For iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch

Countdowns

Count down to what is next, or count up from what changed. Build customisable timers for birthdays, holidays, habits, trips, game days, and everything else worth tracking.

Free: download
33: languages
Widgets: Home + Lock Screen

Countdowns widgets on the iPhone Home Screen showing time until upcoming events.

Weddings

Birthdays

Holidays

Retirement

Game Day

New Habits

Widgets everywhere

Keep the moments that matter where you can see them.

Put countdowns on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, then choose the style that fits the occasion. Big events, custom recurring schedules, and favourite lists all stay glanceable.

Home Screen widgets for favourite countdowns and lists.
Lock Screen widgets for quick progress checks.
Apple Watch support with complications.

Countdowns widgets on the iPhone Lock Screen showing time until upcoming events.

Built for real life

Flexible enough for every kind of timer.

Track celebrations, deadlines, routines, and milestones with the controls that make each countdown feel personal.

Unlimited Countdowns

Create unlimited countdowns that count down to future dates or count up from past milestones

Widgets

See countdowns right on your Home Screen or Lock Screen

Customisable Units

Show years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds, or any mix that fits the event

Recurring Events

Build simple repeats or advanced recurring schedules for dates that keep coming back

Event Import

Import dates from Calendar, Contacts, and Reminders

iCloud Sync

Sync countdowns and lists across your devices

Notifications

Choose when to be reminded before each countdown

Lists

Organise countdowns into custom lists

Siri Shortcuts

Use Shortcuts to check countdowns with your voice

Apple Watch

View countdowns on Apple Watch with complications

Localised

Available in 33 languages

Countdown editor in Countdowns with event name, date, and customisation options.

Countdowns settings showing lifetime Pro access.

Compact countdown list in Countdowns with multiple events visible at a glance.

Personal by default

Choose the units, colours, icons, lists, and notifications that fit the event.

Count in years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, or seconds. Import dates from Calendar, Contacts, and Reminders, organise countdowns into lists, and keep everything synced across devices.

Recurring events Create simple repeats or advanced recurring schedules for the dates that keep coming back.

Custom notifications Choose when to be reminded before a countdown arrives.

Archive Keep past countdowns without cluttering the main list.

Free to start

Download Countdowns for free.

Optional monthly, annual, and one-time purchases unlock additional features like iCloud sync, compact mode, lists, directional indicators, custom sounds, and archive.

Detailed countdown list in Countdowns showing time remaining until upcoming events.

Countdown ideas

Plan every kind of countdown from one app.

Build timers for the moments people ask about most, then customise each one with the units, colours, widgets, lists, and notifications that fit the event.

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Wedding countdown with widgets, reminders, custom colours, lists, and iCloud sync.

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Birthday countdown with widgets, reminders, custom colours, lists, and iCloud sync.

Countdown guide Holiday countdown

Holiday countdown with widgets, reminders, custom colours, lists, and iCloud sync.

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Retirement countdown with widgets, reminders, custom colours, lists, and iCloud sync.

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Seasonal celebration countdown with widgets, reminders, custom colours, lists, and iCloud sync.

Countdown guide Anniversary countdown

Anniversary countdown with widgets, reminders, custom colours, lists, and iCloud sync.

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Christmas countdown with widgets, reminders, custom colours, lists, and iCloud sync.

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Theme park trip countdown with widgets, reminders, custom colours, lists, and iCloud sync.

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Make the next big day feel closer.

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, trips, retirement, and more!