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  • Newv0.7.0Oct 2, 2026

    AI cited: which launch directories AI engines actually read

    A new column on Launch Directories

    Every directory in the catalog now shows how often it is named or cited in AI answers, next to its Domain Rating and traffic. The number comes from DataForSEO's index of ChatGPT and Google AI answers (US, English) and is refreshed once a month with the rest of the catalog.

    Sort by it, or filter to the directories cited 100 or 1,000 times and up. The tracker's third figure is now "AI-cited covered": how many of those directories your launch is already on.

    Why

    Henrik Telle at Orbator matched the catalog against the sources AI engines resolve behind their answers. About a third of the directories carry nearly all the weight; more than half have never appeared in an AI answer at all. Domain Rating does not tell you which is which: Startup Fame is DR 84 and cited 8 times, SaaSHub is DR 81 and cited 3,066 times.

    The count describes the directory, not your listing on it, so it is free for every builder, signed in or not.

    In your directory submission report

    Paid directory orders now open with a card, "Which of your placements AI engines read": how many of your listings sit on AI-cited directories, what share of the list's AI mentions they carry, and which placements AI has not surfaced yet. Every row in the report carries the count too.

    Also

    • Nick Launches is no longer a row in the directory catalog. You are already listed here; the row only ever ticked itself.
    • The public catalog feed behind the Autofill extension carries the new field.

    Counts are the number of answers in the index that name or cite the directory, not a monthly rate. Source: DataForSEO LLM Mentions, Google AI and ChatGPT, US English.

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  • Newv0.6.0Sep 18, 2026

    The /tools workspace, and a free Site Audit

    One workspace instead of a stack of checklists

    The tools page is now a workspace with one sidebar. Growth sits on one side: Site Audit, AI Visibility, Rankings and Auto Blogs. Distribution sits on the other: Launch Directories, Autofill and First Users. The free tools live in the same place. Switch between your launches from the top of the sidebar and the workspace keeps your place.

    Site Audit, free

    Enter your site and the audit crawls up to 300 pages, runs 24 checks across technical setup, on-page and indexing, and returns an ordered list of what to fix first. The crawl runs in the background, so you can leave the page; a notification tells you when it finishes. After a fix, recheck that one page instead of crawling the whole site again.

    Launch Directories, rated

    Every directory carries builder ratings next to DR, traffic, link type and price, so you can work the list top down. Autofill completes the forms, and anything you mark submitted syncs into your progress.

    In build

    AI Visibility, Rankings and Auto Blogs are the Distribution Suite. Each page has a waitlist.

  • Newv0.5.0Jul 22, 2026

    Product Dashboard, Analytics, and Changelogs

    Your new product dashboard

    Every product now has its own dashboard under My Products: Overview, Core Details, Badge, Launch History, and Changelog tabs. Relaunches are grouped into one product card, and the Launch History tab shows every launch with a one-click Relaunch.

    Real analytics

    We now measure the full funnel for your launch:

    - Impressions — your product card seen in listings (counted only after a real 1-second view, with bot filtering)

    - Opens — visits to your product page

    - Clicks — outbound clicks to your website

    - Upvotes and followers round it out, all in the new Analytics Breakdown.

    Follow products

    Tap the bell on any product page to follow it. Follower counts already show on the maker dashboard — follower notifications are coming next.

    Changelogs (you're reading one!)

    Makers can now publish changelog entries with rich text, change types, and versions. Your changelog lives at yourproduct → Changelog, survives relaunches, and gets a public page visitors can find right from your launch page.