Award top-ups add more spendable Awards without changing your Abo. Awards are quick, visible appreciation for useful items and contributions across Visual Space, while a top-up is a one-time purchase rather than a monthly subscription.
Choose a Pack
Pick the amount that matches how often you want to show appreciation:
Each pack adds to your spendable balance. It does not upgrade, replace, or extend your Abo.
The Awards shelf compares all three one-time top-ups before any purchase flow begins.
Buy More Awards
Open My awards to see your available balance. Select Buy more to open the Awards section of the Premium page, where you can compare the three packs and choose one.
You must be signed in before purchasing. If you begin while signed out, Visual Space asks you to sign in or register and keeps the offer you selected. After a successful purchase, a confirmation shows the chosen pack and your Award balance is refreshed.
For the complete purchase journey, follow Choose and Buy Paid Access.
Purchased and Monthly Awards
Your available count is one spendable balance, but Awards can enter it in different ways:
Visual Space uses eligible monthly Awards before drawing from lasting purchased Awards, so you do not need to choose a balance source when giving one. Awards you already gave remain visible on the awarded item even when an Abo ends or your available balance changes.
What a Top-Up Does Not Change
Buying Awards adds balance; it does not bypass normal access or permission rules. You can give an Award only where you can reach the item or activity and the space allows you to add Awards there. Where the surrounding content is visible, people may still see existing Awards without having permission to give new ones.
Awards are different from Medals. Awards are quick, spendable item-level appreciation, while Medals are rare, lasting, non-purchasable recognition given through a space.
See Payments for the full paid-access picture and Managing Paid Access for account and subscription guidance.
Common Questions
Can I buy a pack without an Abo?
Yes. Free, Contributor, and Coordinator users can buy an Award pack without changing their current Abo.
Do purchased Awards expire?
No. Purchased Awards remain in your balance until you spend them.
What happens to purchased Awards if my Abo ends?
They stay available. Only the monthly allowance follows the active Abo.
Does a top-up let me give Awards everywhere?
No. Your balance and your access are separate. The usual content visibility, space access, and Award permissions still apply.