16.1.5 Stars, Streaks & Constellations: Earning Badges
The three kinds of achievement that unlock badges, plus streaks and the full badge collection.
Three kinds of achievement feed a badge collection of around 53 badges. Badges unlock automatically the moment their criteria are met, and the app shows a "Badge Unlocked!" celebration.
The three main badge families
- Star milestone badges — for total stars earned. Examples: First Light (your first star), Hat Trick (3 stars), Centurion (100 stars), and higher milestones.
- Constellation completion badges — for completing whole constellations. Examples: Stargazer (your first complete constellation), Trailblazer (5), and a Stage Scholar for completing all constellations in a stage.
- Streak badges — for day streaks. A streak is the number of consecutive calendar days on which you earned at least one star. Examples: On a Roll (3 days), Streak Star (7 days), up to Season Streak (90 days).
Streaks at a glance
- Your current streak shows as a flame icon with a day count in the Galaxy rail and on the Galaxy pill.
- Keep the streak alive by earning at least one star each day.
Other badges
- Daily habit — Daily Devotion for earning all 4 stars in a single day.
- Subject breadth — for exploring multiple subjects.
- New Explorer — an onboarding badge.
How curriculum vs onboarding stars count
- Only curriculum stars count toward star and constellation badge milestones.
- Onboarding tutorial stars (from First Mission) count toward your lifetime totals and streaks, but not toward the daily cap or the curriculum badge milestones.
Viewing your badges
- Open the Badges panel in Galaxy.
- Earned badges show spinning medal artwork; locked badges show a progress bar so you can see how close you are.
Why it helps
Badges reward every kind of progress — a single star, a whole topic, and showing up day after day. They turn steady effort into something you can see and be proud of.