Spend less time
scrolling
A virtual pet that needs you to walk, stretch, and live beyond the screen. When you move, it thrives. When you scroll, it notices.
Join the waitlist — we’ll email you the day Gruu lands on the App Store. No spam, just the launch.
You’ve tried everything.
Except caring about something.
The average adult spends 4+ hours a day on their phone. You know because you’ve seen the weekly report — and swiped past it.
of people who try to cut screen time give up. App timers get ignored. Blockers get deleted. Willpower runs out by Tuesday.
You’ve tried Screen Time. You’ve tried willpower. You’ve tried deleting Instagram on Sunday and reinstalling it by Monday afternoon.
What if putting the phone down wasn’t a punishment — but a gift for something you care about?
It’s embarrassingly simple
Adopt your companion
Pick a breed. Choose a name. In 30 seconds, you have a pet that lives on your phone — and depends on you to move.
Walk. It knows.
Your phone’s pedometer tracks real steps. No wearable, no logging. Walk to the coffee shop and your pet is already happier.
Earn, collect, bond
Every walk earns adventure stamps. Every training session teaches a new trick. You stop reaching for your phone because you’re already doing something better.
This isn’t another wellness app
Your pet actually suffers
Most pet apps only reward you. Gruu’s corgi gets lonely when you scroll for hours. It doesn’t lecture, guilt-trip, or lock your apps. It just... looks at you. Turns out, that’s all you needed.
It knows when you actually move
Real pedometer tracking. A walk to the mailbox counts. No fake steps, no manual logging.
Stamps you’ll actually want to collect
It sounds silly until you’ve walked 3 miles to complete a set. Adventure stamps turn movement into a collection game.
Awareness, not punishment
Gruu never blocks an app or locks your phone. It just asks: “Want to go for a walk?” That’s the whole strategy.
A virtual pet you feed with steps, not taps
Gruu is a virtual pet you feed with real movement, not taps. It reads actual steps from your iPhone’s pedometer — so caring for your companion means getting up and moving, not staring at a screen.
| Feature | Gruu | Screen-time blockers | Tap-to-play pet apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| How you make progress | Real steps from your phone’s pedometer | Nothing — they only block apps | Tapping the screen |
| Locks or blocks your apps | Never | Yes — that’s the mechanic | No |
| Account or sign-up | None — free, no email | Often required | Often required |
| Your pet can die or punish you | Never — it waits for you | n/a | Some do |
| Platform | iOS, using Apple Health sensors | Varies | Varies |
Bottom line: blockers fight your phone and tap-pets live inside it. Gruu rewards you for stepping away from it.
Questions you’re probably asking
Your pet is already waiting
Free to download. No account. No ads. No catch. Just a companion that needs you to put the phone down.
Works on iPhone and iPad. Android coming soon.