Recognitions

Peer-to-peer recognition and awards program.

MangoApps

Overview

Recognitions provides a comprehensive platform for employee recognition, peer-to-peer appreciation, and rewards management. Create customizable recognition programs with configurable categories, point values, and approval workflows. Employees can nominate peers, give quick shout-outs, and celebrate achievements through a social recognition feed with reactions and comments. Managers gain visibility into team recognition activity with dedicated dashboards, pending approval queues, and the ability to track recognition trends over time. Budget management tools let admins allocate monthly recognition budgets per department or group, with automatic spend tracking and overage alerts. Built-in analytics provide insights into recognition frequency, top contributors, program utilization, and engagement patterns with CSV and Excel export. Additional features include anonymous recognition, milestone tracking for work anniversaries and birthdays, a public recognition wall, weekly digest emails, and an AI-powered agent for querying recognition data through the Ask AI sidebar. Integrates with the Performance Management module to surface recognition history during reviews.

Learning Growth

Highlights

Send peer-to-peer recognitions tied to company values with points and messages.

Get an AI writing coach that turns a quick thanks into a specific, sincere recognition — you review before it posts.

Recognize in the flow of work — from a chat message, by voice, or one tap on a shared-device wall.

Recognize several people at once with group recognition — one post per recipient, full points each.

Nominate colleagues for structured award programs with multi-level approval workflows.

Track recognition activity on a social feed visible to the entire organization, with inline translation in 100+ languages.

View leaderboards and a personal Recognition Wrapped recap of your year.

Redeem earned recognition points in the Company Store for merchandise and rewards.

Print a recognition card with a scan-to-view QR code, and access mobile views from any device.

Capabilities

Recognition Types

Peer-to-peer recognition posts with value badge
Manager-to-employee recognition awards
Achievement-based and milestone award programs
Anonymous recognition (admin-configurable)
Group recognition — recognize several people at once One post per recipient, full points each, shared group thread

Writing, Voice & In-the-Flow

AI write-coach — rewrites a draft warmer and more specific (review before posting)
Voice-to-text — speak the message instead of typing
Smart recipient suggestions ranked by shifts worked together
Recognize from a chat message (turn a thank-you into recognition)
Inline message translation in 100+ languages
AI Recognition Agent — give recognition / nominate via chat

Nominations & Programs

Custom award programs with categories and value ranges
Nomination form with title, description, and justification
Eligibility criteria per program
Anonymous nominations
AI Recognition Agent — submit nominations via chat

Approval Workflow

Manager approval before post is published
Multi-level approval (up to 5 levels per program)
AI content-moderation queue (pending_review)
Approve / reject with mandatory notes on reject
Parallel approval across multiple reviewers Sequential levels only

Sharing & Visibility

Organization-wide social feed with filters
Visibility scopes: public, department, team, private
Reactions (emoji) and comments on posts and awards
Sharing / re-sharing of recognition posts
Public recognition wall with tap-to-applaud
Printable recognition card with scan-to-view QR code
Leaderboard (top recognized + top givers)

Awards, Badges & Points

Value-bearing recognition points per award
Company Store redemption for earned points
Company-value badges attached to categories
Recognition Connect — feed into EPMS performance reviews
Lifecycle milestone awards (anniversary, birthday, promotion)

Engagement & Insights

Recognition Wrapped — personal year-in-review recap
Value of the Month spotlight + under-recognized-value nudge
Pay-it-forward prompt and celebration after you give
Participation, leaderboards, and at-risk recognition signals
Retention-impact analytics (recognized vs. non-recognized)

Notifications

In-app notification to recipient on award / post
Email + in-app notification to approver on pending
Email notification to author on approve / reject
Weekly recognition digest email (opt-in)

Limits & Specs

Recognition post content length: 10–1,000 characters
Max approval levels per program: 5
Nomination rate limit: 10 per hour per user
Social action rate limit: 30 reactions / 10 comments per minute
Anniversary milestones tracked: 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 years
Pricing: Included with MangoApps Workforce

Screenshots

Recognition feed — peer kudos, badges earned, and emoji reactions across the company

Give a recognition — pick a teammate, badge, message, and optional points award

Nominate a peer for an award — category, story, and supporting attachments

Redeem recognition points in the company store — branded swag and gift card catalog

Use cases

Peer shout-out

An employee recognizes a teammate for going above and beyond on a project, attaching a company value badge and a personal message.

Award nomination

A manager nominates a direct report for Employee of the Quarter, and the nomination routes through HR for approval and announcement.

Team engagement review

An HR manager reviews the recognition leaderboard to identify teams with low recognition activity and plans engagement initiatives.

Points redemption

An employee redeems accumulated recognition points for a gift card in the Company Store after reaching the minimum threshold.

Onboarding welcome

Team members send welcome recognitions to a new hire on their first day, creating a warm and visible introduction on the social feed.

Recognize the whole crew

A shift lead recognizes everyone who covered a tough weekend at once with group recognition — one personal post per teammate, full points each, sharing a group thread.

Frontline shout-out by voice

A floor associate taps the mic, speaks a thank-you to a teammate, lets the AI coach sharpen the wording, and posts — no typing on a shared device.

FAQ

Each recognition can carry a configurable number of points. Points accumulate in the recipient's balance and can be redeemed in the Company Store if enabled.

Yes. Admins can create award programs with custom criteria, nomination forms, approval chains, and recognition badges tied to company values.

Yes. Recognitions appear in a social feed that all employees can view, like, and comment on. Admins can configure visibility settings.

Yes. Recognition data can feed into performance reviews via Recognition Connect, giving managers visibility into peer feedback during evaluations.

Yes. An optional AI write-coach rewrites a quick draft into a warmer, more specific message that names a concrete contribution and its impact. It never invents facts and never auto-posts — the employee reviews the suggestion and chooses to use it or keep their own wording.

Yes. Employees can speak the message with voice-to-text, recognize a teammate straight from a chat message, or tap to applaud recognitions on a shared-device wall — no corporate email or keyboard required.