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Beat 84% of Show HN launches that day
#23 of 181 on Nov 12
#2 of 15 Productivity launches on Show HN on Nov 12. 5.1% of Productivity launches (4 of 79) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Productivity →
points · traction gained Nov 12, 10:31 UTC → Nov 13, 10:27 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 19, 08:45 UTC).
comments · buzz 0 in latest interval
listed Nov 12, 08:45 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 4points
- Comments
- 1
- Rank in PROD this week
- #7of 75 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #137of 1,038 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 5.1%4/79 · 7D
- Traction line
- Below10+ points
- First reading
- 3Nov 12, 10:31 UTC
- Last reading
- 4Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Readings
- 2over 26h
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Top on Nov 12 · 181 Show HN launches that day, by points
- #1My $300 embroidery machine needed a subscription, so I built my own app516 points
- #2AgentRunopen-source, Self-improving Managed Agents103 points
- #3Fable52.gamesPlay and inspect Fable 5.2 single-file HTML games68 points
- #4KapsoIterative learning from enterprise data45 points
- #5Apron Chat Protocol44 points
More in Productivity · top Show HN launches, last 7 days
- Someone Was HereFind out who used your Mac while you were away115 points0
- AircadProfessional drafting and 3D modeling in the browser90 points▲ +44
- Build a PC in 3D in the Browser55 points▲ +52
- I built a calendar app that gives each event its own to-do list11 points▲ +11
- NotekprAn open-source, E2EE alternative to Notion and Obsidian9 points0
Grades · each graded against other Productivity launches from the same source
Momentum
A+1 points
Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Better than 95% · vs 62 still-tracked Productivity · Show HN launches
Velocity
A0.16 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 94% · vs 316 Productivity · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
——
Comments per 10 points
Needs 10+ points; below that the ratio is mostly noise
Staying Power
——
Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Still being tracked; graded once settled (48h)
Launch-day race · #23 of 181 Show HN launches on 2026-11-12
- #21Hijacking Samsung TV SmartHub Ads5 points
- #22Mu Dashboard4 points
- #23MFlare4 points
- #24Tmv4 points
- #25Open-Source Audit of 1.58M Harvard Orbits and Vera Rubin Predictions4 points
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Data as of Nov 13, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC. Sector comes from keyword rules on the title and tagline and can be wrong. How it works