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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 14-day free trial.

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.

Your next review cycle could take half the time

Most teams get their first evaluation cycle running in under a day. 14-day free trial, no credit card, and your data exports cleanly if you decide it's not the right fit.