Achievements & Badges

Status: Future Feature

Gamification system to reward and celebrate reading milestones with stickers, badges, and shareable achievements.

Overview

Achievements provide motivation and recognition for reading accomplishments - from finishing your first book to completing annual goals or reading streaks.

Components

Achievement Showcase (Profile)

• Stickers/badges earned
• Grid layout with locked/unlocked states
• Click to view achievement details
• Shareable achievements

Achievement Categories

• Milestone-based (books read, pages read)
• Streak-based (consecutive days/weeks reading)
• Goal-based (completing annual goals)
• Social (reviews written, friends made)
• Exploration (genres tried, authors discovered)

Requirements

• Achievement definition system
• Progress tracking per user
• Achievement notification system
• Shareable achievement cards
• Achievements appear in feed (friends-only)

User Stories

• As a user, I want to earn achievements so reading feels more rewarding
• As a user, I want to share my achievements with friends
• As a user, I want to see what achievements I can unlock next

Technical Notes

• Achievement entity with criteria/rules
• UserAchievement junction for earned achievements
• Background job for achievement calculation
• Achievement notification triggers