We tried to list one real app on 15 AI directories. Here's what "free" actually costs.
We submitted a real app to ~15 AI and startup directories by hand. Every "free" tier hides a catch — a 4-month queue, a nofollow link, a reciprocal badge, or a $247–$599 paywall — and even Product Hunt's link is nofollow. The honest pitch for Stork isn't "cheapest"; it's "no catch": $9, a real dofollow link, live in about an hour.