Countdown app · iPhone & Android

Every day.
One day closer.

Pick your date. Pick the photo of what you're waiting for. Every morning the count drops and the picture comes together — until the last piece lands on the day you've been counting toward.

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No account. No ads.

The wait has a picture.

Most countdowns are a number on a gray screen. This one is built around the reason you're counting — the person, the place, the day. You'll see a little more of it every morning.

Inside the app

Watch it
come together.

Every day. One day closer. The wait has a picture.

Keep your moment close: retirement workday widgets for home and lock screen

Small milestones, big feelings: the Your Journey milestone timeline

Your photo, your date, your reason: an expecting couple's photo fully revealed

Then comes the hug: the completed homecoming photo at zero and a wake up

What it does

Your photo. Your date. Your reason.

Photo puzzle reveal

Pick a picture — family, the house, the car, the beach. It starts scrambled and locks in piece by piece as the date gets closer.

Counts like you talk

"144 & a wake up." The number reads the way service members have always said it, right down to the last morning.

Workday math

Counting shifts, not sunrises? Skip weekends and federal holidays, and subtract the leave you still have on the books.

Home & lock screen

Widgets keep your number one glance away, every time you pick up your phone.

Milestone alerts

100 days. 50. One week. Get a heads-up at the moments worth marking.

The final day

The last piece lands, the count hits zero, and the app tells you what you already know: your moment is here.

Your Journey

Small milestones.
Big feelings.

A long wait is easier in pieces. Your Journey lays out the markers ahead — the first hundred-day mark, one month, one week — so there's always something closer than the finish.

Widgets

Keep your moment close.

One glance. One day closer. Put the count on your home screen and lock screen and you'll never have to open the app to know where you stand.

Pricing

Pay once. Own it.

No subscription. No ads. Download free, then unlock everything with one purchase.

Free download

Set your countdown and target date
The "& a wake up" count
Add your motivation photo
No account required

Full Unlock

$5.99one time

Progressive photo puzzle reveal
Milestone notifications
Final-day celebration
Your complete countdown journey
Restore anytime on your Apple ID

Price in USD. The App Store shows your local price at checkout.

Accounts. Trackers. Uploads.

Your countdown and your photo stay on your phone. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is sold, and there's no sign-up between you and your number.

FAQ

Straight answers.

What does "1 & a wake up" mean?

It's military slang for one full day left, plus the morning you leave. The app counts that way the whole time — "144 & a wake up" — so it reads the way you'd say it.

Is this a subscription?

No. The app is free to download. Full Unlock is a single $5.99 purchase you keep for good and can restore on any device signed into your Apple ID.

Where does my photo go?

Nowhere. It's stored on your iPhone and never uploaded to us or anyone else.

Can I count workdays instead of calendar days?

Yes. Exclude weekends and federal holidays and subtract leave days you still have, so the count matches the days you actually have to show up.

What can I count down to?

Anything with a date: deployment homecoming, ETS, PCS, military or federal retirement, graduation, a last day at work, a wedding, a due date, the trip you've been saving for.

Is it on Android?

Yes — 1 & A Wake Up is coming to both the App Store and Google Play. Drop your email below and we'll tell you the day it's live.

Is this affiliated with the military or the government?

No. 1 & A Wake Up is an independent app from Forge13, a one-person studio founded by a veteran. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Defense, any military branch, or any U.S. government agency.

Start the count

Then comes the hug.

Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play. Leave your email and you'll get one message on launch day — nothing else.