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XDA

Accepts AI tools

Computing news and how-to site with an AI tools section. Its contact page routes topic ideas to editorial and brand deals to partnerships.

XDA is a tech publication at xda-developers.com. It covers AI startups. Listing is free, with paid spots on offer. The link you get is nofollow: a link to an app in the body of a live article carries rel="nofollow" (checked on a live article, October 2026). Terms read on xda-developers.com on 3 October 2026.

Rate card

Price: Free to send topic ideas and news tips; advertising and brand partnerships through its publisher Valnet, no price stated
Link you get: Nofollow: a link to an app in the body of a live article carries rel="nofollow" (checked on a live article, October 2026)
Review: Not stated
Run by: Valnet Inc.
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Reach: HugeHuge reach: #4,736 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #2,254 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 3 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Does XDA cover AI startups?: Yes. It covers AI startups.
How much does a listing on XDA cost?: Listing is free, with paid spots on offer.
What link does XDA give?: The link you get is nofollow: a link to an app in the body of a live article carries rel="nofollow" (checked on a live article, October 2026).

Who is listed on XDA

Our nightly read of xda-developers.com found 324 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 XDA

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 reply. Reply times are not stated; give it two weeks before you follow up. 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.

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Know when XDA lists you.

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

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Run XDA? 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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