Shared Timer · Last updated: July 2026
Shared Timer doesn't collect analytics, doesn't track you, doesn't show ads, and never sells data. Your timers are stored in Apple's iCloud (CloudKit) so they can sync to the people you share them with.
Timer data. When you create a timer, its title, alert time, color, and status are stored in Apple's CloudKit public database so the people you share it with can see it. The public database is shared infrastructure: anyone with a timer's share link can view its details, and timer data should be treated as potentially visible to other users of the service. Don't put private or sensitive information in a timer's title.
Share links. A share link includes the timer's title and alert time in the link itself, so recipients without the app can see them on our website. Anyone a link is forwarded to can see those details, and — as with any web address — they may appear in standard server logs of the site's hosting provider.
An iCloud identifier. The app uses an anonymous identifier provided by your iCloud account to mark which timers you created. It is stored with each timer you create. This identifier is not your name, email, or Apple ID; we cannot identify you from it.
Free-share count. The number of timers you've shared is stored in your own iCloud key-value storage to track the free tier. It stays in your iCloud account.
Preferences. Pinned and hidden timers are stored only on your device.
No analytics SDKs. No advertising. No selling or sharing of data with third parties for their own use. No tracking across apps or websites. We don't operate our own servers — timer data lives in Apple's iCloud infrastructure under Apple's security practices, and our website is a static page with no accounts, cookies, or trackers.
The optional lifetime unlock is processed entirely by Apple's App Store. We never see your payment information.
Removing a timer in the app removes it from your view on that device. Cancelling a timer you created marks it inactive for everyone, but the underlying record remains in the database. Deleting the app removes all data stored on your device, but not timer records already in the public database or the share count in your iCloud account. To have your timer records permanently deleted, contact us via the support page — include the timers' share links if you have them, and we'll delete the records.
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