# Merit Giving Mobiles An iPhone App That Gives You Credit for Whatever You Do By Susan Read | Published 2009-07-28 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iphone-app-merit-points References: [gizmodo](http://gizmodo.com/5324085/booyah-society-gives-you-points-for-doing-pretty-much-anything) & [booyah](http://booyah.com/) The welcome screen to this handy [iPhone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ethical-barcode) app asks, “Have you had a Booyah moment today?” If you’ve already made it out of bed, the answer is “Yes!” The Booyah Society is a free, new iPhone App that awards a system of merit points for achieving, well, just about anything. Booyah encourages users to partake in a range of activities, from fitness to shopping, but you get a thumbs up for whatever you do. While the points-for-participation app may feel a little misguided in its infancy, Apple has big plans for the future. The Booyah Society is linked to social networking sites like [Facebook](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/faxo) and [Twitter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sleepagotchi), so that users can link experience points to their homepages. There is also a privacy option for personal goals - but what’s the fun of that? I just ate an entire box of Oreos. Booyah! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.4/10 - Popularity: 12% | Activity: 82% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Points-for-participation Apps:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a unique points-for-participation app that incentivizes users to engage in various activities and rewards them accordingly. - **Integration of Social Networking:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create an app that seamlessly integrates with popular social networking sites to allow users to showcase their achievements and experiences. - **Privacy-enabled Goal Tracking:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design an app that offers privacy options for users to track personal goals and achievements without sharing them on social media. ### Who This Affects Most - **Mobile App Development:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop innovative mobile apps that gamify experiences and reward users for their participation in diverse activities. - **Social Media:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore ways to optimize social networking platforms by integrating them with apps that encourage user engagement and showcase accomplishments. - **Personal Goal Tracking:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create advanced goal-tracking apps that offer privacy options and customized tracking features to assist individuals in achieving personal goals. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Boycott-Supporting Phone Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/buycott.md) - [Interactive Gamified Restaurant Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/baoverse-app.md) - [Loyalty-Focused BBQ Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sonnys-bbq.md) - [Rewarding App-Based Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pick-n-pay-1.md) - [QSR Loyalty Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zax-rewardz.md) - [Financial Challenges Mobile Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/achieve-good.md) - [Poke Bowl Restaurant Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pokeworks-app.md) - [Memory Reward Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airtime-puzzle.md) - [Gamified Shopping Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gamified-shopping-app.md)