# Leaderboards, usernames and kudos

> Choose whether others can see you, pick a username, follow project leaderboards with your team, and thank a teammate with kudos for a finished task.

Source: https://priortasks.com/docs/game-mode/leaderboards-and-kudos/
Last updated: 2026-11-05

Nobody sees your progress unless you decide to show it. Leaderboards in Prior are opt-in, and they never show your email or your real name.

## Pick a username

Your username is how you appear on the global boards. Set it in **Settings → Game**, under **Public identity**, then choose **Save**.

- 3 to 20 characters: lowercase letters, digits and underscores.
- It must be free: if it is taken, you are asked for another.
- Names that could pass for Prior or its staff (starting with "prior", "admin", "support", "staff", "moderator" or "official") and offensive names are refused.

## Choose who can see you

**Leaderboards** in **Settings → Game** has three options:

| Option | What others see |
| --- | --- |
| **Public** | Your username, level, rank, pet with its hat, name effect, border and title. |
| **Anonymous** | The same, under an animal name like "Anonymous Otter". |
| **Hidden** | Nothing. You do not appear on leaderboards or in leagues. |

New accounts start on **Hidden**. You can change it at any time. In Calm mode you never appear, whatever this says.

## The global boards

**Progress → Leagues** has an **All-time** section with a **Level** board and a **Streak** board. Your own line shows even when you are outside the top. For the weekly competition, see [Climb the weekly leagues](https://priortasks.com/docs/game-mode/leagues/).

## Project leaderboards

Shared projects can have their own leaderboard, among teammates only. Open the project and choose its **Leaderboard** tab. The tab appears on projects that are really shared, when you are in Game mode or you manage the project.

The owner chooses the mode:

- **Off**: no leaderboard for this project.
- **Competitive**: members are ranked by the XP they earn on this project's tasks, for **This week** and **All time**.
- **Team**: one shared weekly goal. Contributions are listed, never ranked. The owner sets the **Weekly team goal** in XP, and Prior suggests a value.

Each member decides for themselves. The first time you open a project with a leaderboard, Prior asks **Join this project's leaderboard?** Teammates will see your name, your level and the XP you earn on that project. Choose **Join** or **Not now**, and change your mind later with **Leave**. Declining is silent: nobody is told.

## Give kudos

Kudos thank a teammate for a finished task in a shared project.

1. Open a completed task of a shared project.
2. Choose **Give kudos**. The button then reads **Kudos sent**.

- You can give kudos once per task, and not on your own work.
- Your teammate gets 5 XP and a message with your name and the task. They earn that XP for at most 5 kudos a day.
- The button appears when you are in Game mode.
- The achievements **Cheerleader** (give 10) and **Crowd favorite** (receive 25) count them.

## Good to know

- Nothing here needs a paid plan.
- Turning visibility to **Hidden** removes you from boards. Your XP and level keep counting.
- Project leaderboards show your account name to the teammates of that project. The global boards never show your name.