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BoardGame Timers

Browse and launch hyper-realistic digital recreations of the exact physical timers from 20 iconic classic board games.

iOS & iPadOS

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Games & Utility

Your favorite board-game timers, one tap away.

A single-screen utility with a scrollable grid of cards—one per game. Tap any card to open a full-screen timer that looks and behaves like the original: sand, plastic, mechanical wind-up, or bomb fuse.

What BoardGame Timers does

BoardGame Timers recreates the exact physical timers from 20 beloved board games. Each timer is built to match the original as closely as possible—colors, shape, animation style, sound, and behavior—so game night feels authentic whether you have the box or not.

20 iconic timers

From Boggle’s 3-minute sand hourglass and Pictionary’s 60-second plastic timer to Perfection’s mechanical wind-up with pop-up tray, Pass the Bomb’s random-fuse bomb with explosion, and 5 Second Rule’s lightning 5-second countdown. Every duration and style is faithful to the real games.

  • Sand & hourglass: Boggle, Taboo, Scattergories, Perquackey, Mad Gab, Alias, Cranium, Articulate!, Time's Up!, 30 Seconds, Wits & Wagers, Ubongo, Super Big Boggle
  • Plastic / digital style: Pictionary, Outburst, Guesstures, Stare!
  • Mechanical: Perfection (wind-up, gears, tray pop)
  • Special: Pass the Bomb (random 10–60s, burning fuse, explosion)
  • Quick rounds: 5 Second Rule (5s), Stare! (20s), Time's Up! / 30 Seconds (30s)

Premium feel

  • Smooth real-time countdowns with TimelineView; falling sand, ticking hands, and flip-style digits where appropriate.
  • Realistic sound effects: ticking, sand pouring, alarm bell, bomb explosion, wind-up click.
  • Haptic feedback on start, every 10 seconds, and at finish.
  • Every timer has Start, Pause, and Reset, plus an optional 5-second early warning beep.
  • Keeps the screen on while the app is running so the timer stays visible during play.

Home screen

A clean grid of game-style cards. Each card shows the game name and a small live preview of its timer. Tap once to open that timer full-screen—no menus, no settings to dig through.

Built for game nights, classrooms, and anyone who wants the real board-game timer experience on iPhone and iPad. Dark and light mode, SwiftUI throughout.

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