Trophy Updates - April 2025
Docs V2, new APIs, and more A/B testing controls.
Charlie Hopkins-BrinicombeProduct experiences that delight and retain
Learn how to leverage user psychology to hook users on your app—with their blessing.
THE TROPHY METHOD
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- 1. Aligning Incentives
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- When you build a product that provides massive value for users, they will beg you to use every psychological trick at your disposal to make sure they stay hooked.
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Jason Louro
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- 2. Establishing A Habit
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- Now that we've made sure our product provides users with value and incentives are aligned, the next step is to help the user build a regular usage habit.
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- Jason Louro
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- 3. Maintaining Engagement
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- With incentives aligned and a habit established, we must keep our users consistently delighted, encouraged, and engaged.
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- Jason Louro
News & Updates
Charlie Hopkins-Brinicombe
Trophy Updates - March 2025
This month we released our API client SDKs making it super easy to integrate Trophy into any web or mobile app.
Charlie Hopkins-Brinicombe
Trophy Updates - Feb 2025
This month we updated our site and released dashboard v2, standalone achievements, decrementing metrics and more.
Charlie Hopkins-BrinicombeGamification Guides
How to Increase User Activation With Streaks
Streaks are one of the most powerful retention-driving features. Here we dive into how they work, walk through the product strategy, and see how you can ship streaks in just a few hours with Trophy.
Charlie Hopkins-BrinicombeGamification Case Studies
How Brilliant Uses Gamification to Improve Engagement and Retention
Discover how Brilliant leverages gamification to boost retention and engagement.
Jason Louro
How Charity Miles Leverages Gamification to Boost Retention
Learn how Charity Miles uses gamification to improve engagement and retention, and add value to its users.
Jason Louro
How ClassDojo Uses Gamification to Improve Engagement and Retention
Explore the mechanics and tactics behind ClassDojo's gamification strategy.
Jason Louro
How Codecademy Uses Gamification to Improve Engagement and Retention
Explore how Codecademy implements gamification to enhance user engagement and retention.
Jason Louro
Coursera Case Study: The Impact of Gamification on Retention and Engagement
Explore how Coursera implements gamification to enhance user engagement and retention.
Jason Louro
Duolingo's Gamification Strategy: A Case Study
Find out how Duolingo uses gamification to drive user engagement and retention.
Jason LouroGamification Examples
10 Apps That Use The Achievements Feature
Curious about the achievements gamification mechanic? Check out these 10 examples of how it's done right.
Jason Louro
10 Examples of Badges Used in Gamification
Explore how 10 apps are leveraging the badges feature to create compelling user experiences.
Jason Louro
10 Apps That Use The Challenges Feature
Wondering how the challenges feature can enhance your app? Learn from these 10 examples of how to use it successfully.
Jason Louro
21 Education App Gamification Examples
Curious about gamification in education apps? Check out these 21 examples of how it's done right.
Jason Louro
12 Examples of Fitness App Gamification
Wondering how gamification can enhance your fitness app? Learn from these 12 examples of successful gamification tactics.
Jason Louro
10 Examples of Levels Used in Gamification
Explore how 10 apps are leveraging the levels feature to create compelling user experiences.
Jason LouroNewsletter
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