About PWA Directory

What is a PWA?

A Progressive Web App is a website that behaves like a native application: it can be installed to your home screen, work offline, send push notifications, and access device features (camera, file system, clipboard) — all without going through an app store. Major browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, Samsung Internet) support PWAs natively.

Who runs it

PWA Directory is built and maintained by Hugo Boccon, an independent developer based in Aix-en-Provence, France. It started as a personal collection of installable web apps and grew into a public catalog when we noticed how often people asked “is there a PWA for this?” on forums and social media.

We don’t take VC money, run no display ads, and have no growth target other than “the best PWAs are findable here.” Revenue comes from optional fast-track submissions (€49) and transparent advertising slots.

Editorial criteria

Every listing must meet four bars:

1. Real PWA — validmanifest.json, service worker registered, installable from at least one major browser.
2. Genuine value — the app does something useful, not a wrapper around a marketing site or a feature that already exists in the browser itself.
3. HTTPS + active — TLS valid, the app loads and works at the time of review. We periodically re-check listings and remove abandoned PWAs.
4. Honest — no cryptominers, no dark patterns, no fake offline support, no listings that pretend to be free but require a credit card to even open the app.

We reject roughly 30% of standard submissions. The bar is meant to be practical, not gatekeeper-y — if your PWA is solid, you’ll get in.

How to get listed

Send your PWA to /submit. Standard review is free and takes up to four weeks; fast-track (€49) is reviewed within 48 hours and includes 72 hours of featured placement on the relevant category page. You only pay if we approve — full refund on rejection.

What makes us different

• Every listing reviewed by a human, not auto-imported.
• No cookies, no trackers, no behavioral retargeting (we only use Plausible — cookieless analytics).
• Sponsored entries always labelled Sponsored.
• Open submission, transparent rejection reasons.
• /llms.txt — clean machine-readable summary for AI assistants.