Just write what’s coming up and when—like “Vacation starting May 12”—and LifeTicker suggests the event, with an image and a countdown. iPhone 15 Pro or newer.
Countdowns for the things you’re looking forward to – as a widget on your Home Screen.
A vacation, a wedding, a birthday, retirement, or something small that still matters: create an event and watch the days count down. On your Home Screen, on your Lock Screen, on your Apple Watch. Free, and no account needed.
LifeTicker started because I wanted to count the days until my next vacation and couldn’t find an app that did it nicely. I’ve been developing it on my own ever since, and I use it every day.
Just describe it
New in 4.0: In the New tab, describe what you’re looking forward to in one sentence, typed or spoken, and LifeTicker suggests the event – date, time, image and whatever else is in the sentence. If something’s missing, it asks. The suggestion is made on your iPhone, not on a server. It needs Apple Intelligence, so an iPhone 15 Pro or later. On older iPhones you create events by hand as before; everything else works the same.
Count down together
Invite friends or family to an event. Everyone sees the same countdown, kept in sync through iCloud, and checks off the tasks together – for the trip with friends or the wedding you’re planning as a couple.
Make it your event
Image, place, song, note, links and a task list belong right on the event. 300+ image templates, photos from Unsplash, or your own photo.
And the rest
• Reminders as early as you like – once for everything, or per event.
• Discover: holidays and special days ready to add, and they can keep themselves up to date.
• A calendar, pinned events and a look back at what’s already happened.
• Import events from your calendar, with a preview.
• Single dates, recurring occasions, or whole series with several milestones.
LifeTicker is free. If you need more than a few events, you can unlock Premium – that’s what keeps the project going. If something’s off: Contact in the app sends your report straight to me.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula
Privacy Policy: https://lifeticker.app/privacy/
5 stars! Exactly what I was looking for, and the dev actually cares
Faceofcase
I found LifeTicker through a random Reddit comment after striking out on all the "big name" countdown apps. Glad I did. It's clean, does more than I expected (photos, music, notes for each event), and it's genuinely nice to look at every day.I'm using it to count down to an ultramarathon I'm training for, and had a small widget hiccup a couple weeks in when it started showing months instead of days, which wasn't exactly motivating with 57 days to go. Emailed the developer instead of leaving a review, and he got back to me fast, walked me through the fix, and was upfront about what caused it and that he's already changing the default in the next update. That's rare. You can tell this is someone who actually builds for the people using it, not just cranking out features.If you've got anything you're counting down to, this app nails it. And if you ever run into an issue, know that it’s backed up by someone who cares and listens to feedback. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Developer Response
Thank you so much, that's a lot more than anyone owes a countdown app :DThe days-instead-of-months default is going into the next update, as promised!Good luck with the ultramarathon. I hope those days count down at exactly the right speed!
Easy and helpful
AliceDigitalis
This app has given me exactly what I wanted: a daily countdown to an upcoming “vacation of a lifetime.” It’s easy to set up and has some cute features. The developer responded quickly to a minor question I asked. A simple source of daily joy!
Developer Response
Thank you so much, "a simple source of daily joy" is about the nicest way anyone has put it :D Enjoy the countdown, and the trip when it finally gets here!
It’s clean, smooth and it works!
@jzarate_17 (follow yah boi)
Found it on Reddit. Does what it’s suppose to. It supports widgets which was a mistake for me. UI is super clean. 10/10 would recommend!
Great, Customizable App!
wreckitrocco
I love this app! It is elegant, simple to use, can be customized visually, and worked awesomely as a widget to help me countdown to a big day. The creator is helpful, too.
Creating an event from a description now follows your sentence more closely: correct yourself, like “7 pm—actually, make that 8,” and the suggestion takes the last time. “The Saturday after next” lands on the right Saturday. A doors time no longer counts as the start, and places keep the spelling you used.
Plus fixes, including one in song selection. If something’s off, Contact → Report a Problem sends it straight to me. Thanks for using LifeTicker!
Version 4.0.2
The developer, Christoph Bodynek, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
Seller
Christoph Bodynek
Size
544.9 MB
Category
Utilities
Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.