Not Long Now: Countdown

Big countdown widgets

Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

Count down to holidays, birthdays, gigs and weddings with huge, bold numbers on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Now syncing between iPhone and iPad. Not Long Now turns the things you're looking forward to into big, bold numbers. A holiday in 12 days. Mum's birthday in 3 sleeps. Your wedding in 47 days. Add a countdown in seconds, give it a colour or a photo, and watch the number shrink on your Home Screen, your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. BIG NUMBERS, YOUR WAY • Count in days, weeks, sleeps, or days, hours and minutes • Or count up: "days since" for days together, days sober, since you moved • Nine poster-style colour themes, or your own photo behind the number • An emoji or symbol for every countdown • Birthdays and anniversaries repeat every year automatically • Quick add Christmas, Easter, bank holidays, payday and more, or pick an event from your Calendar • Past countdowns move to an archive, so your list stays tidy WIDGETS WORTH LOOKING AT • Small and medium Home Screen widgets that roll over at midnight • Choose which countdown each widget shows, or let it follow whatever's next • Lock Screen widgets: circular, rectangular and inline (Pro) THE LAST DAY, LIVE • In the final 24 hours, open the app and a Live Activity puts a ticking countdown on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island (Pro) GENTLE REMINDERS • A nudge one week before, one day before, and on the morning of, at a time you choose • Milestones: 100 days to go, one month to go, halfway there, and every 100 days for count-ups ASK SIRI • "How long until Iceland trip?" Countdowns work with Siri, Shortcuts and Spotlight SHARE THE EXCITEMENT • Send a countdown to a friend: they tap the link and it's in their app too • Or share it as a poster image in Messages or on social MAKE IT YOURS • 36 app themes, from Risograph print-shop inks and postcard patterns to sticker-club outlines, neons and pastels ON IPHONE AND IPAD • Syncs between your devices through your own iCloud PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-up, no ads, no analytics. Your countdowns stay on your devices and in your own iCloud FREE AND PRO Free includes 5 active countdowns, two photo backgrounds at a time, 3 poster themes, 28 app themes, Home Screen widgets, sharing and reminders. Not Long Now Pro unlocks unlimited countdowns, a photo on every countdown, all 9 poster themes, every app theme, Lock Screen widgets and Live Activities. Choose a yearly subscription with a 3-day free trial, or a one-off lifetime unlock. The yearly subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://notlongnow-support.vercel.app/privacy.html

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• iCloud sync between iPhone and iPad now works reliably, and your free photo backgrounds match on both • Redeem offer codes in Settings or on the Pro screen • Bigger text: the app now follows your iPhone's text size setting • New "Reminders on this device" switch, so iPhone and iPad owners get each reminder once • Round Lock Screen widgets now say "to go" and "since" correctly • Quick add shows the holidays where you live • Undo now brings back "days since" countdowns properly • Smaller fixes for iPad Split View and the Pro screen

Version 1.2.1

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    Information

    Provider
    Liam Todd
    Size
    2.5 MB
    Category
    Lifestyle
    Compatibility
    Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPhone
      Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
    • iPad
      Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later.
    • Mac
      Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
    Languages
    English
    Age Rating
    4+
    In-App Purchases
    Yes
    • Not Long Now Pro £1.99
    • Pro (Lifetime) £4.99
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    Copyright
    © 2026 Not Long Now
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