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You built the product. FirstRun helps selected independent apps become secure, polished, published products with real users, public creator credit, and shared revenue.
No upfront fee
For selected founding creators.
Ownership stays yours
Submission alone transfers no rights.
Private by default
Source and evidence use restricted review access.
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Submission Received
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Creator Selected
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Security Review
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Licence Verification
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Beta Testing
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Ready for FirstRun
01 / The gap
Side projects, student applications, founder MVPs, and hackathon products often remain hidden because their creators lack security, compliance, branding, publishing, monetization, and distribution support. FirstRun exists to close that gap selectively.
02 / Process
Creators submit their working app, source repository, product information, assets, and ownership details.
We evaluate usefulness, originality, technical quality, commercial potential, and creator reliability.
We review ownership, security, dependencies, privacy, permissions, licensing, and compliance.
Selected products may receive branding, onboarding, usability, monetization, and technical improvements.
The app is tested, published, operated, and distributed as an official FirstRun Release.
Creators receive permanent credit, performance data, portfolio proof, and an agreed share of eligible earnings.
03 / Founding release program
Selected founding creators pay no upfront publishing fee. Acceptance depends on product quality, originality, security, usefulness, maintainability, and launch potential.
Apply for Founding ReleaseNative Android & Flutter apps
React Native apps
Student and hackathon products
Founder MVPs & promising side projects
Productivity and business utilities
Creative and carefully designed educational tools
Submission does not guarantee acceptance or publication. Every selected product must pass FirstRun’s legal, technical, security, privacy, and commercial review.
04 / Creator value
Show users, employers, collaborators, and investors what you built and how it performed in the real world.
Official app launch
Permanent public creator credit
Verified creator profile
Real beta users
Structured product feedback
Security and quality review
Branding and store-listing assistance
Product analytics
Revenue participation
Future contract and hiring opportunities
05 / Creator profile
Creators choose what becomes public. Private submission and ownership information never becomes part of the public profile.
Creator Name
Role / Verified creator
Verified performance information becomes available only after a product launches.
06 / Release catalogue
The first release catalogue is currently being selected. Join the Beta Club to help test products before launch.
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07 / Standards
Verified source ownership
Contributor permissions
Security testing
Licensed assets
Dependency review
Privacy compliance
Accurate Data Safety information
Minimum necessary permissions
Meaningful functionality
Honest product listings
Ongoing maintenance
No copied products
No deceptive functionality
No fake reviews or installs
FirstRun intentionally publishes fewer apps because every release affects trust in the complete portfolio.
Read the release standard08 / Aligned economics
Accepted creators and FirstRun agree on a product-specific arrangement based on maturity, required development, operating costs, marketing investment, maintenance, and support. No fixed split is promised.
Creators receive the complete proposed commercial terms before signing a publishing agreement.
09 / Beta Club
Receive early access, report bugs, provide structured feedback, influence improvements, and get access to launch Drops.
Useful feedback—not positive ratings. FirstRun never incentivizes reviews or store manipulation.
Join the Beta Club10 / Beyond release
Strong creators may be invited to paid integrations, product bounties, contract opportunities, or longer-term roles across the ecosystem, including PayEnforce.
Submit your product and give it the opportunity to reach real users.