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Mindfulness works.
MonkBun makes it stick.

A small, holdable mindfulness companion. Check in with how you're feeling; wind down when you need to, focus when it matters. Short guided sessions that fit the time you actually have.

Early invites and honest updates. Good things, occasionally. No noise.

How it works →
Muzafar sitting upright on his bed in daylight, eyes closed, hands resting in his lap
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randomised trials, 11,605 people, one finding: mindfulness programmes lowered anxiety, low mood and stress, and lifted wellbeing, compared with doing nothing.

Galante et al., 2021, PLoS Medicine. Evidence for structured mindfulness practice, not for MonkBun itself. See the research →

Mindfulness that fits in your pocket, not on a mountaintop.

A practice sticks when it has a place.

MonkBun is that place: a small, holdable companion with one job, helping you check in, breathe, and come back to your day. It doesn't ping you. It waits until you pick it up.

Most of the people who've already joined told us the same thing: they'd tried mindfulness before, and it didn't stick.

More in the FAQ →

Sleep, focus, breathe.

For the moments that actually need it⁠

MonkBun isn't a library to browse. It's built around moments; here are a few of them.

  • Muzafar sitting at a table with a mug, eyes closed, the MonkBun device resting on the table in front of himCalm

    Calm within reach.

    Check in. Breathe. Carry on.

  • The MonkBun device on a bedside table at night while someone sleeps behind itSleep

    Fall asleep with it.

    Put the day down.

  • Hands resting on a desk beside the MonkBun device, a session on its screenBreathing

    Silence the noise. Just breathe.

    Three guided patterns: Calm focus, Unwind, Slow down.

  • A hand writing at a bright desk while the MonkBun focus timer counts downFocus

    Focus, when it matters.

    A quiet timer with rest built in.

  • A man resting under a blanket, reaching over to touch the MonkBun device on a side tableNap

    A nap that counts.

    A real pause in the middle of the day.

  • A dim bedroom at night, the MonkBun device glowing softly on the nightstandWind down

    Wind down without the battle.

    The bridge between doing and resting.

Two simple ways to notice⁠

This is MonkBun: a small, holdable companion, complete in itself. There's no app to install; pick it up and it works.

The MonkBun device propped upright, its round screen showing the moments wheel with Check in at the centre
Photos show our working prototype. The finished device will look a little different; it's being built right now.

Check in.

Tap the centre and answer honestly: energy high or low, pleasant or not, then the word that fits. A short guided session plays, chosen for that check-in.

Or set an intention.

Turn the wheel to the moment you're in: waking up, winding down, focus, sleep. Listen along, breathe along, or start the focus timer.

Either way, it meets you there.

Your intention, your presence.

Pick the moment; a short session meets you there.

The device held up in a hand, showing the full moments wheel
1 · Turn the wheel. The moments live a turn away.
The device screen one level deeper, inside Back to sleep
2 · Pick what fits. Each moment holds its own kind of guidance.
The device propped on a table, a session called Unplug playing
3 · Let it play. Out loud, in your hand or on the table.

Your state, your ground.

Some days you don't know what you need. Check in, and MonkBun meets you where you are.

The check-in screen: four energy and pleasantness quadrants

Say how you are.

Energy high or low, pleasant or not.

The word screen: emotion words with a plain-language meaning opened

Find the word.

Thirty-six words, plain meanings, no jargon.

A short guided session playing

It meets you there.

A short guided session, out loud.

The feedback screen with its heart

One small question.

Did it help? A heart if it did.

Real screens from the device, as it runs today.

Nothing fights for your attention⁠

No feed.

Nothing on MonkBun is designed to keep you on MonkBun.

Complete in itself.

Everything happens on the device, in your hand. Wi-Fi is optional; it's there for the clock and free updates.

Better over the air.

A work in progress, built in the open, and it already gets better over the air.

The day ends. The head doesn't always follow.

MonkBun was built for exactly that moment: something small to hold, a kind voice to follow, and nothing else asking for your attention.

Join the first circle.

MonkBun is being built right now, in the open, one update at a time. The waitlist is where everything happens first.

Immediately actionable · No distractions · Helpful from the first use

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Mindfulness in your pocket.

The MonkBun device lying flat on a wooden table, resting and ready
  1. 01

    Pick it up.

    It lives where your moments happen: the desk, the bedside table.

  2. 02

    Tell it how you are.

    Or go straight to a moment: focus, wind down, sleep.

  3. 03

    Listen along. Breathe along.

    A short guided session, out loud, in the time you actually have.

  4. 04

    Come back to your day.

    One small question at the end, and a heart if it helped.

Building MonkBun⁠

MonkBun is for people who know mindfulness helps but can't make it stick, because it's on a phone. That was me. I have ADHD, diagnosed as an adult, and mindfulness is one of the things that really works for me, alongside proper support. So I'm building the thing I wanted: something small I can hold, that asks how I am, plays something short, and lets me get back to my day.
Muzafar, building MonkBun

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Early invites and honest updates. Good things, occasionally. No noise.