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Middle of the pack

Beat 48% of Show HN launches that day

#72 of 175 on Oct 29

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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 5, 08:43 UTC).

comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

4d

listed Oct 29, 08:43 UTC

Traction (points) over time

012Oct 30Oct 31ListedOct 29, 16:38 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 8h after listingOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 2 points · 2 comments · 32h after listingOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 2 points · 2 comments · 55h 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
2points
Comments
2
Rank in HLTH this week
#5of 12 HN
Rank overall this week
#295of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
0.0%0/11 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
2Oct 29, 16:38 UTC
Last reading
2Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
3over 55h

Grades · each graded against other Health & Fitness launches from the same source

Momentum

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+0 points

Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Too few peers to grade (11; need 20)

Velocity

B

0.04 points/h

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

Better than 61% · vs 49 Health & Fitness · 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 · #72 of 175 Show HN launches on 2026-10-29

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  2. #71MiniToolDesk2 points
  3. #72MealWords2 points
  4. #73A free 16-point check for how AI assistants see your website2 points
  5. #74Wishcode2 points
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