r/macapps listing

The main Reddit community for Mac app launches and recommendations.

Submit your listing Visit reddit.com/r/macapps

Cost to list: Free
Approval: Reviewed in days
Shows up in searches for: 2 business types; Top directory for 1
Popularity: Tranco #103; Rank of reddit.com
Countries: Worldwide

Not established yet: whether links are dofollow. We leave gaps blank rather than guess. Checked Oct 20, 2026 · 2 sources

Is r/macapps worth it?

Our reading of the measured data, not a score.

For its audience

Worth a post if its members are your customers.

r/macapps made Google's top 10 in 1 of the 8 buyer searches we ran for the 2 business types it accepts, and was the top-ranked directory for 1 of those types. It didn't show up for online communities. That's typical: directories of any kind held only 9% of the top-10 spots in those searches, so what r/macapps offers is the people who browse it directly. Listing is stated as free.

What works

The top-ranked directory in Google for 1 business type, out of the 100 we searched
Free to list

Watch out for

Not in Google's top 10 for online communities (0 of 4 searches)
Follow subreddit self-promotion rules. [HTTP 200 on 2026-10-20 curl check]

Measured fit, by business type

How often r/macapps made Google's top 10 in our US buyer searches for the types it accepts.

Desktop apps 1/4

Some · best #2
Online communities 0/4

Not seen

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Where r/macapps shows up when people search

We ran 399 real buyer searches (Google US, desktop) for 100 business types on Oct 20, 2026 and recorded which directories made the organic top 10. Local packs and ads are not counted.

r/macapps accepts 2 business types we measure. Here is every one, with what Google showed instead, so you can see where a listing would and wouldn't be found.

Desktop apps

1/4

r/macapps ranked as high as #2 in 1 of these searches. Directories of any kind held 6% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Medium 1/4

Other sites

youtube.com, apple.com, zapier.com

Searches: “best mac apps”, “best free windows software”, “best screen recorder for mac”, “best pdf editor for windows” result
Open-source projects check eligibility

1/4

r/macapps ranked as high as #2 in 1 of these searches. Directories of any kind held 32% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

r/selfhosted 2/4, Medium 2/4, awesome-selfhosted (GitHub) 1/4

Other sites

reddit.com, xda-developers.com, datamation.com

Searches: “open source alternative to notion”, “self hosted alternatives”, “best open source crm”, “open source alternatives” result
Online communities

0/4

Not in the top 10 of any of these searches. Directories of any kind held 12% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

Medium 2/4, Techreviewer 1/4, Online Geniuses 1/4

Other sites

reddit.com, quora.com, google.com

Searches: “best discord servers”, “best slack communities for founders”, “best telegram channels”, “online communities for entrepreneurs”

Bars show the searches where it made the organic top 10. "Directories" lists the tracked directories that did rank for the same searches, with their hit count. How we measure

What r/macapps costs and who can list

As stated on r/macapps's own pages or reported by a named source. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Who can list: Desktop apps
Online communities

Census audience: mac apps · Worldwide
Approval: Reviewed in days. Community-moderated posting. Per the sub's megathread rules (seen via mirror): main-feed self-promotion only for "Trust Path" devs (paid Mac App Store developer, 100+ star GitHub repo, or granted flair) or "Transparency Path" devs who publicly identify themselves, plus 10+ local karma; others must post in the megathread in PCP format, subject to a 30-day promotion limit.
Note: reddit.com blocked curl/WebFetch/browser; rules read from a third-party Redlib mirror, so treat as indicative.
Sources: redlib.groet-infra.nl/r/macapps
reddit.com/r/macapps

Not established: price and link attribute (treat links as nofollow until you see the live profile). Prices and rules change; the linked pages are the authority.

How to get listed on r/macapps

1
Prepare your details
- The community's own rules, read before posting
- An account with some genuine history
- A post that is useful on its own, not just a link
- Product URL, short description and images
Our standard checklist for this kind of site (community and consumer site), not a list published by r/macapps.
2

Open the submit page
reddit.com/r/macapps/submit
3

Approval: reviewed in days

Community-moderated posting. Per the sub's megathread rules (seen via mirror): main-feed self-promotion only for "Trust Path" devs (paid Mac App Store developer, 100+ star GitHub repo, or granted flair) or "Transparency Path" devs who publicly identify themselves, plus 10+ local karma; others must post in the megathread in PCP format, subject to a 30-day promotion limit.
4

Check the watch-outs

2 things to know before you post.

r/macapps alternatives

Ranked by the same evidence: Google top-10 appearances for the business types r/macapps serves, then audience fit, then Tranco popularity.

Questions about r/macapps

Is r/macapps worth it for getting listed?

Worth a post if its members are your customers. r/macapps made Google's top 10 in 1 of the 8 buyer searches we ran for the 2 business types it accepts, and was the top-ranked directory for 1 of those types. It didn't show up for online communities. That's typical: directories of any kind held only 9% of the top-10 spots in those searches, so what r/macapps offers is the people who browse it directly. Listing is stated as free. This is our reading of the measured data.

How much does a r/macapps listing cost?

Free. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Is a link from r/macapps dofollow?

Unknown. We haven't tested r/macapps's link attribute and found no reliable report. Treat it as nofollow until you see the live profile.

How do I get listed on r/macapps?

Start at reddit.com/r/macapps/submit. Approval: reviewed in days (Community-moderated posting. Per the sub's megathread rules (seen via mirror): main-feed self-promotion only for "Trust Path" devs (paid Mac App Store developer, 100+ star GitHub repo, or granted flair) or "Transparency Path" devs who publicly identify themselves, plus 10+ local karma; others must post in the megathread in PCP format, subject to a 30-day promotion limit.). Have your details ready first (see "How to list" above).

What are the best r/macapps alternatives?

Ranked by the same evidence: r/selfhosted, DEV Community, and Online Geniuses. The full list of 8 is above, with the searches each one appeared in.

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