# Earn coins and XP, then redeem rewards

> Every task and habit pays the coins you set on it, 10 by default, up to 1,000. Spend coins on rewards you set yourself in the Rewards vault, at the price you choose. Coins come from finishing things. Time earns XP. XP raises your level: 5,000 XP reaches level 2, and each level needs 10% more.

- Page: https://dabadoro.com/docs/rewards-coins-xp/
- Applies to: Dabadoro 1.2
- Last updated: 2026-10-22

*Figure: The Rewards tab: a balance of 1,240 coins, 3 unlocked and 2,430 spent; the filter bar with the tags All, Treat and Big and Add reward; and two rewards, Bubble tea for 150 coins and A new book for 300.*

- The coins you can spend now.
- Type a name, or pick a tag to show one kind.
- Its price, tag and claims. Select it to redeem.

*Example data.*

## Earn coins

Finishing a task or a habit pays the coins set on it. Time spent pays none.

*Figure: Coin balance 1280, level 2*

*A finished task pays its coins into the balance in the title bar. Example data.*

Set the price in the **Reward** field when you create or edit a task or habit, from 1 to 1,000 coins. A [habit](https://dabadoro.com/docs/habits-and-streaks/) pays each day you do it. See [tasks and topics](https://dabadoro.com/docs/tasks-and-topics/).

A timed item pays when its time runs out, even on another tab. Items from the AI Command Centre pay 10 to 30 coins each. The balance holds up to 1,000,000.

## Add a reward to the vault

A reward is anything you want to earn, at a price in coins that you choose.

1. **Open the Rewards tab**

   It is the third tab in the title bar.

   (The title bar tabs with Rewards chosen.)

   - **Rewards**: Your balance and the vault.

2. **Press Add reward and fill it in**

   Give it a name and a coin cost. The cost starts at 100 and the buttons move it by 10. Tags and notes are optional.

   (The Add reward form filled in: name Bubble tea, coin cost 150, tag Treat, the cup icon, and Save reward.)

   *Example data.*

3. **Press Save reward**

   It joins the vault. Two rewards cannot share a name.

> **Note:** A new account starts with 4 rewards to edit or delete: Going out with friends (20), Gaming Session (1hr) (10), Gourmet Meal / Cheat Day (40) and Movie Night (10).

## Redeem a reward

Select a reward in the vault, then press Redeem in the inspector beside it.

*Figure: Coin balance 1240, level 2*

*The inspector of the selected reward. Redeem and Undo work as they do in Dabadoro. Example data.*

**Redeem** shows **Processing...**, then **Redeemed!**, and the price leaves your balance. The inspector counts **Lifetime claims** and **Total coins spent** for that reward. Redeem stays grey while your balance is below the price.

To undo a redeem, press `Ctrl+Z` right after, or **Undo** in the message that appears. The coins come back and the claim goes. Undo works the same way for a finished task, and a deleted reward comes back with its claims.

> **Tip:** Price a reward by effort. At 10 coins a task, 150 coins is 15 finished tasks.

## Understand XP and levels

XP comes from time and from finishing things. Your level and its bar sit in the title bar.

| What you do | XP |
| --- | --- |
| Track 15 minutes with the timer | 10 XP |
| Finish a task or a habit | 5 XP |
| Keep your best current habit streak | 5 XP for each day of it |

Time XP counts what the [focus timer](https://dabadoro.com/docs/focus-timer/) tracks. Time you log by hand with [complete past days](https://dabadoro.com/docs/complete-past-days/) pays coins and completion XP, but no time XP. XP is worked out from your history, so it can fall after an undo.

| Level | Starts at |
| --- | --- |
| Level 2 | 5,000 XP |
| Level 3 | 10,500 XP |
| Level 4 | 16,550 XP |
| Level 5 | 23,205 XP |
| Level 10 | 67,897 XP |

Coins a day: **40**: 1,200 in 30 days

XP a day: **91**: 2,750 in 30 days

Level 1 after 30 days: 2,750 / 5,000 XP

Level 2 (5,000 XP) arrives on day 55.

An example that repeats the same day, at the XP rates above.

## Questions

What people ask about levels and coins.

**My level did not change after a session**

Your XP and level update after the session reaches your account: within seconds when you finish a task or habit, and within a few minutes for timer time alone. While offline, they wait for the connection.

**Do coins buy anything outside the app?**

No. Coins are yours to spend on the rewards you set, and they have no value outside Dabadoro. The method explains [why a reward you choose works](https://dabadoro.com/docs/method/#rewards).

## See also

- [Rewards](https://dabadoro.com/gamified-productivity-app/): What the coins and rewards are for.
- [Tasks and topics](https://dabadoro.com/docs/tasks-and-topics/): Set the coins a task pays.
- [Habits and streaks](https://dabadoro.com/docs/habits-and-streaks/): How the streak that earns XP is counted.