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⚔️ Skills

Grindly tracks 12 skills across productivity, creativity, and in-game activities. Each skill has 99 levels. Max total skill level: 1,188. Skills that reach level 99 can be prestiged up to 5 times for permanent XP bonuses and cosmetic rewards.

Passive Skills — tracked from your desktop apps

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Developer
coding
IDEs, terminals, code editors. VS Code, IntelliJ, Sublime, Vim, etc.
Passive
🎨
Designer
design
Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, Canva, Sketch, and other design tools.
Passive
🎮
Gamer
games
Games and game launchers. Steam, Epic, Valorant, Minecraft, etc.
Passive
💬
Communicator
social
Discord, Slack, Telegram, WhatsApp, email clients, social media.
Passive
🔬
Researcher
browsing
Browsers, documentation, wikis, StackOverflow. Fallback for uncategorized apps.
Passive
🎬
Creator
creative
Video editing, streaming, audio production. OBS, Premiere, DaVinci, Audacity.
Passive
📚
Learner
learning
Education platforms, courses, tutorials. Udemy, Coursera, Khan Academy.
Passive
🎵
Listener
music
Music players, podcasts. Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Audible.
Passive

In-Game Skills — leveled by playing Grindly

🌾
Farmer
farming
Plant seeds and harvest crops. XP from planting (10–160) and harvesting (50–800).
In-Game
⚔️
Warrior
warrior
Defeat bosses in the Arena. XP from kills (100–12,000). Grants combat bonuses.
In-Game
⚒️
Crafter
crafting
Craft items at the forge. Higher level = faster crafting & double output chance.
In-Game
🏠
Grindly
grindly
Meta-skill. Levels by using the Grindly app. Grants XP boosts, craft speed, and combat stats.
Meta

Levelling Curve

  • Each skill has 99 levels, designed to take roughly ~1,000 hours to max.
  • 1 XP = 1 second of tracked activity in the mapped category.
  • The curve has 3 segments for smooth early-game progression:

Three-Segment Curve

  • Levels 1–10 (Fast Start): Triangular ramp — XP = 120 × L × (L+1) / 2
    L1 costs only 2 min, L10 costs ~1.8h total. Designed for quick early dopamine.
  • Levels 11–25 (Transition): Smooth cubic interpolation between L10 (6,600 XP) and L25 (126,230 XP).
    Uses exponent 1.3 for a gradual difficulty ramp.
  • Levels 26–99 (Exponential): XP = floor((L/99)^2.2 × 3,600,000)
    Full power-law curve. Each level costs progressively more time.

XP Milestones

LevelTotal XPReal TimeXP to Next Level
11202 min240
51,80030 min720
106,6001.8h~1,500
15~13,0003.6h~3,000
25~126,00035h~8,000
40~265,00073h~12,000
50~550,000153h~18,000
60~930,000258h~27,000
75~1,700,000472h~42,000
90~2,800,000778h~60,000
993,600,0001,000hMAX

Useful Numbers

  • Max XP per skill: 3,600,000 (1,000 hours in seconds)
  • Total skills: 12 — max total level: 1,188
  • XP per second: 1 (before multipliers)
  • Time to reach level 10: ~1.8 hours (fast early progression)
  • Time to reach level 50: ~153 hours (mid-game)
  • Time to max (level 99): ~1,000 hours (end-game grind)

How Skill XP Is Earned

  • Passive skills (Developer, Designer, etc.) gain XP automatically while the tracked app is in focus.
  • 1 real second = 1 XP in the mapped skill. No manual input needed.
  • If you switch between apps, each skill gets XP proportional to time spent.
  • Idle time (no input for extended period) does not grant XP.
  • Uncategorized apps fall back to Researcher skill.
Category Mapping
Each app process is classified into a category by the tracker:

coding → Developer
design → Designer
games → Gamer
social → Communicator
browsing → Researcher
creative → Creator
learning → Learner
music → Listener
other → Researcher
idle → 0 XP
In-Game Skills
These don't track apps — they use in-game actions:

Farmer — XP from planting seeds and harvesting crops

Warrior — XP from defeating arena bosses

Crafter — XP from completing crafts

Grindly — XP from time spent in the Grindly app itself
XP Multipliers Stack
Base XP can be boosted by:

1. Equipped loot perks (skill-specific or global XP boosts)

2. Grindly skill bonuses (up to +43% all skill XP at LVL 99)

All multipliers stack multiplicatively.

Warrior XP per Boss Kill

BossWarrior XP
Slime King100
Goblin Chief300
Forest Wolf700
Orc Warlord2,000
Troll Overlord5,000
Ancient Dragon12,000

Farmer XP per Seed Type

SeedRarityXP on PlantXP on HarvestGrow Time
Wheat SeedCommon10505 min
Herb SeedCommon10508 min
Apple SeedRare2010020 min
Blossom SeedRare2010025 min
Clover SeedEpic402001h
Orchid SeedEpic402001.5h
Star Bloom SeedLegendary804003h
Crystal Root SeedLegendary804004h
Void SporeMythic1608008h

Levelling the Warrior skill grants permanent combat stat bonuses at specific milestones. These bonuses apply to all arena battles.

Level Bonus Cumulative Totals
5 +1 ATK ATK +1
15 +5 HP ATK +1, HP +5
20 +1 ATK ATK +2, HP +5
30 +1 HP Regen ATK +2, HP +5, Regen +1
40 +2 ATK ATK +4, HP +5, Regen +1
60 +10 HP ATK +4, HP +15, Regen +1
75 +3 ATK, +2 HP Regen ATK +7, HP +15, Regen +3

Max Warrior bonuses (LVL 75+): +7 ATK • +15 HP • +3 HP Regen

Levelling the Crafter skill makes crafting faster and gives a chance to produce double output. Higher level also unlocks advanced recipes.

Craft Speed Bonuses

Crafter LevelSpeed BonusCraft Time
1–9None100% (base)
10−10% time90%
25−20% time80%
40−30% time70%
60−45% time55%
80−60% time40%

Double Output Chance

Each crafted item has a chance to produce a bonus duplicate:

Crafter LevelDouble Chance
1–240%
2515%
6045%

Recipe Level Requirements

Many recipes require a minimum Crafter level to unlock:

Crafter LevelRecipes Unlocked
0Bronze Bar, Iron Bar, Thread Spool, Potion of Swiftness
3Bronze Helm
5Gold Bar, Studded Cap
15Darksteel Bar, Iron Helm, Iron Blade Ring
20Arcane Circlet
30Voidstone Bar, Gold Helm, Gold Signet
35Enchanted Mantle
40Inferno Aura
45Darksteel Helm
50Phantom Band
55Celestial Ingot
60Frost Aura
65Voidstone Helm
70Celestial Ring
80Void Aura

Note: Crafter speed stacks with Grindly's craft speed bonus. At max (Crafter 80 + Grindly 99), total craft time is reduced to 30% of base (40% × 75%).

Levelling the Grindly meta-skill grants XP bonuses, craft speed bonuses, and combat stat bonuses at specific milestones.

Level Bonus Cumulative XP / Craft / Combat
5+3% All Skill XPXP ×1.03
10−5% Craft TimeXP ×1.03, Craft ×0.95
15+3% All Skill XPXP ×1.06, Craft ×0.95
20+1 ATK, +5 HPXP ×1.06, ATK +1, HP +5
25+4% All Skill XPXP ×1.10
30−5% Craft TimeCraft ×0.90
35+5 HP, +1 HP RegenHP +10, Regen +1
40+5% All Skill XPXP ×1.15
45+1 ATKATK +2
50−5% Craft TimeCraft ×0.85
55+5% All Skill XPXP ×1.20
60+2 ATK, +10 HPATK +4, HP +20
65−5% Craft TimeCraft ×0.80
70+5% All Skill XPXP ×1.25
75+2 ATK, +10 HP, +1 HP RegenATK +6, HP +30, Regen +2
80−5% Craft TimeCraft ×0.75
85+5% All Skill XPXP ×1.30
90+2 ATK, +10 HP, +1 HP RegenATK +8, HP +40, Regen +3
95−5% Craft TimeCraft ×0.70
99+5% XP, −5% Craft, +2 ATK, +10 HP, +1 RegenMAX

Max Grindly bonuses (LVL 99): +43% All Skill XP • −25% Craft Time • +10 ATK • +50 HP • +4 HP Regen

Skill-Based Achievements

Reach specific skill levels to unlock achievements with unique rewards.

Developer Track

💻
Coding Intern
Reach Developer LVL 10
+30 XP • +30 min Developer XP boost
⚡
Full Stack
Reach Developer LVL 50
+100 XP • Code frame unlocked
👑
10x Engineer
Reach Developer LVL 99
+500 XP • Architect avatar (🧠)

Designer Track

🎨
Pixel Pusher
Reach Designer LVL 10
+30 XP • +30 min Designer XP boost
🖌️
Art Director
Reach Designer LVL 50
+100 XP • Art frame unlocked

Gamer Track

🎮
Pro Gamer
Reach Gamer LVL 25
+50 XP • +30 min Gamer XP boost

Multi-Skill Achievements

🌟
Polymath
Reach LVL 25+ in 3 different skills
+80 XP • Star frame unlocked
🔮
Jack of All Trades
Reach LVL 10+ in all 8 base skills
+200 XP • Crystal avatar (🔮)

Base 8 skills for "Jack of All Trades": Developer, Designer, Gamer, Communicator, Researcher, Creator, Learner, Listener.
In-game skills (Farmer, Warrior, Crafter, Grindly) are not required.

XP Multiplier Stacking

All XP multipliers stack multiplicatively. Here are all sources:

  • Grindly Skill (max LVL 99) up to ×1.43 (+43%)
  • Equipped item: Skill-specific XP boost varies per item
  • Equipped item: Global XP boost +5% to +8% per item
  • Prestige (per skill, max Tier 5) up to ×1.25 (+25%)

Example: Maxed Grindly + Equipped Gear + Prestige

With Grindly LVL 99 (×1.43) + a Void Helmet (×1.08) + a Void Ring (×1.08) + Prestige Tier 5 (×1.25):
1 × 1.43 × 1.08 × 1.08 × 1.25 = 2.084×
That's 108.4% bonus XP per second, cutting the time-to-max to ~480 hours. See Prestige → for details.

Craft Speed Stacking

Crafter level speed and Grindly craft speed multiply together:

  • Crafter Skill (max LVL 80) ×0.40 (−60%)
  • Grindly Skill (max LVL 99) ×0.75 (−25%)
  • Combined Maximum ×0.30 (−70%)

Combat Stat Stacking

Combat bonuses from Warrior and Grindly skills stack additively with equipment stats:

SourceMax ATKMax HPMax HP Regen
Warrior Skill+7+15+3
Grindly Skill+10+50+4
Combined +17 +65 +7

These stack on top of base stats (10 ATK, 100 HP, 0 Regen) and equipped item bonuses.