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What are Metrics?

All gamification features are centered around user interactions. At Trophy, we use the term Metrics to refer to the data objects that model those interactions within your web or mobile app. Metrics are un-opinionated, meaning they can be used to model absolutely any user interaction you can think of. Examples could include:
  • Followers, likes or posts
  • Tasks completed
  • Miles ran
  • Lessons completed
  • Words written
  • …
Metrics are the building blocks of the infrastructure that powers Trophy’s gamification features. Each user interaction that relates to a metric is stored as an Event. Events are stored and processed in chronological order. At any particular point in time, the combined state of a user’s event history reflects their overall progress on your platform.

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Key Attributes

Here we describe the key attributes that allow you to create metrics to best fit your use case.

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Units

You can easily assign units to metrics in the dashboard for either:
  • Arbitrary numbers (tasks, posts, messages etc.)
  • Currencies ($, £, €)

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Creating Metrics

To create a Metric, head over to the Metrics page within Trophy and hit the New Metric button:
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Enter a name

Choose a name for the metric.
2

Hit save

Save the new metric.
3

Configure settings

Configure additional settings like metric units or currency if applicable on the metric configure page.

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Metric Analytics

Trophy has a built-in analytics dashboard for each metric you create. It shows you:

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Trophy Retention Impact Score

By default, Trophy only enrolls 90% of your users in any emails. It leaves the other 10% out as a ‘control cohort’. Trophy then automatically tracks the 14-day retention of the two cohorts and compares them, resulting in the Trophy Impact Score.
The Trophy Impact Score reflects the percentage difference in 14-day retention between the control cohort and the rest of your userbase.
An Impact Score of 5% means that users enrolled in gamification features are 5% more likely to be using your platform after 14 days than the control cohort.

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Achievement Completion Chart

The achievement completion chart shows the current state of the userbase in terms of the number of users who have completed each achievement that you’ve configured against this metric. Learn more about achievements.

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Frequently Asked Questions

As many as you want!
No, metrics are purely server-side and only support the business logic around achievements, streaks and other workflows like sending emails.They don’t control any in-app UI, but our APIs provide all the data you need to build whatever UI you want.

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Get Support

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