Register a .app domain
The home for your app — secure by default, run by Google.
.app is the domain made for software you ship — mobile apps, web apps and the launch pages that sell them. Run by Google Registry, it names exactly what lives at the address: an app. It is also one of the small handful of extensions where security is not optional. Because .app sits on browsers' HSTS preload list, every .app site must load over HTTPS; a .app without a valid certificate simply will not open. With HostCloud's included free SSL that requirement is handled automatically, so your app's landing page, download links and deep links all work securely from the very first visit.
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Live pricing from our registry. WHOIS privacy, DNS hosting and email forwarding included — registration price equals renewal.
What a .app domain is
.app is a top-level domain operated by Google Registry, part of the family of extensions Google runs after entering the domain business through ICANN's new-gTLD programme. It opened to the general public in 2018 following an early-access period, and it was the first extension of its kind to launch with mandatory HTTPS built in from day one.
The purpose is right there in the name. "app" is universal shorthand for a piece of software you download or open — a mobile app on a phone, a web app in a browser, a product people use rather than just read about. An address ending in .app tells a visitor immediately that there is something to use or install here, which is why it has become a natural home for app landing pages, download and launch sites, and the marketing pages that sit in front of a product in the stores.
What truly distinguishes .app is its security posture. The entire .app namespace is on the HSTS preload list shipped inside Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge and other modern browsers. That means browsers will only ever connect to a .app over an encrypted HTTPS connection — a plain HTTP .app is refused outright and will not load. For a product that asks people to trust it with a download or a sign-in, that guaranteed encryption is a genuine asset: the security question is answered by the extension itself, not left to configuration.
Your domain is more than a web address
It is your brand's first impression, your professional email, and a digital asset that appreciates in value. Here is what registering with HostCloud gives you.
Transparent pricing
Pricing you can actually trust
What you see is what you pay. First-year pricing and renewal pricing are shown upfront, with no hidden fees and no renewal shocks two years down the line the number you sign up at is the number you renew at.
Same on renewal No bait-and-switch your renewal price matches your signup price, every year.
One invoice Domain, hosting and email billed together on a single renewal date.
Domain pricing
Transparent
✓ Renewal price = signup price. No hidden fees.
Free WHOIS privacy
Your details, kept private
Your name, address, email and phone are publicly visible in WHOIS databases unless you pay for protection. We include it free on every domain so spammers, scammers and competitors cannot harvest your personal information.
Hidden by default Registrant details are masked the moment your domain is registered.
Less spam Investors and scrapers can no longer pull your contact info from WHOIS.
WHOIS privacy
Protected
✓ Included free your details stay out of public WHOIS.
Easy DNS management
Point your domain anywhere
Update A, CNAME, MX and TXT records from a clean control panel and point your domain at any hosting provider in minutes. Configure subdomains, email routing and more with a real India-based team on hand when you need it.
Any host, minutes Full record control from one panel no waiting, no support ticket required.
Local India support DNS questions, propagation issues and transfers handled by people who answer.
DNS records
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Brand protection
Own your name completely
Register your brand across multiple TLDs .in, .com, .co.in, .net from the start, so a competitor or squatter can never grab it and demand payment. One dashboard, complete control over your digital identity.
Lock out squatters Secure the variants that matter before someone else registers them.
No extortion risk You keep full ownership and control of every version of your brand.
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Who it’s for
Who a .app is for
Register a .app if you are launching or promoting software people use. It is the obvious home for a mobile app's marketing and download page, giving iOS and Android products a clean address that funnels visitors to the right store. It suits web apps and SaaS products that want a landing page whose name says "there is something to use here", and it fits indie makers and studios shipping a single product who want a short, memorable home for it. Because every .app enforces HTTPS, it is also a smart choice for anything involving sign-ups, downloads or deep links, where a secure connection is expected. Startups running a pre-launch or waitlist page, and teams that want to protect their product name on the most literal app extension, will all find .app built for exactly their purpose.
Best suited for
- Mobile app download and marketing pages
- Web apps and SaaS product landing pages
- Indie makers and studios shipping a single product
- Pre-launch, waitlist and "coming soon" pages
- Deep-link and app-redirect hosts
- Anyone who wants HTTPS enforced by default
Real ways a .app earns its place
Where a .app does its best work — and why it is worth owning.
Use case 01
A download page that funnels to the app stores
A mobile app needs a single, memorable web address that sends visitors to the right store — App Store for iPhone users, Play Store for Android — and a .app names that job perfectly. An address like yourapp.app is short enough to say in a podcast ad, print on packaging or drop into a bio link, and it reads unmistakably as "this is an app". From that one page you can detect the visitor's device, show the correct badge, and hand off cleanly to the store listing. Because .app forces HTTPS, every download link and tracking parameter is served over a secure connection by default, which matters when you are asking someone to install software. It turns a scattered set of store URLs into one branded front door that you own and control.
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Use case 02
The landing page for a web app or SaaS product
For a web app or a SaaS product, the marketing site and the product often share a brand but do different jobs — and a .app gives the product side a fitting home. A name like yourproduct.app tells visitors there is something to use, not just read, which sets the right expectation before they even click "sign up". It pairs naturally with the clean, conversion-focused pages these products depend on: a headline, a short demo, pricing and a call to action. The mandatory-HTTPS rule is a real fit here too, because SaaS sign-ups involve accounts and credentials, and a secure connection is the baseline users expect. With HostCloud's free SSL handling the certificate automatically, the product launches on a secure footing without any extra work.
Auto-renewal
Enabled
✓ Your domain never expires by accident.
Use case 03
A pre-launch or waitlist page for a new product
Long before an app ships, teams want a place to capture interest — a "coming soon" page, an email waitlist, an early-access sign-up. A .app is ideal for this because it stakes a clear claim on the product name and signals ambition: yourapp.app reads as a real product in the making rather than a placeholder. It gives early press, investors and beta testers a clean address to remember and share while the build is still underway. Registering the .app early also protects the name on the most literal extension for software, so no one else can sit on it as launch approaches. And because the extension enforces HTTPS, even a simple waitlist form collecting email addresses is served securely from the start, which is exactly the impression a serious product wants to give.
WHOIS privacy
Protected
✓ Included free your details stay out of public WHOIS.
The details worth knowing about .app
Every .app site REQUIRES a valid SSL certificate — the extension is on browsers' HSTS preload list, so plain HTTP will not load. HostCloud's included free SSL covers this automatically.
.app is run by Google Registry and is open to anyone — no app-store account or eligibility checks needed.
At HostCloud the registration price equals the renewal price, so there is no first-year discount that jumps later.
Free WHOIS privacy, DNS hosting and email forwarding are included on every .app domain.
Short, common app-related words on .app are often taken or priced as premium because demand is high.
You can register a .app for 1–10 years at once to lock in today's rate.
Everything that makes a .app work
SEO and branding, setup on HostCloud, and how it stacks up against the alternatives.
SEO & branding
What .app means for SEO and branding
Search engines give a .app no ranking bonus for its ending — Google, which operates the registry, has been clear that generic extensions carry no inherent advantage in results. What .app offers is a precise expectation: the name tells visitors there is software to use here, and that alignment between the domain and the content tends to lift click-through and recall for a product-focused audience.
The forced-HTTPS rule also settles one SEO concern permanently. Because a .app cannot be served insecurely, you never face the trust or ranking issues that come with mixed content or an unencrypted page — HTTPS is guaranteed from the first request. For branding, .app reads as modern and product-first, which suits a launch far better than a generic ending that could belong to anything. The playbook is the same as for any extension: build a fast, useful page, keep the name short and easy to type, and let .app frame it as exactly what it is — a place to download or use your product.
Brand portfolio
Secured
Register & set up
Registering and setting up your .app
Registering a .app with HostCloud takes a couple of minutes: search your name below and, if it is free, secure it immediately with WHOIS privacy switched on by default. There are no documents to submit and no waiting period — the domain is yours the moment registration completes.
From your dashboard you get full DNS control, editing A, CNAME, MX and TXT records from one clean panel to point the domain at HostCloud hosting or anywhere else. Because .app forces HTTPS, SSL is the step that matters most — and HostCloud issues a free certificate for your domain automatically, so your download page, deep links and sign-up forms all load securely with nothing to configure. This is the detail that catches people out elsewhere: a .app with no certificate will not open in any modern browser. With us it is handled. Setting up professional email ([email protected]) is a matter of adding the MX records for your mailbox or using the included email forwarding. If you already own the .app elsewhere, you can transfer it in and keep domain, DNS, hosting, SSL and email on one renewal date and one India-based support team.
DNS records
Live
How it compares
.app vs .com, .io and the alternatives
.app's value is its literal fit for software, so the comparison depends on what the site is for. Against .com, the trade-off is universal recognition versus precise meaning: .com is the default a mainstream audience assumes for a company, while .app tells visitors specifically that there is a product to use — often the better frame for a download page even when you also own the .com for the parent brand. Against .io and .dev, the audiences differ: .io is startup shorthand and .dev is for developers and forces HTTPS, whereas .app is aimed at the end users of a product, not just its builders.
The one hard differentiator is security. Like .dev, .app mandates HTTPS, so an unencrypted site can never load on it — a guarantee neither .com nor .io provides. Handled by HostCloud's free SSL, that makes .app a secure-by-default home for a product, which is a meaningful edge when you are asking users to install or sign in.
Domain pricing
Transparent
✓ Renewal price = signup price. No hidden fees.
How real brands put .app to work
cash.app
A major consumer app brand
yourapp.app
App download + marketing page
getproduct.app
SaaS product landing page
Pricing & renewals
At HostCloud a standard .app is priced so the registration fee and the renewal fee match — there is no low first-year teaser that jumps later. WHOIS privacy, DNS hosting, email forwarding and, crucially for .app, a free SSL certificate are all included at no extra cost. As a Google Registry extension aimed at software products, .app sits a little above a basic .com, and short, common app words may be sold as premium names at higher rates. The live search below always shows the real price for the exact name you type, and you can register for up to ten years to lock in today's rate.
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Got Questions? We Have Answers.
Why does my .app site need HTTPS to load?
The whole .app extension is on the HSTS preload list built into modern browsers, so they only ever connect to a .app over a secure HTTPS connection. A .app served over plain HTTP will not open at all. HostCloud issues a free SSL certificate for your domain automatically, so this requirement is handled for you and your site loads securely from the first visit.
Who runs the .app domain?
.app is operated by Google Registry, part of the family of extensions Google introduced through ICANN's new-gTLD programme. It opened to the public in 2018 and was the first extension to launch with mandatory HTTPS built in.
Do I need a published app to register a .app?
No. .app has no eligibility checks and no requirement to have an app in any store. Any individual or business anywhere can register an available .app, and it goes live immediately — which makes it ideal for pre-launch and waitlist pages too.
Is .app good for a mobile app download page?
Yes — it is one of its best uses. A short address like yourapp.app names the product clearly, is easy to share in ads and bios, and can funnel visitors to the right app store by device. Because .app enforces HTTPS, every download link is served securely by default.
Does the .app renewal cost more than the first year?
Not at HostCloud. The price you pay to register is the same price you pay to renew — there is no promotional first-year trick and no hidden increase later. You can register for multiple years to lock in the current rate.
Can I get email like [email protected] with my domain?
Yes. Once your .app is registered you can set up professional mailboxes on it, or use the included email forwarding, by adding the relevant MX records from your HostCloud dashboard.