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.

Launched on Oct 16 (the latest complete UTC day) or listed since the previous run (IPO), ranked by current traction. Product Hunt launches all list at 07:01 UTC; their traction has had at most one or two daily updates. 180 matches. 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
1Tesla Roadster

The hypercar that flies

MISCPH244+25▲ +11.4%135h ago
2Fly a Tesla Roadster over parked Teslas before the air runs outMISCHN8+4—119h ago
3Train with Pasta

A personal trainer powered by Apple Intelligence

MISCPH102+102IPO—211h ago
4GrapheneOS DumbphoneMISCHN30—039h ago
5Muse Spark Open

The most capable US open weights model to date

MISCPH84+7▲ +9.1%135h ago
6Trustmux

Async tmux from your phone, now in Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora

MISCHN3+1—0034h ago
7LooGo

Find public restrooms fast

MISCPH83+83IPO—711h ago
8Pitch your tent for perfect shadeMISCHN2+2IPO—006h ago
9Unfenced

Land for sale that actually borders public land

MISCPH77+77IPO—1011h ago
10I built a virtual pianist with his own performance styleMISCHN10—018h ago
11NANI???

Your interpreter and your boss doesn't even know.

MISCPH6600.0%035h ago
12Ews-scan

EWS calls in a .NET binary and their Graph equivalents

MISCHN1+1IPO—0010h ago
13Holm

A self hosted home page for everyone in the house

MISCPH5600.0%035h ago
14Muse Jailbreak

Let Muse use your own Chrome

MISCHN10—0026h ago
15Kalesh Judge

Turn petty fights into a public trial

MISCPH5500.0%035h ago
16Ossia Score 3.9.0MISCHN10—0025h ago
17Opaline

Interfaces that bend the light

MISCPH40—035h ago
18Inherit

Zero to Iac

MISCHN10—0039h ago
19Lovy

Say it like you mean it

MISCPH3+3IPO—111h ago
20Three philosophers vote on your questionsMISCHN10—0032h ago
21BuiltList

The home of everything built in Sri Lanka

MISCPH3+3IPO—111h ago
22Online Microphone TestMISCHN10—0028h ago
23SpurQuality

The Missing Layer for Software Quality

MISCPH30—035h ago
24GeoFix GPS

Explore anywhere. Track your journey. Find your way back.

MISCPH2+2IPO—111h ago
25Distl

Distl — The useful part, brought forward.

MISCPH2+2IPO—111h ago
26Clariflow

Decide what matters, shape your day, recover your energy

MISCPH2+2IPO—111h ago
27Workstreams by Binary Decimal

Plan your whole week, not just work. Free, no account.

MISCPH2+2IPO—111h ago
28Born in Japan

Live a whole life in Japan, shaped by chance and choice

MISCPH2+2IPO—111h ago
29Release v1.0.0

The first stable release is out!

MISCPH2+2IPO—111h ago
30HBD

Get Spoiled and Treated on Your Birthday

MISCPH2+2IPO—111h ago
31Orbit Hop

Hop. Flick. Fly to the stars.

MISCPH2+2IPO—111h ago
32Cardtacular

Create personalized greeting cards worth opening

MISCPH2+2IPO—111h ago
33Minikres

All-in-one management app for preschools & daycares

MISCPH2+2IPO—111h ago
34Ask→Ship

Paste a feature ask → get a same-day ship pack

MISCPH2+2IPO—111h ago
35KutePhotoBooth

Snap your sweetest moments

MISCPH2+2IPO—111h ago
36Lam Rimba

Care for the Wildlife Keep the Forest Alive

MISCPH2+2IPO—111h ago
37Layer's Room

A closed gallery for cosplayers — only invited fans see it

MISCPH2+2IPO—111h ago
38Backshelf

You're going to need another shelf

MISCPH2+2IPO—111h ago
39DevCard

Pin everything you have built to one link

MISCPH2+2IPO—111h ago
40RenderBuildSell

Every listing, beautifully marketed, from one upload

MISCPH2+2IPO—111h ago
41Send Greeting

Create & send free greeting cards fast — no signup

MISCPH2+2IPO—111h ago
42Plan90

A 90 day plan that hands you one short list a day

MISCPH2+2IPO—111h ago
43TestBoard

Simplify test management, right inside monday.com.

MISCPH20—035h ago
44PrayerPlan+

Capture quickly. Plan effortlessly. Pray intentionally.

MISCPH20—035h ago
45AARON Scooter Park

Land real tricks. Build your ride. Master the park.

MISCPH2+1—035h ago
46Shayari NHE-01

World's first truly disclosed Non Human Entity and Companion

MISCPH20—035h ago
47Startr

Start the thing you keep putting off, in two minutes

MISCPH20—035h ago
48Fitgram

Choose your foods. Fitgram calculates the grams.

MISCPH20—035h ago
49Animal Checklist

A free checklist for animals you see

MISCPH20—035h ago
50Sorenaq — Your workday, connected.

Your Workday, connected.

MISCPH20—035h 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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