About When's That
When's That is a beautiful countdown timer app to keep track of the important events in your life. • Want to know how long it is until you jet off to New York for that amazing weekend? • What about being reminded a few...
When's That is a beautiful countdown timer app to keep track of the important events in your life.
• Want to know how long it is until you jet off to New York for that amazing weekend?
• What about being reminded a few days before it's someone's birthday so you can get them a gift?
• How about wanting to know how long you've had your cat?
All possible with When's That (especially the cat timer).
When's That will track these events, and notify you on your iPad, iPhone and Watch when they happen, or before they happen!
Features:
• Multiple countdown timers in years, weeks, days, hours, minutes and seconds.
• Timers count up once an event has happened, so you can also track past events.
• Current weather for each event's location, including high, low & 'feels like' temperatures, cloud cover, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, wind speed & direction, and visibility.
• A background image for each event - choose a good one to make it beautiful!
• Set a 'cover' event and see that event take up the full screen - it really does look gorgeous.
• A map showing the location of your events across the globe.
• Choose a different font and colour for every part of an event's information: name, location, date etc.
• Universal app - works on your iPhone and iPad. Fully compatible with iPad's Split View multitasking.
• Works on the Watch. See all your events, view and change the cover event, delete events, change settings...
• Local notifications on your iPhone, iPad and Watch when an event happens, or at a specified period before the event.
• Add notes to each event so you can remember the important details.
• Beautiful Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets!
• Amazing complications for the Watch!
• Events can be added to Spotlight Search, so you can jump straight into an event from the search screen on your Home Screen.
• You can add a new event or view the cover event by pressing and holding down on the app icon.
• Events and their details can be added to your calendar.
• Contextual menus in the event list allow you to perform common tasks quickly.
• Compatible with iOS/iPadOS 17+ and watchOS 10+.
Apr 17, 2024
Version 6.0.1
6.0.1:
• Fix for crash on launch for some users.
6.0:
WHAT A TREAT! The main app has been rewritten from scratch - *absolutely everything* has been updated to have a more modern look, and there are many nice little features and designs. Take a look!
Here's a sample of what's changed:
• The event editor and settings screens are beautiful. They. Are. Gorgeous!
• A much nicer map in the event editor, with a better way of setting manual coordinates; just enter a location and let the map load, then enable manual coords, move around the map, and tap somewhere to drop the pin.
• A vastly improved look for the iPad:
•• The app no longer requires the full screen, and works fully in Split View multitasking!
•• Your cover event is shown as a background. To see your list of events just tap the button in the top left (or use the hamburger menu). You can search, sort, delete, edit, etc. as usual in here.
• Weather is more reliable, and there's a much-improved weather screen:
•• A new way of seeing wind direction.
•• Tap the wind pane to switch between metres per second, kilometres per hour, and miles per hour.
•• Tap the temperature pane to switch between 'feels like' and actual temperatures.
•• Tap the pressure pane to switch between hPa, mbar, mmHg and inHg.
•• Tap the visibility pane to switch between metres, kilometres and miles.
•• Humidity now gives you a general idea of how it _might_ affect you.
• You can have multiple events with the same name.
• You can now duplicate an event, which should save you some time if you have similar events:
•• Hold down on an event in the list and choose "Duplicate". You'll see the event editor with all the details from the selected event, but without the image and name; you'll need to set those yourself.
• When you choose to add an event to your calendar it will have a link to open the event directly from the calendar entry.
• If you search in Spotlight you can now continue the search in the app.
• If you find your events aren't showing in Spotlight after installing the new version, there's a 'Rebuild' button in the Settings screen which will re-add indexable events.
• Improvements to the passcode entry screen:
•• It's now less confusing to update or remove authentication.
•• Your passcode is securely stored in your Keychain.
•• The time between entry attempts gets longer each time you fail, which should stop someone brute-forcing their way in to see how long you've had your cat :)
• Some accessibility features added, including differentiating without colour.
• More categories! Sailing, Cycling, Hiking, Studying, Gallery, Museum...
• Watch:
•• If you've added a complication to your Watch screen for a particular event and that event is later removed from the Watch - by changing the number of events sent, or archiving it and not sending archived events to the Watch, for example - you should still be able to tap it to view the event. It might take a few seconds to transfer the data, but it should then be displayed on your Watch.
• Widgets & Complications:
•• Widgets and compilcations should now be displayed correctly in the selection screens, rather than randomly showing the info for a different event.
Note:
• Sadly, it's highly likely that your Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets will be cleared. It wasn't possible to retain the link between a widget and its event. You just need to hold down on a widget and choose the right event again, and it'll work fine. They will work absolutely wonderfully going forward.
If you have any requests for new features or improvements, or have found a bug - however small - please get in touch!
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of When's That since it was posted on our website on 2023-06-27 23:55:16.
The latest version is 6.0.1 and it was updated on 2024-04-19 22:39:19. See below the changes in each version.
When's That version 6.0.1
Updated At: 2024-04-17
Changes: Apr 17, 2024
Version 6.0.1
6.0.1:
• Fix for crash on launch for some users.
6.0:
WHAT A TREAT! The main app has been rewritten from scratch - *absolutely everything* has been updated to have a more modern look, and there are many nice little features and designs. Take a look!
Here's a sample of what's changed:
• The event editor and settings screens are beautiful. They. Are. Gorgeous!
• A much nicer map in the event editor, with a better way of setting manual coordinates; just enter a location and let the map load, then enable manual coords, move around the map, and tap somewhere to drop the pin.
• A vastly improved look for the iPad:
•• The app no longer requires the full screen, and works fully in Split View multitasking!
•• Your cover event is shown as a background. To see your list of events just tap the button in the top left (or use the hamburger menu). You can search, sort, delete, edit, etc. as usual in here.
• Weather is more reliable, and there's a much-improved weather screen:
•• A new way of seeing wind direction.
•• Tap the wind pane to switch between metres per second, kilometres per hour, and miles per hour.
•• Tap the temperature pane to switch between 'feels like' and actual temperatures.
•• Tap the pressure pane to switch between hPa, mbar, mmHg and inHg.
•• Tap the visibility pane to switch between metres, kilometres and miles.
•• Humidity now gives you a general idea of how it _might_ affect you.
• You can have multiple events with the same name.
• You can now duplicate an event, which should save you some time if you have similar events:
•• Hold down on an event in the list and choose "Duplicate". You'll see the event editor with all the details from the selected event, but without the image and name; you'll need to set those yourself.
• When you choose to add an event to your calendar it will have a link to open the event directly from the calendar entry.
• If you search in Spotlight you can now continue the search in the app.
• If you find your events aren't showing in Spotlight after installing the new version, there's a 'Rebuild' button in the Settings screen which will re-add indexable events.
• Improvements to the passcode entry screen:
•• It's now less confusing to update or remove authentication.
•• Your passcode is securely stored in your Keychain.
•• The time between entry attempts gets longer each time you fail, which should stop someone brute-forcing their way in to see how long you've had your cat :)
• Some accessibility features added, including differentiating without colour.
• More categories! Sailing, Cycling, Hiking, Studying, Gallery, Museum...
• Watch:
•• If you've added a complication to your Watch screen for a particular event and that event is later removed from the Watch - by changing the number of events sent, or archiving it and not sending archived events to the Watch, for example - you should still be able to tap it to view the event. It might take a few seconds to transfer the data, but it should then be displayed on your Watch.
• Widgets & Complications:
•• Widgets and compilcations should now be displayed correctly in the selection screens, rather than randomly showing the info for a different event.
Note:
• Sadly, it's highly likely that your Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets will be cleared. It wasn't possible to retain the link between a widget and its event. You just need to hold down on a widget and choose the right event again, and it'll work fine. They will work absolutely wonderfully going forward.
If you have any requests for new features or improvements, or have found a bug - however small - please get in touch!
When's That version 5.2
Updated At: 2023-11-01
Changes: Nov 1, 2023
Version 5.2
Widgets:
• Widgets on your macOS Sonoma desktop! I didn't do it; it comes free with macOS Sonoma and iOS 17 :)
• Improved the widgets and complications for the latest versions of Apple's operating systems.
• Widgets should now correctly change when the event happens, so a Home Screen widget counting down will have a green tint and change to a red tint once the event time has passed.
• The small widget is supported in StandBy mode on iOS 17 and the iPadOS 17 Lock Screen, so you can fall asleep knowing you've had your cat for 3 years, 9 weeks and 2 days. What a time to be alive!
Complications:
• Tapping a complication will now open that event on your Watch, just as tapping a widget on your iPhone/iPad opens the main app.
• Complications on the Watch only allow you to select from 15 events, so you'll see the 15 at the top of your list from the main app and Watch app. You can add complications for those 15 events, then change the sort order to get a different 15. It's a limitation in watchOS, sorry.
Other stuff:
• You can now set an event to use specific latitude and longitude. Just enter a location as normal, say, "Paris, France", and enable "Use Manual Coordinates". Drag the map around to drop the pin. Weather will be given for those coordinates rather than the general location of Paris. Events still need a location; manual coordinates don't replace it.
• Events using manual coordinates will show a little icon at the top left of the weather screen.
• The sorting control in the top left of the app has been changed to a menu, allowing quick access to more functions. It's also easier now to see what the sort order is, as you get a little arrow :)
• Previously, if you had granted location access to When's That, sorting by location was done by distance from your current location rather than by alphabetical location name. You can now choose to sort by either method.
• You can also change sort order in the Settings screen of the Watch app.
• When searching by category you no longer need to type the full name, e.g. "Birthday". You can type "b" and it will search all categories containing "b".
• Bugfix: Fixed an issue where the cover view text might be black when opening the app by tapping on a widget.
When's That version 5.1
Updated At: 2023-07-30
Changes: Jul 30, 2023
Version 5.1
• You can now archive events:
•• Edit an event and turn on the archive switch at the bottom, or long-press an event in the list and choose to archive/unarchive it from there.
•• Archived items remain in the list but are moved into their own section at the bottom.
•• In the Settings screen you can choose whether archived events are seen in the map screen, and sent to your Watch.
•• In the map screen archived events have grey pins; unarchived events in the past are in red, and upcoming events are green.
•• The same lists of events in the app are sent to the Watch, so you will also see a separate list of archived events there (unless you've chosen not to send them).
•• The cover event (whether archived or not) is always sent to the Watch.
• Each event can have its own countdown style:
•• You can view really old events in years/weeks/days rather than days, for example.
•• Upon installing the new version, existing events will use the original style you'd set in the Settings screen.
•• You can choose a countdown style when editing an existing event or creating a new one.
•• The Settings screen has an override switch so you can force all events to use the same countdown style (this is basically the original behaviour).
•• Your choices are also seen in Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets, and on the Watch.
• Timers on Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets sometimes get out of step, so there's a button in the Settings screen to refresh them.
• There's also a button to force refresh the data on your Watch if you find the system hasn't transferred over your changes. (You'll rarely, if ever need this.)
When's That version 5.0.1
Updated At: 2022-11-14
Changes: Nov 14, 2022
Version 5.0.1
5.0.1:
• Added link to Mastodon, and removed Twitter link.
• Bugfix: If you chose a font and pressed Cancel, then tried to choose a font again, it wouldn't work.
5.0:
• Due to a complete re-write of the Watch app, this version is now only compatible with iOS/iPadOS 16+ and watchOS 9+. Trust me, it's much better!
• The Today View widget is no longer compatible so it's been removed - but... you can add multiple Home Screen widgets to the Today View instead! Better.
• Your settings might've been altered by the upgrade. Just pop into the Settings screen and give 'em an update.
• Re-architecting the app means you get all the spiffy new things from iOS 16 like Lock Screen widgets! Fill your boots.
• Just to reiterate the point: the Watch app is so good that changes you make on your iPhone are almost instantly visible on your Watch. See, better!
• You can now choose a colour for all parts of an event: the name, location, date, category, countdown timer, weather icon and description, even the little up/down arrow!
•• You can also set all colours the same, making it easy to go back to a cleaner view.
•• Colours will be seen everywhere: in the app, widgets, even on your Apple Watch.
•• Alpha values are also respected, so you can hide elements by making them transparent. Don't like the arrow? Set it to 0% and you never have to see it again. Don't go hiding the countdown timer - for giggles - though.
• Fonts can be changed, too!
•• These will be seen in the app and in Home Screen widgets.
•• Apple recommends using certain fonts for displaying content on the Watch so text is readable and glorious, so the Watch app won't use your chosen fonts.
• Weather icons used to be dull and grey, but they're all lovely and colourful now, everywhere!
•• You can either stick with the lovely colourful icons, or override the colour when editing/creating an event. Just set a colour for the weather icon and enable "Apply Colour to Weather Icons".
• The Watch app has a new Settings screen where you can change all the settings you currently can in the main app (except authentication):
•• Make your changes, then scroll down and tap "Save".
•• Changes are made instantly.
•• If the Settings screen is open on your iPhone and you make changes on the Watch, the screen on the iPhone is updated; and vice versa. Neat!
• Added a map to the event create/edit screen so you can see where your chosen location actually is.
•• If you type "Venice" you'll likely get Venice in Florida but you couldn't see that before. If you type "Venice, IT" you'll get the lovely Italian city and you'll see a pin on the map so you know you're in the right place.
•• If you move around the map too much there's a button to return to your pinned location. Moving around the map doesn't change the location you've chosen.
• The map view (globe icon) now has a button that lists your events so you can zoom straight to any of them.
• Home Screen widgets and Watch complications respect your privacy settings.
•• If the system wants to hide your data, like when your phone is locked and you swipe left on the Lock Screen, it will. You can override this by enabling "Show information when device is locked/inactive" in the Settings screen. There's a setting for Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, and one for the Watch app and complications.
• Complications can now show any of your events rather than just the cover event.
• Circular complications and Lock Screen widgets switch to a gauge when the event is coming up within a day or occurred in the last day.
• Some complications also show a different view when you're within an hour of the event.
• Updates to complications are controlled by the Watch so they may not happen exactly when you expect them.
• If your cover event has 0 days left, the app now just shows the hours/minutes/seconds countdown timer.
