# Check-ins

### ✨ Why check-ins matter

A check-in does not directly reward XP, LP, or credits but it plays a powerful role in your overall progress:

* It boosts the TrustScore of your future reviews
* It helps complete quests and achievements
* It unlocks higher rewards when you later leave a review
* It strengthens the authenticity of your contributions

Check-ins make everything that follows more valuable.

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### 🚀 How to check in

Checking in takes only a few seconds:

1. Tap the **+ floating action button (FAB)**
2. Select **Check-in**
3. Confirm your location selecting the venue you're currently at
4. App will verify your biometrics if activated
5. That's it, you're checked-in and your visit is now verified.

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### 🧭 Location rules

To keep check-ins fair and trustworthy, the system automatically ensures:

* You must be **close to the venue** to check-in
* You **cannot check in remotely** or outside the allowed range
* Spoofed or manipulated locations are blocked

If you're too far away, check-ins simply won't work.

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### 🛡️ How we verify your presence

weRate uses lightweight, privacy-safe signals to maintain authenticity:

* GPS confirms you're actually at the venue
* Phone biometrics for proof-of-humanity 
* Suspicious check-ins are (automatically) rejected
* No extra steps are required unless you choose to add more proof

Check-ins are always optional, but they significantly increase the credibility and the rewards of your future reviews. The review process also offers further options to verify your location.