How streaks bring readers back
A streak and a leaderboard give readers a reason to come back for your next edition.
When a reader finishes your quiz, the end screen shows their accuracy and, right beside it, a number labeled Quiz Streak. It counts how many of your publishing days in a row they've played. A reader with a run going has a small, personal reason to open your next edition.
With leaderboards on, there's a second reason. Further down the same screen, readers see how they ranked against everyone who played that edition.
A streak counts your publishing days
Atrivial adds one day to a reader's streak for each day you publish and they finish your quiz. Days you don't publish don't count against anyone. If you send a weekly quiz, a reader who plays every Tuesday keeps their streak from one Tuesday to the next.
A few more rules keep the count fair:
- Two editions on the same day still count as one day.
- Replaying an edition doesn't add a day.
- If two of your quizzes publish on the same day, finishing either one counts that day for both.
- Readers see their longest running streak with you. Streaks from separate quizzes aren't added together.
- A streak belongs to your publication. It doesn't carry over to other newsletters that use Atrivial.
What breaks a streak, and how readers repair it
A streak breaks when a reader skips a day you published. Your newest edition never counts as missed while it's still the latest one, so a reader who hasn't played it yet hasn't lost anything.
Readers also get one way back. If they missed one or two of your publishing days, the end screen shows a Repair Streak button where the streak count usually sits. A repair costs points they've earned by playing, which the game calls XP, and the button only appears when they have enough. It can only restore a streak the reader actually earned, and a gap of three or more publishing days can't be repaired.
A fair worry is that a streak will nag your readers. Your days off cost them nothing, readers can fix a slip, and nothing in your newsletter is locked behind a streak.
The leaderboard ranks one edition at a time
The Leaderboards switch under Account in your Portal turns leaderboards on or off for your new and existing quizzes. The leaderboard appears on the end screen, below the score card and any sponsor card.
It ranks everyone who finished the same edition. Points decide the order, then accuracy, then who finished first. Every edition gets a fresh board, so a reader who placed tenth last time starts level on the next one.
Readers can switch between Friends, Groups and All. Friends shows people they follow, Groups shows boards they've made or joined through an invite link, and All shows everyone. The score card above it also tells them what percentage of players they beat.
A reader who isn't signed in sees Reveal Your Ranking with a name field. They type a name and tap Proceed as guest, or they sign up. That name is how other players see them.
No account needed, with one catch
Guests follow the same streak rules as signed-in readers. The catch is where a guest's streak lives. It's tied to the browser they play in, so switching from phone to laptop starts a new count. Your hosted quiz page and a quiz embedded on your own site also keep separate guest streaks.
Signing up fixes that. When a guest creates an account, their finished quizzes and the streak built on them move into it. On the hosted page, the end screen offers a sign-up button. On an embedded quiz the button reads Save my streak, and it appears when you've turned on Atrivial Sign-in in your Portal.
What you'll see, and which plan includes it
In Analytics, Longest Player Streak shows the longest active streak among your readers. Streak Return by Length shows what share of players kept their streak going at each length, and Streak Return Over Time tracks that rate across your publishing days. All three count publishing days, the same way your readers' streaks do.
Streaks, leaderboards and these charts come with both plans. Individual keeps 30 days of analytics history and Business keeps 90. Business also adds sponsor placements, including a card on the same end screen your returning readers see, and embeds on up to two websites.
Streaks and leaderboards come with both plans, so the choice comes down to analytics history, embeds and sponsors.
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