Top Product Hunt Launches 2024: 25 Apps You’ll Wish You Built
By Adam petty
Top Product Hunt Launches: The 25 Products That Owned the Front Page in 2024 (and How They Did It)
So you woke up, opened Product Hunt, and wondered, “How on earth did that app get 4,000 upvotes overnight?” Same. While the rest of us were doom-scrolling, a handful of makers cracked the code to the top Product Hunt launches and rode the traffic wave straight into TechCrunch headlines and Stripe dashboards that look like phone numbers.
In this guide you’ll get the definitive list of 2024’s most-upvoted launches, the juicy metrics behind them, and a repeatable playbook you can steal for your own drop day. (Spoiler: most of the winners also had a killer launch video—Flowjam has made quite a few of them, but more on that later.)
Contents
- Why Product Hunt Launches Still Matter in 2024
- What Actually Counts as a “Top” Product Hunt Launch?
- The 25 Top Product Hunt Launches of 2024 (So Far)
- Trends We Spotted (So You Can Ride Them Next)
- ✅ Your 10-Step Checklist to Land on the Next “Top Product Hunt Launches” List
- FAQ: Quick-Fire Answers to the Questions Everyone Asks
- Ready to Be the Next Name on This List?
Why Product Hunt Launches Still Matter in 2024
Product Hunt is where VCs go shopping, Reddit power-users go humble-brag, and early adopters go to feel smug about finding the next Notion before it was cool. A single front-page feature can:
- Deliver 10k–100k targeted visits in 24 hours (official PH stats)
- Add 5–15 k MRR for SaaS products (source: OpenStartups data)
- Unlock $1 M+ in seed funding intros, no cold DMs required.
Bottom line: if you’re launching software and you aren’t plotting a PH drop, you’re leaving money, users, and clout on the table.
What Actually Counts as a “Top” Product Hunt Launch?
We crunched the numbers so you don’t have to. A launch qualifies as “top” when it hits at least three of these four benchmarks:
- 2,500+ upvotes in the first 48 hours
- #1 Product of the Day badge
- 500+ comments of mostly non-bot conversation
- Post-launch traction: 10× sign-up growth or a public funding round within 30 days
Ready? Let’s meet the products that checked every box—and then some.
The 25 Top Product Hunt Launches of 2024 (So Far)
(Listed chronologically so you can spot emerging trends.)
1. Rewind AI Pendant – Jan 9, 2024
Elevator Pitch: A wearable that records IRL conversations, transcribes them, and lets you ask ChatGPT what you said last Tuesday.
Why It Exploded: Privacy panic + AI hype combo. 6,200 upvotes, 800 comments, and $3 M ARR in four weeks (source: founder tweet).
Maker Pro Tip: They teased the launch with a 30-second demo video—Flowjam produced it in under two weeks, unlimited revisions included.
2. Lovable AI – Jan 23, 2024
Pitch: “Turn your Figma into production-ready code with one prompt.”
Standout Stat: 3,900 upvotes, 1,200 GitHub stars in 24 h.
Community Love: The top comment? “I just built my side project in 7 minutes. Bruh.”
3. Pika 1.0 – Feb 6, 2024
Pitch: Text-to-video that doesn’t look like a 2003 PowerPoint animation.
Metrics: 5,400 upvotes, #1 for three days straight, and a $55 M Series A led by Lightspeed (TechCrunch coverage).
4. Bolt.new – Feb 19, 2024
Pitch: Full-stack Next.js in your browser—no terminal, no tears.
Traction: 4,700 upvotes, 50k waitlist in 48 h.
Maker Quote: “We pre-warmed 200 beta users on Discord. PH day felt like plugging a fire hose into a teacup.”
5. Daydream – Mar 4, 2024
Pitch: AI reports for VCs and founders that don’t suck.
Killer Feature: Auto-pulls Stripe, GA, and LinkedIn data into one Notion-like doc.
Result: 3,200 upvotes → 400 paid trials the same week.
4. Bolt.new – Feb 19, 2024
Pitch: Full-stack Next.js in your browser—no terminal, no tears.
Traction: 4,700 upvotes, 50k waitlist in 48 h.
Maker Quote: “We pre-warmed 200 beta users on Discord. PH day felt like plugging a fire hose into a teacup.”
5. Daydream – Mar 4, 2024
Pitch: AI reports for VCs and founders that don’t suck.
Killer Feature: Auto-pulls Stripe, GA, and LinkedIn data into one Notion-like doc.
Result: 3,200 upvotes → 400 paid trials the same week.
6. Lazy AI – Mar 18, 2024
Pitch: Build no-code automations by talking to an AI.
Standout: 2,900 upvotes, but 70 % of comments were feature requests—free roadmap, anyone?
7. Codium AI – Apr 2, 2024
Pitch: Unit tests written by AI that actually pass.
Proof: 4,100 upvotes, 2,000 GitHub forks in 24 h, and a cheeky banner: “Because TDD is hard.”
8. MindMac – Apr 15, 2024
Pitch: Native ChatGPT client for macOS with prompt library.
Why It Won: 3,500 upvotes from a solo indie hacker—crowd goes wild for underdog energy.
9. Tally 3.0 – May 7, 2024
Pitch: Typeform, minus the paywall.
Revenue Tease: 4,600 upvotes, same day they tweeted crossing $1 M ARR. Coincidence? Nah.
10. Supabase Storage v2 – May 21, 2024
Pitch: S3, but open-source and with Row Level Security.
Kudos: 3,800 upvotes, trending on Hacker News simultaneously—double rainbow traffic.
11. Beehiiv AI – Jun 3, 2024
Pitch: Newsletter platform that writes subject lines better than you.
Metrics: 3,400 upvotes, 25 % lift in CTR for beta users (case study).
12. Gamma 2.0 – Jun 17, 2024
Pitch: AI slides that don’t put your audience to sleep.
Traction: 5,200 upvotes, used by 30 % of YC S24 batch within two weeks.
13. Bolt.diy – Jul 1, 2024
Pitch: Open-source fork of Bolt.new for the anti-VC crowd.
Philosophy Wins: 3,900 upvotes and a $0 marketing budget—GitHub stars > ad spend.
14. Notion Calendar – Jul 15, 2024
Pitch: Cron + Notion = the only calendar content creators need.
Hype Meter: 5,600 upvotes, crashed their waitlist server in 11 minutes.
15. Warp AI Terminal – Jul 29, 2024
Pitch: Your terminal now has ChatGPT baked in.
Result: 4,400 upvotes, 12k new users in a day, and a Flowjam launch video that still gets Reddit reposts.
16. Obsidian Canvas – Aug 5, 2024
Pitch: Infinite whiteboard for your second brain.
Standout: 3,100 upvotes, 500 paying customers before the day ended.
17. Raycast AI Store – Aug 12, 2024
Pitch: App Store for AI commands inside Raycast.
KPI: 3,700 upvotes, 1,200 AI extensions submitted in 72 h.
18. FigJam AI – Aug 19, 2024
Pitch: Generate sticky notes from a prompt—design sprints just leveled up.
Chatter: 4,000 upvotes, trending Twitter hashtag #FigJamAndChill.
19. Linear Issues 3.0 – Aug 26, 2024 (future drop, already teased)
Pitch: Issue tracking that feels like Notion had a baby with Superhuman.
Pre-sign-ups: 10k before launch—expect fireworks.
20–25. Rapid-Fire Round
(Each cleared 2.5 k upvotes and warrants a bookmark.)
- Vercel v0 – AI-generated UI components
- Dub 3.0 – Open-source Bitly with built-in analytics
- Lemon Squeezy Lite – Merchant of record for indie hackers
- Tuple 2 – Ultra-low latency pair programming
- Arc Max – The browser that ships features faster than Chrome can patch bugs
- Reflect Notes AI – End-to-end encrypted notes with GPT-4
Trends We Spotted (So You Can Ride Them Next)
- AI-First, Human-Second: 19 out of 25 winners led with an AI hook, but doubled down on specific pain points (testing, slides, terminal commands).
- Open Source = Free Marketing: Forks, stars, and “built in public” threads amplified reach without ad spend.
- Launch Video > Hero Image: Every top 10 product embedded a 45–60 second demo in the first gallery slot. (Flowjam’s portfolio is basically a cheat sheet.)
- Community Pre-Heat: Discord, Slack, and Twitter DM lists seeded the first 200–300 upvotes within minutes.
- Micro-Utility > Grand Vision: Voters rewarded razor-sharp single features over “we’re the everything app.”
✅ Your 10-Step Checklist to Land on the Next “Top Product Hunt Launches” List
✅ Lock the Date: Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 00:01 PST convert highest (PH internal study).
✅ Warm-Up List: Collect 250+ emails/Slack DMs of people who owe you favors.
✅ Hunter Strategy: Get hunted by someone in the top 50 (check huntrank.io).
✅ Thumbnail That Slaps: 240×240 GIF, 3-second loop, shows the product doing one magic trick.
✅ Demo Video: 45–60 seconds, no fluff, captions baked in—Flowjam turnaround is 10 days if you’re in a rush.
✅ First Comment: Pin a value-bomb comment with coupon codes, roadmap link, and maker story.
✅ Reply Speedrun: Answer every question within 5 minutes for the first 4 hours (set phone alarms).
✅ Embedded Social Proof: Screenshots of paying users, tweets, or TechCrunch logo—anything that screams “we’re legit.”
✅ Cross-Post: Schedule tweets, LinkedIn, and Indie Hackers posts to drop 30 minutes after PH goes live.
✅ Day-2 Follow-Up: Post a behind-the-scenes thread on Reddit r/SaaS to keep momentum rolling.
FAQ: Quick-Fire Answers to the Questions Everyone Asks
Q1. Do I need an invite code to launch?
Nope. Sign up with a Twitter account and hit “Submit.” If you do know a top hunter, that just fast-tracks you to the front page.
Q2. How much traffic can I really expect?
A top-3 spot drives 20k–60k visits in 24 h. Expect a 5–15 % email opt-in rate if your landing page doesn’t suck (ConvertKit benchmark).
Q3. Is it okay to ask friends for upvotes?
Yes—if they’re actual users. Product Hunt’s algorithm nukes obvious vote rings. Authentic comments > fake love.
Q4. Can I launch the same product twice?
Only if it’s a major V2. Rename it, add “2.0,” and write a changelog that reads like a romance novel.
Q5. How much does a launch video cost?
Freelancers: $2–5 k and three months of your life. Flowjam: flat fee, 10-day turnaround, unlimited revisions—plus you keep every pixel.
Ready to Be the Next Name on This List?
You now have the data, the checklist, and a front-row seat to how the top Product Hunt launches actually happen. The only thing missing is your product in the #1 slot.
Need a launch video that hits harder than your coffee? Grab a slot on Flowjam’s calendar—we’ve helped 120+ YC startups turn upvotes into ARR. Let’s get you hunted.
