NODUS PH Radar for Product Hunt
Product Hunt analytics beyond the daily leaderboard
146 followers
Product Hunt analytics beyond the daily leaderboard
146 followers
NODUS PH Radar helps makers analyze Product Hunt launches beyond the daily rankings. Explore launch velocity, race dynamics, watch rules, community spotlight opportunities, historical patterns, and upcoming scheduled launches. Gain context before launch day and understand what drives visibility and engagement.
Launched my own product today so this lands at the right moment. The daily leaderboard really does hide most of the story, especially for niche products that are never going to outvote the AI tools but still find their actual users here. Does Radar surface comment velocity as a signal alongside upvotes? From what I can see early discussion activity says more about where a launch ends up than the first hour of votes does. Congrats on shipping.
@oshylabs Thanks, Arnold! 🙌
That's actually one of the directions I'm exploring. Right now PH Radar focuses on launch velocity, race dynamics, upcoming launches, historical patterns and watch rules, but comment activity is definitely an interesting signal.
I also agree that for many niche products, early discussion often tells a richer story than raw upvotes alone.
Good luck with your launch as well!
Congrats Marcio! PH analytics beyond the daily leaderboard is something every founder launching here needs. The daily view misses so much about momentum and category trends. Does NODUS show historical launch performance by category to help with timing decisions?
@dannyheng Thanks, Danny! 🙏
Yes — category performance is one of the things Radar leans into. Per category you can already see total votes, votes-per-launch, and an Opportunity view (which categories deliver the most votes per launch vs. how crowded they are) — so you can spot where a category is over- or under-served before you launch into it.
The exact piece you're pointing at — best day/window to launch by category — is where this is heading. It needs a few more weeks of the daily dataset to be trustworthy (I'd rather ship it when the pattern is real than show a noisy chart), but the data is accumulating for precisely that.
Genuinely good question — and respect for launching the same day and still digging in. 🙌
Picking a launch day is one of those things makers usually guess at, so the upcoming launches and momentum view feels useful. I’d also love to see an easier way to spot which categories are getting attention before launch day.
@farrukh_butt1 Thanks, Farrukh!
I had the same frustration when preparing launches. Choosing a launch date often feels like guesswork.
That's one of the reasons I added upcoming launches and momentum tracking.
Category-level attention before launch day is a great suggestion and definitely something I'll explore in future versions.
Mailwarm
Can you compare your current trajectory to similar past launches by category or follower size?
@thamibenjelloun Thanks! Great suggestion.
Historical benchmarking is something I'd love to add. Looking only at raw votes doesn't tell the whole story.
Comparing a launch against similar products by category, follower count, launch day competition and historical performance would give makers much more actionable insights.
Definitely on the roadmap.
@montverde Thanks, Luke! 🙌
That's exactly one of the motivations behind PH Radar.
The daily leaderboard is useful, but it naturally highlights the products with the most visibility and momentum. Many interesting launches never reach the top positions, yet they can still have strong engagement, unique ideas, or loyal communities.
That's why I wanted to include things like launch velocity, race dynamics, upcoming launches, historical patterns, and Community Spotlight — to help makers discover more of what's happening beyond the front page rankings.
Really appreciate the feedback!
Humalike
Congrats on the launch! How are you thinking about onboarding for the first users?
@mcarmonas Thanks, Martí! 🙌
For now I'm focusing on a zero-friction onboarding experience.
Users install the extension and can immediately access launch velocity, upcoming launches, historical patterns and race dynamics without registration or setup.
At this stage I'd rather learn from real usage before introducing more onboarding steps or account-based features.