# Countdown app for digital signage

> A countdown timer with customizable styles. Perfect for events, launches, and deadlines.

Source: https://signagespace.com/app-store/countdown/

## Overview

The Countdown app turns any screen into a live ticking clock pointed at the one moment you care about. Set a target date and time, choose how the digits look, and the timer counts down on your displays in real time, rolling from days to hours to minutes to seconds on its own. When the deadline hits zero, a screen that was just a sign becomes a source of urgency.

Because the styling is yours to control, the timer fits the display instead of fighting it. You decide how the numbers and labels look so the countdown matches the rest of your signage, whether it runs full-screen on a lobby panel or shares a layout with other apps in a playlist. There is nothing to set up beyond the target moment, so it is quick to drop in for a one-off event and just as easy to leave running toward a recurring deadline.

It earns its place wherever a shrinking number changes behavior: a product launch, a registration cut-off, the opening minute of a sale, or the last few minutes before a session starts. Static text says a deadline is coming, but a number ticking down tells everyone walking past exactly how much time is left.

## How businesses use it

- **Retail flash-sale windows** — A clothing store runs a countdown on its window and in-store screens ahead of a midnight flash sale, so shoppers can see exactly how many hours remain before prices drop.
- **Conference keynote lobbies** — An event organizer puts a timer on hallway screens counting down to the next keynote, nudging attendees to finish their coffee and find a seat before the doors close.
- **Gym class start times** — A fitness studio shows a countdown to the next group class at the front desk, helping members time their warm-up and cutting down on late arrivals.
- **Agency campaign deadlines** — A marketing team keeps a countdown to a campaign go-live date on the office wall display, turning an abstract due date into a visible daily reminder for the whole floor.

## Features

- Live countdown to any target date and time, updating on screen in real time
- Custom digit and label styling to match your signage and branding
- Automatic rollover across days, hours, minutes, and seconds
- Runs full-screen or inside a layout alongside other apps in a playlist
- One-step setup: pick the moment and it starts counting
- Suited to one-off events or ongoing recurring deadlines

## Adding it to a screen

Add the app to a playlist or a canvas layout zone from the dashboard, configure it, and cast the playlist to a screen.