Can you promote in r/productivityapps?
A place to discuss Productivity and apps to help with it.
The short answer
Participate in the community first to build at least 10 community karma, follow flair/quality rules, disclose your affiliation briefly, and avoid asking for testers or posting surveys.
What works here
- Occasional self-promotion (once per month) after earning 10 community karma
- Discuss apps in development or planning stages as part of general discussion
What gets posts removed
- Posting requests for beta testers (use r/betatesters instead)
- Posting surveys or forms
- Low-quality 'Feedback Wanted' posts, wrong flairs, or spammy/unsolicited ads
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on RedditSelf-promotion limited
Self-promotion is allowed only once a month and requires at least 10 community karma.
No tester requests
Moderator policy forbids asking for testers and redirects to r/betatesters.
Surveys banned
Posts that ask users to fill survey forms are explicitly not allowed.
Quality & flair enforcement
Wrong flairs and low-quality 'Feedback Wanted' posts will be removed, so follow flair and quality guidelines.
General purpose
Subreddit focuses on discussing productivity apps including apps in development, implying product discussion is on-topic if rules followed.
Official rules of r/productivityapps
- 01No spam
- 02No Vibe Coded apps are allowed due to User data risk
- 03Don't ask for Testers
- 04Self promotion is allowed only once a month with 10 community karma within the community
- 05Don't use Wrong Flair
- 06Low Quality "Feedback Wanted" flair posts will be removed.
- 07Posts asking to fill a Survey form are not allowed
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed June 22, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.
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