Votes
86
Comments
4
What this means
7.8×Growing 7.8× faster than the typical Consumer App launch.
Compared to 4 Consumer App launches at the same age.
43%Mid-tier finish likely.
Projecting 95 votes by end of day-1.
+100%Launching in a 100% WoW growing category.
Mac had 22 launches this week vs 0 last.
Prediction
Top-5 finish probability
43%
today
Projected end-of-day votes
95range 71–128
Trajectory
stable
Not enough snapshots yet to detect trajectory.
Speed vs peers
7.8×
4 Consumer App launches
About
Afterglow runs classic After Dark screen saver modules — Flying Toasters, Fish!, Starry Skyline, and more — natively on macOS, with no ROMs required.
AI Summary
Afterglow enables classic After Dark screen savers, such as Flying Toasters and Fish!, to run natively on modern macOS without the need for ROMs. It provides a nostalgic experience for users looking to revisit these iconic screensavers.
Vote & comment velocity
Performance
Velocity30
Vote pace vs average
Momentum30
Sustained over 6h
Virality17
Spread × engagement
Engagement9
Comments per vote
Editorial read
Afterglow received 86 votes on Product Hunt in just 8 hours.
InvestigateRanks high on little evidence. Worth a look, but verify before committing.
265/8
Surprising
86 votes, 8 hours since launch on Product Hunt.
Timeliness5%100
carried 7%
Novelty15%88
carried 20%
Story20%80
carried 27%
Trend20%48
carried 27%
Business15%11
carried 20%
Not measured · 3 of 8
Revenue10%—
Founder10%—
Cross-platform5%—
Gaps in our data, not findings about the product. Their weight is redistributed across the 5 we did measure.
measuredmeasured, zeronot measured
Full audit →Signal sources
3 of 6 active- Product Hunt86 votes · 2 snapshots
- AI analysisConsumer App
- Comment intelligence4 comments, not yet analysed
- Hacker Newsnot checked — domain is a storefront or shared
- Revenue (TrustMRR)no match on this domain
- Editorial scoring18% evidence coverage
A source that found nothing is a measurement. A source that has not run is a gap. Neither means the launch lacks the thing.
