Comparison

Countdown timers for live events, compared

Four timers that production crews use on stage today, side by side. We make Hakol Timer, so we have tried to be fair: every fact about the others comes from their own websites, checked on 4 October 2026. If something has changed, tell us and we will fix it.

At a glance

	Hakol Timer	StageTime	Stagetimer	Irisdown Countdown Timer 2.0
Price	Free, no trial or limits. Free account, up to 5 computers	Free, no account	Free plan (3 timers and 3 connections per room). Pro $210/year, Premium $420/year, desktop lifetime licence $980	Paid licence after a 30-day trial
Runs on	Mac app (Apple Silicon, macOS 11+) and Windows 10/11	Mac app (Apple Silicon or Intel, macOS 13+) and Windows 10+	Web browser, plus desktop apps for Mac, Windows and Linux	Windows only
Works without internet	Yes, everything runs on your local network (internet only to activate)	Yes	Cloud-based; the desktop app works on a local network, fully offline with the lifetime licence	Yes
NDI output	Yes, with alpha, free	—	Yes, in the desktop app (marked experimental); alpha on Premium	—
Stream Deck / Companion	Yes, installs its own Companion module	Yes	Yes, on paid plans	Yes
Other control	OSC (UDP) with state feedback	HTTP API	HTTP API	Network protocol
Phone / browser viewer	Yes, any device on the network	Yes, PIN-protected web remote	Yes, view links over the internet	Yes, web page on port 8181
Run of show / cues	Yes, with GO	Yes, with auto-advance	Yes	—
Message to stage	Yes, with colours and flash	Yes, with quick presets	Yes	Yes

Hakol Timer

Price: Free, no trial or limits. Free account, up to 5 computers
Runs on: Mac app (Apple Silicon, macOS 11+) and Windows 10/11
Works without internet: Yes, everything runs on your local network (internet only to activate)
NDI output: Yes, with alpha, free
Stream Deck / Companion: Yes, installs its own Companion module
Other control: OSC (UDP) with state feedback
Phone / browser viewer: Yes, any device on the network
Run of show / cues: Yes, with GO
Message to stage: Yes, with colours and flash

StageTime

Price: Free, no account
Runs on: Mac app (Apple Silicon or Intel, macOS 13+) and Windows 10+
Works without internet: Yes
NDI output: —
Stream Deck / Companion: Yes
Other control: HTTP API
Phone / browser viewer: Yes, PIN-protected web remote
Run of show / cues: Yes, with auto-advance
Message to stage: Yes, with quick presets

Stagetimer

Price: Free plan (3 timers and 3 connections per room). Pro $210/year, Premium $420/year, desktop lifetime licence $980
Runs on: Web browser, plus desktop apps for Mac, Windows and Linux
Works without internet: Cloud-based; the desktop app works on a local network, fully offline with the lifetime licence
NDI output: Yes, in the desktop app (marked experimental); alpha on Premium
Stream Deck / Companion: Yes, on paid plans
Other control: HTTP API
Phone / browser viewer: Yes, view links over the internet
Run of show / cues: Yes
Message to stage: Yes

Irisdown Countdown Timer 2.0

Price: Paid licence after a 30-day trial
Runs on: Windows only
Works without internet: Yes
NDI output: —
Stream Deck / Companion: Yes
Other control: Network protocol
Phone / browser viewer: Yes, web page on port 8181
Run of show / cues: —
Message to stage: Yes

— means the product's website does not mention it. That does not always mean it is missing.

Which one fits your show

Hakol Timer — for crews working with video systems: NDI with a transparent background straight into vMix, Resolume or OBS, a Stream Deck that works out of the box, and OSC. Free, on Mac and Windows, and it runs entirely on the local network.
StageTime (stagetime.app) — a free Mac and Windows app with a traffic-light display, a QLab-style cue list and an HTTP API. It also runs on Intel Macs.
Stagetimer (stagetimer.io) — best when the timer has to be controlled or watched from somewhere else over the internet: remote presenters, hybrid events, a producer in another city. The richer features are on paid plans.
Irisdown Countdown Timer 2.0 — a long-established Windows timer that many venues already know, with Companion support and a simple web viewer.

Try Hakol Timer on your next show

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StageTime, Stagetimer and Irisdown are trademarks of their owners. Hakol Timer is not affiliated with them. Sources: stagetime.app, stagetimer.io/pricing, Stagetimer NDI update, irisdown.co.uk.

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