Timely is an iPhone app that helps you stay on schedule with glanceable countdowns on your Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, Apple Watch, and Mac. Create countdowns in seconds, import events from your calendar, and automate them with Apple's Shortcuts app. Whether you want to stay mindful of an upcoming event or make sure you leave at the right time, Timely helps you stay on schedule.
Before building Timely, I'd carefully calculate the amount of time I had, then set a timer or schedule alarms to go off five minutes before I needed to leave.
Timely makes all of this simple. You can create a new countdown in seconds or, in three taps import an event from your calendar and start a countdown.
The magic of Timely, though, is that it's not an app you have to remember to check. Once you create a countdown, it appearsright on your Lock Screen. On iPhones with Dynamic Island, Apple Watch, and Mac, your countdown appears there too, making it easy to see how you're tracking with nothing more than a glance.
If you struggle with time management, experience time blindness, you're always running late, or you simply find keeping track of time more stressful than it should be, I hope Timely helps. It's free to download, there are no ads and no limits on the number of countdowns you can create.
I've obsessed over making Timely feel like it belongs on your iPhone. It's built using Apple's latest design language, supports Apple Intelligence where it makes sense, and integrates deeply with features like Live Activities, Dynamic Island, Apple Watch, Calendar, and Shortcuts.
The goal has always been the same: make staying on time feel effortless.
If you enjoy using Timely, I'd love to hear from you. Leave a review on the App Store, or get in touch and let me know what works well or what you think could be better.
This is just the beginning. I have so many new ideas and features planned, and I'm excited to keep making Timely better.
If you think Timely could help someone else, I'd really appreciate you sharing it with them.
— Rowan
