A countdown timer for Android — free, with no app to download
This is a web page, not an app. Set any date and it counts down live in Chrome on your Android phone — days, hours, minutes, and seconds — with nothing to install and nothing to pay for. Add it to your home screen, or share the link and the same countdown opens on anyone's phone.
Days Until New Year's Eve
How to put a countdown on your Android phone
About a minute in Chrome, with no Google Play and no account.
Set your date in Chrome
Open the builder, pick the date, and choose a title and colors. No account and no Google Play.
Add it to your home screen
Share your countdown to get its own link, open it in Chrome, and tap Add to Home Screen when the page offers it. It gets its own icon and opens full screen.
Share it
Send the same link by WhatsApp, Messages, or email. It opens on any Android phone, iPhone, tablet, or computer and shows the same countdown.
Is there a countdown widget for Android?
Not from a web page. Android home screen widgets only come from installed apps, and the Clock app's timer is made for minutes and hours, not the weeks until a trip. If you want the number itself sitting on your home screen without opening anything, a countdown app from Google Play is the honest answer.
If one tap is close enough, add your countdown to the home screen instead. It gets its own icon in your countdown's colors, opens straight to the live count, full screen, and it is the version you can send to everyone else.
A countdown app for Android, without Google Play
Most people searching for a countdown app for Android want one thing: to see how long is left without doing the maths. An app is one way to get that. It is also one more download, one more set of permissions, and often ads or a paywall in front of the colors you wanted.
A countdown in the browser skips all of that. It works on any Android phone that runs Chrome, it never needs updating, and the link you make opens the same countdown on a friend's iPhone or the family tablet.
An Android countdown clock for days, not minutes
The day count leads the clock, with hours, minutes, and seconds after it. For a birthday, a holiday, or a trip, leave the time off and it counts to the start of that day.
- Days until a vacation or a cruise, one tap from your home screen
- A wedding, birthday, or baby due date shared in the family group chat
- Days left until retirement or the last day at a job
- An exam or a deadline you want in your pocket
- A trip or a visit to someone you have not seen in a while
- A countdown you send to friends so everyone sees the same number
What makes a good countdown app for Android?
Whatever you use, check three things: it counts to the date and time you pick rather than a fixed timer, it opens in one tap, and the people you are counting down with can see it too. A shared link covers the last one without asking anyone else to install something.
Countdowns on Samsung Galaxy phones
On a Galaxy, the countdown works in Chrome and in Samsung Internet. In Samsung Internet, open the menu and choose Add page to, then Home screen. In Chrome, use the Add to Home Screen button the countdown page shows, or the three-dot menu.
Counting down with an iPhone user?
Nothing here is Android-only. The same countdown runs in Safari on an iPhone, on a Mac, and on a Windows PC, where it can sit on a second monitor.
Countdown Timer for iPhoneMore countdowns for your phone
Countdown templates for Android
Styles that read well on a phone screen, in dark theme or light.
AMOLED Black
True black that saves battery and looks sharp on an AMOLED screen in dark theme.
Soft Green
A calm, light tone that sits well beside a Material You home screen.
Trip Ready
Ocean blue for the vacation count you check every morning.
Big Day
Soft blush for a wedding, a birthday, or a baby due date.
Last Day
Warm tones for retirement or the last day at a job.
Android countdown FAQ
Quick answers to the most common questions about countdowns on an Android phone.
Is there a free countdown app for Android?
Yes, and this one does not need installing. It runs in Chrome or Samsung Internet on any Android phone, costs nothing, and has no signup, ads to unlock, or in-app purchase. Set a date, open the link, and it counts down live.
Do I need to download a countdown app from Google Play?
No. There is nothing to get from Google Play and nothing to update. It is a web page, so it asks for no permissions, and the same countdown opens on any other device you send the link to.
Can I add the countdown to my Android home screen?
Yes. Share your countdown to get its own link and open it in Chrome. When Chrome offers to install it, the page shows an Add to Home Screen button; tap it and the countdown gets its own icon and opens full screen, like an app. Chrome's three-dot menu also has Add to Home screen for any page.
Is there a countdown widget for Android?
Not from a web page. Android home screen widgets only come from installed apps, so a widget that shows the number without opening anything needs an app from Google Play. A countdown saved to your home screen is the closest thing without one: one tap and you see the live count.
Does it work on a Samsung Galaxy?
Yes. It works in Chrome and in Samsung Internet on Galaxy phones and tablets. In Samsung Internet, open the menu and choose Add page to, then Home screen, to keep the countdown one tap away.
How do I count down days on my Android phone?
Set your date here and the clock shows the days left first, then hours, minutes, and seconds. For a whole-day event like a birthday or a holiday, leave the time off and it counts to the start of that day.
Can someone with an iPhone see my countdown?
Yes. The same link opens on an iPhone, an iPad, a Mac, or a Windows PC, and everyone sees the same countdown ending at the same moment.
Does the countdown keep running if I close Chrome?
The page stops ticking while it is closed, but nothing is lost. The countdown is set to a fixed moment, so when you open it again it shows the right time left straight away.