How to use Onzy

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Onzy is built for the moment you know what to do but can't quite start. Everything below is designed around that — small steps, gentle nudges, and wins that actually feel like wins. Here's how each piece works.

Getting started

Setting up Onzy takes a couple of minutes. You make an account, answer a few light questions about what usually trips you up, and add one thing you want to get done. Then you're in — and everything lives behind five simple tabs along the bottom of the screen.

Why it helps: A short setup means you actually finish it. Onzy learns a little about your barriers up front so the coach can meet you where you are, instead of treating you like everyone else.

A few simple steps

  1. Open Onzy and tap Get started — sign up with email or Google.
  2. Answer a couple of quick questions about what makes starting hard for you.
  3. Add your very first task — one small thing you'd like to get done today.
  4. You'll land in the app. From here on, the five tabs below are home base.

Tasks: add it, break it down, finish it

A task is just one thing you want to do. Type it into the bar at the bottom of the Tasks tab and it lands under Today. Open any task and you can break it into smaller Steps yourself — or tap Ask coach to have them suggested. When you're done, you tap Mark done and get a little celebration, because finishing matters.

Why it helps: Big tasks freeze you. A task cut into small, obvious steps gives your brain something it can actually start — and every step you finish is a real win, not a distant one.

A few simple steps

  1. On the Tasks tab, type into the bar at the bottom and tap Add.
  2. Tap a task to open it — add your own Steps, or tap Ask coach for smaller ones.
  3. Set when it's due (Today, Tomorrow, Anytime, Later, or a date) and a focus time if you'd like a timer.
  4. Tap Start when you begin, and Mark done when it's finished. Take the win.
Onzy's Tasks tab: today's tasks under a 'Today · 5' header, each with a check-off circle, a priority dot, a NEW badge and a Share with Spotter button, plus a task-entry bar along the bottom.
The Tasks tab — your day under TODAY, each task with a check-off circle and an optional "Share with Spotter". Add anything from the bar at the bottom.
An open task in Onzy showing a Steps section, an Ask coach button, When options such as Today and Tomorrow, focus-time lengths, Priority, and Start and Mark done buttons.
Open a task to add Steps, set when it's due, pick a focus-time length, or tap "Ask coach" — then Start or Mark done.

Energy check-in

On the Coach screen there's a quick Energy row — Low, Steady, or High. Tap where you are, and the coach takes it in and adjusts what it suggests, instead of pushing the same plan at you every day.

Why it helps: Some days you can tackle the hard thing; some days you can't. Telling the coach your real energy means you stop fighting yourself — and you actually get going.

A few simple steps

  1. Open the Coach tab — you'll see Energy with Low, Steady, and High near the top.
  2. Tap the one that matches how you feel right now.
  3. The coach takes it in and tailors its next suggestion to your energy.
  4. Feeling different later? Tap again anytime.
Onzy's Coach screen with an Energy row offering Low, Steady, and High just above the coach's messages.
The Energy check-in lives on the Coach screen — one tap on Low, Steady, or High and the coach meets you there.

The coach

The coach is a friendly thinking partner you can talk to whenever you're stuck. Tell it what you're working on or how you're feeling, and it helps you find one small next step. It remembers what you've shared, so it never starts from scratch. It's an AI helper — not a person, and not medical advice — just there for the moment you can't quite begin.

Why it helps: Sometimes the wall isn't the task — it's talking yourself into starting. A patient, judgment-free voice in your corner can be the nudge that gets you moving.

A few simple steps

  1. Open the Coach tab and type what's going on — "I can't start this" is enough — or tap the mic to say it.
  2. Not sure where to begin? Tap a quick button: Brain dump, I'm stuck, or My tasks.
  3. Follow the small next step it suggests. That's usually all it takes.
  4. On Pro, set the coach's voice and tone under Settings → Coach & AI.
The Onzy coach mid-conversation: short encouraging messages, follow-up buttons like Plan my day and Start a focus sprint, quick buttons for Brain dump, I'm stuck, and My tasks, and a box to type or tap the mic.
The coach on a Steady day — a couple of grounding lines, follow-ups like "Plan my day", quick buttons like "Brain dump" and "I'm stuck", and a place to type or talk.

Spotters: your people, in your corner

Spotters are real people you invite — a friend, partner, or teammate. They can send a quick cheer, check in when they haven't seen you in a while, and keep a shared streak going with you. You choose exactly which tasks to share with them, using Share with Spotter on any task. No feed, no rankings, no pressure.

Why it helps: We follow through more when someone's quietly rooting for us. A cheer at the right moment feels like fuel — and it comes without guilt or a leaderboard.

A few simple steps

  1. Open the Spotters tab and tap Invite a Spotter — share a link or QR code with someone you trust.
  2. Once they join, they can send a cheer or check in — and you can do the same for them.
  3. Want a Spotter on a specific task? Tap Share with Spotter on it — only what you choose is shared.
  4. On Pro, start a Group Circle to keep a shared streak going with a few Spotters at once.
Onzy's Spotters tab: a Group Circles Pro card describing a shared streak, an Invite a Spotter card offering a link or QR code, and a Co-work with a Spotter body-doubling card.
The Spotters tab — invite someone by link or QR, keep a shared streak with a Group Circle, or co-work side by side in a focus room. Group Circles and focus rooms are on Pro.

Momentum, not a streak to protect

Onzy keeps a gentle momentum count — how many days you've shown up — right on your profile, next to how many tasks you've finished today. Miss a day and nothing shatters: no red badge, no guilt, no "you ruined it." Tomorrow is simply a fresh start.

Why it helps: Most streak apps punish the miss, and shame makes it harder to come back. Onzy keeps the good feeling of momentum without the trap — so one off day never turns into giving up.

A few simple steps

  1. Finish at least one task and your momentum ticks up — shown as, say, "1-day momentum".
  2. Open your profile (the gear icon, top corner) to see your momentum and today's done count.
  3. Miss a day? No penalty and nothing to "protect" — a Spotter may just quietly check in.
  4. Come back tomorrow. Starting again is the win.
Onzy's profile screen showing a plain momentum line reading 5-day momentum, 0 done today, above a settings list.
Your profile shows a plain momentum count — here, "5-day momentum · 0 done today". No streak to protect, nothing to keep perfect.

Projects & calendar

The Cal tab lays your month out as a grid, with a small marker on any day that has something on it. Tap a day to see just that day's tasks below — so instead of one scary wall of everything, you only ever look at today. When something's too big for one task, break it into a few smaller tasks and spread them across the days you'll actually do them. There's also a dedicated Projects tab: when a goal takes several days, break it into steps and Onzy tracks your progress as you finish each one — the next step is always waiting for you.

Why it helps: Big goals feel impossible all at once. Spreading them across days means you only ever face today's small step — and seeing just one day at a time keeps it from overwhelming you.

A few simple steps

  1. Open the Cal tab to see the whole month; days with tasks show a little marker.
  2. Tap any day to open its list below — or add something straight to it with Add a task for this day.
  3. Switch between Month and Agenda up top, and narrow things down with Filters.
  4. Break a bigger goal into smaller tasks and place each on the day you'll tackle it.
Onzy's Cal tab: a month grid for August 2026 with small markers on days that have tasks, a Month and Agenda toggle, Add and Filters buttons, and the selected day's tasks listed below under its date.
The Cal tab — a month grid with markers on busy days, a Month/Agenda toggle, Add and Filters up top, and the day you pick opened below by its date.
Onzy's Projects tab: an In focus project card titled Plan Mom's birthday dinner with its next step Send invites to the family, a 1 of 4 done progress bar at 25 percent, a Focus this step button, and New project and Break down a goal actions.
The Projects tab — a bigger goal broken into a few steps across days. Here "Plan Mom's birthday dinner" is 1 of 4 done, with the next step ready to focus on.

Notifications & dark mode

You decide how much Onzy speaks up, and how it looks. Set one gentle daily nudge if reminders help you — or none at all. And tap the theme icon in the top bar to pick a look: bright Light, full Dark, or one of several in between like Cosmos, Aurora, or Warm Hug.

Why it helps: The right reminder at the right time can be the difference between starting and forgetting — and comfort matters, so the app should feel good to open, day or night.

A few simple steps

  1. Tap the theme (palette) icon in the top bar and choose a look — Light, Dark, or ones like Cosmos or Warm Hug.
  2. For reminders, open your profile (gear icon) and tap Notifications.
  3. Under Nudge Time, pick a time for one daily reminder and tap Save.
  4. Prefer no nudges? Just leave the time unset — Onzy stays quiet.
Onzy's theme picker, opened from the palette icon in the top bar, showing eight themes: Dark, Light, Cosmos, Terminal, Aurora, White, Warm Hug, and Calm.
Tap the palette icon in the top bar to switch themes — Light, Dark, and several more like Cosmos, Aurora, or Warm Hug.
Onzy's Notifications settings with toggles for Special-day reminders, a Morning focus push tied to your Nudge Time window, a Weekly what-slipped recap, a Daily reminder limit, and Quiet hours.
Notifications live in your profile — a Nudge-Time morning push, optional special-day and weekly recaps, a daily reminder limit, and Quiet hours. Turn on only what helps.
Onzy's Tasks tab shown in the Dark theme.
Onzy in the Dark theme — the whole app, comfortable at night.

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