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PhoneUse

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Strong launch

Beat 79% of Show HN launches that day

#37 of 188 on Nov 3

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#4 of 30 AI Agents launches on Show HN on Nov 3. 4.7% of AI Agents launches (8 of 172) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See AI Agents →

40

points · traction gained Nov 8, 12:36 UTC → Nov 9, 10:27 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+

Traction frozen — tracking ended at 152h after listing. Show HN votes are re-read for ~168h.

0

comments

10d

listed Nov 3, 02:50 UTC

Traction (points) over time

035Nov 3Nov 5Nov 7Nov 9Nov 11Nov 13ListedTracking endedNo readings after tracking ended; traction stays at the last recorded valueNov 4, 21:23 UTC · 4 points · 0 comments · 43h after listingNov 5, 18:13 UTC · 4 points · 0 comments · 63h after listingNov 6, 17:32 UTC · 4 points · 0 comments · 87h after listingNov 7, 13:58 UTC · 4 points · 0 comments · 107h after listingNov 8, 12:36 UTC · 4 points · 0 comments · 130h after listingNov 9, 10:27 UTC · 4 points · 0 comments · 152h after listing
6 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
4points
Comments
0
Rank in AGNT this week
—not listed in the last 7 days
Rank overall this week
—
Sector hit rate
4.7%8/172 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
4Nov 4, 21:23 UTC
Last reading
4Nov 9, 10:27 UTC
Readings
6over 152h

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Grades · each graded against other AI Agents 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

A

0.08 points/h

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

Better than 82% · vs 746 AI Agents · Show HN launches, last 30 days

Engagement

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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

Launch-day race · #37 of 188 Show HN launches on 2026-11-03

  1. #35Airy Studio4 points
  2. #36Vectoys4 points
  3. #37PhoneUse4 points
  4. #38DevBox4 points
  5. #39Unblock Dot/Grok Bot/Instinct with Amazon, etc.3 points
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Data as of Nov 13, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC. Sector comes from keyword rules on the title and tagline and can be wrong. How it works