AirWave

Notable signal

Internet radio, at home on every Apple device

Launched 21h ago

Signal

Velocity

What this means

+52%Launching in a 52% WoW growing category.

Mac had 96 launches this week vs 63 last.

17Founder Conviction Index: 17 — low signal.

Few of the conviction sub-signals (reputation, velocity, buyer-intent, tagline clarity) are firing yet.

Prediction

Top-5 finish probability

19%

today

Projected end-of-day votes

68range 51–92

Trajectory

stable

Vote pace holding steady.

About

AirWave brings thousands of radio stations from around the world to iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV and CarPlay in one native app. Rewind live radio up to 30 minutes, see every song that played, shape the sound with a 10-band EQ, and keep it one click away in your Mac menu bar. No account, no ads, no tracking. Listening is free. AirWave Pro adds recording, Sonos, iCloud sync, Last.fm, widgets and the Apple Watch and Apple TV apps for $4.99 a year.

AI Summary

AirWave is a native app that provides access to thousands of global radio stations on Apple devices, allowing users to rewind live radio up to 30 minutes and customize sound with a 10-band EQ. The free version has no ads or tracking, while AirWave Pro offers additional features for $4.99 per year.

Attention & discussion velocity

Performance

Velocity0

Vote pace vs average

Momentum3

Sustained over 6h

Virality0

Spread × engagement

Engagement6

Discussion per unit of attention

Editorial read

Scored deterministically. Only candidates that fire a story trigger are sent to a model, so this one has no written angle.

ThinLittle evidence and no strong angle. Nothing to build on yet.

95/8

Timeliness5%100

carried 7%

Trend20%40

carried 27%

Novelty15%11

carried 20%

Business15%3

carried 20%

Story20%0

carried 27%

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

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Signal sources

3 of 6 active

Launch tracking4 readings since we picked it up
AI analysisConsumer App
Comment intelligencethread not yet analysed
Outside discussionnot checked — domain is a storefront or shared
Revenue signalsno match on this domain
Editorial scoring13% 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.