diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/(outside-dashboard)/new-project/page-client-parts/project-onboarding-wizard.test.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/(outside-dashboard)/new-project/page-client-parts/project-onboarding-wizard.test.tsx
index 8e097d760..145853e25 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/(outside-dashboard)/new-project/page-client-parts/project-onboarding-wizard.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/(outside-dashboard)/new-project/page-client-parts/project-onboarding-wizard.test.tsx
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ vi.mock("./link-existing-onboarding", () => ({
 
 import { ProjectOnboardingWizard } from "./project-onboarding-wizard";
 import { normalizeProjectOnboardingState, orderedAppIds, REQUIRED_APP_IDS } from "./shared";
-import { ALL_APPS } from "@hexclave/shared/dist/apps/apps-config";
+import { ALL_APPS, getParentAppId, type AppId } from "@hexclave/shared/dist/apps/apps-config";
 
 afterEach(() => {
   cleanup();
@@ -171,6 +171,14 @@ describe("ProjectOnboardingWizard", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it("does not offer sub-apps during app selection", () => {
+    const subAppIds = (Object.keys(ALL_APPS) as AppId[]).filter((appId) => getParentAppId(appId) != null);
+
+    for (const subAppId of subAppIds) {
+      expect(orderedAppIds()).not.toContain(subAppId);
+    }
+  });
+
   it("completes onboarding automatically after Stripe setup returns successfully", async () => {
     const setStatus = vi.fn(async () => {});
     const onComplete = vi.fn();
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/(outside-dashboard)/new-project/page-client-parts/shared.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/(outside-dashboard)/new-project/page-client-parts/shared.ts
index e1afc8e4e..3e1fdd22e 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/(outside-dashboard)/new-project/page-client-parts/shared.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/(outside-dashboard)/new-project/page-client-parts/shared.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { hexclaveAppInternalsSymbol } from "@/lib/hexclave-app-internals";
 import { AdminOwnedProject } from "@hexclave/next";
-import { ALL_APPS, type AppId } from "@hexclave/shared/dist/apps/apps-config";
+import { ALL_APPS, getParentAppId, type AppId } from "@hexclave/shared/dist/apps/apps-config";
 import { projectOnboardingStatusValues, type ProjectOnboardingStatus } from "@hexclave/shared/dist/schema-fields";
 import { sharedProviders } from "@hexclave/shared/dist/utils/oauth";
 import { stringCompare } from "@hexclave/shared/dist/utils/strings";
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const SIGN_IN_METHODS: Array<{ id: SignInMethod, label: string }> = [
 export const REQUIRED_APP_IDS: AppId[] = ["authentication", "emails"];
 export const PRIMARY_APP_IDS: AppId[] = ["authentication", "emails", "payments", "analytics"];
 export const ALL_APP_IDS = Object.keys(ALL_APPS) as AppId[];
-export const ONBOARDING_APP_IDS = ALL_APP_IDS.filter((appId) => ALL_APPS[appId].stage !== "alpha");
+export const ONBOARDING_APP_IDS = ALL_APP_IDS.filter((appId) => ALL_APPS[appId].stage !== "alpha" && getParentAppId(appId) == null);
 export const OAUTH_SIGN_IN_METHODS = ["google", "github", "microsoft"] satisfies SignInMethod[];
 export const SHARED_OAUTH_SIGN_IN_METHODS = sharedProviders.filter((provider): provider is (typeof sharedProviders)[number] & SignInMethod => {
   return OAUTH_SIGN_IN_METHODS.some((method) => method === provider);