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

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A weekly ship registry whose free lane is nofollow until the badge goes up.

shipstry.com
Shipstry homepage
Eligibility

Who Shipstry accepts

You need
An account, by Google or an emailed verification code
Their badge, if you want the free lane's link to be followed
You'll be rejected if
Nothing stated beyond the product being maker-built, which is how they describe the registry
SaaS productsIndie productsAI toolsDeveloper tools
What you actually get
A listing in a weekly ship registry with a Winners page for each week. The free lane's link is nofollow as listed, and their own comparison says the backlink badge unlocks the dofollow, so the free follow costs the badge rather than the fee.

How to submit to Shipstry

  1. Sign in
    Continue with Google, or an emailed verification code.
  2. Pick a lane
    Harbor free, or Voyage at $9.90 for this week and two dofollow links.
  3. Wait for the week
    The free lane's ship week starts three weeks out and the review is best-effort.

Shipstry requirements

An account on the site
Their badge
to unlock the dofollow on the free lane

Gotchas

The free tier's link is nofollow, and the line that changes it is a row further down their own comparison table: the badge unlocks the dofollow. Reading the tier list alone gets this backwards.
The free lane ships from three weeks out and allows one submission a month, so it is slow in two directions at once.
Every approved launch earns a discount on their own backlink directory, which is a second product rather than part of the listing.

Let your agent submit to Shipstry

Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the Shipstry 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 Shipstry rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 2 fields this form asks for, none of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Warns you that Shipstry 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: harbor is free: one submission a month, one nofollow link, a ship week from three weeks out and a best-effort review. Voyage is $9.90 a ticket for two dofollow links, this week's ship, unlimited submissions and a 48 hour review. Both are one-time.
Types it into Shipstry 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 Shipstry?".
Connect your agentHow this worksTools and endpointsWorks with Claude Code, Claude, Codex, Cursor, VS Code and Hermes.

Shipstry FAQ

How long does Shipstry approval take?
Shipstry's typical time from submission to going live is 2-4 weeks.
How much does it cost to submit to Shipstry?
Shipstry has a free submission option plus paid placement (Harbor is free: one submission a month, one nofollow link, a ship week from three weeks out and a best-effort review. Voyage is $9.90 a ticket for two dofollow links, this week's ship, unlimited submissions and a 48 hour review. Both are one-time.).
Does Shipstry give a dofollow backlink?
Yes, a listing on Shipstry carries a dofollow link. The site has a domain rating of 47.
Does Shipstry require a backlink to your site?
Yes, Shipstry expects a link back from your site as part of listing.
What gets you rejected from Shipstry?
Nothing stated beyond the product being maker-built, which is how they describe the registry.