planners
free tool

your exam, on your lock screen.

a countdown wallpaper and a one-page year map, built from your own dates. free, and it takes about a minute.

live preview. the clock stays clear.

01your exam

02your rotations

in order. tap to add, then set the dates. each shelf is counted on the last day.

03your look

pick what suits your phone. you can come back and switch.

04where to send it

free. no spam. we never share your email.

yours is ready.

your countdown wallpaper

on a phone you can also press and hold the image to save it.

set it on iphone
  1. tap save wallpaper, then save image.
  2. settings, wallpaper, add new, photos.
  3. pick it, keep it unzoomed, tap add.
new rotation, new wallpaper. come back when this one ends and we'll set you up for the next.
iphone · auto-update daily

let the number change by itself.

a free shortcut picks up a fresh wallpaper every night. two minutes to set up, once.

  1. tap copy my wallpaper link.
  2. tap add the shortcut, then add shortcut. paste your link when it asks.
  3. build the shortcut with the six steps below. it takes a minute.
  4. in shortcuts, open automation, tap +, then time of day. pick 12:05 am, daily, run immediately. choose notewyn countdown.
  5. run it once yourself and tap allow, so it can change your wallpaper.
add the shortcut
build the shortcut yourself
  1. open shortcuts, tap +, name it notewyn countdown.
  2. add text and paste your wallpaper link.
  3. add format date: current date, date format custom, yyyy-MM-dd.
  4. add get contents of url. in the url put text, then type &today=, then formatted date.
  5. add make image from pdf page: png, resolution 72.
  6. add set wallpaper photo: lock screen. turn off show preview and crop to subject.

your lock screen needs to be a photo wallpaper. the link holds your dates only, never your email.

android and everything else

keep your link.

open it anytime. your dates are already in, so a fresh wallpaper takes ten seconds.

want the whole year planned?

the shelf & step exam planner gives every rotation its own pages: dates, target score, week-by-week plan and a log for every Qbank block.

see the planner →

questions

is it really free?

yes. the wallpaper and the year map are free, no card needed.

will the number update by itself?

on iphone, yes. add the free shortcut and it sets a fresh wallpaper every night. on other phones, save your link and grab a new one whenever you like. the exam date is printed on every wallpaper, so it never misleads you.

what does my link hold?

your exam, its date, your rotations and your theme. no email, no name.

what do you do with my email?

we send your files, and if you keep the box ticked, a fresh wallpaper as each rotation starts. no selling, no sharing.

does it work on android?

yes. it's sized for iphone, and it crops cleanly on most android lock screens.