COUNTDOWN BOARDS
Build a split-flap countdown that ticks down to your launch, trip, game day, or deadline on any screen in the building. Fork a template, set the target date, and watch the cells flip through days, hours, minutes, and seconds in real time.
A kitchen command center that flips today's date, live Chicago weather, and a next-up countdown through the family's day — 7:45 school run, 3:20 pickup, 6:00 soccer, 8:30 wind-down — with a reminder ticker for lunches, practice, and trash night. Families mount it on the kitchen TV or a spare monitor so the whole household reads one schedule at breakfast.
A New Year countdown board that flips away the seconds to midnight, January 1, 2027 — in whatever timezone the TV is in — under a gold "new year 2027" header and above two resolution lines about making every second count. Parties, bars, offices, and living rooms cast it to the big screen for a built-in ball-drop moment; the final minute is pure flip noise.
A launch war-room board with a countdown to the ship date, a launch-readiness progress bar sitting at 82%, and a status ticker flipping through press queued, email ready, and demo room live. Startup teams run it on the office TV through the final weeks so everyone works against the same clock. Change the target date once and the tension takes care of itself.
A live GitHub star counter that reads the public repository API and flips stargazer count, fork count, and the latest release tag — preloaded with vercel/next.js as the example. Point the three data widgets at your own repo URL and the board becomes a real-time traction display for dev offices, launch livestreams, and conference booths.
A school dismissal board that counts down to the next pickup wave — 2:45, 2:55, 3:05, and 3:15 — while a blue ticker tracks bus A loading, bus C waiting, and the car line, above a "keep pickup cards visible" reminder. Front offices aim it out a lobby window or at the parent loop so families know exactly when their wave is called.
An airport gate board for gate B12 showing flight 204 to Chicago boarding and flight 318 to Denver on time, with a boarding-closes countdown and live Chicago weather underneath. Built for travel-agency lobbies, aviation-themed bars, and event check-ins that want real departure-hall atmosphere. The gate number, both flight rows, and every status word are editable after forking.
A gym class schedule board that counts down to the next class, rotates the coaching lineup, and flips floor notes on a studio TV. The next-class widget cycles through five daily sessions from the 6am opener to the 6:45pm evening slot, coach names rotate beneath, and an orange floor ticker nudges members to reset rowers and chase PRs.
A retirement countdown clock that flips the days until the last working day beside an 83% "plan" progress bar and a ticker of send-off items like booking the trip and finishing the handoff. Teams run it in the office for a colleague's final stretch, or retirees keep it at home. Fork it and set the real retirement date.
A wedding countdown board that flips the time remaining until the ceremony above a green planning progress bar and a ticker of open tasks like vows, flowers, and the playlist. Couples run it at home while planning, then venues reuse it for rehearsal dinners and engagement parties. Every date, label, and task line is editable after forking.
A split-flap baby countdown board that flips the days remaining until an August due date next to a purple progress bar showing how ready you are. It suits a nursery wall, family room TV, or baby shower photo backdrop, with a "bags packed and ready" line underneath. Fork it and set your own due date in seconds.
A live-studio board with a next-show countdown cycling 9am, 1pm, and 6pm slots, a red 12.8k live-viewer counter, and a lower-third ticker rotating subscribe prompts, Q&A cues, and sponsor mentions. Streamers frame it in the background of the shot or mount it in the control room as an on-air status wall the whole crew can read at a glance.
A poker tournament clock that flips blind levels — 500/1000 up through 1500/3000 — counts down to the next break, and tracks 24 players remaining beside table announcements like "final table at 10." Card rooms and home-game hosts run it on a side TV so the current level is never in dispute. Blinds, break timing, and the player count all edit in seconds.
An esports match board showing the map rotation — Ascent, Mirage, Summoner's Rift — a 1-1 series counter, a countdown to match start, and a caster ticker for format and break notes. Gaming lounges, team houses, and watch parties run it beside the main screen as a physical-feeling match HUD, every row flipping like a Solari board at 60 FPS.
A pickup basketball scoreboard with big flip counters for home (18) and away (16), a running game clock, and a ticker holding court rules — winner stays, next up red team, first to 21. Gyms, rec centers, and office courts run it on a wall TV so nobody argues the score. Update the numbers from a laptop or phone and the wall display flips over.
A game day board counting down to kickoff with live Philadelphia weather and a rotating fan ticker — doors open 5pm, wear home colors, tailgate lot C. Schools, arenas, bars, and fan caves run it through the week before a big matchup so the countdown builds in the room. Change one target date and the whole board points at your next game.
A bar TV board with a live countdown to happy hour and a rotating ticker of drink specials in split-flap style. The countdown flips down to the 5pm start while specials like $9 spritzes, $6 drafts, and $4 tacos cycle underneath, with a 21+ reminder in the footer. The ticking flaps give regulars a reason to stay for one more round.
A hotel event schedule board that lists today's functions by room with a live next-event countdown for lobby and conference-floor TVs. The layout names the grand ballroom, sky terrace, and garden room, cycles bookings like the breakfast buffet, sales summit, and wedding reception, and counts down to the next start time. Guests find their event without stopping at the desk.
An executive daily briefing board that combines the current time, local weather, month-to-date revenue, and a rotating focus list on one office TV. Defaults show a live clock, New York weather, $812k MTD, and a ticker cycling through priorities like renewals, hiring, and launch readiness. A leader gets the day's picture in one glance instead of five dashboards.
A compact conference room schedule board that shows the next booking, room capacity, AV connections, and the current time on one split-flap screen. The layout stacks a next-meeting widget cycling through five daily slots over a capacity line for eight seats, an HDMI note, and a polite reminder to end meetings on time. Made for the smaller displays mounted beside shared rooms.
Building a countdown board people check every day
Choose the units to match the distance to the event. Months out, a days-only board with three or four oversized digits reads cleaner and builds more anticipation than a full clock; inside the final week, add hours and minutes, and reserve seconds for the last day, when every flip draws eyes. Fork a countdown template, set the target date and time, and size the digit rows so they dominate the board — a slim label row above, like 'DAYS UNTIL LAUNCH', is all the context most countdowns need.
Give the countdown context with a second row or widget. A launch board pairs the timer with a signups counter fed from a JSON endpoint, so the room watches interest climb while time falls; an event board adds the venue, date, and a weather widget for the day itself. Colors and board size are editable on any fork, so a wedding countdown can run soft and warm while a sprint deadline runs stark — the same widget, tuned to very different rooms.
Plan the rotation and the zero moment. In the weeks before, let the countdown ride as one scene in a loop with your normal content, then lengthen its duration as the date nears; on the day, make it the only scene. Decide in advance what zero looks like — swap in a launch-message scene, roll into a count-up of time since release, or retarget the next milestone. All of it is a dashboard edit that pushes to every connected screen in real time.
- 01Product launch and release countdowns
- 02Event and conference day-of timers
- 03Deadline and sprint-end clocks
- 04Trip and vacation countdowns
- 05Sale or drop go-live timers
Can I count down to an exact time, not just a date?
Yes. Set the target down to the minute or second, and the board flips through the remaining time live until it hits zero.
What happens when the countdown reaches zero?
You can switch the board to a launch message, swap in a new target, or roll into a count-up — all customizable in the template.
Will it run unattended on a lobby TV?
Absolutely. It runs in any TV browser with no hardware or code, flipping on its own from setup through go-live.
Is there a free way to set up a countdown?
Yes. Building and previewing a countdown board is free, so you can set the target, size, and colors before paying anything. Putting it live on a TV starts at $8/mo on Starter for one display — no timer hardware to buy on top.
Can the countdown share the screen with other content?
Yes. Put the countdown on its own scene and rotate it with a schedule, announcements, or a metrics scene, each with its own duration. As the date approaches you can give the countdown scene a longer slot, or make it the only scene on launch day.
START FROM A TEMPLATE
Pick a board, customize the copy and data, and open it in a supported Chrome or Edge player.