# Badges

A badge is a small, filled oval containing a number. It can appear on an app icon to indicate outstanding content in an app. They are frequently used to drive users to tap the app icon and complete an in-app action.

<figure><img src="https://648587291-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FntHgSpSJ3tixDsCMhK2u%2Fuploads%2Fsaw3t1hHXsXz5T8it2kv%2FScreenshot%202024-07-13%20at%203.19.31%E2%80%AFPM.png?alt=media&#x26;token=90cf13c8-77b7-47ce-a2a8-2090e1eb56d1" alt="App badge example" width="101"><figcaption><p>An app "badge"</p></figcaption></figure>

You can schedule badge updates using the Critical Moments notification system. Simply set a badgeCount and schedule the update as specified in the [notification spec](https://docs.criticalmoments.io/notifications/notifications-spec).&#x20;

See [Apple's human interface guide](https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/notifications#Badging) for more details on badges.