Real products, not just ideas.
Everything you need to know about getting your product listed.
Real products with a working URL, honest representation, and a credible user experience.
Private betas, repo-first launches, and unusual product shapes may need more evidence.
Waitlists, service businesses, spammy pages, and unsafe listings do not fit the registry.
Launch promotion and SEO tools are welcome. Listings that offer no independent product value beyond traffic, backlinks, or manufactured metrics are not.
What belongs here
The common thread is simple: the thing being submitted should itself be the product people are here to discover.
Apps and software
Web, mobile, desktop, SaaS, and AI tools with a real product experience.
Developer products
APIs, SDKs, CLIs, and open source with documentation, an installable release, or a usable demo.
Productized platforms
Marketplaces, useful directories, communities, and media products with independent user value.
Approval checks
Standards every approved listing should pass, regardless of category or pricing tier.
A real product
Submit an existing product with a specific use case, not an idea, placeholder, teaser, or pure email-collection page. Early, simple, and niche products are welcome; revenue, popularity, novelty, and visual polish are not requirements.
Usable or meaningfully evaluable
Users must be able to access, install, try, or meaningfully evaluate the product now. Login, payment, or restricted beta access is not itself a reason for rejection. A credible access path and evidence of an existing product distinguish a private beta from a waitlist.
Independent product value
The offering itself must be a discoverable product, not an agency, consultancy, freelancer service, portfolio, or lead magnet for custom work. SEO tools, useful directories, affiliate-supported products, and normal launch promotion are allowed when they provide independent user value. Reject thin redirects, spam, and listings whose substance is only traffic or backlink collection.
Honest and complete information
Provide an accurate product URL, name, tagline, description, and required logo. Preview images are optional; any supplied images and claims must represent the product honestly. Missing evidence is not proof of deception. Unverified performance claims must not be presented as verified facts by the reviewer.
Authorized representation
Makers and authorized third parties may submit. Represent the maker accurately and be prepared to provide authorization context when requested. A maker name or self-declaration alone does not verify ownership or permission; uncertainty calls for clarification, not an accusation.
Safe and trustworthy
Reject products with clear evidence of illegal, malicious, abusive, infringing, or deliberately misleading activity. Do not infer misconduct from a category, unfamiliar brand, rough design, or missing business metrics. Suspected issues without sufficient evidence require human review.
No duplicate launches
Do not submit duplicate listings. A relaunch requires a meaningful new release or substantial change in scope. The standard submission form blocks URLs already listed; contact Shipstry before requesting a relaunch at the same URL. Do not change the URL merely to bypass duplicate detection.
Ship week slots
Each ship week runs Monday through Sunday UTC. Free slots are limited; paid plans bypass the queue.
Free Harbor slots
20 products per ship week on a first-come, first-served basis.
Verified bonus slots
5 additional slots for products that verify a backlink to Shipstry.
Paid submissions
Approved Voyage submissions receive guaranteed boarding with no queue. Payment does not guarantee approval.
What gets rejected
These patterns typically fall outside Shipstry, even when the page itself looks polished.
Usually rejected
Pure waitlists, coming soon pages, and idea-only landing pages
Agencies, consultancies, freelancer services, and personal portfolios without a standalone product
Thin affiliate redirects, spam directories, and pages offering no independent value beyond traffic or backlink collection
Confirmed broken or inaccessible product pages, impersonation, and materially misleading listings
Products with clear evidence of illegal, unsafe, infringing, malicious, or abusive activity
Reviewed case by case
Private beta products
Allowed when an existing product is supported by concrete materials, such as a product walkthrough, working build, or detailed usage documentation, and there is a credible access-request path. If these materials are missing from the submission, request them before deciding. An email form alone cannot establish eligibility, but missing materials do not prove that no product exists.
Open source projects
Allowed with documentation, a demo, screenshots, an installable release, or a clear onboarding path. A repository URL is not itself evidence of a usable project.
Newsletters, courses, and communities
Allowed when the publication, learning material, or member experience is itself the product. A signup page that only funnels users to custom services is not enough.
Relaunches and major versions
Allowed only after review of a meaningful new release or substantial scope change. Contact Shipstry for an existing URL; the standard form does not accept a second listing at that URL.
How review works
We review for product reality, fit, trust, and quality.
We assess product reality, availability, independent value, listing accuracy, authorization, safety, and duplicates using the applicable evidence.
AI may assist with submitted text and field presence. Website availability, image accuracy, authorization, safety, and release history still require human verification where relevant.
We approve, reject with a specific policy basis, or request clarification for unresolved cases. Missing evidence alone is not proof of a violation.
The same eligibility rules apply to free and paid submissions. Payment changes scheduling and benefits, not approval standards.
What speeds approval
- A working product URL with an obvious product experience.
- Accurate screenshots, copy, and ownership context.
- Clear explanation when the product falls into an edge case.
Listing format guide
A well-structured listing helps reviewers and voters understand your product faster.
Description
Markdown supported. Use headings, lists, and quotes to structure your pitch. Links render as plain text.
Logo
Required. PNG, JPG, WebP, or GIF up to 5 MB. Auto-compressed to 512 px, displays at 96 × 96 px.
Preview image
Optional but recommended. Same formats, up to 5 MB, 16:9 aspect ratio. Auto-compressed to 1920 px.
Product name
Up to 50 characters. Tagline up to 100 characters.
If the product clears these checks, send it in.
Submit when the product is real, accessible, honestly presented, and ready for people to evaluate today.