Countdown to an Event

Countdown has received a major update, with more ways to personalise your events, improved widgets, and a refreshed experience across iPhone and iPad. More Personalisation • Customise your countdowns with outlined and neon text, additional colour options, photo filters, and gradient backgrounds. • Premium users can choose default styles, colours, and pictures for new events. Improved Event Management • Choose event dates using the calendar picker and set times in different time zones. • Find and select time zones more easily with improved search. • Enjoy improved event editing and a side-by-side event list and detail view on iPad. Widgets • Keep your events close with Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets. • Improved photo display, countdown formatting, and support for event text colours. Siri, Shortcuts, and Notifications • Use Siri and Shortcuts to find, show, and create countdowns. • Schedule weekly reminders for selected days and a preferred time. iCloud Backups • Automatically back up your events to iCloud. • Browse, search, and restore saved backups, with controls for automatic backups and deleting older copies. • Premium users can also create manual backups and export event data. A Refined Experience • Updated layouts, controls, and Dark Mode support. • Improved event syncing, sharing, and importing. • More reliable countdown updates, reduced memory use, and numerous fixes. • Revisit release notes using What’s New in the Help section of the event list’s More Options menu.