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Appa List: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get
The same three-step badge gate as We Like Tools, run by the same operator, pointed at AI apps for work rather than software in general.
appalist.com
Eligibility
Who Appa List accepts
You need
An account, by Google
Their badge on your homepage or footer, linking to your reserved listing URL with a followed link
An icon and a screenshot
A summary of 150 characters or fewer and an overview of up to 1,500
You'll be rejected if
A site that cannot carry their badge with a followed link, because the listing form never opens without it
Anything that is not a practical work app: they scope the directory to writing, design, marketing, automation and productivity
AI toolsProductivity appsSaaS productsMarketing tools
What you actually get
A page at /ai/<slug> in an AI-apps directory scoped to practical work software: writing, design, marketing, automation and productivity. Same layout and same category list as We Like Tools, which is the same operator's other domain, so submitting to both is two badges rather than one.
How to submit to Appa List
1
Sign in
/submit is a sign-in card with Log in with Google as the only visible provider.
2
Give the homepage
Step 1 takes the product homepage, which is the page their crawler will check.
3
Take the badge
Step 2 reserves appalist.com/ai/<slug> and prints light and dark snippets that must link to it with a followed link.
4
Verify, then write the listing
Verify Badge unlocks step 3, which is the same form as their other site: name, summary, overview, icon, screenshot, pricing and categories.
Appa List requirements
An account
Product homepage URL
Their badge, live and followed, pointing at the reserved listing URL
Tool name, 40 characters
Short description, 150 characters
About the tool, 1,500 characters
An icon file and a screenshot file
A pricing model and at least one category
Gotchas
Nothing about the product can be entered until the badge is verified, so the first visit ends at step 2 whatever you do.
The badge has to link to your reserved /ai/<slug> URL, which does not exist until step 2 generates it.
It shares a codebase and an operator with weliketools.com. Doing both means carrying two separate badges, and the two listings will read identically.
Let your agent submit to Appa List
Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the Appa List playbook and gets the brief for this exact form, with the values already taken from your submission pack instead of placeholders you fill in by hand.
What it does for this platform
Checks your product against the 6 Appa List rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 8 fields this form asks for, none of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Warns you that Appa List looks for its badge on your site, so it has to be live before you submit rather than after.
Types it into Appa List in your own browser, and stops for you when the form wants a sign-in.
Records what it sent, so the dashboard can answer "did I ever submit to Appa List?".
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Appa List FAQ
How long does Appa List approval take?
Appa List's typical time from submission to going live is up to 2 weeks.
How much does it cost to submit to Appa List?
Submitting to Appa List is free.
Does Appa List give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on Appa List carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 51.
Does Appa List require a backlink to your site?
Yes, Appa List expects a link back from your site as part of listing.
What gets you rejected from Appa List?
A site that cannot carry their badge with a followed link, because the listing form never opens without it; Anything that is not a practical work app: they scope the directory to writing, design, marketing, automation and productivity.