Cat Countdown
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Add one in small, medium or large. It shows what is coming next and rolls the number over at midnight on its own, without you opening the app.
Countdown, to-do and notes app
1,000+ cat scenes for every big day.
Add a birthday, an exam or a trip, and a cat counts down with you in a scene made for that day.
Get it on Google Play
Android release · v1.0.2
Coming soon · Waiting for App Store review
Coming soon to the App Store. Cat Countdown for iPhone is currently waiting for App Store review. Android scanners open Google Play automatically; iPhone scanners will redirect to the App Store as soon as review completes.
Scan to open on Android or iPhone
Point your phone camera here to open catcountdown.factor-io.com. Android opens Google Play; iPhone shows the App Store review status.
- 1,000+illustrated cat scenes
- 9 catsto count down with
- 3 tabsOverview, Checklist, Diary
- 9 languagesfrom English to Thai
- Pay onceno ads, no fees to keep using it
Live backgrounds
A home screen that follows the weather.
Rain outside, rain behind your countdowns. The background can match the sky, the season, or drift with a little ambient magic, and every cat's scene sits on top of it.
Weather
Optional live weather from Open-Meteo: rain, snow, sun, cloud, fog and thunderstorms, drawn behind your cards.
Season
Snow in winter, blossom in spring, sunshine in summer and rain in autumn.
Dynamic
A random pick of starlight, fireflies, embers, hearts, flowers or glitter.
Light or dark
Both themes, with night backdrops that glow in dark mode.
Recorded in the app
See it move.
Real screen recordings from the app, not mock-ups. Pick a chapter and the phone plays it.
Meet the cats
Nine cats, and every one of them moves.
Each cat has its own breed, colour and personality, plus an animated alarm dance and a pose for every mood. Rename any of them to make them yours.
Sakura
Calico
The gentle dreamer. Her alarm dance is the one you see when a reminder rings.
A scene for whatever you are counting down to.
Birthdays, exams, trips, anniversaries, due dates, paydays, the last day of term. Pick the kind of day and your cat dresses for it. Tap one to see its scenes.
The art
Browse the scenes.
Every countdown card is one of these. Filter by cat or by kind of day, then open a scene to see the other looks you can choose for it.
A cosy little organiser around the art.
The cats are the reason to open it. These are the reasons to keep it.
Sticker cards
Every countdown gets its own illustrated cat scene above a big, clear number of days left.
More than a number
Open a countdown for three tabs: Overview, a Checklist with a reminder on any item, and a Diary for the plans.
Tasks sorted by when
Overdue, Today and This week, with a progress ring for the day and a reminder on any task.
Notes you can decorate
Checklists, headings and lists, plus stickers from the cats' own art, emoji, and the cats themselves.
A clipboard for the day
Attach photos to your notes, and files or links to a countdown: the concert ticket, the hotel reservation, the boarding pass. Everything for the day is in one place when you need it.
Alarms that ring
Set a reminder to ring as an alarm, and your cat rings until you snooze or dismiss it.
Kept in History
When the day arrives, the countdown does not disappear. It moves to History, so you can look back on every day you counted down to.
Made to feel like yours
Light and dark themes, a background that can follow the real weather, and cats you can rename.
Pay once, it is yours.
No ads and no fees to keep using it. Google Play shows the price in your own currency.
One purchase, everything included
- All nine cats and all 1,000+ scenes
- Countdowns, checklists, diaries, tasks and notes
- Alarms, widgets, backgrounds, light and dark themes
- Every update to the app, with no ads
Cloud Backup
A yearly subscription you can skip. It backs up your countdowns to your own Google Drive, or iCloud on iPhone, so a new phone can pick up where the old one left off.
Restoring a backup you already have is always free.
Local-first by design, honest in writing.
No advertising SDKs, no Factor IO user accounts, and no behavioural tracking.
On your device first
Your countdowns, dates, tasks, notes, attachments, and settings live on your phone. Factor IO never receives or reads the content you create.
Your own cloud backup
An optional yearly Cloud Backup subscription writes your archive directly into your own Google Drive or iCloud account. Restoring an existing backup is always free.
Every network call named
Read the full Privacy Statement and Terms of Use for exact details on RevenueCat billing, optional Open-Meteo weather, and Android licence checks.
Speaks nine languages.
The whole app, from the countdown cards to the alarm screen.
- English
- Deutsch
- Français
- Bahasa Indonesia
- 日本語
- 한국어
- ภาษาไทย
- Tiếng Việt
- 中文
Questions, answered.
What is Cat Countdown?
A countdown app where every date gets a cat. Add a birthday, an exam, a trip or a due date, and one of nine cats appears in an illustrated scene made for that kind of day. Around the art sits a cosy organiser: tasks, decorated notes, alarms and home screen widgets.
How much does it cost?
You pay once on Google Play and it is yours, with no ads and no fees to keep using it. All nine cats and all 1,000+ scenes are included. The one extra is optional Cloud Backup, a yearly subscription you can skip.
Is Cat Countdown on iPhone?
The iPhone and iPad version is waiting for App Store review and is coming soon. The Android version is available on Google Play now.
Where are my countdowns stored?
On your phone. Factor IO has no user accounts and never receives the content you create. If you turn on Cloud Backup, the copy goes to your own Google Drive or iCloud.
Can I move my countdowns to a new phone?
Yes. Cloud Backup copies your data to your own cloud storage, and you restore it on the new phone. Restoring a backup you already have is always free. It is backup and restore, not live sync between devices.
Do the alarms really ring?
Yes. Set a reminder to ring as an alarm, and your cat rings on screen until you snooze or dismiss it.
What happens when the day arrives?
The countdown is not deleted. It moves to History, so you can look back on every day you counted down to.
Can I keep my tickets and bookings in it?
Yes. Attach photos to a note, or add files and links to a countdown, and it works as a clipboard for the day: the concert ticket, the hotel reservation, the boarding pass.
Does the background really follow the weather?
If you turn it on, the app asks Open-Meteo for your local weather and draws it behind your countdowns. You can also pick a seasonal background, a solid colour, or a random dynamic one such as starlight, fireflies or glitter.
Is there a home screen widget?
Yes, in small, medium or large. It shows what is coming next and rolls the number over at midnight without you opening the app.
Can I rename the cats?
Yes. Keep their names or rename any of them.
Which languages does it support?
English, German, French, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese.
Give your next big day a cat.
Download Cat Countdown on Google Play. The iPhone version is coming soon.
