The 2026 Spring Update is here! This update is all about improvements from your feedback. Countdowns no longer automatically become countups when they finish, keeping your countups section for events you specifically want to count up from. - You can still turn any finished countdown into a countup with one tap if you want! - This also fixes a long-standing issue where countups from right now didn't work correctly. - Countdowns which previously became countups before this update will remain as countups The Countdowns and Countups screens have a new header which takes up less space, especially when using tags. - A countdown's tags are now shown whenever you tap on it, which can be tapped on to see all countdowns with that tag The date and time pickers have been updated to be easier to use, and to fix a few issues. - Fixes an issue where countdowns to midnight were always assumed to be full-day countdowns, which was always a little confusing. - Fixes the date picker being cut off if the phone is using a large Display Zoom setting Yearly countdowns have a new option to show how many times it has repeated. - This is perfect for birthdays - set the target date as someone's date of birth, and this will show what age they will be at their next birthday! This update also brings a bunch more fixes, performance improvements and some new icons!

The 2026 Spring Update is here! This update is all about improvements from your feedback. Countdowns no longer automatically become countups when they finish, keeping your countups section for events you specifically want to count up from. - You can still turn any finished countdown into a countup with one tap if you want! - This also fixes a long-standing issue where countups from right now didn't work correctly. - Countdowns which previously became countups before this update will remain as countups The Countdowns and Countups screens have a new header which takes up less space, especially when using tags. - A countdown's tags are now shown whenever you tap on it, which can be tapped on to see all countdowns with that tag The date and time pickers have been updated to be easier to use, and to fix a few issues. - Fixes an issue where countdowns to midnight were always assumed to be full-day countdowns, which was always a little confusing. - Fixes the date picker being cut off if the phone is using a large Display Zoom setting Yearly countdowns have a new option to show how many times it has repeated. - This is perfect for birthdays - set the target date as someone's date of birth, and this will show what age they will be at their next birthday! This update also brings a bunch more fixes, performance improvements and some new icons!

The 2026 Spring Update is here! This update is all about improvements from your feedback. Countdowns no longer automatically become countups when they finish, keeping your countups section for events you specifically want to count up from. - You can still turn any finished countdown into a countup with one tap if you want! - This also fixes a long-standing issue where countups from right now didn't work correctly. - Countdowns which previously became countups before this update will remain as countups The Countdowns and Countups screens have a new header which takes up less space, especially when using tags. - A countdown's tags are now shown whenever you tap on it, which can be tapped on to see all countdowns with that tag The date and time pickers have been updated to be easier to use, and to fix a few issues. - Fixes an issue where countdowns to midnight were always assumed to be full-day countdowns, which was always a little confusing. - Fixes the date picker being cut off if the phone is using a large Display Zoom setting Yearly countdowns have a new option to show how many times it has repeated. - This is perfect for birthdays - set the target date as someone's date of birth, and this will show what age they will be at their next birthday! This update also brings a bunch more fixes, performance improvements and some new icons!

The 2026 Spring Update is here! This update is all about improvements from your feedback. Countdowns no longer automatically become countups when they finish, keeping your countups section for events you specifically want to count up from. - You can still turn any finished countdown into a countup with one tap if you want! - This also fixes a long-standing issue where countups from right now didn't work correctly. - Countdowns which previously became countups before this update will remain as countups The Countdowns and Countups screens have a new header which takes up less space, especially when using tags. - A countdown's tags are now shown whenever you tap on it, which can be tapped on to see all countdowns with that tag The date and time pickers have been updated to be easier to use, and to fix a few issues. - Fixes an issue where countdowns to midnight were always assumed to be full-day countdowns, which was always a little confusing. - Fixes the date picker being cut off if the phone is using a large Display Zoom setting Yearly countdowns have a new option to show how many times it has repeated. - This is perfect for birthdays - set the target date as someone's date of birth, and this will show what age they will be at their next birthday! This update also brings a bunch more fixes, performance improvements and some new icons!

The 2026 Spring Update is here! This update is all about improvements from your feedback. Countdowns no longer automatically become countups when they finish, keeping your countups section for events you specifically want to count up from. - You can still turn any finished countdown into a countup with one tap if you want! - This also fixes a long-standing issue where countups from right now didn't work correctly. - Countdowns which previously became countups before this update will remain as countups The Countdowns and Countups screens have a new header which takes up less space, especially when using tags. - A countdown's tags are now shown whenever you tap on it, which can be tapped on to see all countdowns with that tag The date and time pickers have been updated to be easier to use, and to fix a few issues. - Fixes an issue where countdowns to midnight were always assumed to be full-day countdowns, which was always a little confusing. - Fixes the date picker being cut off if the phone is using a large Display Zoom setting Yearly countdowns have a new option to show how many times it has repeated. - This is perfect for birthdays - set the target date as someone's date of birth, and this will show what age they will be at their next birthday! This update also brings a bunch more fixes, performance improvements and some new icons!

The 2025 Summer Update is here. This update is all about widgets! NEXT COUNTDOWN WIDGET: This new widget automatically shows whatever countdown ends next. Or you can choose a tag to only show the next countdown for that tag - perfect to remind you of upcoming birthdays! SPECIFIC COUNTDOWN WIDGET: As before, you can still choose a specific countdown to always show in a widget, but I've made improvements to it so it makes much better use of the available space.

The 2025 Summer Update is here. This update is all about widgets! NEXT COUNTDOWN WIDGET: This new widget automatically shows whatever countdown ends next. Or you can choose a tag to only show the next countdown for that tag - perfect to remind you of upcoming birthdays! SPECIFIC COUNTDOWN WIDGET: As before, you can still choose a specific countdown to always show in a widget, but I've made improvements to it so it makes much better use of the available space.

Just a small bug-fixing update this time. More features are coming later this summer!

This big update adds new languages! For the first time, Countdown to Anything is now available in Spanish and German. I'd love to hear your feedback! There are some other new features too! - The All Icons picker now shows your most recent and most used icons to make it easier to choose the perfect icon - Dates will now be displayed in the format most common in your country (for example, "March 1, 2025" in the US, and "1 March 2025" in the UK) - Faster launch times and improved app performance for people with lots of countdowns On a personal note, these new languages are the result of over three months of work. It wouldn't have been possible without your Premium purchases, which meant I could take time off from my day job to focus on my apps. Thank you all so much for your support, I really appreciate it so much! - Gary

This big update adds new languages! For the first time, Countdown to Anything is now available in Spanish and German. I'd love to hear your feedback! There are some other new features too! - The All Icons picker now shows your most recent and most used icons to make it easier to choose the perfect icon - Dates will now be displayed in the format most common in your country (for example, "March 1, 2025" in the US, and "1 March 2025" in the UK) - Faster launch times and improved app performance for people with lots of countdowns On a personal note, these new languages are the result of over three months of work. It wouldn't have been possible without your Premium purchases, which meant I could take time off from my day job to focus on my apps. Thank you all so much for your support, I really appreciate it so much! - Gary

The 2024 Autumn Update is here! - Reminder Notifications: Get notified one week before and one day before a countdown finishes. You can turn this on from the Settings screen! - Added iOS 18 dark and tinted icons - Updated colour picker to make it much easier to use - A few new icons - thanks for emailing me all of your suggestions! On a personal note, Reminder Notifications are the result of months of work. It wouldn't have been possible without your Premium purchases, which meant I could take time off from my day job to focus on my apps. Thank you all so much for your support, I really appreciate it so much! - Gary

The 2024 Autumn Update is here! - Reminder Notifications: Get notified one week before and one day before a countdown finishes. You can turn this on from the Settings screen! - Added iOS 18 dark and tinted icons - Updated colour picker to make it much easier to use - A few new icons - thanks for emailing me all of your suggestions! On a personal note, Reminder Notifications are the result of months of work. It wouldn't have been possible without your Premium purchases, which meant I could take time off from my day job to focus on my apps. Thank you all so much for your support, I really appreciate it so much! - Gary

The 2024 Autumn Update is here! - Reminder Notifications: Get notified one week before and one day before a countdown finishes. You can turn this on from the Settings screen! - Updated colour picker to make it much easier to use - A few new icons - thanks for emailing me all of your suggestions! On a personal note, Reminder Notifications are the result of months of work. It wouldn't have been possible without your Premium purchases, which meant I could take time off from my day job to focus on my apps. Thank you all so much for your support, I really appreciate it so much! - Gary

Just some bug fixing this time, thank you for your bug reports! - Fixed weekdays time unit accidentally factoring in the time of day at weekends - Fixed finished countdowns not immediately moving to the countups screen - Fixed rounding of months when using custom time units

Lots of people have asked me about being able to try out Premium before buying it, and now you can! This update brings the option of an annual Premium subscription, which comes with a 7-day free trial! That means you can try all the Premium features for free for 7 days. The subscription auto-renews, so make sure you cancel before the trial ends if you don't want to pay. And don't worry, Lifetime Premium is still here for those who don't want a subscription, it's not going anywhere!

The Early Summer Update is here, with a bunch of exciting new features! *NEW FEATURES* - Added "Only weekdays" option which excludes weekends, only counting days from Monday to Friday - Added two new layouts, Super Compact and 3x Grid (plus the Compact layout is now free for everyone!) - Added an option to show the first tag when the app is opened, instead of All. Try creating a "Favourites" tag, so you can see your top countdowns when you open the app! *IMPROVEMENTS* - 29 new icons! Thanks for emailing me all of your suggestions, I've added as many as I could in this update - Countdowns shared via the website now look a lot more like in the app

The Spring Update is here! *NEW FEATURES* - Search your countdowns and notes with the new search bar - See the target date and time on a countdown without needing to the open the menu - you can enable this setting on the Settings screen *IMPROVEMENTS* - More icons! Thanks for emailing me all of your suggestions, I've added as many as I could in this update - The date picker now uses a calendar instead of a spinner, making it easier to find the right date - Design tweaks to make the app feel much smoother, such as when you're changing settings

The Spring Update is here! *NEW FEATURES* - Search your countdowns and notes with the new search bar - See the target date and time on a countdown without needing to the open the menu - you can enable this setting on the Settings screen *IMPROVEMENTS* - More icons! Thanks for emailing me all of your suggestions, I've added as many as I could in this update - The date picker now uses a calendar instead of a spinner, making it easier to find the right date - Design tweaks to make the app feel much smoother, such as when you're changing settings

Just a small bug fixing update this time: - Fixed very rare case where start of month countdowns could show negative weeks - Fixed spacing on widgets on iOS 17 to prevent text from getting cut off

This update brings some more features that have been highly requested! - Lots more repeating options, including daily countdowns - Try Premium free for 3 days! A lot of you have told me you'd like to try out Premium before deciding if it's worth paying for, so now you can. Check out the free trial on the Premium screen - A bunch of new icons, thanks for all your suggestions!

This update brings some more features that have been highly requested! - Lots more repeating options, including daily countdowns - Try Premium free for 3 days! A lot of you have told me you'd like to try out Premium before deciding if it's worth paying for, so now you can. Check out the free trial on the Premium screen - A bunch of new icons, thanks for all your suggestions!

The ***2023 SUMMER UPDATE*** brings a big new feature a lot of you have asked for (spoiler, it's notes!), and lots of other fun too... - Notes! A new place to add extra details about a countdown. Going on your summer holidays? Try adding your booking details for safe-keeping! - Random colour spinner! Not sure what colour to pick? Try the new random colour spinner under "All colours"! - More free colours! To celebrate the launch of the colour spinner, there are now even more free colours! - Improved design! Creating and customising a new countdown should now be a lot easier!

The ***2023 SUMMER UPDATE*** brings a big new feature a lot of you have asked for (spoiler, it's notes!), and lots of other fun too... - Notes! A new place to add extra details about a countdown. Going on your summer holidays? Try adding your booking details for safe-keeping! - Random colour spinner! Not sure what colour to pick? Try the new random colour spinner under "All colours"! - More free colours! To celebrate the launch of the colour spinner, there are now even more free colours! - Improved design! Creating and customising a new countdown should now be a lot easier!

The ***2023 SUMMER UPDATE*** brings a big new feature a lot of you have asked for (spoiler, it's notes!), and lots of other fun too... - Notes! A new place to add extra details about a countdown. Going on your summer holidays? Try adding your booking details for safe-keeping! - Random colour spinner! Not sure what colour to pick? Try the new random colour spinner under "All colours"! - More free colours! To celebrate the launch of the colour spinner, there are now even more free colours! - Improved design! Creating and customising a new countdown should now be a lot easier!

This update is all about time units and widgets, thanks for all of your feedback! - Added months as a time unit - Added Custom time unit option, so you can select whatever time units you like. Want to see just years and seconds? Now you can! - Added option to hide the icon and / or countdown name per widget. If you hide one of these, you'll see more time units on the widget! - Added ability for widgets to show years - Fixed issue where some icons were not showing up on widgets