free directory listing after review; a paid homepage banner is offered, price not shown
Link you get: Sponsored: the visit link on a live listing carries rel sponsored and an affiliate tag
Review: Submissions are reviewed by hand; an answer comes within a few days
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Reach: MediumMedium reach: #992,443 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #14,176,326 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 3 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Does The Tool Bus accept AI tools?: Yes. It lists AI products.
How much does a listing on The Tool Bus cost?: Listing is free, with paid spots on offer.
What link does The Tool Bus give?: The link you get is sponsored: the visit link on a live listing carries rel sponsored and an affiliate tag.

Who is listed on The Tool Bus

Our nightly read of thetoolbus.ai found 71 apps we recognise from other places, among them design.com, google.dev, studio.design, favicon.im, favicon.io, favicon.love, chatgpt.site, claude.com. As of 8 Oct 2026. Your tracker checks whether yours is there.

How to submit to The Tool Bus

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. Submissions are reviewed by hand; an answer comes within a few days. 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 The Tool Bus lists you.

Add your app once; we read thetoolbus.ai every week and mark the listing when it appears, every night on Pro. Last read 8 Oct 2026.

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Run The Tool Bus? A badge for your site

Tells founders you take AI tools before they read your rules, and links to your terms here. Paste it in your site's footer, so it is on your home page, where our nightly check looks:

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