The countdown app for iPhone
that stays visible every day.
ClipDays Left is a free iPhone countdown app published by Clipmind that shows a live progress ring for the current year — exactly how many days have elapsed and how many remain. It requires iOS 17 or later and works entirely offline using the device's built-in clock. Alongside the built-in year ring, users can create personal countdowns to any date: a vacation, a deadline, a birthday, an exam. Each countdown gets its own animated ring.
The app surfaces data passively through home screen widgets in three sizes (small, medium, large) and a native Apple Watch complication — so the number is visible every day without opening the app. ClipDays Left is free to download on the App Store (ID: 6758868623). An optional one-time lifetime unlock adds four visual themes and unlimited personal countdowns. There is no subscription, no advertising, and no account required.
Reminders fire once.
Days Left stays visible.
Open the App Store, search for ClipDays Left, and tap Get. No payment or account required. The year progress ring appears the moment you open the app.
The ring shows exactly where you are in the current year — days elapsed, days remaining in the center. It updates every night at midnight, automatically, no interaction needed.
Tap + and name it anything — "Tokyo trip", "Product launch", "Marathon day". Pick the date and a color. ClipDays Left shows the exact days remaining to your event.
Long-press your home screen, tap +, add a ClipDays Left widget. Now the countdown is visible every time you pick up your phone — no app to open, no notification to wait for.
ClipDays Left works for any date worth counting to. Here is how people actually use it.
Maria booked a flight to Japan four months out. She added the departure date to ClipDays Left: 127 days. Every morning when she unlocked her phone, the widget reminded her to sort the JR Pass, book the ryokan, stop procrastinating on the itinerary. By boarding day, every detail was handled — because 127 specific days made "eventually" impossible to ignore.
A product team set a countdown to their app release — 47 days. Sprint planning changed immediately: "six weeks" became 47 specific mornings. When the counter dropped to 14, the whole team felt the same urgency simultaneously, without a single meeting. The widget said what no Slack message could.
Dan's father was turning 70. He added the birthday 200 days out and set it as his active countdown. Over six months, the descending ring turned "I should plan something" into "I need to book the venue — 38 days left." He arrived at the party knowing every detail was handled. The gift, the guest list, the speech. All of it.
Sarah signed up for a half-marathon 90 days out. The ClipDays Left widget replaced the mental math she'd been doing since registration. Each time she skipped a training run, the number on her home screen made the cost visible — not abstract. When race day came, she'd completed every training session. The ring wouldn't let her pretend time was flexible.
James uses ClipDays Left for one thing only: the year ring. No personal countdowns. Just a daily read on how much of the year remains. Every time he checks his phone, the number is there. It permanently changed how he answers "I'll get to it eventually" — because he can see exactly how many eventuallys are left.
With the due date confirmed, both parents added the countdown to their Apple Watches. Every time either glanced at a wrist, the complication showed the number — not "around month eight", but 61, 42, 19 days. The nursery was ready three weeks early. The ring made preparation feel real, not hypothetical.
Most apps are built for scheduling. ClipDays Left is built for awareness — the kind that doesn't require you to open anything or wait for an alert.
| Feature | ClipDays Left | Calendar & Reminders | Other Countdown Apps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visual year progress ring | Yes | No | No |
| Passive, always-on awareness | Yes — widget & Watch | No — alerts only | No — alerts only |
| Home screen widgets | Yes — 3 sizes | Limited | Varies |
| Apple Watch complication | Yes — native | Calendar only | Rarely |
| Countdown to any personal date | Yes — unlimited | One-time alert | Yes |
| Shareable countdown image | Yes | No | Rarely |
| Works fully offline | Yes | Yes | Varies |
| No ads | Yes | Yes | Often has ads |
| No subscription | Yes — one-time only | Yes | Often subscription |
Free to download — no subscription
Download on theiOS 17 · iPhone · Free · Optional one-time lifetime unlock