How do leaderboards work?

Competing with others is a great way to stay motivated and track your progress over time. Focal features two main types of leaderboards to let you see how you measure up against the community. You can rank by total XP or by your daily step count. You also have the choice to view the Global leaderboard, which includes everyone on Focal, or the Friends leaderboard, which shows only the people you follow. Understanding how these rankings are calculated helps you maximise your daily activity and earn extra rewards. You will learn the exact requirements to appear on the leaderboards, how the daily steps competition works, the bonus XP available for top performers, and how you can manage your privacy settings.

The XP leaderboard ranks you based on the total experience points you have earned in the app. To be eligible for this leaderboard, you must have completed the initial app onboarding and have an XP total greater than zero. The global version of the XP leaderboard shows the top competitors in the entire Focal community and is capped at 10,000 rows. If you fall outside the top 10,000 users globally, you will not see your name on the main global list, but you can always check your standing amongst the people you follow on the Friends leaderboard.

The daily steps leaderboard measures your walking and running activity against other users. To appear here, your profile must be set to public and you must enable Apple Health sharing for steps. Your daily step count must be a positive whole number and free of any anomaly flags generated by our system. Bonus XP is awarded daily to the top five users on this leaderboard. To get on the board and compete for these bonuses, ensure your permissions are correctly configured.

• First place earns 20 bonus XP.
• Second place earns 16 bonus XP.
• Third place earns 12 bonus XP.
• Fourth place earns 8 bonus XP.
• Fifth place earns 4 bonus XP.

Sometimes multiple users will record the exact same number of steps in a single day. When this happens on the steps leaderboard, Focal uses a specific tie-breaker system to determine who gets the higher rank and the corresponding bonus XP. The system checks multiple factors in a strict order until the tie is broken.

• First, the system looks at the daily step count.
• Second, it compares the total XP of the tied users.
• Third, it checks the current login streak.
• Finally, if all else is equal, the user ID determines the placement.

You have complete control over who sees your activity. If you prefer to keep your fitness journey to yourself, you can adjust your profile settings to limit visibility. Private profiles may not appear on the public global leaderboards. You can still track your own progress and compete with friends if you choose to remain private from the wider community. To manage these preferences, navigate to your profile and adjust your movement and step visibility.