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Gamification

Send a star. Spark something real.

Stars, badges, challenges, and redeemable rewards — an engagement engine that makes people actually look forward to growth.

Quick summary

Harmny adds XP, badges, streaks, and challenges to everyday work -- completing goals, giving feedback, and finishing reviews all earn rewards. Stars are redeemable for real perks like wellness days or learning budgets. Plans start at $8/user/month with a free forever up to 10 users.

How it works

Earn stars. Collect badges. Unlock rewards.

Every meaningful action earns stars and XP. Stars are a real currency — save them up and redeem them for perks your company offers. It's recognition you can actually spend.

Earn Stars

Complete reviews, hit goals, give feedback, finish onboarding — 16+ activities earn stars. Peers send stars when they recognize your work.

Collect Badges

Hit milestones and unlock badges across five categories — Growth, Engagement, Leadership, Milestone, and Special. Feature your best on your profile.

Unlock Benefits

Spend your stars on real perks — extra PTO, learning budgets, team experiences, and more. Stars aren't just points, they're a currency.

Stars & XP

Every action earns something real.

Stars are Harmny's currency. You earn them by doing the things that matter — completing reviews, hitting goals, giving feedback, and getting recognized by peers. XP tracks your level progression through five tiers, from Newcomer to Legend, with streak bonuses that reward consistency.

  • Stars earned from 16+ activities — reviews, meetings, goals, feedback, onboarding
  • Peers send stars with recognition — your balance grows with every shoutout
  • Streaks multiply your XP — consistency is rewarded, not just output
  • Stars are spendable — redeem them in the benefits marketplace

Growth Badge

Completed 5 development goals

Earned Mar 1, 2026
🔥 +25 Spark

Complete 5 Action Items

15 days left

Complete at least 5 action items from your development plan.

Individual 10 reward
Progress 60%

Complete Your First Goal

20 days left
Personal Quest 10 reward 👥 2 participants

Badges & Challenges

Goals with stakes. Milestones with sparkle.

Badges auto-award when you hit milestones — five categories recognize Growth, Engagement, Leadership, Milestone, and Special contributions. Challenges give teams something concrete to rally around, with star rewards and deadlines. Complete a challenge and the stars go straight to your balance.

  • Auto-awarded badges with progress tracking — feature up to 3 on your profile
  • Individual, team, and personal quest challenge types
  • Star rewards for challenge completion — spend them on real benefits

Leaderboards

Week, month, or all-time rankings at the team and org level.

Star Balance

One balance fed by recognition, challenges, and awards — spent on real perks.

Sparkle Events

Auto-surfaced celebrations when someone levels up, earns a badge, or wins a challenge.

Streak Bonuses

Daily activity streaks stack XP multipliers — consistency beats intensity.

"Completion rates for our quarterly reviews went from 61% to 94% after we turned on gamification. People started nudging each other to finish — we didn't have to."
RO

Rachel Osei

VP of People, Stackform

Why teams choose Harmny for engagement

Stars you can spend

Stars aren't vanity points — redeem them for extra PTO, learning budgets, team lunches, and more.

Badges that mean something

Five categories — Growth, Engagement, Leadership, Milestone, Special — earned by doing real work.

Leaderboards without pressure

Friendly competition at the team level keeps energy high without turning work into a contest.

Instant feedback loop

Stars and XP awarded the moment the action happens — the reward feels connected.

Challenges for every team

Individual, team, and personal quests with star rewards and time-bound deadlines.

Tied to real outcomes

Gamification reinforces the behaviours that matter for growth — not busywork.

Gamification — common questions

What teams ask before turning on engagement features in Harmny.

Ready to build a team people actually stay for?

Free forever for up to 10 users. No credit card required. Your data exports cleanly if you ever decide it's not the right fit.