Countdown Central puts customizable countdown widgets on your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Dynamic Island so you always see days left until the date that matters. Free download; Premium unlocks unlimited events and themes.
3-day free trial · Pin to Lock Screen, Home Screen & Dynamic Island · iPhone & iPad, iOS 18.2+
There's a date on your calendar you care about. Your phone is in your pocket for nine hours a day, and the moment is still invisible until the morning of.
Countdown Central puts the wait on your Lock Screen, where you'll actually see it — so the days between "now" and "then" stop disappearing.
Count down on your Lock Screen next to the time, on your Home Screen next to your apps, and as a Live Activity in the Dynamic Island while something is happening in real time. Three surfaces, one event. iPhone and iPad, iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 or later.
Days, hours, minutes, and seconds. A progress ring and a progress bar for the visual learners. Track the days until a launch, the days since a sobriety start date, or the days remaining on a 90-day sprint. Same widget, different direction.
Some goals shouldn't include Saturday and Sunday. Turn on Workday mode and Countdown Central counts only Monday through Friday — perfect for product launches, sprint deadlines, work anniversaries, and habit streaks. The widget looks the same. The math is honest.
Read events from Apple Calendar or Google Calendar and turn them into countdowns in one tap. CSV import for the spreadsheet you already maintain. Pulled read-only — we don't write back to your calendar. The events you care about are the ones you already track.
Premium syncs your events across iPhone and iPad through your private iCloud — not a Countdown Central account. Customize fonts, colors, photos, and gradients until the widget looks like the moment. Generate a poster-style image for a birthday card or a launch announcement (no watermark in Pro). 11 languages, including Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Spanish.
Pick a name, a date, and (optionally) a photo. Turn on Workday mode if the count should skip weekends.
Add a widget to your Lock Screen, Home Screen, or both. Long-press, choose Countdown Central, pick the event.
Smart reminders at 30, 7, and 1 day out, plus day-of and milestone nudges. Adjust anytime.
Countdown Central is built around the things people actually count toward — birthdays, trips, launches, anniversaries, sobriety, half-marathons, sabbaticals, retirements, due dates, deployments, reunions, and the smaller quiet ones you don't post about. Here is what's in the box.
Download Countdown Central free, or get the monthly "Quiet Reminders" email — one prompt, one countdown idea, no spam.
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Cancel anytime in your App Store Settings. No ads, ever.
Free trial: New subscribers get a 3-day free trial with full Premium access. If you don't cancel before the trial ends, your subscription automatically renews at $1.99 / month or $8.99 / year, depending on the plan you chose. The renewal price matches the initial price. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store Settings — cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period to avoid charges. Full terms: Terms of Service.
Yes. After you create an event, add a Countdown Central widget to your Lock Screen (long-press Lock Screen → Customize → add widget). It shows days, hours, and minutes next to the time. Home Screen widgets and Dynamic Island / Live Activities are included too. Requires iOS 18.2 or later.
Countdown Central is built for that — Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Dynamic Island countdowns for birthdays, trips, launches, and goals. Download free on the App Store; Premium adds unlimited events, themes, calendar import, and iCloud sync.
Yes — the download is free and you can create a limited number of countdowns without a subscription. Premium is $1.99 per month or $8.99 per year and unlocks unlimited events, every widget theme, calendar import, poster shareables without the watermark, and iCloud sync across your devices. New subscribers get a 3-day free trial; cancel anytime before it ends and you won't be charged.
Yes. Countdown Central is built for iPhone and iPad with iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 or later. Premium sync keeps your events consistent across both devices through your personal iCloud.
Lock Screen widgets (next to the time), Home Screen widgets (next to your apps), and Dynamic Island / Live Activities while something is happening in real time. Each surface shows days, hours, and minutes, plus a progress ring or progress bar.
Yes. The App Store privacy label says the developer does not collect any data from this app. Sync uses your personal iCloud, not a Countdown Central account. No ads. We don't sell your data. Full details are in the Privacy Policy.
Start a Premium plan and you get 3 days of full access at no charge. If you don't cancel in your App Store Settings at least 24 hours before the trial ends, your subscription automatically renews at $1.99 per month or $8.99 per year (depending on which plan you picked). The renewal price matches the initial price. You can cancel anytime.
