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Streaks

# Streak Skips

Illness, travel, a genuinely awful day - all-or-nothing streaks punish all three equally, and that is usually the moment people quit. A Streak Skip marks a missed day as neutral so the days either side stay joined.

## Using a skip from the date strip

1. Open the [Today screen](https://getstepzy.com/docs/today-screen).
2. Find the day in the 28-day date strip.
3. Press and hold it until the menu appears.
4. Tap Use Streak Skip.

The menu footer tells you how many skips you have left this month.

## Using a skip from the banner

Tap a past day that missed its goal and Stepzy shows a card reading Goal missed this day, with your remaining allowance and a Skip Day button. Tap it and the day becomes neutral immediately.

## Undoing a skip

Long-press a skipped day and choose Remove Streak Skip, or select the day and tap Undo on its card. The day reverts to whatever it actually was, and your streak recalculates accordingly.

## How many you get

| Plan | Streak Skips |
| --- | --- |
| Free | 4 per calendar month |
| [Stepzy Pro](https://getstepzy.com/docs/stepzy-pro) | Unlimited |

The free allowance resets at the start of each calendar month. Once it is used up, the long-press menu shows Streak Skip with a lock icon, and tapping it opens the Pro screen.

## Where skipped days show up

- In the date strip, with a skip glyph instead of a red ring.
- In the [Goal Calendar](https://getstepzy.com/docs/insights) heatmap, in indigo, alongside a Skipped legend entry.
- In the [Monthly Steps Calendar widget](https://getstepzy.com/docs/calendar-widget), in the same indigo.

Neutral, not complete

A skipped day does not count as a goal day. It does not add to your streak or your goal-days total - it simply stops the run from breaking.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I skip today?

Skips are designed for days that have already missed their goal. Today is still in progress, so there is nothing to protect yet.

### Can I skip several days in a row?

Yes, up to your remaining allowance for the month. Each day is skipped individually.

### Do unused skips roll over?

No. The free allowance is four per calendar month and resets on the first.

### Can I recover a streak I already lost?

Sometimes. If the day that broke it is still in the 28-day date strip, skipping it now will rejoin the run.

### Why does a streak with skips work better?

Because all-or-nothing tracking makes one bad day feel like total failure. The psychology is covered in [Why a streak with skips beats a perfect streak](https://getstepzy.com/blog/streaks-that-forgive).

Related guides

[How streaks work →](https://getstepzy.com/docs/streaks)[Past days & history →](https://getstepzy.com/docs/step-history)[Stepzy Pro →](https://getstepzy.com/docs/stepzy-pro)[Monthly calendar widget →](https://getstepzy.com/docs/calendar-widget)

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