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How Rawly Voting Works: Community Vote, Jeton Rewards Explained
Why voting matters on Rawly
Most social platforms have voting in some form, likes, upvotes, reactions. None of them pay you for it. On Rawly, voting is an economic act. Voters on brand missions share 25% of the prize pool. That is not symbolic. A brand mission with a 1,000 Jeton pool distributes 250 Jeton among everyone who voted, weighted by rank.
This design solves a real problem: how do you get honest curation? When voters have money riding on getting it right, they vote on quality, not on who they know, not on who voted first, not on whatever is trending. The financial incentive and the quality incentive point in the same direction.
The challenge lifecycle, step by step
Challenge opens
A challenge is posted with a prompt, a prize pool in Jeton, and a submission window (typically 24 hours). Creators take a photo live in the Rawly app and submit. No gallery uploads. No editing.
Submission window closes
When the submission window ends, the challenge moves to voting phase. Submitters cannot vote on the challenge they entered.
Voting window opens (24 hours)
Any eligible Rawly user can vote. You browse the submitted photos and select the one you believe is the best. One vote per challenge.
Votes are counted
When voting closes, votes are counted as plain votes, one person one vote, the same count shown on screen. Rank does not change the count. The submission with the most votes wins.
Prize pool distributed
The winning creator receives their share. Everyone who voted receives a share of the voter pool, weighted by rank. Jeton lands in accounts immediately. Actual earnings depend on challenge outcomes.
How voter earnings are split
The voter pool size depends on the challenge type. The split within that pool depends on vote weight.
| Challenge type | Creator gets | Voter pool total | Platform keeps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | 75% | 10% | 15% |
| Brand mission | 75% (shared if several winners) | 25% | 0% |
| Private | 75% | 0% (10% to the community pool) | 15% |
Within the voter pool, Jeton is distributed proportional to each voter's weighted contribution. If 30 voters of the same rank voted in a 300 Jeton voter pool, each earns 10 Jeton. If the same pool had a mix of ranks, higher-ranked voters take a somewhat larger share, up to 1.5 times a Plebs's share.
Vote weight, what rank changes
Every voter has a weight determined by their rank. It does two things. It sets how the voters' share of a challenge prize pool is split, and it makes a vote count a little more in the RAW NOW daily pick. It does not change who wins a challenge. Rank takes months or years to earn and no money buys it.
| Rank | Vote weight | Share of a voter pool, compared with Plebs |
|---|---|---|
| Plebs | ×1.0 | same |
| Quaestor | ×1.1 | 1.1 times |
| Aedile | ×1.2 | 1.2 times |
| Praetor | ×1.3 | 1.3 times |
| Consul | ×1.4 | 1.4 times |
| Censor | ×1.5 | 1.5 times |
Each Jeton is worth €0.06. The weight only runs from 1.0 to 1.5, so rank is a small nudge, not a multiplier on earnings. Actual earnings depend on challenge outcomes.
Vote balance, why it matters
Vote balance looks at your last 200 answers in the vote deck, each a +1 or a skip. Your share of +1 has to sit between 10% and 90%, once you have at least 30 answers; before that it is not measured yet. It only keeps out people who give the same answer on everything, always +1 or always skip. That means bots and spam.
Vote balance counts toward rank: every rank above Plebs needs it, with no higher bar at higher ranks. Rank needs more than that: time on Rawly, active weeks, entries and wins too. What you vote is not judged, it is not about voting for the winner, and it pays nothing. Everyone who voted in a challenge shares the voter pool, weighted by rank, whether or not they voted for the winner.
Who can vote
Any Rawly user who has completed the onboarding phase can vote on challenges. The only restriction: you cannot vote on a challenge you submitted to.
There is no minimum follower count, no traffic threshold, no paid tier. Voting is open to everyone who has finished onboarding.
Score and voting
Score comes only from challenges, RAW NOW and the object of the day. Votes in the general vote deck and votes in challenges earn no Score. A RAW NOW vote earns 1 Score, up to 2 a day.
Your vote weight comes from your rank, not from Score directly, and Score is not convertible to Jeton.
For a deeper look at how rank affects voter earnings, see how rank affects voter earnings. For the full challenge mechanics from the creator side, see how to earn Jeton by voting on Rawly.
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Every vote counts toward your share of the voter pool. Rank is a reputation that builds over months. Start from day one.
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Frequently asked questions
How does voting work on Rawly?
After a challenge's submission window closes, a voting window opens. Any eligible Rawly user picks the photo they believe is the best submission. When voting closes, the votes are counted as plain votes, one person one vote, the same count shown on screen. The photo with the most votes wins. On challenges with a prize pool, everyone who voted shares the voter pool.
Do voters earn money on Rawly?
Yes. On brand missions, 25% of the prize pool is shared among everyone who voted. On standard challenges, 10% is shared among everyone who voted. Distribution is weighted by rank. Whether you voted for the winner does not change your share.
What is vote weight on Rawly?
Vote weight is a number based on rank: Plebs ×1.0, Quaestor ×1.1, Aedile ×1.2, Praetor ×1.3, Consul ×1.4, Censor ×1.5. It applies in two places: how the voters' share of a challenge prize pool is split, and the RAW NOW daily pick. It does not decide who wins a challenge. A Censor's share of a voter pool is at most 1.5 times a Plebs's share.
Can you vote on challenges you submitted to?
No. Challenge submitters cannot vote on the challenge they entered. This prevents self-voting and vote manipulation.
What is vote balance on Rawly?
Vote balance looks at your last 200 answers in the vote deck, each a +1 or a skip. Your share of +1 has to sit between 10% and 90%, once you have at least 30 answers. It only keeps out people who vote the same way on everything, which means bots and spam. Every rank above Plebs needs it. What you vote is not judged, it is not about picking the winner, and it pays nothing. Everyone who voted shares the pool, weighted by rank.