📅 Calendar Import Feature

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Countdownn

by Kinglet Apps · Free

Import Calendar Events as Countdowns Instantly

Your events are already in Apple Calendar - why type them again? Countdownn imports events from your calendar and instantly turns them into beautiful countdown timers. One tap, zero effort setup for the best countdown app experience.

🍎 Download Free How to Import ↓

📅 Import from Calendar

🎂 Sarah's Birthday

March 15, 2026

✓

✈️ London Trip

April 22, 2026

✓

📝 Final Exam

May 10, 2026

💼 Project Deadline

June 1, 2026

✓

🎄 Christmas

Dec 25, 2026

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3 events imported as countdowns!

Visible in your countdown list instantly

Overview

What is Calendar Import?

Calendar Import reads your upcoming events from Apple Calendar and lets you instantly convert them into Countdownn timers - with a single tap. Instead of re-typing every event name, date and time, you simply pick from your existing calendar events and they appear in your countdown list immediately.

This is especially powerful for users who already maintain an organised Apple Calendar. Work deadlines, birthdays, travel dates, appointments - all of them become countdown timers in seconds. Any event that exists in Apple Calendar (including imported Google Calendar or Outlook events) can be converted.

Step-by-Step Guide

How to Import Calendar Events on iPhone

Open Countdownn

Open Countdownn app and look for the Calendar Import option in the main screen or inside the + New Countdown menu.

💡 The calendar import icon looks like a calendar with an arrow

Allow Calendar Access

The first time, iOS will ask permission to access your Calendar. Tap Allow Full Access. This is a standard iOS permission - Countdownn only reads event names and dates, nothing else.

💡 You can revoke this permission at any time in iOS Settings

Browse Upcoming Events

All upcoming events from your Apple Calendar appear in a list sorted by date. Scroll through to find the events you want to track as countdowns.

💡 Events from all your calendars appear - work, personal, shared

Select Events to Import

Tap each event you want to import - a checkmark appears. You can select multiple events at once to import them all in a single batch operation.

💡 Select all to bulk import your entire upcoming calendar

Tap Import

Tap the Import Selected button. Each selected calendar event is immediately converted into a Countdownn timer, preserving the original event name, date and time.

💡 Imported countdowns are fully editable - add icons, tags, reminders

Customise After Import

After importing, open any countdown and customise it - add an emoji icon, set a custom background colour, enable notifications, or assign a tag category like Birthday, Travel, or Work.

💡 Calendar import is just the starting point - full customisation follows

Technical Details

How Calendar Import Works

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EventKit Framework

Countdownn uses Apple's EventKit framework to read calendar data. This is the same secure API used by Apple's own Calendar app - it provides read-only access to event titles, dates, and times from your authorised calendars.

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Works with Google & Outlook

If you've added Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook to your iPhone's built-in Calendar app, those events appear in Countdownn's import screen too - because they're all accessible via EventKit through the system Calendar integration.

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Privacy First - Read Only

Countdownn only reads event names and dates - it never writes to your calendar, modifies any events, or accesses calendar notes, attachments, or attendee information. Calendar data stays in the Apple ecosystem at all times.

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Instant Conversion

Once you tap Import, Countdownn creates a local countdown from the event data. The countdown is then independent of the calendar - editing or deleting the calendar event won't affect your countdown, and vice versa.

📋 Calendar Import Specs

Calendar SupportApple · Google · Outlook

Import ModeBatch or individual

Data AccessedName · Date · Time only

Modifies CalendarNever

After ImportFully independent

Customisable Post-ImportYes - fully

FrameworkApple EventKit

iOS RequirediOS 15.0+

FAQ

Calendar Import Questions

Can I import Google Calendar events? +

Yes - if you have Google Calendar added to your iPhone's built-in Calendar app (via Settings → Mail → Accounts → Add Account → Google), those Google Calendar events will appear in Countdownn's import screen. The import works for any calendar that's integrated with Apple's native Calendar app, including Google, Outlook, and Exchange calendars.

Will Countdownn change or delete my calendar events? +

No. Countdownn has read-only access to your calendar - it can never modify, delete, or add calendar events. Importing an event simply copies the name and date into Countdownn as a local countdown. Your original calendar event is untouched. Similarly, editing or deleting the countdown in Countdownn has no effect on your calendar.

What if I update an event in my Calendar after importing? +

After import, the countdown is independent of the calendar. If you change the date of a calendar event, the existing countdown will not update automatically - you'd need to manually edit the countdown date in Countdownn. This design keeps your countdowns stable and under your full control, preventing unintentional changes to your timers.