Today's debut
Aster
Keep the little things worth remembering.
Why it's here: One clear idea, careful details, and no debut-day bloat. Aster makes sense within the first minute — and that's rarer than it sounds.
Every new app gets its debut day.
One first-time release, the whole page, every day.Launching soon? Claim your day ›
Thursday20August 2026
How we pick
A small ritual, every morning.
We don't rank launches. We don't count upvotes. We go looking for apps worth your minute — and give one of them the day.
01 · Discover
We go looking
We hunt for interesting first releases wherever they surface — and makers send us theirs. Some of the best debuts arrive as a quiet "we made this."
02 · Choose
We use what we'd keep
The promising ones go on a real phone — no press kit, no pitch deck. We look for craft: one clear idea, careful details, an app we'd still open next week.
03 · Publish
One app gets the day
The best one gets its debut day: what it does, why it's worth a minute, and where to get it. Then it keeps that date for good.
The rule: quality beats quota. If nothing earns the day, we leave it empty rather than recommend filler. Scarcity is the whole point — there are only 365 debut days a year.
For makers
Your launch deserves
a day, not an hour
in a feed.
You spent months on version 1.0. On most platforms, it competes with forty other launches and disappears by lunch. Here, your app gets a date of its own — the only thing on the page for a full day, and it keeps that date forever.
Claim your debut dayFree to submit. First public releases only, iPhone or Android. Picked on craft, not clout — no audience required.
A date with your name on it
No ranking against anyone. No launch-day army to mobilize. One day, undivided.
Readers who install on day one
People come here to try new apps — which means first downloads, first reviews, and honest feedback exactly when they matter most.
A page that stays up
Your debut lives at debut.day/yourapp for good. Link it from your press kit, your site, your App Store page.
Archive
A history of first days.
Every app keeps its date. Tap one to revisit what debuted.