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2026
This update makes everyday timing more dependable, from interval routines to the moment a countdown ends.
Improved
- Clearer guidance when creating or editing intervals, with more predictable transitions between rounds.
- German text is easier to read at larger text sizes on small phones. Updated translations appear without restarting the app.
- Creating an action consistently opens the full-screen editor. Invitation pages can take friends to the App Store if they do not have the app yet.
Fixed
- Interval settings now save consistently. Editing a running interval pauses it first, and changing rounds keeps total time and completed cycles stable.
- Short countdown alerts stay visible in the background on iOS. In-app alarms keep sounding until you mute them.
- A countdown duration you have set stays in place when you leave the timer and return. Buttons above the keyboard fit better on small screens.
Privacy
- We count distinct signed-in accounts when action lists load from our servers, rather than counting app opens or installs. Our privacy policy and App Store privacy details reflect this.
A TestFlight update focused on sharing, invitations, and the small details that help the app feel more dependable.
New
- Report shared actions in the app or from an invitation page. Blocking linked to a report removes existing shared connections and prevents future sharing between those accounts.
- Content filtering checks titles and descriptions when actions are shared or published.
Improved
- Invitation previews show the inviter’s handle and avatar, so you can see who is inviting you.
- Shared backgrounds and Inspiration images are cached more reliably, with fewer stale images and unnecessary downloads.
- Account deletion cleans up your content and shared connections more reliably while preserving other members’ photos. Shared actions stay more consistent across devices.
Fixed
- Loading and refresh issues after signing in or returning to the app, with clearer handling of invitations and actions that are no longer available.
A new name for the same idea: making more time for things worth doing.
New
- Unscroll Time becomes Good Times Timer, with a refreshed launch experience and redesigned onboarding.
- Explore takes you straight to Inspiration. Start an action to turn it into an editable activity in My Actions.
Improved
- Fewer unnecessary screen updates help timers run more efficiently.
- Background framing is saved and carried into shared actions and Inspiration copies. Unsplash images include photographer credits.
- Invitation pages show the action’s title and image before sign-in. Changes made by the owner stay in sync for members.
- Stronger access rules for shared data, images, and invitations, with automatic cleanup of replaced private uploads.
- Account deletion and returning after a fresh sign-in are more dependable, with clearer handling of the content you own and share.
Fixed
- Timer-sheet dragging, layout overflows, opening countdowns and intervals, and navigation after signing out. Removed members are now unlinked correctly.
Make time your way: a calmer welcome, more flexible timers, and activities that stay with you when your connection drops.
New
- A calmer welcome experience helps you move from scrolling into an activity, with slow-motion backgrounds and a quick skip gesture.
- Redesigned stopwatch, countdown, and interval controls, with clearer alarms, snooze, rounds, and progress.
- A new session-finished animation shows your updated totals and weekly activity. Your profile brings recent sessions, settings, and feedback together.
Improved
- Actions, sessions, backgrounds, and profile images remain available offline. Completed sessions sync when you reconnect.
- Create and edit actions in a full-screen flow, preview your photo or Unsplash background, and get clearer warnings about unsaved changes.
- Notes open in a focused view. Rich link previews open in the appropriate app or browser.
- Manage shared members from the timer, see who is active, and review shared history offline. Removed members can rejoin through the original invitation.
Fixed
- Offline session syncing, timer recovery after reopening the app, duplicate notifications, and navigation after logout.
- Refined Live Activities, keyboard handling, timer progress, and loading states.
Sharing is easier when accepting an invitation, checking a timer, and looking back at a session all tell the same story.
Improved
- New to the app? An invitation stays with you through sign-up and sign-in, then opens the shared activity preview instead of leaving you to find it again.
- Live Activities put participant avatars alongside your timer on the iPhone Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Initials stand in when a profile photo is missing.
- Activity cards show accumulated time in a more useful format. Session history includes start times and clearer relative dates, so older entries are easier to place.
- Shared-activity notifications now help you keep up when someone joins or starts a session.
Fixed
- Incorrect timer values and missing updates in Live Activities.
- Opening an activity’s menu no longer brings up the keyboard unexpectedly, and invitation flows keep you with your running timer.
Personal backgrounds become easier to find and preview, without having to bring your own photo.
New
- Find a picture that suits your activity with Unsplash search. Open Change background from the timer menu, browse the results, and swipe through full-screen previews before choosing.
- The app follows your device language automatically. You can still choose a different language in settings.
Improved
- One sharing control now shows both the action and its sharing status, making it easier to see whether an activity is already shared.
- Simpler module icons and clearer buttons make timer tools easier to recognize. Refreshed interval sounds help you notice each change between stages.
The app begins to feel at home in more places, with German, Polish, and Tagalog alongside English.
New
- Choose your language in settings and keep that choice between visits, rather than working around an interface in another language.
Improved
- Shared links get a clearer web landing page and richer previews, helping friends recognize the activity before opening it.
- More helpful date and time checks when editing a session make it easier to correct a record without creating impossible start and end times.
Fixed
- Translated text fits more reliably across screens, including onboarding, with fewer clipped labels and overflowing controls.
An invitation is only the start. This update helps you notice when someone joins and keeps activity updates from interrupting time you are already sharing.
New
- Get a notification when someone joins your activity through an invitation link. Control Member activity notifications from the shared activity menu.
Improved
- Notifications stay quiet while you are already active in the same shared activity.
- Shared links lead from the web into the app, with a fallback page on devices that cannot open it.
- More consistent avatars and clearer usernames make people easier to recognize. Open your profile by tapping the top section of the menu.
Fixed
- Editing an older session now starts with the correct dates. Live participant avatars stay attached to the right activity.
Sharing moves from discovering public activities to inviting specific people, with a way to see when someone is making time alongside you.
New
- Create a sharing link from an activity’s menu and send it to a friend. They can add the activity to their own list and take part.
- Small avatars on activity cards and the timer show who is active right now. Start your own session to join in.
Improved
- Choose a unique username and update your profile photo, so friends can recognize you in shared activities.
- Smoother presence animations make it easier to follow people joining and leaving a session.
The growing collection of timer tools gets a home of its own. Keep the useful ones visible and leave the rest within reach.
New
- Swipe left from the timer to browse its module grid, including intervals, countdowns, notes, and activity statistics.
- Pin the modules you want on your main timer screen. Unpinning keeps the tool in the library, so you can bring it back when you need it.
- A three-step introduction helps you get started after your first sign-in. Reopen it from Introduction in the main menu.
Improved
- A clearer Add Session flow helps you record time you forgot to track. Date checks and relative dates are more consistent.
- Countdown and interval handling is more dependable when the internet connection becomes unstable.
- Changing a session note no longer marks the time record as edited. The Edited indicator is reserved for changes to time values.
Small fixes for the moments when you add a thought, correct a session, or come back to an activity.
Fixed
- Notes save more reliably as the keyboard closes, and the sheet makes room for typing instead of hiding the field.
- More consistent local dates and save-button validation when adjusting a past session.
Your activities bring timers, notes, and history together. Now each session gets a little more room for the details you want to remember.
New
- Add a note to an individual session, even while it is running, so you can remember what you practiced, read, or worked on.
- Add a session you forgot to time, correct an existing record, or delete one with a confirmation step. Paused time and edited records are easier to identify.
- Bring up session history from the timer sheet without leaving the activity.
Improved
- Your activities sort by their most recent use or update, putting the things you are returning to closer to the top.
- Creating and editing an activity is clearer, with more consistent image and module controls.
- Larger touch targets, steadier sheet gestures, and better keyboard positioning make the timer easier to use.
Fixed
- Repeated taps on Add no longer create duplicate activities. The app opens My Actions when you already have a list.
- Intervals and countdowns behave more consistently, and the timer sheet stays steadier as you use it. This build stays in portrait to keep layouts stable.
2025
Reading, movement, practice, or a quiet break: your timer is becoming as flexible as the activities you make time for.
New
- The first interval module lets you put timed stages into a sequence, giving an activity its own rhythm instead of setting each countdown by hand.
- Name and save interval routines in a library, then choose one again for another session. Think focused practice followed by a break, or a series of timed exercises.
Your running timer now has a place beyond the app. A quick glance at your iPhone lets you see how your session is going.
New
- The first iOS Live Activity puts an activity’s name, elapsed time, and running or paused state on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island on supported iPhones. Glance at your timer and get back to your activity.
Sometimes the useful notification is simply a nudge that a timer is still going.
New
- If you have been away from the app for an hour and a timer is still running, a reminder helps you notice and return to it.
Improved
- Reminder scheduling is coordinated with countdown alerts, so a countdown due to finish later does not also need an earlier running-timer reminder.
A forgotten stop or an interrupted session should not make your history harder to trust.
New
- Edit a recorded session’s start and end using inline date and time pickers.
- Adjust active time with a slider or duration presets, and see paused time separately. This makes it easier to correct a session without treating every minute between start and finish as active.
Fixed
- Session times are converted to your local timezone correctly, so the record matches the time you remember.
Put the phone away and stay with your activity. This update improves how your timer picks up the time you spend away from the screen.
Fixed
- The app records when it moves into the background and refreshes active timers when you return, addressing elapsed time that could otherwise be missed.
- Stopping a timer also clears its background tracking record, helping prevent a stopped session from being treated as active.
This update connects what you see on screen more consistently with the session that has been saved.
Improved
- Returning to the app reloads active sessions more consistently, rather than leaving the timer in an outdated state.
Fixed
- Changes made to a session are synchronized more reliably, reducing disagreement between local timer data and the saved record.
- Clearing countdowns and muting alarms is handled more consistently, including when several alarms are active.
We’re trying a new way to keep track of your time while the app is out of view, even when your connection drops.
New
- An experimental background service preserves stopwatch and countdown progress while the app is out of view or the connection drops. This is a first step, and background timing is still a work in progress.
A small visual fix with a practical purpose: the home screen should show an alarm only when there is still something to attend to.
Fixed
- Cleared alarms no longer leave a misleading alarm icon on the home screen. If an old icon still persists after updating to this build, reinstalling the app may be necessary.
Opening an activity should leave you in that activity.
Fixed
- The app no longer unexpectedly returns to the home screen a few seconds after loading, so you can stay with the timer or activity you opened.
When a countdown ends, you need a clear way to handle the alert and get back to your activity. This update makes that moment simpler.
New
- Clear active alarms when more than one countdown has finished, rather than dealing with each ringing timer separately.
Fixed
- More consistent timer and alarm states after starting, changing, or clearing a countdown, with less confusion around the alarm indicator.
We’re returning to the previous test build while we work on problems in the latest update.
Rollback
- This update brings back build 18 and its countdown experience. Work on background-timer reliability continues.
Your activity should keep its time when the app is out of view. This hotfix focuses on making that happen more reliably.
Known issue
- Background timing is not yet reliable in this build. This hotfix does not resolve the issue, and we’re continuing to work on it.
The app grows from recording time into helping you choose a little time in advance.
New
- Choose a countdown in hours, minutes, and seconds, whether it is ten minutes to read or a short quiet break. Stopwatch mode remains available when the end is open.
- An in-app alarm lets you know when the countdown ends, with mute controls and a list of active alerts. Tap an alert to return to the activity.
Improved
- Tap an activity name in session history to return to it in the home feed, making it easier to pick up something you have done before.
A place in the app to follow its own progress, alongside a smoother way to browse your activities.
New
- Open What’s New from the menu to read the changelog inside the app.
Improved
- The next activity’s image loads ahead of time, reducing waits as you swipe through the home feed.
The app still needs an internet connection. Now it is clearer when the connection drops and easier to try again when you are back online.
New
- A connection check explains when you are offline and gives you a way to try again when connectivity returns.
Improved
- A loading failure now offers Refresh instead of telling you that no activities exist. Your saved list is not mistaken for an empty one.
- New activities favor the default background you have used least, adding variety without an extra setup step.
Fixed
- Published activities no longer appear twice in their creator’s feed.
Creating something to make time for should not depend on finding the perfect background first.
New
- New activities receive one of four default backgrounds, giving them a visual starting point that you can personalize later.
Improved
- The total on an activity updates as soon as a session finishes, so you can see the time you have just added.
- White-on-black menus and icons are easier to distinguish against activity photos.
A background is part of an activity’s identity, but editing it should not create extra copies.
Fixed
- Updating or removing a shared activity’s image no longer creates an unintended shared-action record. Background changes are handled as updates to the existing activity.
More control over what stays in your list, and a quicker way back to the activities you want to use.
New
- Account deletion is available from your profile.
- Tap the top edge of the home screen to return to the first activity without swiping all the way back.
Improved
- Changes to an activity’s title or description appear immediately after saving. Deleted activities disappear from the list straight away, with error handling if saving the change fails.
Coming back to the app feels like picking up your activity, with less time spent finding it again.
Improved
- Switch away and come back to your last activity, with fewer unnecessary loading screens and resets.
- Shared activities that you cannot edit have a clearer description view, so you can still read the guidance without being offered misleading editing controls.
- Refined sign-in wording makes the route into your own activities easier to understand.
Sharing an activity means keeping its details clear for everyone. This update makes it easier to tell what you can edit and what stays with the creator.
Improved
- The creator can update a shared activity’s details. People using someone else’s shared activity see a read-only title and description, helping everyone stay with the same activity.
Fixed
- Timer values after time in the background, and scrolling when reading or editing a longer activity description.
Sign-in and loading should feel like one journey into the app, rather than a collection of disconnected screens.
New
- A dedicated loading screen shows that your activities are being prepared after sign-in.
Improved
- Sign-in, verification, and loading are connected more clearly, helping you get from entering the app to the activity list.
Every session adds to the time you make for an activity. Your running totals and session history now give you a more consistent view of that time.
Fixed
- Activity totals and session history display your recorded time more reliably, making it easier to look back at time spent on a particular activity.
Improved
- Shared activities are ordered more consistently in the home feed.
Looking for something to do? A new feed of published activities gives you ideas to try, helping you turn inspiration into an activity of your own.
New
- Browse published activities in the home feed, including while signed out. You can see an activity’s title, description, and picture before deciding what to make time for.
Fixed
- Published activities are visible more consistently for signed-in visitors too, and creators no longer see duplicate copies of their own shared activities.
You can now explore shared activities before signing in. Take a look around and find something you would like to make time for.
New
- Browse shared activities while signed out, so there is something to explore before building a personal list.
Fixed
- Activity pictures and descriptions display more consistently, with fixes to the signed-out home screen.
Unscroll Time gives you a simple way to turn the moment you reach for your phone into time for something you want to do. Keep an activity ready, begin when you can, and watch your time add up.
In this build
- Create personal activities with a title, description, tags, and a background image, then start a stopwatch when you are ready.
- Pause or finish a session and build up a time total for each activity. Session history gives individual moments a place to return to.
New
- Open links from an activity’s description in the appropriate external app or browser, keeping useful instructions or references with the activity.
Improved
- Formatted descriptions and paragraph breaks display more clearly in the home feed, making longer notes easier to read.
Welcome to North Timer. A feed can be a place to begin something of your own: a book to write, a skill to practise, or a little time to move. Keep those possibilities close and start when a moment opens up.
In this preview
- Browse your own activities in a personal feed. Give each one a title, a description, and an optional picture, then start a stopwatch when you are ready.
- Keep useful notes, tips, or reminders in an activity’s description, with Markdown formatting to make longer text easier to follow.
- Look back at sessions for an individual activity and see the time you are giving it, one visit at a time.
New
- Sign in with a one-time code sent to your email. There is no password to remember.
- Add your name and choose a username in your profile. Open it from the main menu whenever you want to make a change.
A few minutes with a book or a little practice can be easy to overlook. Now you can see how those moments grow each time you return to an activity.
New
- Finished sessions contribute to a running total for each activity, making the time you choose to spend visible over days and weeks.
- Open an activity’s session history to see individual visits, their duration, and when they take place. Your total has a story behind it.
The moment you choose something to do is the moment to begin. Your activity now leads straight into a timer, with fewer steps in between.
New
- Start a stopwatch directly from an activity and let time count up. Reading, stretching, or making something can take as long as it needs.
- Swipe between full-screen activity cards, with a picture and description to help you recognize each possibility.
- Pause and resume when life interrupts, then finish the session when you are ready.
What would you like to make more time for? Your own activities give those intentions a place, ready for a moment when you can begin.
New
- Create personal activities with a name and description, then find them together in your activity list.
- Keep an activity ready to return to, whether it is writing your book, stretching, or learning something new. It is a possibility you choose, rather than another one-off task.
North Timer starts with a simple idea: make room for the things you want to do. North is a personal compass, pointing towards the activities that matter to you.
The idea
- Give yourself an appealing alternative when you reach for your phone: a few meaningful activities you choose yourself, with an easy way to begin.
- Make time spent reading, moving, learning, or creating visible. A short session counts because it is time you choose to give to something.
- Keep the experience encouraging and light. Starting matters more than planning a perfect routine, and the best part happens away from the screen.
From the first little fixes to what comes next.
Thanks for making time with us.