How Puffin' Points work in fitness challenges with friends

Puffin' Points are points you earn for hitting goals in challenges with other people. They arrived in version 1.3 (release notes), and they're a lifetime record of the goals you've hit.

I wanted a way to remember the weeks you showed up. A challenge ends and its leaderboard goes quiet, but your points stay.

How do I earn Puffin' Points?

You earn points by hitting goals in a challenge where at least one other person is moving too. Doing it together is the whole idea.

What you do	When it pays
Hit a daily goal	Each day you hit it
Hit a weekly goal	Each week you hit it
Reach a milestone on the way to a total goal	Each milestone, worth the effort since your last one
Be first to a daily or weekly goal	Needs at least three people moving that day or week
Finish top of a challenge	Needs at least three people moving and an end date
Work out on your birthday	Ten minutes or more, once a year

For the birthday bonus, add your birthday in Edit Profile. Ties for first share the bonus.

When do points arrive?

Most points arrive the next morning. Puffin' waits so that everyone's late syncs from Apple Health have landed first.

A top spot arrives the day after its challenge ends. So if you finish first on Sunday, you'll see it on Monday.

Where can I see my points?

Your points live at the top of Settings, next to your name. Tap Puffin' Points to see your history and how each one was earned.

Only you can see your points, and they never expire. Nobody else gets a number to compare against yours.

What can I do with them?

You can spend points on outfits for your puffin. Mine currently has a better wardrobe than I do.

What it doesn't do yet

Points don't come from challenges you're doing alone. If nobody else in a challenge moved that day, there's nothing to pay out, so invite someone first.

Try it

Join or start a challenge with a friend, hit a goal, and check Settings the next morning. Puffin' is free on the App Store for iPhone. More at startpuffin.com.