# How to add a countdown widget to your iPhone Home Screen

> Learn how to create a countdown in Pretty Progress and add its widget to your iPhone Home Screen step by step.

Canonical: https://prettyprogress.app/how-to-add-a-countdown-widget-on-your-iphone

Learn how to add countdown, timer, and progress bar widgets to your iPhone Home Screen with Pretty Progress.

![An iPhone showing countdown widgets on its Home Screen](https://prettyprogress.app/images/countdown-home-screen-add_1.webp)

[Watch the video guide](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EovdnMY9d9s)

## Create or customize your countdown widget in Pretty Progress.

STEP 1

1. Open Pretty Progress.
2. Tap the (+) button to create a new countdown. You can also select and edit an existing countdown or duplicate one from the Library screen.
3. Tap the date selector and choose the type of progress you want to create: “Countdown”, “Count up”, or “Timer”.
4. Select the starting date. The default starting date is the date when you create the countdown.
5. For a countdown, enter the final date or deadline. A count up can be created without an end date. For a timer, select how much time you want to count.
6. Optionally choose whether the countdown or timer repeats, set its frequency, and add personal notes.

![An iPhone showing the first steps to create a countdown with Pretty Progress](https://prettyprogress.app/images/step-1_1.webp)

7. In the second tab of the bottom menu, choose how time is displayed: a single unit, several units, or a percentage.
8. You can also choose whether to show an accessory indicator to make the passage of time easier to understand.
9. In the third tab, personalize the countdown using the available designs. Each design has different customization options.
10. When you are happy with the result, tap the checkmark button to save the event.
11. Your countdown will appear on the Pretty Progress Home Screen with your other countdowns.

![An iPhone showing the final steps to customize a countdown with Pretty Progress](https://prettyprogress.app/images/step-1-b_1.webp)

## Add your countdown widget to your iPhone Home Screen

STEP 2

1. Go to any page on your Home Screen.
2. Touch and hold the Home Screen until the apps begin to jiggle.
3. Tap the (+) button in the upper corner.

![iPhone Home Screen in editing mode, ready to add widgets](https://prettyprogress.app/images/iPhone-1_1.webp)

4. Find Pretty Progress in the widget gallery by scrolling or searching for the app name.
5. Choose the widget type you want and tap “Add Widget”.
6. Touch and hold the widget on the Home Screen, then select “Edit Widget”.

![Pretty Progress widget gallery on an iPhone](https://prettyprogress.app/images/step-2-b_1.webp)

7. Choose the event you want to show from the available list.
8. You can rearrange Home Screen widgets while the phone remains in editing mode.
9. Tap “Done” when you finish.

![A Pretty Progress dashboard widget on an iPhone Home Screen](https://prettyprogress.app/images/iPhone_2.webp)

## Add your countdown widget to Today View

EXTRA OPTION

1. Swipe right until you reach Today View.
2. Tap “Edit”.
3. Tap the (+) button in the upper corner.
4. Find Pretty Progress in the widget gallery.
5. Choose a widget size and tap “Add Widget”.
6. Touch and hold the widget, then select “Edit Widget”.
7. Choose the countdown you want to show.
8. Rearrange the widgets while Today View remains in editing mode.
9. Tap “Done” when you finish.

![A birthday countdown widget in iPhone Today View](https://prettyprogress.app/images/iPhone_3.webp)

## Keep exploring

- [How to add a countdown widget to your iPhone Lock Screen](https://prettyprogress.app/how-to-add-a-countdown-widget-on-your-iphones-lock-screen)
- [Add a birthday countdown widget on your iPhone](https://prettyprogress.app/countdowns/birthday-countdown-widget-iphone)
- [Widget updates and troubleshooting](https://prettyprogress.app/faqs#widget-troubleshooting)