Competitions

Engage Your Team With Challenges That Drive Performance.

Competitions give you an easy way to turn everyday work into exciting contests that drive real business results. Build challenges around the KPIs that matter most, view real-time standings in the app, and reward winners instantly, without the hassle of whiteboards, emails, or spreadsheets.

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Simplified competition management

Create, edit, and track active, scheduled, and past competitions from a single dashboard with no extra admin work required. 

Build competitions around what matters

Choose from any KPI available in the Applause platform and tailor competitions to specific teams (residential tech, commercial tech, customer service) so goals feel relevant and fair.

Real-time standings that drive engagement

Technicians can see live updates directly in the app, keeping motivation high and performance transparent throughout the competition.

Drive change, fast

Competitions aren’t just for recognition; they’re a powerful way to influence outcomes. When a key metric starts to lag, create a targeted challenge to re-engage your team and see results in real time.

Automated, seamless payouts

Applause automatically delivers bonuses to winners as soon as competitions end. Recognition is instant, and admins save hours of manual work.

Celebrate wins, track results

Every bonus and recognition flows into existing reports and employee histories, making it easy to celebrate achievements and measure impact over time.

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