How weekly league rounds work

A league round runs from Monday through Sunday. Everyone starts the round at zero, and only keyboard and mouse activity recorded during that round contributes to its result.

League times follow Central European local time.

Monday: a fresh round

At the start of Monday:

• The previous round is finalized.
• Promotions and relegations are applied.
• New groups are created.
• Every competitor's round score resets to zero.

Once the new round is ready, it appears on the Leaderboards page. If league emails are enabled, you also receive one Monday email with your previous result and your new placement.

Monday through Friday: open competition

Your rank and Pulse Score update about once an hour. During this part of the round, you can see:

• Your rank and Pulse Score.
• The other competitors in your group and their Pulse Scores.
• The promotion, safe, and relegation zones.
• How many points you need to reach the promotion zone.
• Your cushion above the relegation zone.

Friday at 18:00: the final sprint

The final sprint starts on Friday at 18:00. Positions continue to update, but rivals' exact Pulse Scores and the point gaps between competitors are hidden until the round finishes.

You can still see your own Pulse Score, your current position, the promotion and relegation zones, and a countdown to the end of the round. Activity continues to count as normal.

Sunday: the finish

The round ends at the end of Sunday. WhatPulse performs a final score update, locks the rankings, and determines who is promoted, who holds, and who is relegated.

Your result appears in the dashboard after the weekly rollover. The following Monday's league email also includes the result if you have League updates enabled.

How Pulse Score is calculated

Pulse Score uses one formula:

Pulse Score = keys + (clicks × 3)

Every key is worth 1 point and every click is worth 3 points. Uptime, downloads, uploads, scrolls, and mouse distance do not count toward League ranking.

Why is a click worth more than a key?

Across WhatPulse, an average user records roughly three keys for every one click. If keys and clicks were both worth 1 point, keyboard-heavy activity would contribute much more to the score simply because keys happen more often.

The 3× click value balances that typical ratio. For example, three keys earn 3 points, while one click also earns 3 points. This gives keyboard and mouse activity a more even influence on Pulse Score.

That balance helps people with different ways of using a computer compete on a fairer basis. A programmer may produce a large share of their activity with the keyboard, while a designer or someone working in visual tools may rely more heavily on the mouse. The weighting does not make every type of work identical, but it prevents the scoring system from automatically favoring keyboard-heavy users.

League scores are calculated from your hourly activity for the round, rather than the total size of an individual pulse. Keep the WhatPulse app running and pulse regularly so your latest activity reaches your account.