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Best time to post in r/androidapps
The best and worst hours to post, the rules that get posts removed, and a check of your draft against both.
Posts in r/androidapps are most often removed for self-promotion issues. It is a public subreddit that does not allow link posts and does not require post flair. In our latest sample of 202 recent posts, an estimated 98% were still up about a day later.
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The best and worst hours to post in r/androidapps
In our sample of 714 recent and top r/androidapps posts, activity and scores peak around Friday 3pm UTC (12 posts in that hour), and are weakest around Tuesday 12am UTC. Based on posts sampled through Oct 21, 2026. Times in this sentence are UTC; the grid below converts to your local timezone. Timing helps a clean post get seen. It does not save a post that breaks a rule.
- Window 1
Fri around 3pm
avg score 20.4 · 12 posts sampled
- Window 2
Tue around 6pm
avg score 18.1 · 11 posts sampled
- Window 3
Fri around 2pm
avg score 9.3 · 15 posts sampled
Your timezone: UTC (GMT+0). Darker cells mean more posts in our sample.
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Estimated survival rate
98%
of 202 recent r/androidapps posts we sampled were still publicly visible about a day later.
How this is measured
Estimate. We sample recent public posts and check again about 18 hours later to count how many are still publicly visible. Posts removed at the moment of submission never become publicly visible at all, so the true removal rate is at least this high. Last sampled Oct 22, 2026.
r/androidapps rules: what actually gets removed
Each rule below is paired with the way it is most likely enforced. Where the rules state a number, we quote it. Where they do not, we say so instead of guessing.
1.Conduct & Authority
Enforcement variesFollow Reddiquette. Please be respectful of all redditors present in all discussions. No personal attacks, witch hunting, or otherwise abusive or hostile content. The mod team reserves the right to make final, non-appealable decisions to protect the community.
2.No Piracy or Illegal Mods
Enforcement variesZero tolerance for links to, requests for, or help with pirated/illegally modified APKs. This results in an immediate removal and potential ban.
3.Self-Promotion & Dev Content
Enforcement variesAny self-promotion, tester requests, new app ideas or app feedback are not allowed in r/androidapps. This type of content can be posted in the dedicated sister-subreddit r/droidappshowcase.
4.Quality & Effort
Enforcement variesNo low-effort posts. This includes questions easily answered by a web search, topics discussed in recent history, or titles without enough context.
5.Approved Sources Only
Enforcement variesOnly links to official stores (Play Store, Aurora, Samsung, F-Droid) and GitHub are pre-approved. Direct APK download links are strictly prohibited. Third-party mirrors (APKMirror, etc.) are used at the user's risk and may be removed.
6.Spam & External Links
Enforcement variesBlog articles must be specific (e.g., "App X Version 2 Update"). No "Top 10" lists or low-value roundup articles. Videos are only allowed as links within a text post/comment, not as direct link submissions.
7.Restricted Content (NSFW/Accounts)
Enforcement variesBuying or selling Google Play accounts is strictly prohibited (Permanent Ban). NSFW content is subject to individual moderator review and may be removed without notice.
8.Off Topic
Enforcement variesAll content must be relative to Android and Android apps.
9.English Language Requirement
Enforcement variesAll posts must include English in both the title and the body. Bilingual content is welcome, but an English translation must be present to ensure the community and moderators can understand the content.
r/androidapps does not publish karma or account-age minimums in its rules. Subreddits often enforce unpublished filters on top of what they write down, which is why posts from new accounts can vanish without a message here.
Can you self-promote in r/androidapps?
Mostly no. r/androidapps restricts self-promotion and only allows the narrow exception its rule spells out. The sub's own wording: "Any self-promotion, tester requests, new app ideas or app feedback are not allowed in r/androidapps". Anything outside that exception, like a standalone launch or product post, gets removed.
r/androidapps by the numbers
- Members
- 580K
- Active right now
- Not public
- Posts / day
- 11
- 111 comments / day
- Community age
- 16 years
- since Dec 16, 2009
| Median title length | Posts with a link | Posts with flair | Dominant format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 characters | 0% | 100% | text posts |
What gets removed in r/androidapps
Self-promotion
r/androidapps restricts self-promo to the narrow exception its rule allows. Standalone product links and launch posts are removed.
Low karma or a new account
r/androidapps publishes no karma or age minimum, but unpublished account filters are common at this size. New accounts should comment before posting.
Reddit's sitewide spam filter
A separate layer before the subreddit ever sees your post. New accounts posting links, URL shorteners, and repeated domains are its favorite targets. Removals are instant and silent.
A shadowbanned account
If the account itself is shadowbanned, every post looks live to you and invisible to everyone else, in any subreddit.
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r/androidapps posting questions
Can I post links in r/androidapps?
No. r/androidapps accepts text posts only, so a link-only submission is rejected at the door. You can usually mention a link inside the body text, but the sub's rules on self-promotion still apply to it. Check your draft against the rules before posting.
Does r/androidapps require karma to post?
r/androidapps does not publish a karma minimum. That does not mean there is none: many subreddits enforce unpublished karma and account-age filters that remove posts silently. If your account is new or has little karma, that is the first thing to rule out when a post disappears.
Is r/androidapps strict?
Moderate, by our estimate (25/100 on our strictness scale, from its measured removal rate, 9 rules, and its stated gates). About 2% of recent posts disappeared within a day in our sample. Strictness is about enforcement, not hostility: a strict sub is predictable if you follow its rules.
What is the best time to post in r/androidapps?
Based on our sample of recent and top posts, activity and scores peak around Friday 3pm UTC and Tuesday 6pm UTC. Treat this as a starting point, not a guarantee: a post that breaks a rule gets removed at any hour. The heatmap on this page converts these windows to your local time.
Why do posts get removed in r/androidapps?
The most common reasons are self-promotion violations, plus the layers every subreddit has: Reddit's sitewide spam filter, unpublished AutoMod rules, and account-level gates like karma and age. In our recent sample, roughly 2% of r/androidapps posts disappeared within about a day of going up. Many removals are silent, so checking your draft first beats finding out after.
Rules last checked Oct 20, 2026
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