Performer & Presenter Timer
Professional countdown timer for speakers, presenters, and performers. Full-screen display with overtime tracking, customizable themes, and external display support.
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Bold and visible. Perfect for stages and studios.
Clean and distraction-free. Focus on what matters.
Bright and readable. Great for well-lit environments.
Timer continues past zero showing negative time (e.g., "-02:30") so you know exactly how far over you've gone.
Customizable green/yellow/red thresholds. Set your own warning and critical time points.
Mirror to HDMI or USB-C displays from iPad. Your audience sees the countdown too.
Control your timer from your wrist. Start, pause, and monitor without touching your phone.
Add or subtract 30 seconds or 1 minute while the timer is running. Adapt on the fly.
Display motivational messages at each stage. Personalize the experience.
Save configurations for different events. Store duration, thresholds, colors, and alerts.
Multiple cue tone options with optional haptic feedback. Choose what works for your environment.
Precision timing engine ensures your countdown is always accurate.
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One subscription works across all your devices
Stage timing, audio cues, troubleshooting
Start any timer — OnStage Timer Pro automatically presents a Live Activity on iPhone (iOS 17+) and on the Dynamic Island (iPhone 14 Pro+ / 15 / 16 / 17 Pro). The timer continues counting down even when the app is backgrounded. Tap the Live Activity to bring the app forward.
Yes — pair your Watch to your iPhone, and the timer appears on the Watch face automatically when running. Tap-to-pause from the Watch.
Yes. Connect via AirPlay or Lightning-to-HDMI / USB-C-to-HDMI. The full-screen mirror shows huge digits the speaker can read from across the stage.
Configurable: 5-min warning, 1-min warning, 30-sec warning, 10-sec countdown beeps, end alarm. Each can be enabled or muted individually. Volume override is on by default — even with silent switch on, the cues play (configurable in Settings).
Make sure "Override silent switch" is on in Settings → Audio. We also configure AVAudioSession for playback so cues fire regardless of ringer state. If cues still don't play, restart the app once — the audio session sometimes needs a fresh init after a system audio interruption (call, FaceTime).
iOS terminates Live Activities after 8 hours. If your talk is shorter than that, the activity should never expire. Common causes for premature termination: iOS low-power mode, a different app with a higher-priority Live Activity, or an iOS background freeze. Open OnStage Timer Pro to refresh.
OnStage Timer Pro disables the iOS idle timer while a timer is running — your screen stays awake. If you paused the timer, the idle timer reactivates after iOS's normal delay. To keep the screen on while paused, use Settings → "Keep screen always on".
Live Activities sometimes lag a second or two during scenePhase transitions (background → foreground). On foreground, OnStage Timer Pro re-syncs the activity. If the timer is consistently wrong, force-quit and re-launch.
Download OnStage Timer Pro and never lose track of time again.