# StarTap

> StarTap is a free startup directory you play like a game. Makers add their website as a Project, it goes live on the board right away, and they tap a star to earn Stars that rank it on the all-time leaderboard. Listing is free, needs no review queue or badge, and doesn't expire.

Each Project has a public page at https://startap.cc/p/<slug> with its description, category, rank and a link to the site. Owners who verify their domain with the optional Banner get a followed link.

## Main pages

- [Leaderboard](https://startap.cc/leaderboard): every Project ranked by all-time Stars
- [How StarTap works](https://startap.cc/rules): Stars, Fans, ranking and the optional Banner
- [FAQ](https://startap.cc/faq): listing, ranking, domain verification and accounts
- [Add your startup](https://startap.cc/play): the game, where makers sign in and add a website (needs JavaScript)

## Categories

- [AI](https://startap.cc/c/ai): top AI projects
- [SaaS](https://startap.cc/c/saas): top SaaS projects
- [Productivity](https://startap.cc/c/productivity): top Productivity projects

## Free tools

- [SEO Checker](https://startap.cc/tools/seo-marketing-checker): Audit any page's title, meta, headings, social tags, schema and crawlability.
- [GEO Checker](https://startap.cc/tools/geo-checker): See whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI can find and cite you.
- [Domain Rating Checker](https://startap.cc/tools/dr-checker): Check any domain's Ahrefs Domain Rating (DR) in one step.
- [SERP Preview Tool](https://startap.cc/tools/serp-preview-tool): Preview your Google result and catch titles and descriptions that get cut off.
- [Meta Tag Generator](https://startap.cc/tools/meta-tag-generator): Copy-paste HTML for title, description, canonical, Open Graph and X cards.
- [Open Graph Checker](https://startap.cc/tools/open-graph-checker): See how your link unfurls on social and chat apps, and which tags are missing.
- [Schema Markup Generator](https://startap.cc/tools/schema-markup-generator): Build JSON-LD for FAQ, Organization, Software App, Article and Product.
- [UTM Builder](https://startap.cc/tools/utm-builder): Tag launch links with UTM parameters so you know which channel worked.
- [Keyword Density Checker](https://startap.cc/tools/keyword-density-checker): Find your top words and phrases and check how often your keyword appears.
- [Robots.txt Generator](https://startap.cc/tools/robots-txt-generator): Make a robots.txt with your sitemap, private paths and AI crawler rules.
- [Sitemap & Robots.txt Checker](https://startap.cc/tools/sitemap-checker): Validate your XML sitemap and robots.txt, then test any URL against your rules.
- [Headline Analyzer](https://startap.cc/tools/headline-analyzer): Score headlines for length, clarity, power words and search-result fit.
- [URL Slug Generator](https://startap.cc/tools/url-slug-generator): Turn titles into short, clean, SEO-friendly URL slugs, one or many at once.
- [Readability Checker](https://startap.cc/tools/readability-checker): Get a Flesch score, grade level and the sentences that slow readers down.
- [Startup Directories List](https://startap.cc/tools/startup-directories): Free places to submit your startup, with badges, sign-ups and wait times.
- [OG Image Generator](https://startap.cc/tools/og-image-generator): Make a 1200×630 social share image and download it as a PNG.
- [Launch Checklist](https://startap.cc/tools/launch-checklist): An interactive before, during and after checklist for launching a product.

## Comparisons

- [StarTap vs Product Hunt](https://startap.cc/vs/product-hunt): One big launch day vs a listing that never expires.
- [StarTap vs BetaList](https://startap.cc/vs/betalist): A long review queue vs live in a minute.
- [StarTap vs Uneed](https://startap.cc/vs/uneed): Months for a free slot vs live today.
- [StarTap vs TinyLaunch](https://startap.cc/vs/tinylaunch): A dated launch slot vs an always-on board.
- [StarTap vs SaaSHub](https://startap.cc/vs/saashub): A software alternatives database vs a board you can climb.
- [StarTap vs Findly.tools](https://startap.cc/vs/findly-tools): A badge you must keep up vs no badge at all.
- [StarTap vs ShipBoost](https://startap.cc/vs/shipboost): Badge, tasks and a long wait vs none of the above.

## Optional

- [Terms](https://startap.cc/terms)
- [Privacy](https://startap.cc/privacy)
- [Sitemap](https://startap.cc/sitemap.xml)