Rituals

Some ways of staying close are worth repeating. A Sunday call with your mom. A monthly coffee with an old friend. A quick check-in with your sister every couple of weeks. Rituals are how you set those intentions in Kinu, so they come back to you at the right moment instead of slipping your mind.

A ritual is calm by design. There are no streaks to keep, no scores, and no guilt if you miss one. It is simply a recurring intention, and a gentle nudge when it is due.

How rituals work

A ritual belongs to one person and has two parts: what you want to do, and how often.

• The intention. A short title in your own words, like "Call on Sunday" or "Send a voice note."
• The cadence. How often it comes around. You can choose:
  • Weekly, on a day you pick.
  • Monthly, on a date you pick.
  • Custom, every set number of days, for example every 14 days.

Kinu works out when the ritual is next due and brings it back to you then.

Adding a ritual

1. Open the person's page.
2. Choose to add a ritual.
3. Give it a name and pick how often it should repeat.
4. Save. That is it.

You can edit or remove a ritual any time from the same person's page.

When a ritual is due

When a ritual comes due, it appears on your home view, next to the person it belongs to. You have two calm options:

• Did it. Mark the ritual as honored for this round. Kinu schedules the next one for you.
• Skip. Let it pass without a fuss. Nothing is held against you, and the ritual simply comes around again next time.

That is the whole loop. No badges, no broken-streak warnings, just a quiet reminder of the things you meant to keep doing.

Rituals, important dates, and reminders

These three work together but do different jobs:

• Rituals are recurring intentions you choose to keep, like a weekly call.
• Important dates are fixed dates that matter, like birthdays and anniversaries.
• Reminders are the gentle nudges Kinu sends, at the single time of day you prefer and never during your quiet hours.

Free on every plan

Rituals are part of Kinu Free. You can set them for any of your people, within the Free plan's limit of 10 people. See Free vs Plus for the full comparison.

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