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Howler, a macOS menu bar AI that burns the chat after reading

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Beat 70% of Show HN launches that day

#37 of 175 on Oct 29

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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 5, 14:49 UTC).

1

comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

4d

listed Oct 29, 14:49 UTC

Traction (points) over time

035Oct 30Oct 31ListedOct 29, 16:38 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 2h after listingOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 3 points · 1 comments · 26h after listingOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 3 points · 1 comments · 49h after listing
3 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
3points
Comments
1
Rank in PROD this week
#12of 60 HN
Rank overall this week
#181of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
2.9%2/70 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
2Oct 29, 16:38 UTC
Last reading
3Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
3over 49h

Grades · each graded against other Productivity launches from the same source

Momentum

C

+0 points

Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Better than 48% · vs 53 still-tracked Productivity · Show HN launches

Velocity

B

0.06 points/h

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

Better than 75% · vs 284 Productivity · 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 · #37 of 175 Show HN launches on 2026-10-29

  1. #35Recto4 points
  2. #36We made a puzzle game for mixing color images3 points
  3. #37Howler, a macOS menu bar AI that burns the chat after reading3 points
  4. #38Nagi, Arc-style spaces in Chrome's side panel3 points
  5. #39ROAL3 points
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