LaunchAF is a weekly product launch directory where SaaS and software founders submit their products into numbered weekly cohorts, collect votes from the community, and end the week with a ranked position plus a permanent listing and backlink.
What is LaunchAF?
LaunchAF is a weekly launch directory for software products, organized around recurring week-numbered cohorts — the live board at the time of capture was Week 36, 2026. Founders submit a product through launchaf.com/submit, choose a launch push, and the entry appears on a ranked leaderboard where visitors vote. Each listing carries a name, a one-line tagline, a logo, a screenshot, a running vote count, and up to three category lanes such as Marketing, Productivity, AI, Analytics, Developer Tools, Social, Sales, Video, Security, Design, DevOps, Audio, or Other. It runs entirely on the web at launchaf.com, with no desktop or mobile app described on the page.
What makes LaunchAF stand out?
- Week-numbered cohorts — every board covers one numbered week (Week 36 of 2026) with a visible countdown, shown as "2d 16h 30m left" at the time of capture.
- Live vote counts on every entry — themillion led with 13 votes, Rankify 11, watchLLMs and BounceGrip 10 each, PlanLine 8, with the site reporting 105 votes cast across 15 live launches.
- Permanent archive instead of a one-day spike — Sunday at 23:59 UTC freezes final ranks and the product stays discoverable afterwards with a permanent backlink.
- Category lanes — Week 36's 15 entries broke down as Marketing 9, Productivity 8, AI 5, Analytics 4, Developer Tools 3, Social 2, Other 2, Sales 2, and one each in Video, Security, Design, DevOps and Audio.
- Selectable launch pushes — submitters "choose the launch push that fits" and can compare launch plans on a separate pricing page before joining the next cohort.
- Individual product pages — each launch gets its own URL (/products/...) holding its logo, screenshot, tagline and category tags.
- A stated weekly rhythm — the site labels the cycle "Monday launch, Community ranked, Sunday freeze, Permanent archive."
Who should use LaunchAF?
- Indie SaaS and app founders: submit a new product at the start of a week, share the listing, and finish with a ranked position plus an archived backlink.
- Solo builders with small audiences: a cohort of 15 entries means a launch is not buried under hundreds of same-day submissions.
- Product hunters and early adopters: scan the live leaderboard or a single lane such as AI or Analytics to see what shipped that week.
- Growth and marketing people: study which taglines and categories climb (Week 36 was marketing-heavy) and which niches are crowded.
What can you do with LaunchAF?
- Founders launching a new SaaS: submit before the week opens, share the listing to gather votes, and track the live board toward a top rank.
- Bootstrapped teams chasing backlinks: use the permanent archive entry so the product page and its link outlive the launch week.
- Analysts and hunters: sort the cohort by lane — Marketing, Productivity, AI, Analytics, Developer Tools — to see what shipped in a specific niche.
- Community members: vote and leave feedback on entries, which the board counts toward the climb.
How does LaunchAF work?
LaunchAF describes a three-step cycle. 01 Enter the week: submit the product, choose a launch push, and join the next available weekly cohort. 02 Earn the climb: share the launch, collect votes and feedback, and watch the live board move during the week. 03 Keep the result: Sunday locks the final ranking and the product stays in the archive with its permanent backlink. Ranks freeze Sunday at 23:59 UTC.
Pricing
Submitters pick from launch pushes and can compare launch plans on a dedicated pricing page (launchaf.com/pricing) before entering a cohort; the weekly board, category lanes and archive are browsed by visitors without any payment step shown on the page, and no dollar amounts appear in this source.
FAQ
What is LaunchAF?
LaunchAF is a weekly product launch directory. Founders submit software into numbered weekly cohorts, the community votes during the week, and Sunday's freeze sets final ranks. Entries then stay in the archive with a permanent backlink.
When does the LaunchAF leaderboard freeze?
Final ranks freeze Sunday at 23:59 UTC each week. The board stays live while the week runs — the Week 36, 2026 capture showed 15 launches and 105 votes with 2 days, 16 hours and 30 minutes remaining.
How many products launch each week on LaunchAF?
Week 36, 2026 listed 15 live launches spread across 13 category lanes. Marketing (9) and Productivity (8) were the most crowded, while Video, Security, Design, DevOps and Audio each had a single entry.
What happens to my product after launch week ends?
It moves into the permanent archive. LaunchAF states the product stays discoverable with its permanent backlink after Sunday's ranking locks, and each entry keeps its own product page with logo, screenshot, tagline and categories.
Can I browse LaunchAF without submitting a product?
Yes. The homepage shows the live leaderboard, the full cohort for the current week, and category lanes from Marketing through Audio. Submitting is a separate step handled at launchaf.com/submit.
