The countdown app for iPhone

Any dateAny time zoneWidgets and reminders

Countdown keeps every date you care about in one place and puts the ones that matter on your lock screen. Add a birthday, a trip, an exam or a launch; pick a colour and an icon; choose when you want to be reminded. It uses the same time-zone-correct counting as this site, so the number on your phone and the number on the page never disagree.

What it does

• Widgets for the lock screen and home screen, in several sizes.
• Reminders a week, a day and an hour before — or whatever you set.
• Repeat yearly for birthdays and anniversaries, so the count rolls over on its own.
• Import from the site: any countdown page here opens straight into the app with one tap.
• 48 languages.

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