---
title: "Countdown timer"
description: "Add a countdown timer to a paywall."
---

The **Countdown timer** counts down from a fixed duration to zero — once it reaches zero, the display freezes.

## Templates

The category provides four visual variants:

- **Blocks** — Days, hours, minutes, and seconds in separate labeled cells.
- **Inline Units** — Single-line text with unit suffixes
- **Inline** — Pure digits
- **Badge** — A pill-shaped digit display.

## Settings

### Set the duration

In the **Countdown** section of the right panel, enter the starting duration in days, hours, minutes, and seconds.

### Configure the behavior

The **Behavior** dropdown controls when the timer starts:

- **Every appear** — Restarts every time the user opens the screen. Default.
- **First appear** — Starts on the user's first screen view in the current app session. Keeps counting if they return during the same session; resets on a fresh app launch.
- **First appear (persisted)** — Starts on the user's first screen open and keeps counting across app launches.