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LaunchKiwi: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get

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Weekly indie launches at DR 48, free with a badge, and no way in but an emailed code.

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LaunchKiwi homepage
Eligibility

Who LaunchKiwi accepts

You need
An account, created by an eight-digit code emailed to you
Their badge on your site, which is what makes the free listing follow
You'll be rejected if
Anyone who cannot receive mail at the address they sign up with, because there is no password and no other way in
SaaS productsDeveloper toolsIndie products
What you actually get
A permanent, indexed listing in a weekly launch feed with community voting, and a do-follow link once the badge verifies. The queue is the cost: their pricing page names the next available free date, which at the time of writing was about two weeks out.

How to submit to LaunchKiwi

  1. Sign in
    Enter an email and they send an eight-digit code. There is no password and no social login of any kind.
  2. Submit
    The free tier joins the queue and names the next available launch date on the pricing page.
  3. Verify the badge
    Badge verification is what turns the free listing's link into a do-follow.

LaunchKiwi requirements

An email you can read
the eight-digit code is the only way in
Their badge
required on the free tier
A live product
the queue is weekly

Gotchas

There is no password and no social login. Signing in means reading an eight-digit code out of your inbox, so anyone automating this stops at the mailbox.
The free tier is queue-based and the next available date is printed on the pricing page rather than chosen, so a launch here is scheduled by them.
Badge verification is required on the free tier, and it is what the do-follow depends on rather than the listing itself.

Let your agent submit to LaunchKiwi

Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the LaunchKiwi 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 3 LaunchKiwi rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 3 fields this form asks for, none of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Warns you that LaunchKiwi 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: premium is $15 one-time for instant approval with no badge, and Priority $24, down from $30. Free is a real tier: a permanent listing and a do-follow link in exchange for badge verification, taking the next queue slot rather than a date you pick.
Types it into LaunchKiwi 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 LaunchKiwi?".
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LaunchKiwi FAQ

How long does LaunchKiwi approval take?
LaunchKiwi's typical time from submission to going live is 2-4 weeks.
How much does it cost to submit to LaunchKiwi?
LaunchKiwi has a free submission option plus paid placement (Premium is $15 one-time for instant approval with no badge, and Priority $24, down from $30. Free is a real tier: a permanent listing and a do-follow link in exchange for badge verification, taking the next queue slot rather than a date you pick.).
Does LaunchKiwi give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on LaunchKiwi carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 44.
Does LaunchKiwi require a backlink to your site?
Yes, LaunchKiwi expects a link back from your site as part of listing.
What gets you rejected from LaunchKiwi?
Anyone who cannot receive mail at the address they sign up with, because there is no password and no other way in.