Attune is a 10-minute end-of-day shutdown ritual for high performers. Four evidence-backed steps to close open loops, decompress, and start tomorrow sharper. Not a meditation app.
Unfinished tasks keep firing in the background — a cognitive loop called the Zeigarnik effect. That's why you lie in bed at 11:47 drafting Slack replies in your head. Scrolling a feed doesn't close the loops. Neither does a glass of wine.
Four specific things do. We stitched them into a ten-minute ritual.
Employees who mentally disengaged in the evening reported lower fatigue and higher next-morning energy.
Slow, paced exhalation activates the ventral vagal complex — parasympathetic activation, measurable HRV shift.
Measurable drops in cortisol and improved immune markers after four short writing sessions. Effects held at 6-month follow-up.
Writing a specific to-do list before bed cut time to fall asleep by 9 minutes vs. journaling about completed tasks.
Three patterns to choose from: Box (4-4-4-4), 4-7-8, or Wim Hof. A radial bloom guides your pace. Taptic feedback on each phase transition — no staring at a timer.
We built Attune for the person who won't touch Calm. Skeptical, evidence-driven, allergic to ambient whale sounds. Here's what we left out on purpose.
Every step traces to a specific, peer-reviewed finding. The app shows you the citation inline as you go. Read the papers — decide for yourself.
Attune won't cure insomnia, fix burnout, or replace therapy. It's a 10-minute protocol grounded in specific findings. If something is breaking — talk to a clinician, not an app.
The whole point of journaling is radical honesty. That doesn't work if a server is watching.
The core protocol — including history, breathwork, and morning re-entry — is free, unlimited, forever. Pro adds export and platform integrations.
No. There are no visualizations, body scans, or guided meditations. Attune is a structured protocol — four defined steps with defined durations — grounded in research on work recovery, not contemplative practice.
Yes, and it's honest about it. 30 seconds for the check-in, 90 seconds of breathwork, two minutes of journaling, a minute for tomorrow's top 3. We don't pad it with "gentle nudges" or "optional deepening."
Keep doing it. Attune's journal step is deliberately minimal — two prompts, three sentences each — because that's what the Pennebaker protocol validates. It complements a longer practice; it doesn't replace it.
Streaks are a retention hack, not an outcome. They also make you feel worse on the day you miss. We show streak count, but the primary signal is your stress trend over time — which is the thing you're actually trying to move.
Not at launch. V1 is iOS only. The sooner the iOS version covers its costs, the sooner Android becomes possible.
Yes. Pro users can export the full journal as Markdown or PDF at any time. Your data is yours — local and always accessible.
Fair. Most don't. Attune is designed to be a small, fixed ritual you attach to an existing trigger — shutting the laptop or getting into bed. The ritual is what does the work; the app is just the guide.
Free, forever, no account. Works offline. Your data never leaves the phone.