Three dofollow links for a permanent badge, then a thirty-day queue with no support to chase it.
direct2app.com
Eligibility
Who Direct2App accepts
You need
An account (Google, GitHub or email and password)
A product URL, name and short description
A markdown introduction for the body of the listing
A square icon, PNG or JPEG, under 1MB
A 16:9 image, PNG or JPEG, under 1MB
At least one category and one tag from their own lists
A Direct2App badge on your site (free plan only)
You'll be rejected if
Nothing stated beyond being a SaaS or AI tool with a live URL
SaaS productsAI toolsDeveloper toolsMarketing tools
What you actually get
An item page at direct2app.com/item/your-slug carrying your icon, a 16:9 cover, your markdown introduction and your categories and tags, sitting among roughly 380 listings. The outbound link is a plain rel="noopener" with a utm_source appended, so the three dofollow links the free plan advertises are real ones.
How to submit to Direct2App
1
Sign in first
/submit redirects to /auth/login. Google and GitHub are both offered alongside an email and password form, so an account takes one click.
2
Fill the details form
Link, name, categories, tags, a short description, a markdown introduction, a 1:1 icon and a 16:9 image, all on one screen. An AI Autofill button sits inside the Link field; fill the fields yourself instead.
3
Choose a plan
Submitting the details creates the record and moves you to the plan cards. Free is "Submit to review"; the two paid cards publish immediately.
4
Take the badge snippet
Pressing Submit to review does not navigate. The button relabels to "Go dashboard and Wait" and a Verify backlink panel appears underneath with the badge code, in a light or dark theme.
5
Wait it out on the dashboard
The dashboard row shows Plan: Free, Status: Pending and Publish Date: Not published until an editor gets to it.
Direct2App requirements
Account sign-in (Google, GitHub or email and password)
Product URL and name
A short description for the card
A markdown introduction for the listing body
Square icon, PNG or JPEG, under 1MB
16:9 image, PNG or JPEG, under 1MB
At least one category and one tag
A Direct2App badge on your site (free plan)
Gotchas
Both image slots cap at 1MB and enforce it, which a straight PNG export at the sizes they ask for will quietly exceed; you have to re-encode before either upload will take.
The badge code is not shown anywhere in the form. It appears only after you press Submit to review, on the same page and below the fold, so it is easy to walk away with a listing stuck at Pending and no idea what it is waiting for.
The free plan lists "backlink maintenance" as a feature, which means they keep checking yours is still there; the badge is a permanent fixture of your site rather than a one-time hoop.
The free plan says in its own feature list that it comes with no customer support, so the thirty-day review has no channel to chase it through if it stalls.
Let your agent submit to Direct2App
Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the Direct2App 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 8 Direct2App 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 Direct2App looks for its badge on your site, so it has to be live before you submit rather than after.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: $7.99 Pro publishes when you choose, needs no badge and is a lifetime listing; $29.99 Premium adds featured placement, a direct Visit Website button and a premium badge on the item.
Types it into Direct2App 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 Direct2App?".
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Direct2App FAQ
How long does Direct2App approval take?
Direct2App's typical time from submission to going live is up to 30 days.
How much does it cost to submit to Direct2App?
Direct2App has a free submission option plus paid placement ($7.99 Pro publishes when you choose, needs no badge and is a lifetime listing; $29.99 Premium adds featured placement, a direct Visit Website button and a premium badge on the item).
Does Direct2App give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on Direct2App carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 40.
Does Direct2App require a backlink to your site?
Yes, Direct2App expects a link back from your site as part of listing.
What gets you rejected from Direct2App?
Nothing stated beyond being a SaaS or AI tool with a live URL.