LAUNCH·INDEX
LNCH1,007+7.6%

Experimental: traction = early-adopter votes (PH) / points (HN), not downloads or usage; updated about once a day and frozen ~31–36h after launch on Product Hunt (7 days on Show HN); sectors come from keyword rules (~70–75% accurate); data starts Oct 3 (HN) / Oct 9 (PH). “—” means not enough data; nothing is estimated. How it works

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Data as of Oct 17, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC · traction last updated Oct 17, 13:13 UTC · updates about once a day

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LNCHLaunch Index · all sectors
3,716+576 (+18.3%)

launches · Oct 14–Oct 16 vs Oct 11–Oct 13

Hit rate (settled)
6.3%
— · Oct 12–Oct 14 vs Oct 9–Oct 11
Trend · Volatility
+8.4 · 33%
228 hits of 3,645 settled
daily launches, 8 complete days

Launches: Weekday effect likely: Wed–Fri is compared with Sun–Tue, not the same weekdays last week (not enough history yet; expected from about Oct 19). Launch counts and hit rates swing a lot by weekday.Hit rate: Weekday effect likely: Mon–Wed is compared with Fri–Sun, not the same weekdays last week (not enough history yet; expected from about Oct 21). Launch counts and hit rates swing a lot by weekday.

Highest traction among products launched in the last 7 days. Traction for older Product Hunt launches is frozen (votes stop being re-read ~31–36h after launch; Show HN after 7 days), so this is each product’s last recorded traction. 372 matches; top 200 loaded. Spam giveaways excluded.

Mixed sources. Traction is Product Hunt votes (PH) or Show HN points (HN) — not the same unit, and PH has ~7× the launches. So each source is ranked on its own and the two are alternated (PH #1, HN #1, PH #2, HN #2, …); the # column is that combined order. Pick a source above to see one source’s full ranking.

#SectorSrc
1SignWith

E-signatures without the subscription. Pay per doc.

FINTPH213+19▲ +9.8%435h ago
2Pulse Local, a Mac budgeting app whose AI models run on your machineFINTHN12100.0%03d ago
3Kudos 3.0

The AI that finds money you're missing and gets it back

FINTPH119frozen——5d ago
4Stoke Money

Personal finance app built around a cash flow forecast

FINTHN29+8▲ +38.1%223h ago
5NoteHouse

Private lending, without the paperwork headache.

FINTPH64frozen——3d ago
6Using the long book of the law to improve PA health insurance appealsFINTHN500.0%003d ago
7Leepik

Bank PDFs to Tally, with ledger mapping that learns

FINTPH15+15IPO—111h ago
8Panini

a zero-dependency parser for chaotic Indian bank narrations

FINTHN3+3IPO—19h ago
9Folyo

AI-powered invoice and expense management

FINTPH11frozen——4d ago
10BellRun. Gamified Stock TradingFINTHN30—004d ago
11Kosh

Help your family find insurance and take the next step

FINTPH11frozen——4d ago
12AI investment agreement review for startup foundersFINTHN20—03d ago
13RefurbMe Import Costs

What a US purchase really costs delivered to 16 countries

FINTPH10+10IPO—211h ago
14Landed Cost Kit

landed cost and tariff what-ifs per SKU

FINTHN20—028h ago
15PayTree

The Easiest Way to Get Paid

FINTPH9frozen——4d ago
16CoastMath

(Open Source) Personal Finance and Retirement Planner

FINTHN2+1—0021h ago
17FTS True India Price

Find What Software Really Costs.

FINTPH800.0%035h ago
18I put real mortgage rules in a Toronto SIM and nobody could buy a homeFINTHN20—005d ago
19Roiva

Run your AI portfolio on numbers your CFO will accept

FINTPH8frozen——4d ago
20Planar.jl is a trading bot written in JuliaFINTHN20—007d ago
21ClimateTechReview

Find climate tech investors, companies, events and tools

FINTPH8frozen——4d ago
22Folio

my portfolio inside Raycast (read-only, open source)

FINTHN10—05d ago
23StrollTime

Walk to earn screen time for your favorite apps on iPhone

FINTPH8frozen——3d ago
24VoltCost

EV charging cost vs. gas savings calculator with TOU rates

FINTHN10—0047h ago
25Lybotech Group - Finwings

Wings for your financial freedom

FINTPH6frozen——3d ago
26Openkoda

Launch Insurance Innovations with AI

FINTHN10—002d ago
27Aurio

Spending, shared bills and net worth, with transparent AI

FINTPH4frozen——3d ago
28Extending X402 for MoR fiat payments and budget attenuationFINTHN10—003d ago
29Raise Sonar

Hear about startup crowdfunding rounds the day they open

FINTPH40—035h ago
30I built a banking demo with LavinMQ to test messaging failuresFINTHN10—005d ago
31Blackbird Finance

Automated financial OS for domestic & cross-border trade

FINTPH4frozen——6d ago
32TallyMint

offline personal finance for Windows, plus a web version

FINTHN10—004d ago
33Na Wise Choice — Your money companion

Make Better Financial Decisions

FINTPH3frozen——2d ago
34Quotra

Know where your money goes and what's coming next

FINTPH3frozen——5d ago
35Altair Finance

Privacy-first personal finance app for macOS.

FINTPH3+3IPO—111h ago
36PM Question Bank by AllthingsPM

4,122 real PM interview questions with answer guides

FINTPH3frozen——2d ago
37EmberFrost: Survival Tycoon

Keep the last fire burning and rebuild a frozen village

FINTPH3frozen——2d ago
38SubzKrib

Never forget a subscription or free trial again

FINTPH3frozen——3d ago
39FinanceKeys

Excel-style shortcuts and full-colour tabs for Google Sheets

FINTPH3frozen——3d ago
40Pluto Budgeting

Manage your money the way you've always wanted to

FINTPH3frozen——4d ago
41Quantral

Investment ideas app built on alternative data

FINTPH3frozen——5d ago
42EuroToolHub

Free calculators for salary, tax, VAT & documents

FINTPH2frozen——4d ago
43Microworker.app

Hire workers to complete tasks & Earn money.

FINTPH20—035h ago
44Gamified Personal Finance Tracker

How I hit a $10k net worth at 17 by gamifying my budget.

FINTPH2frozen——2d ago
45Stocka

Private stock portfolio tracker & trade journal for iPhone

FINTPH2+2IPO—111h ago
46Beyond Payday

Know what’s left. Plan what’s next. No bank linking.

FINTPH2+2IPO—111h ago
47Aslan FTC

Financial clarity for smarter, AI-powered growth

FINTPH2+2IPO—111h ago
48Nexventory

Turn inventory data into smarter stock decisions.

FINTPH2+2IPO—111h ago
49My Worth

See where your money is and where it goes

FINTPH2+2IPO—111h ago
50Milk the Money:Proven Business Ideas

Find and test a business idea in a day

FINTPH2+2IPO—111h ago

Traction = current votes (PH) / points (HN) — early-adopter attention, not downloads or usage. Gained = traction gained between the two latest daily ingest runs; Gain % only when the previous traction was 5+. Buzz = comments gained in that interval. “frozen” = no longer tracked, so no current gain. How it works

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