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Grade B26 sourcesHIS-00334

Peach

App & software · 2016 · Niche

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Peach reached No. 85 on the US iPhone download chart, then slipped the next day.

Peach

@peachdotcool · Jan 8, 2016

👋 Hello, Peaches! Peach for iOS is now in the @AppStore 👉 peach.cool pic.x.com/LGzUwVYBzU

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Original · Dom Hofmann / Byte Inc.

Product Hunt 😸

@ProductHunt · Jan 8, 2016

We just signed up to 🍑 and their on-boarding is magical ✨ producthunt.com/tech/peach-3 amp.twimg.com/v/0fd3737d-bc5…

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Post · @ProductHunt on X

Peach

@peachdotcool · Jan 8, 2016

Thanks to everyone for downloading Peach! Still experiencing issues. We're working hard to resolve ASAP. 🔌

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Post · @peachdotcool on X

Peach

@peachdotcool · Feb 19, 2019

seeking a patron(s) for peach *please read*

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Post · @peachdotcool on X
Official Peach App Store screenshot showing the social app interface.
Byte Inc. / Apple App Store
Peach – a plucky, pared down social network – ditches news feeds and hashtags
The Christian Science Monitor
Why the Peach app is suddenly the hottest thing in social media
CBS News
Peach — share vividly on the App Store
Byte Inc. / Apple App Store
seeking a patron(s) for peach *please read*
@peachdotcool on X
seeking a patron(s) for peach *please read*
@peachdotcool on X
Death Of Peach: An Eerie Echo Of Meerkat's Collapse - BGR
BGR
Brands and publishers pounce on Peach, the latest social fad
Digiday

Spread Score

How it works
Reach0ContagionNo data yetBreadth60Velocity52Longevity7839

Numbers

Peak date
Week of Jan 9, 2016
Jan 8 ’16 to Week of Jan 9, 2016
Platforms
4
Started on App stores
Origin
Seeded
Technology

Mechanics

  • Maker origin
  • Shareable output
  • Platform jump
  • Press loopPrimary
  • Controversy

How it spread

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Peach launched on iOS and spread through Twitter and tech coverage. Brands and publishers joined as downloads entered the US charts, then declined. The app added web and Android clients; continuing users faced an outage in 2019.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Wikipedia views · Google searchesNov ’15Feb ’16MarJunNovMay ’17OctApr ’18SepMar ’19PeakApp storesPressXOpen web
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Timeline (16)

  1. January 2016

    Byte Inc. / Dom Hofmann seed · Jan 8 ’16

    Peach became available on iOS; its account announced the App Store release.[1][14][16]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. TechCrunch / The Verge press · Jan 8 ’16

    TechCrunch and The Verge covered the app from Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann.[2][3]

  3. Product Hunt platform jump · Jan 8 ’16

    Product Hunt tweeted that it had joined Peach and praised its onboarding.[4]

Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
  1. 2026-10-12Added: 16 events, 20 sources · Score 66
Origin
Seeded
Sector
Technology
Region
US
Reported figure
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Evidence
Grade B

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The Houseparty screen for connecting a Fortnite account.

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App stores · 2023

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How I wish this was my college yearbook creative photos 😅 #photodumps #yearbookAIphotos #AI #epikapp #yearbooktrend #fyp #viral

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App stores · 2021

34
Official NGL App Store screenshot showing a question card shared over an Instagram Story.

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App stores · 2023

29
Lapse social photo-journal screens supplied with its funding announcement.

$0 revenue

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Wikipedia views · Google searchesNov ’15Feb ’16MarJunNovMay ’17OctApr ’18SepMar ’19PeakApp storesPressXOpen web
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  1. January 2016

    Byte Inc. / Dom Hofmann seed · Jan 8 ’16

    Peach became available on iOS; its account announced the App Store release.[1][14][16]

    Open the first post ↗

  2. TechCrunch / The Verge press · Jan 8 ’16

    TechCrunch and The Verge covered the app from Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann.[2][3]

  3. Product Hunt platform jump · Jan 8 ’16

    Product Hunt tweeted that it had joined Peach and praised its onboarding.[4]

  1. owner response · Jan 8 ’16

  2. peak · Week of Jan 9, 2016

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