Many users actively track daily reading streaks as a form of motivation and habit building. Adding milestone recognition would reinforce this behavior and increase engagement. Examples of meaningful milestones could include reading 30 days in a row, 60 days in a row, 100 days in a row, and one full year of consecutive reading.
The concept would be simple and celebratory. When a user reaches a streak milestone, they receive a visually distinct badge, award, or marker within the app. Ideally, this milestone could also be shared externally as a clean, branded graphic suitable for social media or messaging, similar to a reading summary card but focused specifically on streak consistency rather than volume.
This feature would provide several benefits. It would create positive reinforcement for consistent reading habits, encourage users to return daily to maintain streaks, and organically promote The StoryGraph through shareable achievements. It would also align well with the app’s existing emphasis on data driven, reader focused insights by highlighting consistency as a meaningful metric alongside pages read and books completed.
Streak milestones feel like a natural extension of the current tracking experience and would add a layer of celebration without gamifying the platform in a way that feels shallow or intrusive. It would reward commitment, not speed or quantity, which fits well with The StoryGraph’s overall philosophy.
Thank you for writing this out. I'd love to do something like this. Merged into related post.