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Strong launch
Beat 71% of Show HN launches that day
#34 of 181 on Nov 12
8.4% of Other launches (8 of 95) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Other →
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, 06:26 UTC).
comments · buzz 0 in latest interval
listed Nov 12, 06:26 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 3points
- Comments
- 1
- Rank in MISC this week
- #21of 99 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #204of 1,038 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 8.4%8/95 · 7D
- Traction line
- Below10+ points
- First reading
- 1Nov 12, 10:31 UTC
- Last reading
- 3Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Readings
- 2over 28h
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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 Other · top Show HN launches, last 7 days
- Coldframe, a honeypot that poses as a supermarket fridge controller289 points0
- Valencia, Spain in Sim City/Isometric View252 points▲ +5
- FlideMake Jev-like decision models up to 9.5x faster124 points0
- MeowDisplay Is iPhone Mirroring, but in Reverse120 points0
- MicronOberon with the Power of C66 points▲ +6
Grades · each graded against other Other launches from the same source
Momentum
A+2 points
Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Better than 97% · vs 75 still-tracked Other · Show HN launches
Velocity
A0.11 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 86% · vs 377 Other · 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 · #34 of 181 Show HN launches on 2026-11-12
- #32Sparks Dating reply assistant focused on natural conversarion3 points
- #33JNum3 points
- #34Gohawk3 points
- #35AxiomStory3 points
- #36Duck3 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