Captain's Log, a Mac app for thinking out loud
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Strong launch
Beat 71% of Show HN launches that day
#40 of 181 on Nov 12
#2 of 7 Analytics & Monitoring launches on Show HN on Nov 12. 0.0% of Analytics & Monitoring launches (0 of 15) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Analytics & Monitoring →
points · since listing → Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 19, 18:07 UTC).
comments · buzz 0 in latest interval
listed Nov 12, 18:07 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 3points
- Comments
- 0
- Rank in ANLY this week
- #4of 21 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #204of 1,038 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 0.0%0/15 · 7D
- Traction line
- Below10+ points
- First reading
- 3Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Last reading
- 3Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Readings
- 1over 16h
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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
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Grades · each graded against other Analytics & Monitoring launches from the same source
Momentum
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Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Listed in the latest interval; no earlier reading to compare
Velocity
A0.20 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 96% · vs 65 Analytics & Monitoring · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
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Comments per 10 points
Needs 10+ points; below that the ratio is mostly noise
Staying Power
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Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Still being tracked; graded once settled (48h)
Launch-day race · #40 of 181 Show HN launches on 2026-11-12
- #38Telltale Bot, detecting agentic web traffic3 points
- #39Incremendle, a new number-go-up game every day3 points
- #40Captain's Log, a Mac app for thinking out loud3 points
- #41Tatane, a 2-player card game where you build hands on a shared grid3 points
- #42Flight Itinerary3 points
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