Levels, ranks and vehicles

Levels, ranks and vehicles are DoppiNow's long-term progress. XP fills levels, levels unlock the nine ranks of your world, and your boat, craft, art tool, startup or ride grows with your rank. Early levels come quickly, then the climb steadies.

Last updated October 15, 2026

Key facts

Category: Rewards
Where to find it: Always on. Settings → Privacy → Reset progress clears it.
Availability: In the DoppiNow Chrome extension: a 7-day free trial, then $3.99/month or $29.99/year. Desktop Chrome 120 or newer (other Chromium browsers such as Edge or Brave may also work).
Status: Available now.

How it works

XP fills levels
Levels cost 100, 240, 420, 640 XP and so on. Level 5 is 1,400 XP in total.
Nine ranks
They unlock at levels 1, 3, 5, 8, 12, 16, 20, 30 and 40: Deckhand to Fleet Admiral at sea.
Your vehicle grows
At levels 5, 12 and 20: rowboat → sloop → brig → galleon.
Level up
A “LEVEL UP” celebration plays in the popup: “Well done, <rank>!”.

All the details

Each level costs 100, 240, 420, 640 XP and so on (80 × level + 20 × level²). That puts level 5 at 1,400 XP in total and level 10 at 9,300.
Ranks unlock at levels 1, 3, 5, 8, 12, 16, 20, 30 and 40, and their names depend on your world. Sea goes from Deckhand to Fleet Admiral, Space from Intern to Galactic Commander, Art from Apprentice to Renaissance Master, Business from Dreamer to Startup Legend, and Academic from Freshman to Professor.
Your vehicle grows at levels 5, 12 and 20. At sea: rowboat → sloop → brig → galleon. In space: hover car → flying car → shuttle → rocket. In the art studio: pencil → brush → airbrush → golden brush. In business: paper plane → drone → jetpack → unicorn. On campus: skateboard → bicycle → moped → campus tram.
A level-up plays a celebration in the popup: "LEVEL UP" (or "3 LEVELS AT ONCE") and "Well done, <rank>!". When your vehicle changes, it adds a line such as "Your ship grew: now a brig". A short toast also appears on the page.
The popup's top bar shows your level, rank and XP progress, like "120 / 240 XP". The Progress page on your home page shows your voyage through the ranks, the next rank and how many levels away it is.

Settings: Always on. Settings → Privacy → Reset progress clears it.

Why it helps with ADHD

In a meta-analysis of gamified learning (not ADHD-specific), gamification had small positive effects, and a story or world strengthened the effect on behaviour (Sailer & Homner 2020). A meta-analysis of 174 studies found "strong and consistent evidence" for reward-based behavioural treatments such as token systems, mostly in children (Fabiano et al. 2009).

No study has tested DoppiNow itself. DoppiNow is a productivity tool, not a treatment for ADHD.

Sources

Sailer, M., & Homner, L. (2020). The gamification of learning: A meta-analysis. Educational Psychology Review, 32(1), 77–112. doi.org/10.1007/s10648-019-09498-w
Fabiano, G. A., Pelham, W. E., Coles, E. K., Gnagy, E. M., Chronis-Tuscano, A., & O'Connor, B. C. (2009). A meta-analysis of behavioral treatments for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Clinical Psychology Review, 29(2), 129–140. doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2008.11.001