Recognition Your Team Actually Enjoys
Send tacos, nurture virtual pets, earn badges, and climb leaderboards — all inside Slack. Wapuuchi makes peer recognition fun, visible, and effortless.
Latest Updates
Stay up to date with the latest Wapuuchi news and features.
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Goodbye Taco, Hello Wapuu
Building the recognition tool we needed Every workplace has its rituals. Posting to the watercooler. Catching up in the alumni…
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Major Quality of Life Improvements
While this update doesn’t add much additional functionality, it is focused on improving the quality of life for users and…
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A New “Home” for Tacogotchi!
This is just a quick friendly update that adds a “Home” tab to the Tacogotchi App. This home tab provides…
Everything Your Team Needs
A fun and engaging way to build recognition into your daily workflow.
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Recognition Tracking
Send tacos and kudos to teammates right from Slack. Track your recognition patterns with detailed stats and leaderboards.
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Virtual Pet Companion
Adopt your own Wapuuchi and watch it grow as your team culture thrives. Customize its appearance and collect friends.
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Badges & Achievements
Earn awards, unlock achievements, and climb through Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, and Diamond tiers as you recognize others.
How It Works
Get started in three simple steps.
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Invite Wapuuchi
Invite Wapuuchi to your team or project channel with /invite @Wapuuchi. Once added, your channel is ready for recognition — just start sending tacos.
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Recognize Your Team
React with taco emojis or use :taco: @teammate to send recognition. Each taco counts toward tiers and achievements.
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Adopt Your Wapuuchi
Optionally, type /adopt to create your own virtual companion. Customize its look, give it a name, and watch it evolve as your team culture grows.
Your Dashboard at a Glance
See your Wapuuchi front and center with real-time stats, a live recognition TV, and your personal kudos history — all in one cozy view.
- Wapuuchi avatar with mood, health bar, and daily taco count
- Stat cards for sent, received, and tier progress
- TV-style recognition display cycling live kudos
- Personal kudos history — sent and received
Hey, Kai! 👋
SENT (3)
RECEIVED (1)
Meet Your Wapuuchi
Customize your virtual companion’s background, collect Wapuu friends, and display your gift collection — all in a cozy, interactive space.
- Wapuuchi frame with customizable backgrounds
- Color and image background selector swatches
- Friends grid showing your collected Wapuu friends
- Gift display with emoji gifts from teammates
Track Your Impact
See live global stats, a retro TV displaying recent recognitions, and detailed leaderboards with tier breakdowns.
- Live stat cards with global totals and weekly activity
- TV-style recognition display cycling through kudos
- Recent recognition feed with messages and timestamps
- Tier leaderboard — Bronze through Diamond
| # | User | Tier | Tacos |
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| 1 | Mika | 🥇 Gold | 89 |
| 2 | Tala | 🥈 Silver | 52 |
| 3 | Kai | 🥉 Bronze | 6 |
| 4 | Nico | 🥉 Bronze | 5 |
Friends & Gifts
Collect adorable Wapuu friends by sending and receiving tacos. Each friend is a unique variant — build your collection and display gifts from teammates.
- Unlock friends by sending on 3 different days and receiving from 3 people
- Progress bars track your unlock requirements
- Friends grid with unique Wapuu character art
- Gift display with emoji gifts received from teammates
Shop & Snacks
Spend your snack balance on custom backgrounds for your Wapuuchi. Browse the catalog, preview backgrounds, and unlock new looks.
- Snack balance display with all-time total
- Background catalog with preview thumbnails
- Owned badge for purchased backgrounds
- Buy button with snack cost for locked items
Your Preferences
Fine-tune your experience with notification controls, timezone settings, and reminder preferences — all in a friendly, easy-to-use interface.
- Notification toggles for DM alerts and reminders
- Reminder time and weekly summary settings
- Timezone and weekend day preferences
- Save button to persist your changes
Notifications
Preferences
Recognition in Action
See how teams are building better cultures together.
1,247
Tacos Sent
892
Tacos Received
156
Active Users
23
Day Streak
Live Recognition Feed
See the latest kudos flowing through your team.
🌮 Mika recognized Rio for walking a customer through account recovery
⭐ Sora gave Tala a shoutout for resolving a tricky billing dispute
🏆 Kai earned the Streak Master badge for 30 consecutive days
🌮 Nico sent tacos to Mika for jumping on a late-night support escalation
Ready to Build a Culture of Recognition?
Join teams who are already using Wapuuchi to make recognition fun, easy, and part of the daily workflow.