Launch catalog / Playbook
CodeHype
Conditional free route launch-board
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 Launch ($0) is a community listing in the standard queue; the product page links dofollow only while the CodeHype badge stays verified on your site (re-checked automatically every 3 days).
- Every launch — free or paid — goes through human review; paid plans do not bypass moderation.
Requirements
- Startups/SaaS/AI tools; weekly launch board with upvote rankings and winners.
- Login required to launch ('Launch your startup' at /submit).
- Free tier: install the CodeHype badge to verify ownership and unlock the dofollow backlink; verify it from 'My launches' → embed section.
Prepare before opening the form
- Product website URL (the homepage has a 'Product website URL → Launch your startup for free' quick-start).
- Logo, tagline, description, category (AI Agents, AI Marketing, Developer Tools, etc.).
- CodeHype badge embed if using the free tier.
- Plan choice: Free / Plus $15 (instant publish, no badge, permanent dofollow, premium badge) / Pro $25 (7 days homepage featured, +2 backlinks, 1500-word blog).
- Optional upsells to pre-decide on: homepage center ad $20/wk, sidebar ad $15/wk, Instagram feature from $250, done-for-you directory submissions $49–149.
Workflow
- Sign in, then open /submit (or paste the product URL into the homepage launcher).
- Choose plan: Free Launch, Plus ($15 one-time), or Pro ($25 one-time).
- Complete the launch form; paid plans let you choose the launch date.
- Free tier: embed badge and click Verify in My launches → embed section.
- Human review applies to all plans; once approved the product appears in the weekly launch board.
Watch for
- Free-tier dofollow is conditional and re-verified every 3 days — removing the badge flips the link to nofollow.
- Heavy upsell surface: homepage ads, Instagram features, directory-submission service — none required for a listing.
- Weekly leaderboard competition; 'New launches in' countdown gates visibility.
- FAQ explicitly: paid plans do NOT skip human review.
- Unusually agent-friendly: llms.txt, OpenAPI, MCP server card and public REST listed in footer.
What counts as live
The product appears on codehype.ai/launches for its week with a public product page and (if badge verified or paid) a dofollow link.
Not verified
- Exact free-queue wait time.
- Submit form field list behind login.
- Whether badge verification failure merely nofollows the link or delists.