Can you promote in r/productivityapps?
A place to discuss Productivity and apps to help with it.
The short answer
Participate organically first to build 10 community karma, use the correct flair, disclose your affiliation briefly, make one promotional post per month, and avoid requests for testers or surveys.
What works here
- One self-promotion post per month if you have >=10 subreddit karma
- Discussion of apps in planning/development when relevant and non-spammy
- Sharing released app details or demos with proper flair and quality
What gets posts removed
- Posting requests for beta testers (use r/betatesters instead)
- Posting surveys or forms
- Posting more than one promotional post per month or spamming
- Posting 'Vibe Coded' apps or anything flagged as insecure
- Using incorrect flair or low-quality 'Feedback Wanted' posts
Where this comes from
Self-promotion limit
Self-promotion allowed only once a month and requires at least 10 community karma.
No testers requests
Requests for beta testers are disallowed and redirected to r/betatesters.
No surveys
Posts that ask users to fill survey forms are not allowed.
Spam and low-quality control
General ban on spam; low-quality 'Feedback Wanted' flair posts will be removed and wrong flairs cause removal.
Security restriction
Apps classified as 'Vibe Coded' are prohibited due to user-data risk.
Official rules of r/productivityapps
- 01No spam
- 02No Vibe Coded apps are allowed due to User data risk
- 03Don't ask for Testers
- 04Self promotion is allowed only once a month with 10 community karma within the community
- 05Don't use Wrong Flair
- 06Low Quality "Feedback Wanted" flair posts will be removed.
- 07Posts asking to fill a Survey form are not allowed
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed June 2026. Rules change; the community itself is always the source of truth.
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