Widgets: every type at a glance
The full widget line-up: Next Event, Single Event, Calendar Countdown, Upcoming Events and Live Countdown, plus where each one lives.
Widgets put countdowns where you already look: the Home Screen, the Lock Screen, and StandBy. Here is the whole line-up. The names below are what you will see in the widget gallery when you search for Countdown.
| Widget | What it shows | Sizes |
|---|---|---|
| Next Event | Your soonest event, automatically | Small, medium |
| Single Event | One event you pin | Small, medium, Lock Screen |
| Calendar Countdown | The next event in a calendar you choose | Small, medium |
| Upcoming Events | Your next events at once: four on the large size, up to eight on the extra-large size | Large, extra large |
| Live Countdown | A countdown ticking in real time | Medium |
Upcoming Events was called Next 4 Events before version 5.29, which added the extra-large size. On iPhone that size needs iOS 27. On iPad it works on any supported version.
Next Event is free on the Home Screen. The rest of the collection is part of Premium.
Where to go next
- Adding your first widget: Add a widget to your Home Screen
- The ticking one: The Live Countdown widget
- Below the clock and at the bedside: Lock Screen and StandBy widgets
- The countdown that appears by itself in the final hours: Live Activity and the Dynamic Island
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