Reddit rules index · read 2026-10-05
Can you promote on r/ProductivityApps?
Allowed, with limits Its rules allow sharing your own work, with conditions they spell out.
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A place to discuss Productivity and apps to help with it.
What its rules say about promotion
Self promotion is allowed only once a month with 10 community karma within the community
Min 10 community karma is required to do self promotion.
All 7 rules of r/ProductivityApps
- No spam
- No Vibe Coded apps are allowed due to User data risk
Vibe Coded apps can be very harmful due to Inherent security flaws and users data is at risk. - Don't ask for Testers
If you want beta testers for your tool or product, we have partnered with another sub called r/betatesters. You can easily make a post there and ask for testers. - Self promotion is allowed only once a month with 10 community karma within the community
Min 10 community karma is required to do self promotion. - Don't use Wrong Flair
Posts with Wrong Flairs will be removed by the Moderators - Low Quality "Feedback Wanted" flair posts will be removed.
If your Post with "Feedback Wanted" flair is of low quality, it will be removed. - Posts asking to fill a Survey form are not allowed
Post with Survey forms are not allowed and will be removed immediately
What the written rules don't show
- Unpublished minimums. Many communities remove posts from new or low-karma accounts through AutoModerator settings that are not on the rules page, often before a moderator sees them.
- Reddit's own filters. Reddit's site-wide spam filters can remove posts from accounts that mostly share links to their own site, in any community.
- The community's norms. Many communities see themselves as peers, not an audience: post where you already take part, and make the post worth reading without the link.
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