Pulse Types
A guide to all 11 Pulse types across four categories, with schedules and what each one does for you.
Overview
Onsen sends 11 types of Pulses across four categories. Each one is AI-generated from your journal entries, so the content is always personal to you. All times listed below are in your local timezone — a Pulse scheduled for 8 AM arrives at 8 AM wherever you are.
Weekly Schedule
Here is what a typical week looks like. Daily Pulses repeat every day, while each weekday has its own unique Pulse at 4 PM:
Every day
| Time | Pulse | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 AM | Morning Intention | Set an intention for the day |
| 10 AM | New Chapter | Celebrate milestones and transitions |
| 2 PM | Streak Spark | Keep your journaling momentum going |
| 9 PM | Evening Unwind | Wind down and close the day |
Unique to each day at 4 PM
| Day | Pulse | |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | Win Recognition | Start the week celebrating what went well |
| Tue | Mood Support | Check in on how you are feeling |
| Wed | Pattern Insight | Spot recurring themes in your entries |
| Thu | Personal Update | Follow up on something you wrote about |
| Fri | Gentle Wisdom | One kind, practical tip for the weekend |
| Sat | Memory Replay | Revisit a meaningful past entry |
| Sun | Personal Update | Another follow-up to close the week |
Not every Pulse appears every day — Streak Spark only arrives when you are on a journaling streak, New Chapter only on milestones like your birthday or the start of a new month, and some Pulses require recent journal activity to personalize the content.
Pulse Categories
Daily Rhythm
Morning intentions and evening reflections to bookend your day.
Celebrations & Progress
Win recognition, streak encouragement, and milestone markers.
Insights & Learning
Pattern insights, gentle wisdom, and memory replays from past entries.
Connection & Check-ins
Mood support, personal follow-ups, and gentle return nudges.
Customizing Your Pulses
Tap the settings icon in the top-right corner of the Pulses tab, or go to Settings → Notifications. From there you can toggle each category on or off and choose how Pulses reach you:
- In-App — appears in the Pulses tab (always on)
- Push — sent to your device's lock screen and notification center
- Email — sent to the email address on your account
For full details on managing channels and device permissions, see the Notifications & Pulses settings guide.