On your Home Screen
Widgets in three sizes, showing your next departure or one you pin there yourself. The board keeps moving whether the app is open or not.
Now boarding
Everything you're
waiting for.
Depart turns every date that matters into an airport departures board — and puts it where you'll actually see it.
Destination
Code
Departs in
Status
Free with three countdowns. For iPhone.
What it does
The best countdown is one you never open.
On your Lock Screen
A countdown you see every time you pick up your phone, without unlocking it. As the day gets close it ticks in the Dynamic Island too.
Reminders, all of them free
A day before, an hour before, fifteen minutes before, or the moment itself. As many as you want, on every countdown, without paying.
A boarding pass for each one
Perforated edge, barcode, a stub with the details, and a counter that flips character by character. Tilt your phone and the card catches the light.
Plans move. So does the board.
Postpone a countdown and it keeps the original date on record — "originally the 14th" stays true however many times it shifts.
Plans repeat
Birthdays and anniversaries roll to next year by themselves. You set them once and they stay on the board for good.
Screens
Every date, everywhere you look.
The board
Everything you're waiting for, on one board.
Soonest first, pinned ones on top. Each countdown gets a destination, a three-letter code, and a counter that flips character by character as the days come down.
The board
Lock Screen
See it without unlocking.
A Live Activity that ticks every time you pick up your phone, and moves into the Dynamic Island as the day gets close. You stop opening the app, which is the point.
Lock Screen
The detail
A boarding pass for every plan.
Perforated edge, barcode, a stub with the details, and the countdown set large across the top. Tilt your phone and the card catches the light.
Boarding pass
Home Screen
Three widget sizes, nine board styles.
Your next departure, or one you pin there yourself. Pick a style per countdown so a wedding and a work deadline never look like the same thing.
Widgets
Why a board
A calendar tells you what day it is. A board tells you how long you have left. That is a different feeling entirely, and it is the one you actually want when the thing you are waiting for is still months away.
Not just flights
A wedding. A due date.
A last day at work.
The departures board is the metaphor, not the subject. Depart gives every date the same treatment an airport gives a departure: a destination, a three-letter code, and a clock that keeps moving whether you're looking or not.
Pricing
Most of it is free.
Free
£0
- Three countdowns
- Every widget size
- Lock Screen countdowns and Live Activities
- Every reminder
- Recurring dates
- Calendar view and share cards
Best value
Pro
One payment
- Unlimited countdowns
- Grid and list board layouts
- All nine board styles, one per countdown
- Custom three-letter codes
Available as a one-off purchase or a monthly subscription. Prices are shown in the app, in your own currency.
Privacy
No account. No tracking.
Depart has no login and no analytics. Your countdowns are on your device and sync through your own iCloud account, which I cannot see. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing to opt out of.
Questions
Before you ask.
Is Depart only for flights?
No. People use it for weddings, holidays, due dates, deadlines, birthdays and last days at work. The board doesn't care what the date is.
Does it need an account?
No. There is no login and no sign-up. Countdowns live on your device and sync privately through iCloud if you have it switched on.
Are reminders limited on the free version?
No. Every reminder is free, on every countdown. A countdown app that won't remind you properly unless you pay has missed the point.
What happens when a countdown reaches zero?
It flips to DEPARTED and moves to the archive, where you can keep it, bring it back, or delete it. Repeating countdowns roll forward to their next date on their own.
Can I get my money back?
Purchases go through the App Store, so refunds are handled by Apple at reportaproblem.apple.com. If something is broken, email me first — I'd rather fix it.
Contact
Tell me what's missing.
Bugs, ideas, or things that annoyed you. It's one person reading, and most of what's in the app started as somebody's one line.
support@sirekapps.com