Creator progress and gamification

Gamification helps creators keep a daily rhythm: upload videos, protect a streak, grow a level, and compete in divisions. Earnings stay the main motivation; XP makes regular work visible as status and future unlocks.

Where progress appears

• Dashboard shows today's action, money summary, and a compact progress card. Money depth lives in Wallet; status depth lives on /progress.
• Progress screen has Levels as the default tab, plus Achievements, XP History, and Divisions.
• Telegram bot supports the “🔥 Progress” button, /progress and /streak, inline screens for daily quests, divisions, leaderboard, and achievements, plus a WebApp button that opens the full progress screen.

XP and ledger history

XP is granted for confirmed actions: connecting and verifying accounts, uploading account stats, first submit, fixing rejected videos, approved videos, active days, daily quests, settled earnings, view milestones, and achievements.

• Every grant appears in XP History with date, source, XP delta, and resulting balance.
• Internal codes are hidden; creators see human labels like “100 days on fire” or “Video approved”.
• The XP ledger is idempotent, so retries must not duplicate rewards.

Levels and perks

Level is based on lifetime XP and never expires. The curve is 20 × N² XP to reach level N. The Levels tab shows a vertical roadmap with the current title, future locked titles, XP to the next level, and the next perk.

• Titles go from Rookie to VibeVO Grandmaster.
• Perks include streak freeze, moderation priority, and early access to new offers.
• The UI shows how much XP remains before the next level.

Streaks and daily quests

A streak day counts when at least one uploaded video for that day is later approved by moderation. Approval can happen later; the activity date is still credited retroactively.

• A freeze can save one missed day.
• Milestones at 2, 3, 5, 7, 14, 30, and 100 days create celebration moments and bonus XP.
• The daily quest is one task per day and appears as a checklist, not as a second progress bar.

Achievements

Achievements are a permanent badge collection. Unlocked badges show artwork; locked badges are dimmed and explain what to do next.

• Basic achievements cover first approved video, 100 videos, payouts, and streaks.
• Platform achievements cover TikTok, Shorts, Reels, and VK Video.
• Campaign achievements cover campaign types, exclusives, early submissions, and completed campaigns.
• Competition achievements include weekly champion and first Diamond division.

Divisions and leaderboard

Divisions are the creator competitive ladder: Starter, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond. The leaderboard ranks creators by XP earned in the current period, not lifetime XP.

• The table shows rank, weekly XP, streak, and promotion/safe/demotion zones.
• Rotation moves creators up and down between neighboring divisions.
• The leaderboard is not configured separately. Admins configure division parameters using the same logic as referral leagues: capacity, demotion slots, visuals, and rotation period. Promotion slots are derived from space and demotions in the division above.
• Rotation periods support 1, 2, 3, or 4 week cycles and can be run automatically or manually.

States and feature flag

• New creators see an empty progress state with a first-upload CTA.
• When a streak is at risk, dashboard and bot explain that today's upload protects it.
• If progress data is unavailable, the money dashboard keeps working and progress fails softly.
• The feature is gated by creator_gamification.

Updated: June 16, 2026