Momentum bar and heatmap

What it does in Road Mates

The momentum bar swings like a Newton's cradle: each proof or check-in adds energy. Your profile cover is a heatmap of the days you showed up, so anyone who visits sees consistency before they read a word.

How it works

• Showing up counts, even on days with no big win.
• The heatmap is public on your profile, which makes your record visible to others.
• It counts every action you take, private ones too, and shows only how many each day, never which.
• Gaps are visible too, which is the point: they are honest.

What the research found

We found no study that tests heatmaps or momentum visuals directly, so we do not claim a separate effect. They are progress-monitoring displays, and the monitoring evidence applies: recording progress and making it visible to others both strengthened results.

Limits

• Streak visuals can also discourage people after a missed day. We watch for this in our own data.
• We count these features inside the needle's effect, not on top of it.