Awards & Streaks
The Awards & Streaks page celebrates your consistency and achievements. Navigate to Awards (🏆) in the sidebar or the More menu on mobile.
Awards are available to students. Parents and teachers grant awards — students cannot grant their own. See the Parent guide for how granting works.
Your streak
A study streak is the number of consecutive days on which you completed at least 15 minutes of study (using the timer), or completed a study block. The large flame card at the top of the page shows your streak at a glance.
A completed study block counts on the day it was planned, even if you mark it as completed a day or two later. You can mark a block as completed until 3 days after it ends, so a late check-off can still fill in a day of your streak (see Study Blocks).
| What you see | What it means |
|---|---|
| 🔥 N day streak | You've studied for N consecutive days — keep it up! |
| Longest streak | Your personal best, shown in the card's right column |
| Streak since | The date your current run began |
| 0 / No streak yet | You haven't started a streak, or it broke. Start a session today to begin! |
Tip: Your streak resets to zero if you miss a day completely (less than 15 minutes of timer study and no completed study block). Short sessions of 15 minutes count — you don't need to study for hours every single day.
"At Risk" warning
If you already have a streak but haven't yet reached 15 minutes of study today, the card turns amber and shows an At Risk warning.
Select Study Now to go to the timer and save your streak before the day ends.
Milestone track
Below the streak card, a horizontal track shows your progress through six streak milestones:
| Milestone | Days required |
|---|---|
| First win | 3 days |
| One week | 7 days |
| Two weeks | 14 days |
| One month | 30 days |
| Two months | 60 days |
| Champion | 90 days |
Each marker on the track tells you its current state:
| Marker appearance | What it means |
|---|---|
| Green circle with ✓ | Awarded — a parent or teacher granted this award |
| Pulsing dashed ring | Reached, not yet awarded — you've hit the milestone; your parent can now grant the award from their Awards page |
| Outlined ring | Next target — your current goal |
| Grey circle | Not yet reached |
A progress bar fills between your last awarded milestone and the next target, showing how far along you are. The nudge text below the track tells you exactly how many more days you need.
Note: Reaching a milestone doesn't automatically grant the award — your parent needs to grant it from their account. When your parent visits your Awards page, pending milestones appear in a Ready to grant panel at the top of the page.
Your awards
All awards you've received appear as badge cards in a grid below the milestone track.
Each card shows:
- The award icon (see types below)
- The award title
- The subject it's linked to (if any)
- Who granted it — either the granter's name, or "You granted" if viewed from a parent account that granted it
- The date it was granted
Award types
| Icon | Type | When granted |
|---|---|---|
| 🔥 | Streak | For reaching a consecutive-day milestone (3, 7, 14, 30, 60, or 90 days) |
| ⭐ | Completion milestone | For completing a set number of study items |
| ⏱️ | Time milestone | For accumulating a set number of study minutes |
| 🏆 | Custom | A personal award from a parent or teacher — for any achievement they want to recognise |
Filtering your awards
Use the filter pills above the grid to browse by type:
- All — shows every award
- Streak 🔥 — shows only streak awards
- Milestones ⭐ — shows completion and time milestone awards
- Custom 🏆 — shows personal awards from parents or teachers
Filtering is instant — the grid updates as soon as you select a type.
No awards yet
If you haven't received any awards yet, you'll see the message:
"Your first award is just around the corner!"
Keep studying consistently to reach your first streak milestone. Once you do, your parent or teacher can grant your first award.
Frequently asked questions
Can I grant myself an award? No. Awards are always granted by a parent, teacher, or administrator. This keeps awards meaningful and ensures they represent genuine recognition.
Why does the milestone marker pulse but show no award card? A pulsing dashed ring means you've reached the streak milestone but the award hasn't been granted yet. Ask your parent to grant it — they will see it in the Ready to grant panel on your Awards page when they are viewing your account.
My streak broke — do I lose my awards? No. Awards are permanent once granted. Your personal best (longest streak) is also saved and displayed on the streak card. Start studying again to build a new streak.
Why doesn't my streak count days I studied but didn't use the timer? Streaks count only study days recorded in PlanStudyBoost: 15+ completed minutes with the timer, or a study block you marked as completed. Study time not tracked in the app cannot be counted.
The flame is grey — what happened? A grey, faded flame means your current streak is zero. It will glow again once you complete 15 minutes of study today.