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Middle of the pack
Beat 46% of Show HN launches that day
#50 of 110 on Nov 1
#4 of 13 Productivity launches on Show HN on Nov 1. 5.1% of Productivity launches (4 of 79) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Productivity →
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 160h after listing. Show HN votes are re-read for ~168h.
comments
listed Nov 1, 20:46 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 2points
- Comments
- 0
- Rank in PROD this week
- —not listed in the last 7 days
- Rank overall this week
- —
- Sector hit rate
- 5.1%4/79 · 7D
- Traction line
- Below10+ points
- First reading
- 2Nov 2, 19:58 UTC
- Last reading
- 2Nov 8, 12:36 UTC
- Readings
- 6over 160h
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Top on Nov 1 · 110 Show HN launches that day, by points
- #1HackerBooksHackerTube, but for books mentioned on HN1,868 points
- #2OmniDiffOpensource, super fast, content aware Git difftool, in Rust320 points
- #3BBRouterBen Eater's 8-bit computer, simulated on 3D breadboards58 points
- #4Vela, a New Linux Desktop Environment13 points
- #5Multi-Layer ASCII Art7 points
More in Productivity · top Show HN launches, last 7 days
- Someone Was HereFind out who used your Mac while you were away115 points0
- AircadProfessional drafting and 3D modeling in the browser90 points▲ +44
- Build a PC in 3D in the Browser55 points▲ +52
- I built a calendar app that gives each event its own to-do list11 points▲ +11
- NotekprAn open-source, E2EE alternative to Notion and Obsidian9 points0
Grades · each graded against other Productivity launches from the same source
Momentum
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Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Not re-read in the latest run, so no recent gain
Velocity
C0.04 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 57% · vs 316 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 · #50 of 110 Show HN launches on 2026-11-01
- #48Nonce2 points
- #49Building an AI Traffic Guardrail(kilasec)2 points
- #50Type It Big2 points
- #51Castov2 points
- #52Doppinow2 points
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