Shipped: gamification system for an AI business directory. Full breakdown.

Working on an AI-powered local business directory for the USA market. Client project. Next.js with TypeScript.

Just shipped the gamification layer. Here's the full feature set:

Activity Streaks

14 badges from 3-day to 100-day. Streak resets on missed days. The "Next Badge" prompt always shows users what they're one action away from.

XP + Level System

Earned across reviews, posts, bookings, bids, and other platform actions. Level 1 → Level 2 requires 50 XP. Scales from there.

Badge Categories

→ Activity Streaks (14 badges)

→ Business Relations (5 badges)

→ Community Contributions (9 badges)

Reputation Score

Separate metric from XP. Surfaces as a trust signal for business owners and contributors.

Why I'm sharing this: gamification is one of the highest-ROI retention features you can add to a platform — and most builders skip it because it seems complex. It really isn't.

The core loop is: action → reward → visible progress → reason to return.

Stack: Next.js, TypeScript, component-driven architecture.

Building more of these. If you're working on a platform with a similar retention challenge — DM me.