# AD Pumpkin: Stopwatch — Track minor times on the fly

> Assistant Director tool for tracking minor performer times and compliance on set. (iPhone/iPad app by By ADs, For ADs LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ad-pumpkin-stopwatch/id6756080668 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [By ADs, For ADs LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1837474198)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 5 App Store ratings · 4 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 18.5 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-12-04
- Data updated: 2026-08-29
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ad-pumpkin-stopwatch/id6756080668/reviews.md

## What is AD Pumpkin?

AD Pumpkin is the must have tool for Assistant Directors working with minor cast and background performers.
Built for the fast pace of film and TV sets, it keeps ADs organized, compliant, and ahead of the clock, all with clean, colorful visuals.

Track school requirements, lunch breaks, and hard-outs with ease. Create multiple custom timers for each child and instantly see their status displayed in bright, intuitive progress bars. No more flipping through paperwork or doing mental math under pressure, everything you need is visible at a glance.

And now, with project sharing, your entire AD team can stay synced in real time. Share your project with other users so everyone sees the most up to date times. No more miscommunication, outdated info, or guessing who has the correct numbers, the whole team stays aligned.

Perfect for:
• Basecamp ADs
• 1st & 2nd ADs
• Background & First Team PAs
• CLCs

Features:
• Track school, lunch, work hours, and hard-outs for each minor
• App predicts and does the math for you on pumpkin times, lunch, 2nd meal and school times.
• Create multiple timer types with customizable presets
• Color-coded progress bars for instant visual clarity
• Team project sharing so every AD sees the latest times
• Automatic visual cues to prevent missed deadlines
• Organized views built for fast decision-making on busy shoot days
• Designed specifically to help ADs stay compliant with minor labor laws

AD Pumpkin keeps your team organized, efficient, and aligned. So you can focus on running the set, not chasing times.

Subscriptions
AD Pumpkin offers optional auto-renewing Pro subscriptions that unlock CloudKit sharing (creating collaborative shares):
- Pro Monthly – $1.99 per month, with a 1-week free trial.
- Pro Annually – $17.99 per year, with a 2-week free trial.

Only the user who creates a CloudKit share needs Pro. Accepting and using a share is free.

Subscription terms
- Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase.
- Subscriptions automatically renew unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the current period ends.
- Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the current period ends, at the price shown above.
- Free trials automatically convert to a paid subscription unless cancelled before the trial ends. (Not all regions offered free trials)
- You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time in your App Store account settings.
- Prices may vary by region.

Legal
Terms & Conditions:
https://byadsforads.wixsite.com/badfads/terms-and-conditions/ad-pumpkin-t-c
Privacy Policy:
https://byadsforads.wixsite.com/badfads/privacy-policy/ad-pumpkin-pp
Apple Standard EULA:
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Track school, lunch, and work hours for minors
- Customizable timer presets
- Color-coded progress bars
- Team project sharing
- Automatic deadline cues
- Compliance with minor labor laws

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pro Annually | $17.99 | per year |
| Pro Monthly | $1.99 | per month |


## Recent user reviews (4 of 4)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ad-pumpkin-stopwatch/id6756080668/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Awesome!

*2026-06-08*

This one is way better than their BG app. So dialed in to wrangling kids on set.

### 5/5 — The best

*2026-06-08*

Any time I have a group of minors acting on set, this is my go to tool to stay organized.

### 5/5 — A must have!

*2025-12-11*

If you’re ADing a set with a bunch of kids, this is a must have app to help stay organized and ahead of the game.

### 5/5 — Awesome!

*2025-12-06*

Can't wait to use this!!

## Frequently asked questions about AD Pumpkin

### What is AD Pumpkin used for?

AD Pumpkin is designed for Assistant Directors to track school requirements, lunch breaks, and work hours for minor cast and background performers on film and TV sets. It provides visual timers and team sharing to ensure compliance and organization.

### How does AD Pumpkin help with compliance?

The app is specifically designed to help Assistant Directors stay compliant with minor labor laws by providing clear tracking of work hours, breaks, and hard-outs. Visual cues help prevent missed deadlines related to these regulations.

### Can my whole AD team use AD Pumpkin together?

Yes, AD Pumpkin offers team project sharing. This feature allows your entire AD team to stay synced in real time, ensuring everyone has access to the most up-to-date performer times and statuses.

### What are the subscription options for AD Pumpkin?

AD Pumpkin offers optional Pro subscriptions for CloudKit sharing. These include a Pro Monthly plan at $1.99 per month with a 1-week free trial, and a Pro Annually plan at $17.99 per year with a 2-week free trial.

### Is AD Pumpkin free to use?

The core features of AD Pumpkin are free to use. Optional Pro subscriptions are available to unlock advanced features like CloudKit sharing, which is necessary for creating collaborative shares.

### How do I cancel my AD Pumpkin subscription?

You can manage or cancel your subscription at any time through your App Store account settings. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends.

### What devices does AD Pumpkin support?

AD Pumpkin is available for iPhone and iPad. It is designed for use on Apple mobile devices.

### How often is AD Pumpkin updated?

The latest version of AD Pumpkin is 2.0.1, which was last updated on April 15, 2026. Updates typically address bugs and introduce new features to enhance user experience.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.2.0 — 2026-07-26

Whats New?
• Live Activities now available. You can now get Live Activities on your Lock Screen. Showing the active timers you have going for school, lunch or 2nd meal (iOS 26+).
• Widgets are now available. Users can add AD Pumpkin widgets to their Home Screen for more ease of use (iOS 26+).
• Notification alerts now available. You will now get notification alerts 30 minutes out from a scheduled lunch, 2nd meal or pumpkin time. Helping make sure no one slips through the cracks.
• Siri can now perform task with the app. 
• Shortcuts now work with the app as well. Letting users customize workflows that make sense for them.
• Spotlight is now indexed with AD Pumpkin.
• Added a "How App Works" page in settings for details on how some aspects of the app work.
• Bug fixes and improvements.

### 2.1.0 — 2026-06-25

Our biggest update yet! Filled with many new changes that are all geared at saving you more time without and tradeoffs!
• The app can now predict Pumpkin times, lunch times, 2nd meal, school times based off the minors info card and day of the week. Predictions show up when you go to input times for the minor on a day, drastically reducing the amount of work you will have to do when it comes to picking their times each day. 
• Added two more options to the minor's info card; you can now input Earliest Call Time Allowed and Latest Wrap Time Allowed. 
• When a day is marked complete, minors times relative to the G or PR get highlighted in purple so it's easier to see the needed info.
• When a minor is wrapped, they now get labeled "Wrapped" and moved to the bottom of the list of Minors, letting you focus on the ones that are still there.
• Added a way to clear an input time back to "Not Set".
• Fine tuned our cloud sync to be 10x faster for edits across the cloud to team members. Cutting it down from around 30 seconds to about 3 seconds.
• Refactored code for better efficiency.
• App now remembers what screen you left off on, reducing the amount of taps per user.
• Bug fixes and improvements.

### 2.0.5 — 2026-05-29

• App Icon updated for Dark Mode.
• Bug fixes and improvements.

### 2.0.4 — 2026-05-24

• Added a place to input a guardians phone number.
• Long pressing a minors card in the day view will now bring up an option to call their guardian's phone.
• Long pressing a minors card in the day view also now gives the option to remove said minor from that day.
• Bug fixes and improvements.

### 2.0.3 — 2026-05-10

• Fixed a bug that caused the wheel picker to reset when selecting times.
• Updated the accent colors of the app.
• Bug fixes & improvements.

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