Learn Ritual · Recover

Sleep check-ins.

Two moments a day, seconds each. No extra device needed.

4 min readHands-on tutorialUpdated November 2026

Try it yourself

How it works

  1. Set a bedtime and wake timeYour schedule fills in most of the check-in.
  2. Get a nudgeA reminder arrives 15 minutes before bed.
  3. Check in each morningRate the night from Terrible to Great, usually one tap.
  4. See the effectRitual shows how the night changes recovery before you log it.

Rating the night

From terrible to greatBetter nights add more recovery
Key takeaways
  • Sleep feeds today’s recovery score
  • Sleep balance shows hours owed or banked
  • Sleep tracking, reminders and review are Ritual Pro

How sleep fits into your day

Ritual treats sleep as part of training, and it takes two short moments a day. In the evening a reminder arrives 15 minutes before your target bedtime. In the morning the check-in already has your night filled in from your schedule, so most days it is one tap.

You rate the night as Terrible, Bad, Okay, Good or Great, and Ritual shows how that night changes your recovery before you log it. The result feeds straight into today's recovery score.

  • No extra device is needed.
  • The Sleep balance calculator shows whether you are owed hours or have some banked.

Sleep tracking, bedtime reminders and the sleep review are part of Ritual Pro.

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Put it into practice.

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