Launch catalog / Playbook
AI Tool Trek
Conditional free route ai-directory
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-25. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
What the free route requires
- Free Pack ($0) requires adding their partner link — <a href='https://aitooltrek.com'>AI Tool Trek</a> — to your homepage for submission approval.
- Free submissions are reviewed within 72 hours and listed within 15 days.
- The listing is removed if the backlink is removed ('Your submission will be removed once the backlink is removed').
Requirements
- AI tools; the directory lists 3500+ AI websites and tools across categories like Text & Writing, Image, Chatbot, Coding, and NSFW.
- The on-page submission form asks only for Website Name and Website URL at the top level.
Prepare before opening the form
- Website name and URL.
- The backlink <a href='https://aitooltrek.com'>AI Tool Trek</a> live on your homepage before submitting on the Free Pack.
- Plan decision: Free (backlink, 72h review / listed within 15 days) / Fast Track $19.9 (listed within 24h, 5+ dofollow backlinks, featured badge, one update within 7 days, lifetime) / Unlimited Pack $39.9/mo (unlimited submissions for agencies).
Workflow
- Open https://aitooltrek.com/submit.
- Pick the submission lane (Free / Fast Track / Unlimited).
- Fill Website Name and Website URL and submit.
- Free: add the partner link to your homepage first, then wait for 72h review and listing within 15 days.
- Paid: checkout, then the listing goes live within 24 hours.
Watch for
- Explicit clawback: 'Your submission will be removed once the backlink is removed' — the free listing is permanently conditional.
- Contact email is Cloudflare-obfuscated ([email protected] pattern).
- Unlimited Pack is a $39.9/mo recurring subscription aimed at agencies — not needed for a single product.
- DR 52 'certified' claim links to an Ahrefs checker — self-reported marketing metric.
- Sponsored placements (e.g. GPTScribe) occupy the top of the submit page.
What counts as live
The tool appears in the aitooltrek.com directory under its category with a reachable detail page and outbound link.
Not verified
- Whether the minimal Website Name/URL form expands after the first step (only two fields were visible).
- Whether an account is required.
- How the backlink is re-verified over time.