Countdown ideas

Countdown ideas for every date worth tracking

Explore ways to use Countdowns for celebrations, trips, milestones, holidays, widgets, and the everyday dates you want to keep visible.

Colorful countdown list in Countdowns with distinct colors for different events.

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Each guide focuses on a different intent, with practical setup ideas and links to related countdown pages.

Holiday countdowns Holiday dates & countdowns

Find holiday dates, weekdays, and live countdowns to Christmas, Halloween, Easter, New Year, and more.

Free tools Anniversary & days together calculator

Calculate your days together, next anniversary, and upcoming day milestones.

Free tools Days until & days between dates calculator

Count the days until any date or between two dates. See the total in weeks, months, and weekdays, with quick countdowns to Christmas and New Year.

Countdown guide Wedding countdown

Create a wedding countdown with widgets, reminders, custom colors, lists, and iCloud sync.

Countdown guide Birthday countdown

Create a birthday countdown with widgets, reminders, custom colors, lists, and iCloud sync.

Countdown guide Vacation countdown

Create a vacation countdown with widgets, reminders, custom colors, lists, and iCloud sync.

Countdown guide Retirement countdown

Create a retirement countdown with widgets, reminders, custom colors, lists, and iCloud sync.

Countdown guide Holiday countdown

Create a holiday countdown with widgets, reminders, custom colors, lists, and iCloud sync.

Countdown guide Anniversary countdown

Create a anniversary countdown with widgets, reminders, custom colors, lists, and iCloud sync.

Countdown guide Christmas countdown

Create a christmas countdown with widgets, reminders, custom colors, lists, and iCloud sync.

Countdown guide Theme park trip countdown

Create a theme park trip countdown with widgets, reminders, custom colors, lists, and iCloud sync.

Countdown guide Pregnancy countdown

Create a pregnancy countdown with widgets, reminders, custom colors, lists, and iCloud sync.

Countdown guide Event countdown

Create a event countdown with widgets, reminders, custom colors, lists, and iCloud sync.

Countdown guide iPhone countdown widget

Create a iphone countdown widget with widgets, reminders, custom colors, lists, and iCloud sync.

Countdown guide Mac countdown widget

Create a mac countdown widget with widgets, reminders, custom colors, lists, and iCloud sync.

Countdown guide Lock Screen countdown widget

Create a lock screen countdown widget with widgets, reminders, custom colors, lists, and iCloud sync.

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Create your own countdown.

Countdowns helps you count down to important moments, or count up from meaningful dates, on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Perfect for birthdays, holidays, weddings, anniversaries, vacations, retirement, and more!