Shared Timer: Group alarms
Multiple timers you can share
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Timers that ring even on silent. Set one, send the link, and every iPhone rings at the same second, through Silent mode and Focus. No account, no subscription.
The iPhone Clock app can't share a timer, and the apps that can go quiet the moment the ringer is off. Shared Timer fixes both: set it once, send the link, and every phone rings at the same second, even on silent.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Set a timer, by duration or by picking an exact time ("dinner's out at 6:15").
2. Share the link through Messages, WhatsApp or any app you already use. Recipients just tap and they're in. No sign-ups.
3. Ring together. Every device rings at the same absolute moment, even offline, with the app closed or with the phone on silent.
4. Change it while it runs. Edit the time, name or color, or add a minute with one tap, and every phone follows.
RINGS EVEN ON SILENT
On iOS 26, every countdown in Shared Timer is a system alarm, the same kind the Clock app uses. The Silent switch doesn't mute it. Do Not Disturb and other Focus modes don't hold it back. Your iPhone sounds and shows a full-screen Stop button, whether the app is open, closed or the phone is locked, and it keeps ringing until you stop it. No more missed timers because the ringer was off. On iOS 17 and 18, timers alert with a notification instead, which follows your Silent switch and Focus settings.
EVERY TIMER IS ITS OWN ALARM
Run the pizza, the laundry and the nap at once. Each timer is scheduled as its own alarm, so stopping one never silences another. Change a timer or add a minute and its alarm moves with it, on every phone sharing it. When a timer rings or you stop it, its Live Activity clears itself from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Nothing to swipe away, nothing left ringing at the wrong time.
OR TIME ANYTHING, LIVE
Count-up timers work like a shared stopwatch: for naps, workouts, study sessions, anything. Everyone you share with watches it tick and sees how long it ran.
WHY PEOPLE USE IT
• Kitchen coordination: "Dinner's out at 6:15," and every phone in the house knows it.
• Game nights and watch parties: sync the start so nobody misses kickoff.
• Workouts and study sessions: start an interval together, even from across the country.
• Kids and chores: "Screen time ends at six," backed by an alarm instead of an argument.
• Meetings and calls: a countdown to "go time" the whole group can see.
• Long distance: "Call me the second this hits zero."
BUILT THE WAY A TIMER SHOULD WORK
• Real alarms on iOS 26: they ring through Silent mode and Focus, and keep ringing until you stop them
• Every timer is its own alarm: stop one and the others keep going
• Create a timer by duration or by picking an exact time
• Edit a running timer, or add a minute with one tap; every phone follows the change
• See how many people joined each timer you shared
• Repeat daily, on weekdays or weekly
• Share instantly through Messages or any app
• Alarms fire at the same moment on every device, even offline
• Only the creator can edit or stop a countdown; everyone else watches it count down
• Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, plus a Live Activity in the Dynamic Island
• Works on iPhone and iPad, with timers kept in sync between them
• Apple Watch app: see your timers, get haptic alerts and stop count-ups from your wrist
• Nine colors to keep multiple timers straight at a glance
• Light and dark appearance
SIMPLE, HONEST PRICING
Free: create as many timers as you like, receive and follow timers, Apple Watch, widgets, timer history, and your first three shared timers.
One small one-time purchase: unlimited sharing, forever, on iPhone and iPad together.
The people you share with pay nothing. No subscription. No ads.
Shared Timer is made by an independent developer, me, and I care. It doesn't ask for your name, your email or an account. It just keeps everyone on the same clock.
• Timers now ring even when your iPhone is on silent. On iOS 26 every countdown is a real alarm: it sounds through Silent mode and Focus, and keeps ringing until you stop it.
• A new timer screen: a countdown ring, Add 1 Minute, and a count of how many people joined your timer.
• Sent a timer link? Install the app, tap Paste, and the timer is on your phone.
• Now on Apple Watch: see your timers, get haptic alerts, stop count-ups from your wrist, with complications for your watch face.
• Now in Japanese, French, Spanish, German, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil) and Italian.
• Now a native iPad app, with layouts for every orientation and Split View.
• The unlock covers iPhone and iPad together.
• Everyone sharing a timer now gets a notification when it's stopped.
• Timers can be created offline and sync when you're back online.
• Every timer is its own alarm: stop one and the others keep going, and finished timers clear themselves from the Lock Screen.
• New Home Screen widget: pick one timer or stopwatch to keep on your Home Screen.
• Bug fixes and polish.
The developer, John Belisle, 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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The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- John Belisle
- Size
- 13.9 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
English and 8 more
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Lifetime Unlock $8.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 John Belisle