People you know, an end-to-end encrypted private Instagram replacement
Strong launch
Beat 75% of Show HN launches that day
#38 of 166 on Nov 2
#1 of 3 Security & Privacy launches on Show HN on Nov 2. 0.0% of Security & Privacy launches (0 of 30) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Security & Privacy →
points · traction gained Nov 7, 13:58 UTC → Nov 8, 12:36 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+
Traction frozen — tracking ended at 156h after listing. Show HN votes are re-read for ~168h.
comments
listed Nov 2, 00:15 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 4points
- Comments
- 0
- Rank in SECR this week
- —not listed in the last 7 days
- Rank overall this week
- —
- Sector hit rate
- 0.0%0/30 · 7D
- Traction line
- Below10+ points
- First reading
- 3Nov 2, 19:58 UTC
- Last reading
- 4Nov 8, 12:36 UTC
- Readings
- 6over 156h
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Top on Nov 2 · 166 Show HN launches that day, by points
- #1SubvocalTalk to your computer without making noise844 points
- #2WikihackHackerTube, but for Wikipedia articles mentioned on HN339 points
- #3Warsaw in voxelsAn interactive 3D map of the city centre325 points
- #4I've updated my Linux System Call website and API238 points
- #5HackerHackHackerBooks but for Posts Posted on HN185 points
More in Security & Privacy · top Show HN launches, last 7 days
- Video Analysis with Homomorphic Encryption6 points0
- small WireGuard mesh VPN with no coordination server4 points0
- I checked 66 AI tools' privacy policies for AI training3 points0
- PentestCanvasPentesting Workspace; with Claude and Kali2 pointsfrozen
- Cross-device passkey auth on Android 9, synced with Bitwarden2 points0
Grades · each graded against other Security & Privacy launches from the same source
Momentum
——
Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Not re-read in the latest run, so no recent gain
Velocity
A0.08 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 88% · vs 126 Security & Privacy · 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 · #38 of 166 Show HN launches on 2026-11-02
- #36HNMovies4 points
- #37GhostBase4 points
- #38People you know, an end-to-end encrypted private Instagram replacement4 points
- #39Hacker News, à la Lobsters4 points
- #40Arvre4 points
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