What Is Zivvi? Inside the App Store for the Web (zivvi.app)

Every week, hundreds of new web apps, AI tools, and SaaS platforms go live. For business owners and buyers, finding the right tool means digging through sponsored review sites or noisy launch boards where products spike for one day and disappear. For makers, getting steady organic discovery without paying for directory placement is even harder.

That is why we built Zivvi (zivvi.app) — one of DGTL PROS's flagship digital properties. Zivvi is an app store built specifically for the modern web: nothing to install, no pay-to-win rankings, and one click to try any tool.

Here is what Zivvi does, how its rankings work, and how businesses and founders can use it.

Why the web needed its own app store

Native app stores (Apple App Store, Google Play) were built for downloads. On the web, the browser is the operating system — your CRM, design tools, analytics, AI assistants, and storefront all run at a URL.

Yet web app discovery has been stuck between two extremes:

• Launch-day boards where a product gets 24 hours of attention from other builders and then drops off the front page forever.
• Enterprise review directories where the top results are whoever bought the largest advertising package.

Zivvi takes a different approach: combine real global internet traffic with community upvotes, reviews, and saves so both established category leaders and fast-rising new launches get their own dedicated stage.

How Zivvi ranks 2,400+ web apps across 28 categories

Instead of mixing every signal into one black-box list, Zivvi gives buyers four clear ways to browse:

1. Most Popular on the Internet: Tracks daily global web traffic across more than 2,400 apps and 28 categories (from AI Assistants, Developer Tools, and SEO to Payments, E-Commerce, and Design), showing both current world standing and 28-day rank changes.
2. Trending This Week: Highlights apps gaining real momentum over the last 7 days based on community upvotes, written reviews, outbound visits, and global rank climbs.
3. Top Rated & Upvoted: Surfaces the tools with the strongest verified community ratings and reviews.
4. New Launches & Featured: A dedicated launch pad for newly submitted products so makers get visibility without competing head-to-head against decade-old giants on day one.

Built for buyers: search by problem, compare alternatives, and save your stack

When you need a tool for your business, you rarely know the brand name first — you know the job you need done.

• Describe-your-need search: Search by plain-English use case (for example, "offline AI notes on iPhone" or "local rank tracker") or press ⌘K anywhere on the site to jump straight to a tool or category.
• Side-by-side alternatives: Every app listing includes a dedicated alternatives page (/alternatives/[slug]) so you can compare pricing models (Free, Freemium, Paid, Open Source), supported platforms, and community ratings before switching software.
• Personal app hubs: Members can bookmark their favorite tools into custom folders and publish a shareable /@username stack page.

Built for founders & SaaS teams: evergreen discovery that compounds

If you built a web app, SaaS product, or online tool, listing on Zivvi is built to drive long-term search and referral traffic — including visibility in AI search engines:

• Submit or claim your listing for free: Makers can launch their own app in two minutes, or users can nominate their favorite tools (zivvi.app/submit?mode=community) while leaving ownership unclaimed for the original founder to claim and verify later.
• Verified Maker badge & GitHub stats: Founders who verify their domain get a Verified badge, can share their maker story, and can connect an open-source GitHub repo to display live star and fork counts.
• "Built with" showcases: Tag your stack (Next.js, Supabase, Stripe, Cursor, Vercel, and more) so your product is automatically indexed on stack showcase pages.
• Live embeddable badges: Every published app gets a real-time SVG upvote badge (/badge/[slug]) you can drop into your landing page or README.

Want to launch an app or build a platform like Zivvi?

• Have a web app to list? Submit your app on Zivvi for free or browse the live rankings on zivvi.app.
• Need a high-converting website, custom web platform, or SEO that brings in leads? Check out our properties and client work, view our simple pricing, or let's talk to book a strategy call with our Boise team.