For iPhone
for someone who's always five minutes late.

almost ready,
always on time.

Set when you need to be ready. Add what needs to happen first. almost ready builds the schedule backward and adjusts as you go.

Built for getting ready, travel days, routines, dinners, flights, and everything you need to be on time for.

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Launching on iOS 17+ · iPhone only
9:24 ●●● WiFi 81%
Today
Monday, May 18
Ready by 8:00 AM
On pace 7:58 AM
Room +2m
Shower
7:00 → 7:25 AM
25m
NOW
Makeup
12:34
remaining
Pause
Hair
7:42 → 7:50 AM
8m
Get dressed
7:50 → 7:58 AM
8m
⚑ 8:00 AM
Out the door
How it works

Three moves. Then trust the schedule.

1
Set when you need to be ready.
Enter your deadline. A dinner reservation, a flight, your front door. almost ready builds backward from there.
2
Add what needs to happen first.
Drop in your tasks in any order. Shower, skincare, pack the bag, walk to the station. almost ready figures out when each one starts.
3
Follow the live countdown.
Tap Start as you go. If something runs over, everything after it shifts automatically. You'll always see exactly how late you're running, so you can adjust before it spirals.
See it think

Watch what happens when something runs over.

You had twelve minutes of breathing room. Makeup runs ten minutes over. almost ready quietly absorbs the overrun. Your breathing room drops to two, and you're still out the door at 8:00 PM.

Ready by 8:00 PM
Breathing room
+12m +2m
Still on pace Adjusting…
+10 OVER
Makeup
25m
Hair
8m
Get dressed
8m
12m room 2m left
Ready
8:00 PM
Schedule adjusted. Still on pace.
What makes it different

Not a timer. Not a to-do list.
A schedule that thinks.

Ready by 8:30 AM
01
Start with your deadline.
Most apps start from now and work forward. almost ready starts from when you need to leave and works backward, so your whole day is built around the moment that matters.
Running long
Makeup ran 8 minutes over.
Schedule adjusted. Still on pace.
02
It adjusts when you don't.
A task ran long? Your schedule recalculates instantly so you always know how much time you actually have left.
On pace 8:28
Breathing room +12m
03
Know exactly where you stand.
On Pace shows when you'll actually finish. Breathing Room shows how much slack you have. No mental math. Just the number.
Shower
15m23m
Hair
10m18m
Makeup
20m26m
04
It learns how long things take you.
almost ready quietly tracks how long your tasks actually take. After a few sessions, you'll see your real average in My Tasks. Turn on Smart Timing whenever you're ready to plan around it.
05
Send your pace, not another "omw."
One tap, one live link. The person waiting sees your real-time pace on their phone. When you're done, the link says so.
⚑ Out the door · 8:00 AM
Makeup
12:34
06
It stays on your lock screen.
almost ready lives on your lock screen the whole time you're getting ready. Current task, countdown, and whether you're on track. All without opening the app.
Smart Timing

The more you use it,
the smarter it gets.

You say your makeup takes 15 minutes. It usually takes 23. almost ready notices. After a few sessions, you'll see your real average in My Tasks, and you can switch Smart Timing on whenever you're ready to plan around it.

Opt in per task. No black box, no automatic changes you didn't ask for.

Smart Timing · learned from your sessions
Makeup
You plan
15m
Reality
23m
Hair
You plan
10m
Reality
18m
almost ready is now planning 26 extra minutes into your mornings based on your real patterns. You've been on time 4 days in a row.
Share Status

Stop sending updates.
Send your pace instead.

Tap once and almost ready generates a live link. Send it to your partner, your friend, whoever's waiting. They see your real-time pace on their phone, whether you're on track or falling behind, without you having to text updates.

The link expires automatically when your session ends. No account needed for the person viewing it. It just works in any browser.

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Mom
omw, getting ready ✨
almost-ready.app
On track for 8:00 PM
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Delivered

This isn't really about productivity.
It's about feeling put together. Not stress-spiraling at 7am. Not apologizing for being late again.
Just calmly out the door, every time.

What people are saying
★★★★★
"I've been chronically late my entire adult life. I made every single plan on time this week. Actually shocking."
AM
Beta tester · New York
Chronically late
★★★★★
"I always use it when I'm getting ready to go out. I don't need to write out my schedule in my notes app anymore."
JR
Beta tester · New Jersey
Night out
★★★★★
"I use it for everything now. Morning routine, dinner, flight days, bedtime. It just works for whatever you're trying to be on time for."
SK
Beta tester · Los Angeles
Travel days

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