As with any other business, relying so much on someone else is a bad way to run things, which is why as an app developer you should never rely, expect, or even hope for front page exposure on APPLE’s website.

Instead, if u put so much effort into developing an app you should put even more of an effort into marketing and promoting your app, and yes, there are free ways to go about doing that. As a bare minimum, you should have a website set up and should be getting as much people to your app’s iTunes page ad possible.

You DO have the resouces and the ability to get your app seen, the necesary effort just needs to be applied.