Kitchen Time
Granular timer control for the busy cook.
01Why it exists
If you've worked in a kitchen, or made a dinner that required more than one burner, you've probably run into timing issues. Just trying to have one main course and side dish ready at the same time can be a challenge. Trying to do it for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or a fancy dinner party can be panic-inducing.
The Timer app provided in iOS is good, but it could be better. What if you need a timer to go off every five minutes until you say stop? What if you need 4 different timers that all need to end at the same time?
02What I figured out
Under the hood: pure SwiftUI with SwiftData persistence, background tasks that survive the app being backgrounded, and a Live Activity so your Lock Screen becomes the kitchen display.
03What's next
V2 lands in spring 2026 with shared timer sessions (for households cooking together), per-timer haptic patterns, and a redesigned home screen for iPad.