AppWow Requirements

What your Instant Application needs in order to be accepted into AppWow Alpha.

AppWow is a discovery platform for hosted apps, PWAs, MWAs and browser-first experiences. These requirements exist to maintain quality, usability, safety and genuine public discoverability.

Technical Requirements

✓ Served over HTTPS
✓ Publicly accessible at the submitted URL
✓ Mobile-friendly and responsive
✓ Functional on modern mobile browsers
✓ No major broken pages or dead-end flows
✓ PWA submissions should include a valid manifest

Content & Usability

✓ Clear purpose and genuine functionality
✓ Honest descriptions and presentation
✓ Usable interface and navigation
✓ Suitable for public discovery
✓ No placeholder-only experiences

Security & Safety

✓ No malicious scripts or harmful behaviour
✓ No phishing, malware or deceptive redirects
✓ No hidden hostile tracking behaviour
✓ Must comply with applicable law

Rejection Criteria

Listings likely to be rejected

✕ Empty or non-functional apps

✕ Broken or inaccessible URLs

✕ Spam, link farms or misleading listings

✕ Malware, phishing or deceptive behaviour

✕ Desktop-only experiences with poor mobile usability

✕ HTTP-only apps without HTTPS

Examples

Typical pass or fail scenarios

✓ PASS

Working browser-first utility or service
Functional PWA with real user value
Mobile-friendly dashboard or hosted tool
Interactive game or utility that works immediately

✕ FAIL

"Coming soon" placeholder pages
Broken mobile experiences
Dead URLs or redirect loops
Misleading descriptions or fake functionality

Alpha Direction

Real apps over polished marketing

AppWow Alpha is focused on building a credible operational discovery platform. Working apps with genuine utility are more valuable than over-designed landing pages with no usable product behind them.

If your app is functional, mobile-friendly, honest in purpose and publicly accessible, you are likely ready for onboarding.

Developer Onboarding

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