XP TRACKERA morning routine app that plays like an RPG
Your morning becomes the first block of quests in the game. Make the bed, plan the day, move your body. Each step earns XP before most people have checked their phone.
The first hour sets the score
Mornings go one of two ways. Either you start on something you chose, or your phone chooses for you. A routine is a decision you make once so you don't have to make it at 6:45 with one eye open.
Most morning routine apps give you a checklist and a streak. XP Tracker gives you a checklist with stakes: every step pays XP, levels up your hero, chips away at the boss you're fighting this week and moves you toward the next loot case.
The two quests that open your day
Straight from the quest cards in the app.
Clean Start asks for three small actions: make your bed, brush your teeth, splash cold water on your face. It takes two minutes and gets you moving. Plan Your Day asks for three intentions, with room to adjust when the day changes.
Quests that fit a morning
These sit in your Daily list from day one. Do them in the morning or save them for later. The game pays the same.
Morning quests from the library
Tap + Add a quest to put more into the morning. The library holds about 60 optional quests, and you can run up to 12 extra dailies. A few that fit a morning:
- Get sunlight. A timed daily quest for getting outside early.
- Take your vitamins and Take your meds. Simple morning check-offs.
- Drink water. Set a number of glasses and count them through the day.
- Breathwork. A timed quest if you prefer breathing to meditation.
Use Order My Day to line the quests up the way your mornings run.
A wake-time alarm with variety
Set a wake time in XP Tracker and choose the alarm it plays. Build a rotation or shuffle it, so you wake to something different each day. Clean Start ties into that wake time. If you don't want an alarm, remove the wake time.
Pair the morning with App Lock and your social apps stay locked until you finish the number of quests you set. Two quests before the feed is a good start.
Three rules for a morning you'll keep
- Start smaller than you think. Clean Start and Plan Your Day are enough for week one. Add training once those feel automatic.
- Keep the order the same. The same sequence each day means fewer decisions while you're half awake.
- Plan for bad mornings. Sick or up all night with a baby? Take a rest day. Your streaks hold until tomorrow.
Curious about the cold finish? Read our guide on how to start a cold shower habit without dreading it.
What 30 minutes can look like
Here is one way to run a morning in XP Tracker. Swap the order, cut a step, or add your own quests.
- Wake-time alarm. Up at the time you set the night before.
- Clean Start, two minutes. Bed made, teeth brushed, cold water on your face.
- Get sunlight, ten minutes. Coffee by the window or a walk around the block.
- Plan Your Day, three minutes. Three intentions for today. One of them is the hard thing.
- Stretch, three minutes. Neck, shoulders, back, hips, legs.
- Physical Training, the time you set. Whatever counts for you today.
- Cold Finish. The last part of your shower, cold, for the time the quest sets.
By the time you leave the house you've cleared most of your morning quests, earned real XP and dented the boss. The rest of the day's quests can wait for the afternoon and evening.
Not a morning person? That's fine. The quests reset each day, and you can do them whenever your day allows. The morning just happens to be the easiest time to win before anything else asks for your attention.
Questions people ask
What's in the XP Tracker morning routine?
Two quests open your day: Clean Start (make your bed, brush your teeth, splash cold water on your face) and Plan Your Day (set three intentions). Training, Stretch and Cold Finish are in the list too, and you can do them in the morning.
Can XP Tracker wake me up?
Yes. You can set a wake time and pick the alarm sound, or build a rotation so you wake to something different each day. You can also remove the wake time if you don't want it.
Can I change the order of my morning quests?
Yes. Order My Day lets you put your quests in the order that fits your mornings.
Can I add my own morning habits?
Yes. Get sunlight, Take your vitamins and Take your meds are optional morning quests you can add from the library, along with many others.
How long does the routine take?
Clean Start and Plan Your Day take a few minutes. Training lasts as long as you set it in onboarding. How long the rest takes depends on which quests you do in the morning and which you leave for later.
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Start your journey
Pick a class, do the day's quests, and watch your hero level up with you.
Start free on iPhone and Android.
Scan to install Point your phone camera at the code. iPhone opens the App Store, Android opens Google Play.