# Rules of King of Apps

- **Ranking:** Listings are ranked by the total amount paid for their domain, highest first. On a tie, the older listing wins.
- **One listing per domain:** https://www.Example.com/app and example.com are the same listing. Paying again for the same domain adds to its total.
- **New listing:** Starts at $4.
- **Top-up:** At least $2. You only pay the difference, and you can update the title, description and category at the same time.
- **Claiming a rank:** Rank N costs $1 more than its current holder, never less than the minimum above.
- **Categories:** Ranks are global. A category page filters the global board, so the #1 app in a category is the highest-paying app that chose it.
- **Limits:** Whole dollars only, up to $100,000 per payment.
- **Expiry:** None. A rank lasts until someone outbids it.
- **Refunds:** None. Payments are final, including for listings removed under the content rules.
- **Clicks:** Each visitor's click on a listing counts once per hour.

## Not allowed

Listings that break these rules are removed without a refund.

- Discord, Telegram or WhatsApp invite links
- Adult or NSFW content
- URL shorteners and affiliate links
- Scams, phishing, malware or impersonation of another brand
- Anything illegal where you or your visitors are

## FAQ

### What is King of Apps?

King of Apps is a public leaderboard of apps ranked only by how much their makers paid. There is no algorithm, no voting and no editor: the order of the board is the order of the money. Makers pay to climb, pay the difference to defend their spot, and every click goes straight to the app.

### Is the ranking a review or a recommendation?

No. A rank only shows how much a maker paid. It says nothing about quality, safety or popularity.

### How much does #1 cost?

$1 more than the current #1's total. A brand-new listing starts at $4.

### I got outbid. What now?

Re-enter your URL in the form, pick the rank you want back, and pay the difference.

### How do I know clicks are real?

Clicks are de-duplicated per visitor per hour, and every outbound link carries utm_source=kingofapps, so you can check them in your own analytics.

### Who handles payments?

Stripe's hosted checkout. Card details never reach King of Apps.

### Can AI assistants read the board?

Yes. /llms.txt describes the site, /llms-full.txt has the whole board as Markdown, and every page has a Markdown version at the same path plus .md.