About IndieShelf

Free to list

Submitting and browsing are free. There are no paid placement options in v1. A backlink is never required.

How we record pricing

During review, a human opens the product’s public site and copies the pricing model and short text by hand. We do not bulk-scrape directories or invent prices. If pricing is unclear, we mark it Unknown.

Verified insight

After submit, makers may optionally share one or more acquisition channels and a revenue band. Those answers stay private. When at least one channel and a revenue band are present on an approved listing, we show a Verified insight badge. It is not a revenue audit. Tooltip: Maker shared private stats for anonymous industry reports. Individual answers are not shown. Not a revenue audit.

Default ranking

Default sort key (descending): Verified insight → pricing known → enrich bonus (tech stack / launch month) → published date. Revenue band values never change rank. Switch to Newest for a pure date sort.

Review timing

We aim to review within 2–3 business days. That is an aim, not a guarantee of approval or timing.

No guaranteed traffic

Listing on IndieShelf does not guarantee traffic, rankings, or leads.