# What is “Leaderboard points”?

Leaderboard points are the points that determine a participant's rank on the unified leaderboard and that cannot be spent, so redeeming rewards never changes position.

Also called: ranking points, rank points

SSociana team·19 Oct 2026·2 min read

## Leaderboard points in detail

Points do two jobs that should never be confused: they show who is doing well, and they buy things. Sociana splits the jobs into two currencies. Leaderboard points are the first, the ranking currency. They accumulate as participants act: attending sessions, answering polls, completing games, syncing steps, scanning stall QR codes, giving feedback. They cannot be spent, which means a participant's standing is a clean record of participation, not of how they chose to redeem. Administrators can adjust leaderboard points with a recorded reason when a correction is needed, and attendance rules can reverse points if a check-in is later removed. Staff are excluded from ranking by setting. Keeping the ranking currency pure also helps fairness disputes, because the organiser can show exactly which activities produced which points, and cap or weight activities to stop one behaviour dominating the board.

## How Sociana uses it

Each points-earning module is configured with its own leaderboard point value. Wallet points, if enabled, are a separate balance that sits beside this one.

## Example

A programme leaderboard kept ranking stable while participants spent separate points at the reward counter.

[Unified leaderboard & team boardsWhere this term lives in the Sociana app.See how it works](https://sociana.in/features/unified-leaderboard/)

## Questions

Can leaderboard points be spent?

No. They are a ranking currency only. Spendable points are a separate balance called wallet points, so redemption never affects rank. A programme leaderboard kept ranking stable while participants spent separate points at the reward counter. Leaderboard points are the points that determine a participant's rank on the unified leaderboard and that cannot be spent, so redeeming rewards never changes position.

Can leaderboard points be corrected?

Yes. Administrators can add or remove points with a recorded reason, and attendance rules can reverse points when a check-in is withdrawn. Leaderboard points are the first, the ranking currency. Each points-earning module is configured with its own leaderboard point value.

Which activities earn them?

Any enabled scoring source, such as attendance, polls, games, steps, scans and feedback, each with a value the organiser sets. They accumulate as participants act: attending sessions, answering polls, completing games, syncing steps, scanning stall QR codes, giving feedback. Keeping the ranking currency pure also helps fairness disputes, because the organiser can show exactly which activities produced which points, and cap or weight activities to stop one behaviour dominating the board.

## Keep reading

[Unified leaderboard & team boards](https://sociana.in/features/unified-leaderboard/)[Points wallet & reward store](https://sociana.in/features/points-wallet-and-reward-store/)[Recurring employee programmes](https://sociana.in/event-types/employee-programmes/)[Cultural offsites & team activations](https://sociana.in/event-types/cultural-offsites/)[Wallet points](https://sociana.in/glossary/wallet-points/)[Unified leaderboard](https://sociana.in/glossary/unified-leaderboard/)[Participation points](https://sociana.in/glossary/participation-points/)

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