Setapp listing

Subscription bundle of curated Mac and iOS apps; inclusion pays developers per usage and exposes apps to subscribers.

App store · setapp.com

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Cost to list: Free
Approval: Editorial review
Link type: No link to your site; Checked on a live listing
Shows up in searches for: No business types; Across our 399 searches
Popularity: Tranco #15,419; #344 of 1,712 directory sites
Countries: Worldwide

Checked Oct 20, 2026 · 5 sources

Is Setapp worth it?

Our reading of the measured data, not a score.

For its audience

Worth a post if its members are your customers.

Setapp didn't make Google's top 10 in any of the 4 buyer searches we ran for the 1 business type it accepts. That's typical: directories of any kind held only 3% of the top-10 spots in those searches, so what Setapp offers is the people who browse it directly. Listing is stated as free.

What works

Free to list

Watch out for

Not in Google's top 10 for mobile apps (0 of 4 searches)
Listings don't link to your site, so there is no SEO link value
Curated vendor program; developer terms not read

Measured fit, by business type

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

Mobile apps 0/4

Not seen

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Where Setapp 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.

Setapp accepts 1 business type 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 check eligibility

0/4

Not in the organic top 10, but cited in 1 AI Overview. Directories of any kind held 6% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

r/macapps 1/4, 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”
Online communities check eligibility

0/4

Not in the organic top 10, but cited in 1 AI Overview. 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”
Mobile apps

0/4

Not in the top 10 of any of these searches. Directories of any kind held 3% of the top-10 spots.

Directories

SmartAsset SmartAdvisor 1/4

Other sites

reddit.com, youtube.com, alexanderfyoung.com

Searches: “best habit tracker app”, “best budgeting app”, “best meditation app”, “best language learning app”

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 Setapp costs and who can list

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

Who can list: Mobile apps

Census audience: mac/ios app developers · Worldwide
Pricing: Free

No listing fee; revenue share. Setapp Membership: developer gets 70% of usage-based revenue (+20% partner fee for bringing subscribers, up to 90%). Single-App: Setapp takes 15% on subscription sales and 25% on one-time sales.
Approval: Editorial review. Curated: developers are invited or reach out via 'Get in touch'; Setapp approves partners that meet its quality standards ('apply only if you're confident in the quality of your app'), then the app goes through technical review by Setapp's team before release. Developers page advertises a 24-hour app review process for Single-App. Membership is 'open to apps that fill gaps in our categories'.
Link attribute: No link to your site. We checked a live listing on Oct 20, 2026: setapp.com/apps/cleanshot.
Requirements: Mature, stable macOS (or iOS/web/AI) app meeting Setapp app requirements and review guidelines (e.g. notarized macOS app, bundle under 1 GB, icon at least 512x512); Setapp SDK/Framework integration.
Sources: setapp.com/developers
docs.setapp.com/docs/setapp-marketplace-overview.md
docs.setapp.com/llms.txt
setapp.com/apps/cleanshot
setapp.com

Prices and rules change; the linked pages are the authority.

How to get listed on Setapp

1
Prepare your details

Setapp asks for: Mature, stable macOS (or iOS/web/AI) app meeting Setapp app requirements and review guidelines (e.g. notarized macOS app, bundle under 1 GB, icon at least 512x512); Setapp SDK/Framework integration.
- 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 Setapp.
2

Open the submit page
setapp.com/developers
3

Approval: editorial review

Curated: developers are invited or reach out via 'Get in touch'; Setapp approves partners that meet its quality standards ('apply only if you're confident in the quality of your app'), then the app goes through technical review by Setapp's team before release. Developers page advertises a 24-hour app review process for Single-App. Membership is 'open to apps that fill gaps in our categories'.
4

Check the watch-outs

3 things to know before you post.

Setapp alternatives

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

Questions about Setapp

Is Setapp worth it for getting listed?

Worth a post if its members are your customers. Setapp didn't make Google's top 10 in any of the 4 buyer searches we ran for the 1 business type it accepts. That's typical: directories of any kind held only 3% of the top-10 spots in those searches, so what Setapp 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 Setapp listing cost?

Free. What we found: No listing fee; revenue share. Setapp Membership: developer gets 70% of usage-based revenue (+20% partner fee for bringing subscribers, up to 90%). Single-App: Setapp takes 15% on subscription sales and 25% on one-time sales.. Checked Oct 20, 2026.

Is a link from Setapp dofollow?

No link to your site, as reported in our census.

How do I get listed on Setapp?

Start at setapp.com/developers. Approval: editorial review (Curated: developers are invited or reach out via 'Get in touch'; Setapp approves partners that meet its quality standards ('apply only if you're confident in the quality of your app'), then the app goes through technical review by Setapp's team before release. Developers page advertises a 24-hour app review process for Single-App. Membership is 'open to apps that fill gaps in our categories'.). Have your details ready first (see "How to list" above).

What are the best Setapp alternatives?

Ranked by the same evidence: itch.io, r/ecommerce, and r/Entrepreneur. The full list of 8 is above, with the searches each one appeared in.

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