I am trying to figure out why $tort is so much lower than tokens for every other miniapp with comparable usage. Anyone have theories on this?

It's not super concerning because I have plans for driving more demand to the token, but it would be good to know why people seem to be more willing to invest in tokens for less used apps.

Tortoise Token

People around here are sensitive to who buys the token and in what volume.  If you can get some key "smart wallet" earmarked people to buy in to your token, or make a strategic shill about future potential, you'll see some upside for sure as this place has a healthy population of apers and copy traders.

Certain people buy and the population will notice.
Look at who holds other popular coins around here by looking at the rankings and you might want to hit those people up for a talk about the tech or what you have in stow... might pique their interest.