LAUNCH·INDEX

HissingKitty

what teams pay for software and what replaced it

FINTFinance & Fintech·HNShow HN
Visit product ↗

Strong launch

Beat 83% of Show HN launches that day

#17 of 109 on Oct 25

Share on X

Launched something? See how it compares every week

The weekly Launch Index: the launches that broke through, and the categories heating up. Free, every Tuesday.

Free, every Tuesday. Unsubscribe anytime.

50 (0.0%)

points · traction gained Oct 30, 16:20 UTC → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 1, 14:46 UTC).

2

comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

8d

listed Oct 25, 14:46 UTC

Traction (points) over time

035Oct 26Oct 27Oct 28Oct 29Oct 30Oct 31ListedOct 26, 16:23 UTC · 5 points · 2 comments · 26h after listingOct 27, 16:09 UTC · 5 points · 2 comments · 49h after listingOct 28, 16:45 UTC · 5 points · 2 comments · 74h after listingOct 29, 16:38 UTC · 5 points · 2 comments · 98h after listingOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 5 points · 2 comments · 122h after listingOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 5 points · 2 comments · 145h after listing
6 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
5points
Comments
2
Rank in FINT this week
#4of 30 HN
Rank overall this week
#105of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
7.1%2/28 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
5Oct 26, 16:23 UTC
Last reading
5Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
6over 145h

Grades · each graded against other Finance & Fintech launches from the same source

Momentum

C

+0 points

Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Better than 46% · vs 26 still-tracked Finance & Fintech · Show HN launches

Velocity

A

0.10 points/h

Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)

Better than 86% · vs 80 Finance & Fintech · 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

Needs 10+ points and readings from two runs

Launch-day race · #17 of 109 Show HN launches on 2026-10-25

  1. #15AI Heat Map Sourced from over 140 News Feeds5 points
  2. #16Zubspace.gg5 points
  3. #17HissingKitty5 points
  4. #18macOS window switcher replacement that keeps each Space separate5 points
  5. #19Independent Vet4 points
All launches on 2026-10-25 →

Is this your launch? Show your rank

Add this badge to your site or README. It updates every day with your current rank.

HissingKitty on Launch Index
<a href="https://launchindex.ai/product/55367" target="_blank"><img src="https://launchindex.ai/badge/55367" alt="HissingKitty on Launch Index" height="54" /></a>

Discussion

Read the 2 comments on Hacker News →

Others in this sector · top Show HN launches in Finance & Fintech by traction, last 7 days

All Finance & Fintech stocks →

Data as of Oct 31, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC. Sector comes from keyword rules on the title and tagline and can be wrong. How it works