Simple, Transparent .app Pricing
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First-year registration price
- ✔ Free WHOIS privacy
- ✔ Free DNS management
- ✔ Instant activation
Renewal
Standard annual renewal rate
- ✔ Auto-renew available
- ✔ Renewal reminder emails
- ✔ No hidden fees
Transfer
Move an existing .app domain to us
- ✔ Adds 1 year on transfer
- ✔ Free transfer assistance
- ✔ No downtime
What Is A .app Domain, And Who Is It For?
The .app domain extension is operated directly by Google, one of a small handful of top-level domains the company runs itself rather than licenses out to a third-party registry. Launched in 2018 as part of Google's broader TLD program alongside extensions like .dev and .page, .app was built from the ground up with one requirement baked directly into its infrastructure: every single .app domain must serve over HTTPS, enforced through mandatory HSTS preloading before the domain can even resolve publicly. That isn't a setting you configure after registration — it's a structural part of how the extension works, so a .app site is encrypted by default from the moment it goes live, with no separate SSL step required.
That built-in requirement makes .app a natural fit for mobile app landing pages, SaaS products, developer tools, API documentation portals, and any team that wants a domain reading as unmistakably "app" without spelling the word out inside the name itself. A product called Tally can register tally.app instead of settling for something like gettallyapp.com, keeping the brand name short and clean while the extension quietly does the explaining for them.
On trust and recognition, .app is honest middle ground. It doesn't carry .com's decades of default name recognition with a general audience, and some visitors will still guess ".com" first out of habit. But within developer and startup circles specifically, .app has earned real credibility — largely because the Google backing and the enforced HTTPS signal that security was a baseline requirement, not an afterthought bolted on later. Search engines don't rank .app any differently than other extensions, but the built-in encryption is a genuine, verifiable trust signal for technical visitors.
Choose .app when you're launching a mobile or web application and want the extension itself to reinforce the product category, particularly for a developer-facing or technically literate audience. If your audience skews broader and less technical, or maximum default trust matters most, .com remains the safer long-term anchor — though plenty of app-focused brands now register both.
- ✔ Minimum length: 2 characters
- ✔ Category: Tech / Startup
- ✔ WHOIS privacy: Included, free
- ✔ Typical renewal: $19.99/yr
.app Domain Requirements & Specs
Every .app domain registered through DomainHost includes free WHOIS privacy, full DNS management, and instant activation. Because HTTPS enforcement is built into the extension itself, there's no separate SSL certificate to purchase or install — it's already part of how .app works. Open to anyone worldwide, checkout takes minutes with no ownership documents required.
.app Domain Questions, Answered
Yes. Google's .app registry enforces HTTPS at the infrastructure level through mandatory HSTS preloading, so every .app domain is encrypted from the moment it goes live — you don't need to purchase or configure a separate SSL certificate.
Yes. Every .app domain registered through DomainHost includes free WHOIS privacy protection by default, masking your personal contact details from the public WHOIS database at no extra charge.
Most .app domains go live within minutes of completing checkout. Full DNS propagation across every server worldwide can occasionally take a few hours, but your domain is typically usable almost immediately.
Yes. You can transfer a .app domain to or away from DomainHost at any time, subject to the standard 60-day post-registration transfer lock. Transfers to us cost $14.99 and add a year to your registration.