# Await - Event Countdown

Await is a native macOS countdown app that pins your next event to the menu bar, counts down in the event's own time zone, and celebrates full-screen on every display when it arrives.

- URL: https://swiftfox.studio/apps/await
- Price: Pay what you want (suggested $2)
- Category: utility (Event Countdown)
- Platform: macOS 14.0 or later, Apple Silicon and Intel
- Version: 1.0.6
- Publisher: Swiftfox Studio (https://swiftfox.studio)

## The big day, always one glance away.

Await is a countdown for the dates and events you actually care about - a flight home, a release date, a kid's birthday. Track as many as you like; the next one stays pinned to the menu bar while the rest wait their turn in the popover.

### How it works

1. Add an event with a date, time zone and an SF Symbol icon - count down by the day or right to the minute.
2. Pin the one you want up front; Await counts it down in the menu bar, and recurring events roll forward on their own.
3. When the moment arrives, Await celebrates with a calm full-screen animation on every display, then steps aside.

Native, sandboxed, signed and notarized.

## Features

- Track all your countdowns in a single list
- The next countdown stays pinned to the menu bar
- Full-screen celebration or a notification when it hits
- Celebrations run on every connected display
- Repeats roll forward - daily, weekly or monthly
- Time-zone aware - counts down in the event's own zone
- Pick an SF Symbol icon; count down to the minute
- Works entirely offline - nothing leaves your Mac

## When to use it

### A flight, a trip, a move

Time-zone aware counting means a departure in another zone counts down correctly rather than being quietly off by hours.

### A launch or a deadline

Pin it to the menu bar and the remaining time is visible without opening anything, down to the minute if that is the resolution you need.

### Birthdays and anniversaries

Recurring events roll forward on their own - daily, weekly or monthly - so the list does not need maintaining.

### You want it to work with nothing attached

Everything runs offline and stays on your Mac. There is no calendar account to connect and nothing is uploaded.

## Frequently asked questions

### How many countdowns can I track?

As many as you like. They live in a single list, and the one you pin stays in the menu bar while the rest wait in the popover.

### Does it handle time zones?

Yes. Each event carries its own zone, so a countdown to something happening elsewhere is correct rather than silently shifted.

### Can events repeat?

Yes - daily, weekly or monthly repeats roll forward automatically once the date passes.

### What happens when a countdown reaches zero?

A calm full-screen animation plays on every connected display, then gets out of the way. You can choose a plain notification instead.

### Does it read my calendar?

No. Events are added in the app and stay there. Nothing is synced and nothing leaves your Mac.

### How much does Await cost?

It is pay what you want with a suggested price of $2, which includes paying nothing at all.