# How Seam Points Work

By [Seam Social](https://paragraph.com/@seam-social) · 2024-06-13

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Starting today, miniapp developers on Seam will earn Seam Points when users unlock their apps. This article details how the Seam miniapp marketplace works — both how developers earn for creating miniapps, and how users of Seam unlock miniapps.

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We’re launching Seam Points for our miniapp marketplace because of our commitment to recognize and reward developers for their creative efforts. As a miniapp developer, you're not just a contributor; you become a crucial part of building the first community developed social platform.

Unlocking miniapps benefits not just the developers but also the users. It encourages a proliferation of unique miniapps in our marketplace, creating new ways to share and create music, art, and games. Every time users unlock a miniapp, they're directly supporting the developers, fostering a sense of community and shared success.

We believe this step symbolizes a significant advancement in Seam’s journey. It's not just about enriching the Seam platform with a range of diverse miniapps; it's about pioneering a new system for collaborative creation online, and a new non-ad business model for social networks.

![Seam Points unlock miniapps and reward the miniapp builders.](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/7f2b5af57e2e4fb992a23eea207d75f4d85d9f133405c992422c63a801b08d61.png)

Seam Points unlock miniapps and reward the miniapp builders.

**Unlocking Miniapps**

*   To unlock a miniapp, you send 30 Seam Points to the creator of the miniapp. That’s how we reward the people who make fun new miniapps!
    
*   All core miniapps made by @seam will be unlocked for free, forever.
    
*   Once miniapps are unlocked, you can use them to create posts on Seam.
    

**Earning Seam Points**

*   Signing up to Seam earns you 100 Seam Points to choose your starter miniapp. If you’re an original user of Seam, we’re adding an 100SP welcome back bonus.
    
*   Users earn more Seam Points by completing daily miniapp challenges.
    
*   We’re experimenting with new ways to earn and spend Seam Points, so stay tuned :)
    

**Creating Miniapps**

*   Build a new miniapp by reading our docs at [docs.getseam.xyz](http://docs.getseam.xyz) and making a pull request to our [open-source miniapp repository](https://github.com/seam-xyz/Miniapp-Builder/tree/main).
    

### FAQ

*   Will Seam Points eventually be redeemable for real money? Will they be onchain?
    
    *   Yes. We’re exploring and researching methods for the fairest way to exchange Seam Points.
        
*   Does Seam take a cut of transactions to unlock miniapps?
    
    *   Initially no, currently all proceeds flow to the creators of the miniapps to bootstrap the miniapp marketplace. However, as Seam grows, we’ll introduce a small transaction fee to support the development of the superapp.
        
*   Why use Seam Points and not traditional currencies?
    
    *   Using Seam Points allows us to experiment with new coordination models online, like awarding points for fixing bugs, suggesting miniapps, and collectively building the app together. More on this soon.
        

_Seam is a community-developed social platform to create and discover open-source miniapps. It provides a platform for online creatives to showcase their work, curate inspiration, and collaborate with peers._

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*Originally published on [Seam Social](https://paragraph.com/@seam-social/how-seam-points-work)*