Cultcode

The rubric

What gets in. What doesn't.

Every submission is judged against the same rubric, and the rubric is public. No scraping. No dead links. No filler. Here's exactly what that means.

What we look for

A real product

Something you built and shipped — a tool, an app, a service, a thing people can actually use. Not a waitlist for an idea.

Live and working

The link opens, the product loads, the core flow works. If it 404s or the demo is broken, it's a no.

Honest claims

The tagline describes what the product does today, not what the roadmap dreams about. No fake testimonials, no invented numbers.

Effort visible

It doesn't have to be polished — indie is fine, scrappy is fine. But it has to show that a human cared enough to make it good.

What gets rejected

Spam

Anything submitted in bulk or clearly written by a bot. "Revolutionary AI-powered synergy platform" with a stock template.

Dead or broken links

A landing page that 404s, an expired domain, a demo that errors on load.

Affiliate farms

"Top 10 VPNs of 2026" sites that exist to collect commissions, not to be a product.

NSFW

Sexually explicit or adult content of any kind. Hard no, no exceptions.

Deceptive crypto/forex schemes

"Guaranteed 3% daily returns" trading bots and anything built to mislead people about risk or returns.

Thin clones

A ChatGPT wrapper with a new coat of paint and nothing else — a rename, not a product.

Keyword sludge

Descriptions stuffed with search terms instead of sentences: "best free AI tool app software online 2026".

How review works

No algorithm, no auto-approve queue. A human opens your project, clicks around, and decides — within 48 hours, usually same day. If review ever takes longer than 72 hours, you get an automatic full refund. Rejection means an automatic full refund too: payment buys a serious look, never a guaranteed spot.

Removal policy

Permanent means permanent: no renewals, no expiry, nothing to keep paying. We remove listings only for guideline violations — a project that turns into spam, ships malware, becomes a dead link, or otherwise breaks the rules above. Ship something real and your page stays.

Think you clear the bar?

If you built something real that works, you have nothing to worry about. Submit it and a human will take a serious look.

Submit your project