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Introducing the Featured Apps Program

Uwe Maurer Uwe Maurer 3 min read
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We’re launching the Featured Apps Program — a new way for Android developers to get their app in front of millions of users on the AppBrain homepage. It’s free, it takes less than a minute to submit, and you pick the launch date.

Why we built this

Indie developers have it tough. The big ad platforms are expensive and complex, and there’s no easy “earned media” path for getting your app noticed on Android discovery sites. We wanted to change that.

The Featured Apps Program gives developers a free, high-visibility promotional channel. Think of it as a launch pad: you submit your app, we review it, and on your chosen date it gets a dedicated spot on the AppBrain homepage — seen by over 3 million visitors every month.

How it works

The process is intentionally simple:

  1. Submit — Log in to your AppBrain developer account, pick your app, and choose a launch date from the calendar.
  2. Review — Our team reviews your submission to make sure it meets quality standards. Most apps are approved within a day.
  3. Launch — On your launch date, your app appears in the Featured Apps section on the homepage for all visitors to discover.

That’s it. No fees, no complicated setup, no strings attached.

What you get

  • Homepage visibility — Your app gets a dedicated card on the most visited page of AppBrain
  • Pick your date — Schedule your feature day to align with a new release, a marketing push, or any date that works for you
  • Community upvotes — Visitors can upvote featured apps, giving your app extra social proof
  • Promotion toolkit — After submitting, you’ll find share links and a “Featured on AppBrain” website widget on your submission page
  • Results report — After your feature day, we’ll email you a report showing how your app performed compared to its baseline traffic

Requirements

To keep the quality bar high, we have a few simple rules:

  • Your app must be live on Google Play
  • You must have claimed your developer account on AppBrain
  • Your app should have a reasonable rating and comply with Google Play policies

Each app can be featured once every six months, and you can have up to three upcoming submissions per developer account.

Get started

Ready to give your app some visibility? Submit your app now — it takes less than a minute.

If you want to learn more about the program first, check out the Featured Apps Program page.

We’re excited to see what you’ll launch!