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Beat 47% of Show HN launches that day

#81 of 184 on Oct 27

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20

points · traction gained Oct 30, 16:20 UTC → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 3, 17:58 UTC).

0

comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

6d

listed Oct 27, 17:58 UTC

Traction (points) over time

012Oct 28Oct 29Oct 30Oct 31ListedOct 28, 16:45 UTC · 2 points · 0 comments · 23h after listingOct 29, 16:38 UTC · 2 points · 0 comments · 47h after listingOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 2 points · 0 comments · 70h after listingOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 2 points · 0 comments · 94h after listing
4 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
2points
Comments
0
Rank in AITL this week
#11of 41 HN
Rank overall this week
#295of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
2.3%1/44 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
2Oct 28, 16:45 UTC
Last reading
2Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
4over 94h

Grades · each graded against other AI Tools & LLM Apps launches from the same source

Momentum

C

+0 points

Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Better than 49% · vs 36 still-tracked AI Tools & LLM Apps · Show HN launches

Velocity

C

0.04 points/h

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

Better than 56% · vs 183 AI Tools & LLM Apps · Show HN launches, last 30 days

Engagement

—

—

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

Needs 10+ points and readings from two runs

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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