News

Just Timers v3.5

Published April 2026

A long-overdue update

It's been a while. In early 2025 I wrote about ambitious plans for v4, a ground-up rewrite with a rock-solid foundation. Life had other ideas. Between parenting, a day job, and the general chaos of side-project development, v4 remains a work in progress. But Just Timers didn't stand still.

v3.5 is out now, and while it doesn't carry the sweeping changes I once envisioned for v4, it represents something equally valuable: stability, modernization, and a foundation that actually works.

What's new in v3.5

Modernized

• iOS 18 is now the minimum supported version
• Shortcuts migrated to the modern App Intents framework, which is more reliable and future-proof
• Widgets updated to the current App Intents-backed format
• Apple Watch complications migrated to the new widgets format

New features

• New "Show Timer" Shortcut opens the app directly to a specific timer
• New view x-callback-url action does the same for URL-based automation workflows
• Interval timers now support an "Auto-Pause" parameter when created via Shortcuts
• Sorting menu now includes a toggle to keep active timers in place or float them to the top
• Stopwatch screen now shows controls for toggling milliseconds and switching between total and current lap times

Bug fixes

• Live Activities are significantly more reliable
• Fixed a tags-related issue affecting certain Shortcuts
• Fixed an incorrect value being displayed for the "days" field
• Fixed interval timers not playing sound while the app was open
• Fixed notifications firing even when repeat notifications were disabled
• Fixed an issue where deleting a timer would leave its Live Activity running

On v4

v4 is still something I want to build. The ideas haven't changed: a reimagined architecture, better sync, a cleaner foundation for more advanced timer types. What's changed is the timeline. Rather than leave the app in limbo while I chip away at a rewrite, v3.5 keeps things moving for everyone who relies on Just Timers today.

When v4 is ready to share, you'll hear about it here first.

Thank you

To everyone still using Just Timers and sticking with it through the quiet stretches: thank you. This app exists because of you.

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Contact

Developer: Aaron Dippner
Bluesky: @dippnerd.com or @JustTimers.app
Mastodon: @[email protected] or @[email protected]
X/Twitter: @dippnerd or @JustTimers
Email: [email protected]