Payday Away: The Countdown App
Countdown widgets for your paycheck.
See how far away payday is at a glance, on your Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy.
Coming soon to the App Store
What it does
Every size, every screen.
Small, medium and large Home Screen widgets, three Lock Screen widgets, and StandBy for your nightstand.
Eight looks.
Organic, Mint Bill, Midnight, Paper, Receipt, Neon, Sunset and Glass. Glass follows your iPhone’s light and dark appearance.
Your colors, your patterns.
Solid, gradient or pattern backgrounds in any color, or one of your photos. Eight patterns, at any opacity.
Your words, or none.
Write your own label, or hide it and let the countdown fill the widget.
Count it your way.
Days, days and hours, sleeps, percent of the pay period, or dollars earned so far.
Weekends and holidays, handled.
A payday that lands on a weekend or a US bank holiday moves to the business day before or after, or keeps its date. Your choice.
A little celebration.
Confetti and a PAID stamp on the big day, plus optional alerts the night before and the morning of.
Your amounts, hidden.
One tap, and your widgets show $•,••• instead.
How it works
Tell it when you’re paid.
Weekly, every two weeks, twice a month or monthly, including the last day of the month.
Add a widget.
To your Home Screen, your Lock Screen or StandBy.
Make it yours.
Pick a look, then change the colors, the pattern, the label and how it counts.
Your pay stays on your iPhone.
Payday Away keeps your schedule and your pay on your iPhone. There’s no bank login, no account, no ads, no analytics and no tracking, and we don’t run a server for it to talk to.
Read the privacy policyPay once. No subscription.
$1.99 in the US, or the local equivalent. No in-app purchases, no ads, no “Pro”.
Screenshots
Details
- Compatibility
- Requires iPhone with iOS 26 or later
- Language
- English
- Category
- Utilities
Questions
Does Payday Away connect to my bank?
No. You tell it your schedule, and your take-home pay if you like. Nothing is connected, and nothing leaves your iPhone.
How do I add a widget to my Home Screen?
Touch and hold an empty spot on your Home Screen until the apps jiggle, then tap Edit › Add Widget. Search for Payday Away, pick a size and tap Add Widget. The Widgets tab in Payday Away walks you through the Lock Screen and StandBy too.
Why did my payday move?
When a payday lands on a weekend or a US bank holiday, Payday Away moves it to the business day before or after, the way most employers do. You can change this, or keep the date as it is, in Settings under “If payday lands on a weekend or holiday”. Home and the calendar mark any payday that moved.
Is there a subscription or anything to unlock?
No. You pay once, and that’s everything. There are no ads, no account and nothing to restore.
More answers, and a way to reach us, are on the support page.