Morning Unlock
Wake up your neck and shoulders
- 01 Neck Rotation 8 reps · 3s each · both sides
- 02 Chin Tuck 8s hold · 2 sets
- 03 Shoulder Rolls 10 reps · 2s each
- 04 Neck Side Stretch 20s hold · both sides
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STRETCH ROUTINES & TIMER
NeckReset
Neck, shoulder & upper-back stretches
Press play and follow along. The timer does the counting.
Three routines ship with the app, three to five minutes each. Each one plays its stretches in order, holds the count for you, and tells you when to switch sides. You never have to remember what came next or how long you have been holding it.
$3.99, paid once.
Android. Works offline.
An exercise library, not physical therapy. Stop any exercise that causes pain. Consult a physiotherapist or doctor for persistent pain, recent injury, disc problems, or post-surgical recovery. That is the app's own wording, shown on first run and kept in Settings, where it also links out to professional resources for finding a physiotherapist.
The three routines, stretch by stretch
No mystery playlists. This is exactly what is in each built-in routine and how long the app expects it to take, which is holds and reps multiplied out plus five seconds of transition between sets.
Mid-Day Desk Break
Reset your posture between tasks
- 01 Chin Tuck 8s hold · 2 sets
- 02 Upper Trapezius Stretch 20s hold · both sides
- 03 Levator Scapulae Stretch 20s hold · both sides
- 04 Scapular Retraction 10 reps · 2 sets
- 05 Cross-Body Shoulder Stretch 20s hold · both sides
- 06 Seated Chest Opener 20s hold · 2 sets
Bedtime Release
Unwind tension before bed
- 01 Neck Side Stretch 20s hold · both sides
- 02 Upper Trapezius Stretch 20s hold · both sides
- 03 Cross-Body Shoulder Stretch 20s hold · both sides
- 04 Shoulder Rolls 10 reps · 2s each
- 05 Neck Rotation 8 reps · 3s each · both sides
The home screen offers whichever of the three fits the hour: Morning Unlock before noon, Mid-Day Desk Break in the afternoon, Bedtime Release in the evening. With Pro you can build your own, choosing the stretches and setting the hold seconds, reps and sets for each one.
The desk stretch routine, in fullWhat one stretch actually gives you
Every stretch carries a start photo and an end photo, the muscle it targets, its timing, numbered instructions and a caution. Here is the Chin Tuck record in full, copied out of the app's library file.
EXERCISE RECORD
Chin Tuck
Deep neck flexors
8-second hold · 8 reps · 2 sets
How to do it
- Sit tall with your shoulders relaxed and eyes looking straight ahead.
- Gently draw your chin straight back, as if making a 'double chin', keeping your head level.
- Hold briefly, then release forward to the start. Avoid tipping the head up or down.
CautionEase off if you feel sharp pain, dizziness, or pins and needles. Skip after recent neck surgery or acute disc injury without clearance.
Two photos, not a diagram
A start position and an end position, both of a person in an ordinary chair. The guided session shows them full width while the ring counts down.
Holds and reps are different things
A hold counts one long stretch down. Rep mode counts short repetitions. Both double automatically for anything marked per side, and the session tells you when to switch.
Every record has a caution line
Not a generic footer. Each stretch names what would make it the wrong one for you today, and it sits on the exercise screen before you start, not after.
Sixteen stretches, four groups
Seven are open from the first launch. The remaining nine come with the unlock, and they are marked in the library rather than hidden, so you can see what sits behind it before you pay for anything.
Neck Mobility
- Chin Tuck Deep neck flexors Included
- Neck Rotation Cervical rotators Included
- Neck Extension Cervical extensors Pro
- Neck Side Stretch Lateral neck & upper trap Pro
Trap & Levator
- Upper Trapezius Stretch Upper trapezius Included
- Levator Scapulae Stretch Levator scapulae Pro
Shoulders
- Shoulder Rolls Trapezius & deltoids Included
- Cross-Body Shoulder Stretch Posterior deltoid Included
- Scapular Retraction Mid & lower trapezius, rhomboids Pro
- Seated Chest Opener Pectorals Pro
Thoracic & Back
- Cat-Cow Spinal mobility Included
- Child's Pose Spine & lats Included
- Open Book Rotation Thoracic rotation Pro
- Foam Roller Thoracic Extension Thoracic spine Pro
- Seated Forward Fold Posterior chain & neck Pro
- Seated Side Bend Lats & obliques Pro
A pain log that draws no conclusions
Log how the neck feels when you think of it. An entry is an area, a number from zero to ten, what you think brought it on, a note if you want one, and a photo if a posture is easier shown than written.
Area
- Neck
- Left shoulder
- Right shoulder
- Upper back
- Headache
What brought it on
- Sitting
- Sleeping
- Phone
- Workout
- Stress
- Unknown
The home screen draws the last seven days as a plain line. The trends screen adds thirty and ninety-day views, an average severity, the number of entries and the days you have tracked. The severity scale runs slate, blue, amber, orange, red — it never turns green, because a quiet week is not a clearance.
The free tier reads the last seven days; Pro reads the lot. Nothing you have logged is ever deleted or hidden from you, whichever tier you are on.
Reminders, if you want them
Off is the default. Turn them on and the app schedules a quiet notification at the time you pick, reading "Take a 5-minute break to reset your neck and shoulders."
- Off The default. Nothing is scheduled until you choose otherwise.
- Daily One nudge, at a time you pick.
- Twice daily Two times of day, set separately.
- Weekdays Monday to Friday only, at your chosen time.
Scheduled inexactly on purpose, so the app never has to ask Android for the alarm-clock permission. A reminder can land a few minutes either side of the time you set.
The app itself
One payment, no subscription
Install it and you have seven stretches, all three routines, the pain log and a seven-day view, with a banner ad on the free tier. The unlock is a single non-consumable purchase: nothing to cancel, nothing that renews.
- Pro adds The other nine stretches, the routine builder, your whole pain history and the 30 and 90-day trends, and it removes the ads.
- Your entries stay yours Everything you have logged stays readable whether or not you buy, and you can keep logging either way.
- Restore on a new phone Settings has a restore button that asks Google Play for the purchase again. No account of ours is involved.
NeckReset Pro
$3.99once
Bought through Google Play. Local pricing and tax apply in your country.
Get it on Google PlayQuestions
Is NeckReset physical therapy?
No. The app says so itself: it is an exercise library, not physical therapy. It shows you a stretch, times it and records that you did it. For persistent pain, a recent injury, disc problems or post-surgical recovery, see a physiotherapist or doctor first.
What happens during a guided session?
The routine plays one step at a time. Each step shows the stretch, counts the hold or the reps down on a ring, and moves on when it is done. You can pause or end it at any point. Ending early discards that session rather than half-saving it.
How many stretches are there?
Sixteen, across neck mobility, trap and levator, shoulders, and thoracic and back. Seven are open from the first launch. The other nine and the routine builder come with the unlock.
Can I build my own routine?
Yes, with Pro. Pick the stretches, set the hold seconds, reps and sets for each, and the app works out how long the routine will take before you start it.
What does the pain log record?
A date, an area, a severity from 0 to 10, one of six triggers, a note and an optional photo. It draws the last seven days as a line on the home screen. Nothing in it is interpreted for you and no advice is generated from it.
Does it need an account or an internet connection?
Neither. The stretches, photos and instructions are bundled in the app, and your entries sit in a database on the phone. There is no login and no sync. The free tier shows a banner ad, which needs a connection to fill; everything else works offline.
What does $3.99 buy?
One payment, no subscription. It opens the full sixteen-stretch library, the routine builder and your whole pain history rather than the last seven days, and it removes the ads. Nothing you have already logged is ever hidden from you.
Read how the app handles your data in the NeckReset privacy policy.
Three minutes, before the next meeting
Open Morning Unlock, press play, and let it count. Stop the moment anything hurts.