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Everything Groovy does — and nothing it doesn't

Eight things, done properly. Each one earns its place on your home screen by making a specific hour of your day better. Tap any group to go deeper.

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Routines+
MorningDayEvening
Sunrise stack
Hydrate · Stretch · Journal
Slow coffee
Brew · No phone · Plan the day
Out the door
Pack · Weather check · Leave by 8:40
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Sunrise stack3 steps · 10 min
Slow coffee2 steps · 15 min
Out the door3 steps · 5 min
01 · Routines

Calmer mornings, on rails

A routine is a fixed sequence of small steps that runs at the same anchor point every day — after the alarm, before the inbox. You build it once; Groovy runs it forever.

Steps are sized for your worst morning, not your best one: two minutes to stretch, one glass of water, three lines in a journal. The sequence is the achievement; the content is negotiable.

Routines bend without breaking. Travelling, ill kids, a red-eye — the plan reshuffles around reality and your streak stays honest instead of shattering.

In this group: sunrise stacks · step checklists · fallback versions · travel mode

Routines in depth →
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Focus
58:12Deep work
Session90 min
Distractions parked2
Phone stays face down until the ring closes.
Deep work90 min · notifications quiet
Admin sprint25 min · between meetings
Study block50 min · with breaks
02 · Focus

Sessions that protect your best hours

A focus session is a visible contract: the timer shows what you committed to, notifications go quiet, and anything urgent parks itself in a list instead of interrupting.

Groovy times sessions against your own energy curve, not a generic timetable. If your sharp window is ten to half twelve, that's when sessions get scheduled — automatically.

When the ring closes, you get an honest record: length, interruptions parked, and a one-tap note on what got done. No gamified fireworks; just proof.

In this group: session timer · auto do-not-disturb · distraction parking · session log

Focus in depth →
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Habits
Read 20 pages21
Morning walk9
No phone at lunch14
Lights out by 23:005
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Read 20 pages21-day streak
No phone at lunch14-day streak
Lights out 23:005-day streak
03 · Habits

Streaks that survive real life

Every habit keeps a week of dots — done, missed, or rest day — and a streak count that means something because misses are recorded honestly.

The engine is one rule: never miss twice. Miss once and Groovy schedules a recovery rep — a deliberately tiny version — so the second dot doesn't go dark.

Rest days are planned, not failed. A sustainable habit has margins built in from day one.

In this group: weekly dots · recovery reps · rest days · streak repair

Habits in depth →
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Insights4 wks
Energy across the day
6a9a12p3p6p9p12a
Best focus window
Tuesdays · 10:00–12:30
Streak health
3 habits strong · 1 needs a nudge
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Energy curveyour sharpest window
Morning reportyesterday in 10 seconds
Streak healthwho needs a nudge
04 · Insights

Your patterns, on one calm screen

Insights turn a week of small check-ins into three useful answers: when your energy peaks, which habits are strong, and which one is quietly slipping.

The charts are deliberately soft — rounded bars and rings, four weeks at a glance. This is a mirror, not a performance dashboard.

Everything is computed on your phone. Insights never leave the device unless you turn on optional encrypted backup — and even then, they're yours alone.

In this group: energy curve · focus windows · streak health · weekly review input

Insights in depth →
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Ritual library
Morning pages
Pomodoro plan
Screens off
Big-day prep
Walk & think
Gratitude note
120+ rituals, each 5–30 minutes.
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120+ rituals5–30 minutes each
Fallback versionsfor the bad days
Own ritualsbuild from scratch
05 · Ritual library

A pantry of small good ideas

The library holds over a hundred and twenty rituals — morning pages to gratitude notes — each with a time estimate, a best-fit slot and a tested fallback for the days the full version isn't happening.

Every ritual is written and re-tested by the Groovy team on ordinary weekdays, because a ritual that only works on a calm Sunday isn't a ritual; it's a fantasy.

Use them as-is, remix them into routines, or write your own from scratch — the library is ingredients, not a programme you're behind on.

In this group: 120+ tested rituals · fallbacks · custom builder · seasonal sets

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Reminders
NowStretch & hydrate
10 minutes. Your back will thank you.
StartLater
13:30Deep work block
Notifications go quiet automatically.
21:30Wind-down ritual
Starts your evening playlist and dims…
Smart timing learns when nudges actually help.
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Smart timingnudges that land
Quiet hoursauto do-not-disturb
One nudge rulenever nagged twice
06 · Smart reminders

Nudges that help, then get out of the way

Reminders learn from your responses. A nudge you always act on at eight stays at eight; one you always swipe away moves or shrinks — Groovy is allergic to nagging.

The one-nudge rule is built in: a missed ritual gets exactly one gentle ping, then the plan adapts silently. Your notification tray stays a place worth visiting.

Focus sessions trigger their own quiet window automatically — the app protects your attention instead of competing for it.

In this group: adaptive timing · one-nudge rule · focus quiet hours · actionable notifications

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Wind-down
Tonight's ritual
Screens off 22:30 · Stretch 5 min · Read 20 pages
Bedtime target23:00
Phone curfew22:30
Phone curfew22:30 · screens dim
Wind-down playlist15 min · lights low
Bedtime target23:00 · tracked gently
07 · Wind-down

Evenings that end on purpose

Wind-down is the anti-scroll: at your curfew the phone dims, notifications hold their peace, and your evening ritual appears — stretch, read, tomorrow's ninety-second plan.

Bedtime is tracked gently. The point is a trend worth keeping, not a score to defend.

Morning-you benefits immediately: the day starts with a plan already made and a phone that spent the night actually charging you.

In this group: phone curfews · wind-down rituals · bedtime trends · morning handoff

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Weekly review
This week
4 of 5 rituals kept · Best day Tuesday
MTWTF
One thing to change
Move journal earlier — evenings run late.
Five-minute reviewSunday, with tea
One changethe only output
Next week plan90 seconds to write
08 · Weekly review

A five-minute review that changes one thing

Every Sunday (or whenever you like), the review walks you through the week: which rituals held, which slipped, and the single change worth making next week.

The output is deliberately one line. Reviews that produce twelve priorities produce zero changes.

Then next week plans itself in about ninety seconds, carried over from what you just learned.

In this group: guided review · one-change output · next-week planning · month view

All eight, in one quiet app

Start free with one routine and one habit. Add the rest when the first two feel automatic.

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