Streak 🔥
What’s a streak?
Section titled “What’s a streak?”It’s the number of days in a row you’ve studied. It shows up like ”🔥 23-day streak.”
Early on, it’s just a small number — but at 10, 30, 100 days, it becomes a powerful “I don’t want to break this” motivator. The thing RedKiwi’s longest-running users have in common? They don’t let their streak die.
🧪 How it works
Section titled “🧪 How it works”How it builds
Section titled “How it builds”Hit your daily goal and your streak goes up by 1.
- Default goal: 5 minutes of study
- The moment you hit your goal, today’s streak is “activated”
- Even right before midnight — if you fill the goal, today counts!
How it breaks
Section titled “How it breaks”Miss your goal even once and the streak resets. The next day starts at day 1.
- Example: Mon/Tue/Wed OK → skip Thursday → Friday starts back at “1-day streak”
- You can’t backfill a missed day after the fact
Midnight, in your time zone
Section titled “Midnight, in your time zone”- The day rolls over at midnight in your local time zone (not UTC)
- E.g., if you’re in Korea, it’s Korea-time midnight
- If your time zone changes while traveling, the calculation follows along
Are there freeze / restore items?
Section titled “Are there freeze / restore items?”Right now, there are no explicit freeze or restore items. Once a streak breaks, it can’t be revived. The way to handle it: keep your daily goal low (like 5 minutes) so it survives even a busy day. 🙂
📍 Where to see your streak
Section titled “📍 Where to see your streak”1. Profile tab (the main spot)
Section titled “1. Profile tab (the main spot)”On the Profile tab, the learning record area has your streak section. This is where you see the most detail at a glance — streak days, today’s progress, total expressions learned, total study time, weekly chart. Tap it to open the streak calendar.
2. Home tab header
Section titled “2. Home tab header”A small streak icon appears in the Home tab header — handy for a quick check or a jump to the calendar.
3. Streak calendar
Section titled “3. Streak calendar”The monthly calendar marks the days you completed your goal, so your past patterns are visible. The top shows:
- Current streak (today’s run)
- Longest streak (your all-time best)
💡 7 tips to keep your streak
Section titled “💡 7 tips to keep your streak”1. Start with a low goal
Section titled “1. Start with a low goal”There’s a reason the default is 5 minutes. Even on a busy day, you can fit it in on the subway. As the habit forms, raise the bar slowly.
2. Turn on notifications
Section titled “2. Turn on notifications”The reminder you set during onboarding is your safety net for “almost forgot” days. → Notification settings
3. Avoid right-before-midnight runs
Section titled “3. Avoid right-before-midnight runs”Rather than scrambling at 11:55 PM, build a fixed routine — right after dinner, morning commute, etc.
4. Use Short videos
Section titled “4. Use Short videos”Filter for Short length to crush busy-day study quickly. → Search & filters
5. Pre-empt travel days
Section titled “5. Pre-empt travel days”Before flying to a different time zone, do an extra session. When the time zone shifts, “today” can shift too.
6. Don’t gamble on offline
Section titled “6. Don’t gamble on offline”On a flight day, do it before takeoff. RedKiwi is online streaming — it doesn’t work offline.
7. Your longest streak is your benchmark
Section titled “7. Your longest streak is your benchmark”Once you set a record, the next round becomes a competition with yourself. Glance at the streak calendar’s “Longest streak” once in a while.
Do weekends count too?
Section titled “Do weekends count too?”Yes — a single missed day breaks it. Weekends are no exception.
I forgot yesterday — can I do double today and recover?
Section titled “I forgot yesterday — can I do double today and recover?”Sadly, no. There’s no backfill.
Does it count when I’m traveling abroad?
Section titled “Does it count when I’m traveling abroad?”Yes. The local time zone is used. Both before you leave and after you arrive, “local midnight” is the boundary.
My streak number looks off
Section titled “My streak number looks off”The most common cause is a wrong time zone. Double-check that your device is using the time zone that matches your current location.
I missed midnight by a few seconds. Can you make an exception?
Section titled “I missed midnight by a few seconds. Can you make an exception?”Unfortunately the system makes the call automatically, so we can’t make exceptions. 😢 The fix is to come back a bit earlier next time.