Countdown
Counts down to a target, in calendar days or to the second.
From your organization the app reads: nothing. The app calls no outside service.
This app needs no separate consent.
- For
- anyone who wants to count down to a date
- Prerequisite
- the app installed, and permission to edit scenes
- Where in the portal
- Apps › Discover apps › Countdown. The widget is in the scene editor under Time & countdown.
On this page
The Countdown counts down to a date in one large number, such as an opening, a promotion day, or New Year. It needs no data source.
What the app shows
The app comes with one widget: Countdown. It counts down to a target, as one large, calm number without panels. The target is a day, optionally with a time, and applies in the time zone of the display’s location, so one scene counts down to each branch’s own time. The countdown takes its time from our servers, not from the device.
Five templates insert it at a fitting size:
| Template | Size | Shows |
|---|---|---|
| Compact | 300 × 300 | one large number, the unit follows the time left (days, then hours, minutes) |
| To the second | 720 × 300 | days, hours, minutes, and seconds side by side, with the progress below |
| Days only | 400 × 300 | one large number of days, “Today” on the target day |
| Column | 340 × 640 | the time left as a grid below the heading |
| Bar | 1320 × 110 | heading, days, hours, and minutes on one line, the target on the right |
Calendar days: Days only counts days on the calendar, not hours divided by 24. On the day before the target, it reads “1 day”, and on the target day itself “Today” with the date and time above it. To the second shows “1 sec” in the last second, never “0”.
After the target, a sentence of your own appears instead of the numbers (“We are open”), with the time since then above it in the accent color (“Since Sunday”). Without a sentence of your own, it reads “It’s time”. Alternatively, the countdown counts up the days since the target instead.
After that, the countdown arranges itself to fit its frame. In small frames, the progress drops out first, then the heading. The numbers are never cut off.
Settings
Open the settings with the gear icon on the toolbar above the widget. They are on the tabs Content, Appearance, and Data. The toolbar also offers Template and Colors, plus the Background.
| Setting | Tab | Meaning | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| Target date | Data | The day the countdown counts to. | none |
| Time | Data | The time on the target day. Without a time, it counts to midnight at the start of the target day. | none |
| Time zone | Data | Display location, Organization time zone, or Fixed time zone. With the organization or a fixed zone, all displays count to the same moment. | Display location |
| Heading | Content | Appears with the numbers, such as “Until the opening”. | none |
| Precision | Content | Days, Minutes, or Seconds. | Seconds |
| Progress from | Content | With a start day, a fine bar appears showing the share that has already passed. | none |
| After the target | Content | Sentence or Days since. | Sentence |
| Sentence after the target | Content | Appears instead of the numbers. | “It’s time” |
| Colors and Font | Appearance | Style of the app, Brand colors, or Custom colors, plus the font. See Configure widgets. | Style of the app |
| Background | Appearance | Dark, Light, Night blue for occasions, Glass, or Transparent. | Dark |
| Corners | Appearance | Rounded or Sharp. | Rounded |
Limits
- Hiding after the target is not possible. Plan the scene through the program so that it no longer runs after the date.
- Recurring targets such as “until closing time” are not supported by the countdown yet. The target is one fixed day.
- Offline: The countdown needs no connection and keeps counting without a network.
If something goes wrong
| Symptom | Cause | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| In the editor, it says “No target chosen yet”, the display shows only the background. | No target date is entered. | In the settings, choose a Target date. |
| In one branch, the countdown ends an hour earlier. | The display is in another time zone and counts to its time. | If the same moment should apply everywhere, set Time zone to the organization or a fixed zone. |
| The progress is missing. | No start day, the start day is after the target, or the frame is too small. | Set Progress from or drag the frame larger. Under the preview, the window tells you when something has no room. |
| The widget cannot be inserted. | The app is not installed, an update is waiting for your decision, or it shows Not in your package. | Check the status under Apps (When an app doesn’t work). |
Related
- Configure widgets: template, preview, and fields
- Day Counter — the same idea in the other direction.
- Clock — time and date instead of time left.
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