Launch catalog / Playbook
AI Journey
Paid only ai-directory
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-26. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
Requirements
- Tool must be AI-powered (automation, ML, NLP, computer vision, or other AI tasks)
- No free tier shown — cheapest listing is Basic at $29 one-time
- Tools reviewed for innovation, functionality, relevance, and user experience
Prepare before opening the form
- Tool name, concise description, key features, use case
- Link to the tool (repository or demo mentioned as acceptable supporting material)
- Optional self-written long-form content and FAQ section (included if provided)
- Payment: $29 Basic (published within 7 business days) or $99 Advanced (2 business days, homepage placement 90 days, 9 do-follow links, newsletter feature, guest post to AI Academy)
Workflow
- Open https://aijourney.so/submit-ai-tool and click Get Started / Book Now to reach the form (#form anchor)
- Choose Basic or Advanced plan and pay
- Submit tool details; team reviews for relevance/functionality/innovation
- Listing goes live within 2-7 business days depending on tier; notification via email
Watch for
- Paid-only destination — no zero-cost route on the submit page
- Marketing copy claims '6 high-quality dofollow links' and '48 hours' while the FAQ says review takes 3-7 business days and plan cards say 2-7 business days — timelines are inconsistent
- Dollar 'values' next to included items ($50 verified check, $130 long review) are inflated value anchors, not real costs
- Separate 'Submit Guest Article' and Passionfroot sponsorship routes exist but are also promotional
- Site lists some NSFW-adjacent tools (e.g. clothoff.net review) despite no stated content policy
What counts as live
The tool has a public /tool/<slug> page on aijourney.so, indexed on Google, and appears in category listings
Not verified
- Whether the $29 Basic tier ever gets rejected/refunded
- Exact form fields (form anchored at /submit-ai-tool#form did not render fields in fetched text)
- Whether listings links are dofollow as advertised