Progress that doesn't reach back for you
Badges and milestones show what you've already discovered with Noise Guard. No leaderboard, no comparison with others, no reminders trying to pull you back.
What this section shows
Badges unlock when you use a feature for the first time, like the element picker or preview mode. Milestones show cumulative values like blocked ad elements or active days. Both are purely display, in the "Progress" section, nowhere else in the product.
Why no competition was built in
Leaderboards, comparisons with other users, and reminders like "logged in today?" are themselves attention mechanisms. They work precisely because they use the same psychological levers (social comparison, loss aversion around a broken streak) that a tool like Noise Guard is actually fighting against.
A product against attention traps that builds one itself would be self-contradictory. So, deliberately: no streaks, no push notifications, no leaderboard.
Two different displays, one principle
Milestones count cumulative values in three stages. For blocked ads, for example, at 50, 500, and 5,000 elements; for filtered comments at 25, 250, and 2,500; for active days at 7, 30, and 100. Fixed thresholds, not a constantly shifting goalpost.
Over 20 badges unlock the first time you actually use a specific feature, such as adding your own filter term, experiencing Focus Mode for the first time, or opening Website X-Ray once. No badge requires daily use or a particular sequence, they simply accumulate while you use the product normally.