Reddit rules index · read 2026-09-26
Can you promote on r/AppHookup?
Self-promotion restricted Its rules restrict self-promotion. Posts that promote your own work are likely to be removed.
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- link posts only
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Only the best deals, sales and verified price reductions for apps and applications of all operating systems: Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, Steam and more.
What its rules say about promotion
Free trials or limited duration access offers are not allowed
Trial offers such weekly or monthly or quarterly free trials, and access to an app’s premium features for a limited time are not considered as deals in r/AppHookup. Only yearly free trials or longer may be allowed per moderator discretion, if it’s not possible to offer lifetime access deals or free promotions for an app, such as for weather apps, navigation apps, flight/parcel tracking apps and/or apps which legitimately incur ongoing operational costs which make lifetime deals unsustainable.
Affiliate & Referral URL / URL Shortening or Tracking
We auto-remove submissions and comments that contain url links for affiliate token (at=), campaign token (ct=), and source (src=). http://www.reddit.com/r/AppHookup/wiki/index#wiki_url_.2F_link_rules Url shorteners from our blacklist are automatically removed. As a general rule, url shorteners are removed on this subreddit due to their ability to disguise affiliate links and appsto.re links are no exception. http://www.reddit.com/r/AppHookup/wiki/index#wiki_url_.2F_link_rules
Asking or Begging for Promotional Codes
For code distributions, if all codes are claimed, don't ask for more. Listed on the AppHookup side-bar.
All 10 rules of r/AppHookup
- The No-No’s
No lite/demo applications. No apps with intermittent ads. No apps that are always free or free most of the time. No formerly paid apps that went free with non-free IAP (freemium). No apps with multiple on-off price changes over the last months (price bait). No ”launch deals“ for new releases, subject to moderator discretion. No alpha/beta or pre-release apps. - Offensive, Harassing or Inflammatory Language
Toxic or racist behavior will be strictly penalized. Be civil. No rude, offensive, harassing or inflammatory comments. Follow Reddit's rules of reddiquette. http://www.reddit.com/r/AppHookup/wiki/index#wiki_commenting_and_general_behavior - Offers bypassing AppStore IAP mechanisms not allowed
If it’s ordinarily possible to provide a deal/discount using AppStore mechanisms than the contrary will not be allowed. Refer https://www.reddit.com/r/AppHookup/comments/1dp7ta0/meta_rapphookups_posting_rules_are_changing_to/ for more details. - Title format strictly enforced: [Platform] [Title] [Price Change] [Description]
The post title must be in this format: [Platform] [Title of app] [Price Change (before and after in US dollars, also mention name of in-app purchase if applicable)] [Description of app] No writing in CAPITAL LETTERS or use of symbols or special characters. Always link directly to the deal. (ex. Apple AppStore, Google Play, Microsoft Store, Amazon Appstore or developer site [without ads]) No blogs. - Free trials or limited duration access offers are not allowed
Trial offers such weekly or monthly or quarterly free trials, and access to an app’s premium features for a limited time are not considered as deals in r/AppHookup. Only yearly free trials or longer may be allowed per moderator discretion, if it’s not possible to offer lifetime access deals or free promotions for an app, such as for weather apps, navigation apps, flight/parcel tracking apps and/or apps which legitimately incur ongoing operational costs which make lifetime deals unsustainable. - Promo code distribution only allowed in approved format
r/AppHookup doesn’t allow promo code distribution when less than 500 codes are available. Always clarify how many codes you wish to giveaway in the post. Only lifetime access codes are allowed. We encourage developers to upload all codes to https://www.promies.net/ for distribution. It has captcha protection and each interested user will be given a code through that link. r/Apphookup doesn’t allow promo code distribution in plain text, or through comments or chat/DMs. - Affiliate & Referral URL / URL Shortening or Tracking
We auto-remove submissions and comments that contain url links for affiliate token (at=), campaign token (ct=), and source (src=). http://www.reddit.com/r/AppHookup/wiki/index#wiki_url_.2F_link_rules Url shorteners from our blacklist are automatically removed. As a general rule, url shorteners are removed on this subreddit due to their ability to disguise affiliate links and appsto.re links are no exception. http://www.reddit.com/r/AppHookup/wiki/index#wiki_url_.2F_link_rules - Soliciting Votes or Suggesting Down-votes
No soliciting votes or suggesting down-votes. http://www.reddit.com/r/AppHookup/wiki/index#wiki_voting_.2F_karma - Asking or Begging for Promotional Codes
For code distributions, if all codes are claimed, don't ask for more. Listed on the AppHookup side-bar. - Expired Price Reduction
The app being reported has an expired price reduction. The price has changed from the one listed on the post title.
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