# Peach

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

- Owner: Byte Inc.; Dom Hofmann
- Kind: App & software
- Sector: Technology
- Seed date: 2016-01-08
- Peak date: Week of Jan 9, 2016
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 39 (Niche), v1.2
- Mechanics: Maker origin, Shareable output, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy

## Summary

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.

## Timeline

- 2016-01-08 — Byte Inc. / Dom Hofmann (App stores) — Peach became available on iOS; its account announced the App Store release.
- 2016-01-08 — TechCrunch / The Verge (Press) — TechCrunch and The Verge covered the app from Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann.
- 2016-01-08 — Product Hunt (X) — Product Hunt tweeted that it had joined Peach and praised its onboarding.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/peach

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Peach.” Case HIS-00334. Spread Score v1.2: 39/100. Updated 2026-10-13. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00334