Each color in Owaves marks one of eight activity categories on My BodyClock: dark blue is Sleep, light blue Relax, green Eat, orange Move, yellow Work, red Love, purple Play and pink Flow, the category for errands, travel and free time. Color the full 24 hours and you can see at a glance how a day balances rest, food, movement and people.
Key takeaways
- Owaves sorts every activity into 8 categories, each with its own color, as described on the Owaves FAQ.
- Pink is Flow: errands, getting from here to there, and unplanned free time, which the FAQ calls elbow room time.
- Five of the eight (Eat, Move, Sleep, Relax and Love) line up with pillars of lifestyle medicine named by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.
- With BodyClock Plus you can create your own categories and pick their colors; as of October 2026 the App Store lists it at $12.99 a month or $99.99 a year, each with a free trial.
- Owaves: My BodyClock is free to download, and the free version includes the color-coded 24-hour circle.
What do the colors in Owaves mean?
Each color is a category, and each category answers one question about your day: did you sleep, eat, move, rest, connect, focus, have fun, and how much time went to everything in between? The categories and their colors come from the Owaves FAQ; the names below are the ones used in the app.
| Color | Category | What goes in it (per the Owaves FAQ) |
|---|---|---|
| Dark blue | Sleep | Night sleep and naps; especially important on shift work |
| Light blue | Relax | Self-care that slows breathing and heart rate: reading, breathing exercises, meditation, time in nature |
| Green | Eat | Meals, cooking, grocery shopping, coffee, water, even medications |
| Orange | Move | Any activity that raises your heart rate and makes you sweat a little, from yoga to a long walk |
| Yellow | Work | Study, school and work: writing, reading, desk work, homework, creative work |
| Red | Love | Time with family and friends, caring for someone, a call with a loved one, time with a pet, a date |
| Purple | Play | Fun that brings a genuine smile: concerts, games, dancing |
| Pink | Flow | Errands, transportation and free or spontaneous time |
The FAQ page predates the current names, so it uses older labels for some of them (Exercise for Move, Nutrition for Eat, Fun for Play, Miscellaneous or Spontaneous for Flow); the colors are the same.
Why does Owaves use these eight categories?
The categories cover the habits that shape health, plus the time that holds a day together. Five of them map onto pillars of lifestyle medicine as the American College of Lifestyle Medicine lists them: optimal nutrition (Eat), physical activity (Move), restorative sleep (Sleep), stress management (Relax) and connectedness (Love). Work and Play cover focus and fun, and Flow catches everything else.
Because the categories sit on a 24-hour circle rather than a list, the balance shows up as a picture. A day that is mostly yellow with a thin dark-blue slice looks different from one with a full band of Sleep, three green meals and an orange stretch of Move. That is the idea behind “a 24-hour circle instead of a to-do list,” as Owaves describes My BodyClock on its BodyClock AI page.
What does pink (Flow) mean in Owaves?
Pink is Flow, the category for the time between the other seven: errands, commuting, getting ready and free time. The Owaves FAQ puts it plainly: “Use pink to represent free time.”
Flow matters because a real day is not wall-to-wall plans. The commute, the trip to the store and the unplanned half hour after dinner all take time, and leaving them off the plan makes the rest of the day look roomier than it is. Coloring them pink lets the circle close: every hour of the 24 belongs to something, even if that something is “nothing planned yet.”
Can you change the colors or add your own categories?
Yes, with BodyClock Plus. The App Store listing says Plus lets you set up your own categories, colors and themes, and Owaves’ FAQ pages on creating a category and customizing colors describe giving each new category its own title, color, description and default icon. The FAQ describes color customization for the categories you create.
The App Store release notes that introduced Custom Categories suggest Nature, Study, Spirituality or Hobbies. A category of your own is useful when one area of life deserves its own color, such as a study category for exam season.
Is the color-coded circle free?
Yes. Owaves: My BodyClock is free to download on the App Store, and the free version includes the 24-hour circular view of your day, My Goals and My Moai, plus Apple Health connection to compare planned with actual activities. BodyClock Plus, the subscription, adds custom categories, unlimited Day Plans and AI-powered recommendations for sleep, focus, exercise and Eating Windows. As of October 2026 the App Store lists BodyClock Plus Monthly at $12.99 and Yearly at $99.99, each with a free trial.
Your day on My BodyClock
The day above on My BodyClock uses all eight colors and leaves no gap. Sleep runs from 10:30 PM to 6:30 AM, a dark-blue band of eight hours. Pink Flow blocks hold the in-between: getting ready, two commutes, errands and 45 minutes of unplanned free time in the evening. Green marks three meals, with coffee kept to the morning (see Caffeine Cutoff Time). Orange appears twice, a morning walk outside and an evening workout. Yellow holds two work blocks with lunch and a light-blue breather between them, and the evening turns to red family time, purple play and a light-blue wind-down with a book.
Read the circle and the balance is plain: about a third dark blue, a fair share of yellow, and every other color present. If your own day looks mostly yellow, that is the first thing the colors are there to show. Build yours in Owaves on the App Store (Android users can join the waitlist), and take the Body Clock Type quiz to see when your Sleep and Work blocks fit best. For more on how daily rhythm supports mood, see World Mental Health Day: Light, Rhythm and Your Mind.
FAQ
What are the 8 categories in Owaves?
Sleep (dark blue), Relax (light blue), Eat (green), Move (orange), Work (yellow), Love (red), Play (purple) and Flow (pink). Every activity you add to My BodyClock belongs to one of them, so the colors show how the day divides across rest, food, movement, focus, people, fun and transitions.
What color is sleep in Owaves?
Sleep is dark blue. Naps count as Sleep too, and the Owaves FAQ notes the category becomes especially important for people who work shifts.
What is the pink category in Owaves?
Pink is Flow: errands, commuting, getting ready and free or spontaneous time. It fills the gaps between planned activities so the whole 24 hours is accounted for.
Can I pick my own colors in Owaves?
Yes, with the BodyClock Plus subscription, which lets you create custom categories with their own titles, colors and icons. The Owaves FAQ describes color customization for the categories you create.
Is Owaves free?
Owaves: My BodyClock is free to download on the App Store, with in-app purchases for BodyClock Plus. As of October 2026 the listing shows $12.99 a month or $99.99 a year, each with a free trial.
Sources
- Owaves. “What are the activity categories?” Owaves FAQ, updated 22 April 2018. https://owaves.com/faq/what-are-the-activity-categories/
- Owaves. “Can I create my own category?” Owaves FAQ, updated 30 May 2024. https://owaves.com/faq/can-i-create-my-own-category/
- Owaves. “Can I customize the colors of categories and activities?” Owaves FAQ, updated 30 May 2024. https://owaves.com/faq/can-i-customize-the-colors-of-categories-and-activities/
- Apple App Store. “Owaves: My BodyClock” (US listing, description, in-app purchases and version history), accessed 18 October 2026. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/owaves-worlds-first-wellness/id869648628
- Owaves. “Introducing BodyClock AI.” owaves.com, updated 2 October 2025. https://owaves.com/introducing-bodyclock-ai/
- American College of Lifestyle Medicine. “What is lifestyle medicine?” lifestylemedicine.org, accessed 18 October 2026. https://lifestylemedicine.org/
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