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Listing guidelines
Recaply is only useful if every tool on it is real, works and is described fairly. These guidelines say which tools we list, how we write their pages and what a paid plan does. Please read them before you submit a tool. They are part of our Terms of service.
At a glance
The short version.
- What we listTools and apps people can use today, AI or not, with an official site of their own.
- How we read itA person reads every tool and writes its page from your official site. A paid plan is read within 3 working days.
- Never for saleOur picks, rankings, verdicts and reviews. Every paid place says Sponsored.
- If it is not a fitWe tell you why, and a paid plan is refunded in full.
- QuestionsWrite to hello@recaply.co.
What we list
Tools people can use today.
It works today
People can sign up, download or install it now, and it does what its site says. A waitlist, a “coming soon” page or a demo we cannot try is listed once it opens.
It has a home of its own
An official site on its own domain that says what the tool does and what it costs. An open-source project needs a public repository with a licence.
It is looked after
Recent updates, a changelog or a way to reach the team. A tool that looks abandoned may wait until it shows signs of life.
Every kind of tool
AI tools, everyday apps, agents, browser extensions, open-source projects and models. Free, paid or open source: the price is part of the page, not a reason to say no.
What we do not list
Where we say no.
Harm and the law
Scams, malware, tools that break the law or other people’s rights, tools for harassment or for images of real people made without their consent, and tools that sell fake reviews, followers or votes.
Nothing of its own
A thin wrapper that resells another product’s output with nothing added, or a page that exists only to collect emails or show ads.
Unclear money
A tool that takes a card before it says what it costs, or gives no way to cancel.
Adult content and gambling
We do not list tools built for adult content, gambling or weapons.
Your page
How we write it.
From your official site
We write your page in our own words from your own pages: what it does, who it is for, its plans and their normal prices. We never show promo prices or discount codes.
Links go to you
The page links only to your own pages, such as your site, pricing and docs. Open-source tools may also show labelled hosting partners.
You see it first
When you submit through Submit a tool, we send you the page before it goes live. Tell us if a fact is wrong and we fix it.
Our opinion stays ours
Verdicts, “choose it when” lines, alternatives and our picks are our own judgement, and a plan never changes them. A page calls itself a review only after we have used the tool for real tasks.
Paid plans
What a plan does and does not buy.
Same rules for everyone
A paid plan does not skip these guidelines. We read a paid tool the same way as any other, and a plan buys a place, not a listing we would not otherwise make.
Always labelled
Every paid place says Sponsored. The silver check marks Silver, the green check Green and the gold seal Gold, wherever the tool shows.
After it is listed
Changes, take-downs and fixes.
If we say no
We tell you why in a line or two. A paid plan is refunded in full, and you can send the tool again once it is fixed.
If things change
If a listed tool stops working, closes, or turns into something we do not list, we may take its page down. If it has a paid place, we write to you first. What happens to the payment is in our Refund policy.
A wrong fact
Spot something wrong on your page? Write to hello@recaply.co from your company email and we fix it, usually within 2 working days.
The last word
Our call.
Not every tool that meets these guidelines will be a fit, and we decide what we list. If you are building something useful and honest, we would like to see it.