Can you promote in r/appmarketing?
A community for indie developers and app marketers figuring out how to get found and grow. Share what worked, ask what didn't, get honest feedback on your app, listing, or strategy. ASO, growth, launches, and everything in between. New here? Drop a question, we'll help you out.
The short answer
Answer/help first, include context and value, disclose your affiliation plainly, avoid hard sales language and posting bare links or repeated cross-posts.
What works here
- Answering a question with a product mention when directly relevant
- Sharing detailed context, results, or learnings about your app
- Posting in-discussion links if explained and not just a link drop
What gets posts removed
- Posting unsolicited promotion or 'check out my app' posts with no context
- Dropping bare links or link-only posts
- Hard sales pitches, fake claims, or undisclosed affiliation
- Posting identical promo across multiple subreddits
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on RedditNo unsolicited self-promotion
Rules explicitly ban posting just to push your product and remove promotion-only accounts—so don’t start threads that are pure ads.
Explain links and add context
Bare links without explanation are prohibited; you must explain what it is and why it's relevant.
Be helpful first; disclose affiliation
Must answer the question first, avoid being salesy, and state plainly if you’re connected to a product you mention.
No low-effort or duplicate promo
Low-effort 'check out my app' posts and cross-posted promo are disallowed.
Sidebar discourages promotion
Sidebar notes that promotion should be discouraged in this subreddit, reinforcing a cautious approach.
Official rules of r/appmarketing
- 01No unsolicited self-promotion
- 02No link spam
- 03Be helpful, not salesy
- 04 No low-effort posts
- 05 No duplicate or cross-posted spam
- 06Be respectful
- 07Disclose your affiliation
- 08No misinformation or fake reviews
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed July 8, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.
Read the Intoru research and correction methodology.
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