WorkZen: Shichen Wellness
Ancient rhythm real solar time
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
iPhone
12 ancient time blocks tuned to your real sunrise. Desk stretches, eye care, water & sit reminders — timed to your body's natural rhythm, not a fixed clock.
WorkZen is the only desk-wellness app that follows the real sun.
Most wellness apps remind you on a fixed clock. WorkZen follows the 2,000-year-old Chinese Shichen (时辰) system — twelve two-hour periods mapped to your body's natural energy cycle — and adjusts them to your actual local sunrise and sunset using GPS. Your morning wellness tip fires when the sun rises where you live, not when a server says so.
WHY SHICHEN WORKS
Each two-hour block corresponds to a specific meridian and organ system in traditional Chinese medicine. Modern chronobiology now confirms the same peaks: cortisol at dawn, digestion mid-morning, alertness before noon, recovery at dusk. WorkZen bridges both — every tip includes both the TCM principle and the modern science behind it.
WHAT YOU GET
• Shichen Rhythm — 12 time blocks, each with tailored wellness advice, "do" and "avoid" lists, and a 3-minute desk practice. Meridian-based, sun-adjusted.
• Smart Sit Reminder — manual or auto mode. Auto mode follows your work schedule, fires at the right interval, gives you a 5-minute movement window, then restarts.
• Water Tracking — log water, coffee, tea, juice separately. Daily goal, preset volumes, 7-day trend.
• Eye Care — four modes: far gaze, blink, eyes-closed, eye exercises. 20-20-20 plus advanced eye yoga.
• Nap Reminder — workday auto reminder, 30/45/60/90 min options, skip-or-snooze.
• Relief Library — three categories: Quick Relief (acute stiffness), Stress Relief (breathing & grounding), Daily Relief (micro-movements). Each with step-by-step voice guidance in Chinese and English.
WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT
• Real solar time, not fixed hours — the only app that does this
• TCM + modern science on every tip — not superstition, not generic
• Fully offline — all data stays on your device, no account, no server
• Bilingual English & Chinese, switchable in-app
• Designed in a warm, calm Eastern aesthetic — not another clinical blue dashboard
WHO IT'S FOR
• Desk workers and remote professionals who want more than a timer
• People curious about Chinese wellness but skeptical of vague advice
• Anyone whose back, eyes, and energy crash by 3 PM
• Students and night-shift workers whose "day" doesn't match the clock
WORKZEN PRO — ONE-TIME, LIFETIME
No subscription. Pay once, keep forever:
• Auto mode for all five reminders (sit, water, eye, nap, shichen)
• Advanced Shichen practices — multiple variations per time block
• Advanced Relief Library — 20-20-20 eye yoga, deep grounding, period-specific stretches
• Future features included
Restore purchase anytime. Works across your devices on the same Apple ID.
Your body runs on a rhythm older than the clock. WorkZen lets you hear it.
Download free — Pro is one tap away when you're ready.
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Information
- Seller
- 明昭 路
- Size
- 34.2 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 14.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 14.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English and Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Lifetime Premium $3.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Work Zen. All rights reserved.