Apron Chat Protocol
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Breakout launch
Beat 97% of Show HN launches that day
#5 of 181 on Nov 12
#1 of 5 Communication & Meetings launches on Show HN on Nov 12. 0.0% of Communication & Meetings launches (0 of 12) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Communication & Meetings →
points · since listing → Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 19, 16:52 UTC).
comments · buzz +1 in latest interval
listed Nov 12, 16:52 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 44points
- Comments
- 1
- Rank in COMM this week
- #1of 17 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #28of 1,038 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 0.0%0/12 · 7D
- Traction line
- Hit10+ points
- First reading
- 44Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Last reading
- 44Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Readings
- 1over 18h
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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
- #6AI Red Lineswrite down what would make you act on AI36 points
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- I'm 15 and my personal website looks like iMessage4 points0
- Caramela speech-to-speech conversation model trained only on audio4 points0
Grades · each graded against other Communication & Meetings 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
A2.67 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 99% · vs 64 Communication & Meetings · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
—0.2 per 10 points
Comments per 10 points
Too few peers to grade (5; need 20)
Staying Power
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Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Still being tracked; graded once settled (48h)
Launch-day race · #5 of 181 Show HN launches on 2026-11-12
- #3Fable52.games68 points
- #4Kapso45 points
- #5Apron Chat Protocol44 points
- #6AI Red Lines36 points
- #7RealtimeVAD23 points
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