What you get
Your app's page on iPip has a Website button that points to your app's own site, when it has one. It is a plain link, with no nofollow, ugc or sponsored on it, so search engines may follow it and count it. Google explains those three words on its page about qualifying outbound links, linked below.
- It is free, whether you launch on a day or just list.
- A listing needs no badge on your site. A free launch day needs our badge when your app has a website of its own. A paid Featured launch needs none.
- The link does not depend on how many votes your app gets.
Paid places on iPip are the exception: they are labelled Featured, and their links are marked sponsored. The link on your own app page is not.
How to check it yourself
Open any app page, view the page source and look for the website link. It looks like this: <a class="btn glass ap-site" href="https://yourapp.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Website</a>
The noopener is a browser safety setting and has nothing to do with search engines.
What it can and cannot do
It is one real link from a page about your app, on a site about iPhone and iPad apps. That is worth having, and it is not a ranking plan. iPip is new, so its weight is small today and grows as iPip grows. The page can also send you real visitors: people find it, read it and vote on it.
How to get it
- Paste your App Store link on the submit page, and your website if you have one.
- We read the name, icon, screenshots and price from the App Store. Change anything that is wrong.
- Choose a launch day, with 5 free spots a day, or just list it, then send it.
- We check it and email you either way.
The full rules are on our rules page.
Questions
Is the website link on iPip really dofollow?
Yes. The Website button on an app page has no nofollow, ugc or sponsored on it. You can check it in the page source.
Do I need a badge to get the link?
Not for a listing. A free launch day needs our badge when your app has a website of its own, and a paid Featured launch needs none.
Does the link depend on votes?
No. Every approved app with a website gets the same link, however many votes it gets.
Will it help my app rank in Google?
It is one real link from a page about your app, which is worth having. Nobody honest can promise a ranking, and iPip is new, so its weight grows as iPip grows.