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They have streak freeze now. Not sure if it’s because I’m a premium subscriber or not, but it keeps my streak going if I miss a day but come back.
by nxc18 7y ago
They have streak freeze now. Not sure if it’s because I’m a premium subscriber or not, but it keeps my streak going if I miss a day but come back.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoI think they realized streak breaking is a serious problem for people (that people only discover when they're about to break it; I can confirm my wife had this very situation with Duolingo) - and figured out they can make money off it. AFAIK, freezing streaks is tied to in-app purchases somehow, or otherwise burns some gems or points you can replenish with money. My own experience in trying maintaining chains of habits confirms it too - once I slipped on a longer streak, I immediately thought "screw this, I'm not doing this anymore" - because my mental set point moved from "doing something" to "I need to do a streak at least as long as the previous one, and man, how long will that take...".
- hutattedonmyarm 7y agoStreak freezing things can be purches with their in-app currency "gems", which can be obtained without paying. Not even sure if you can buy them. I have so much more of these than I'd ever need, just because you can do barely anything with them