The problem
At the laundromat, you're never running just one machine
You load two washers, start a dryer for the last batch, and now you're juggling three different countdowns — or worse, guessing. Most timer apps assume one machine, at home. LaundryTimer assumes the laundromat: several machines, running at once, each on its own clock.
How it works
Four moves, done with wet hands
- 01
Point your phone at the panel
The camera opens the instant you tap — no loading screen in between. A framing guide shows you where the display needs to sit.
- 02
Check the number, not the photo
The corrected time is the biggest thing on the screen. Your photo sits underneath, small, as proof — not the star. Off by a minute? Nudge the dial.
- 03
Start it, then do the next one
One button, sized for a thumb, starts the alarm. The rack stays open — add a second washer or a dryer the same way, any time.
- 04
One alarm. One button. No decisions.
When it rings, there is exactly one giant button: stop. Still spinning? "Still running" sends you straight back to the camera for that machine — nothing else moves.
The design
It speaks the same language as the machine it's pointed at
LaundryTimer isn't a generic timer with a laundry icon on it. The display, the indicator lights, the buttons that feel physical when you press them — every screen borrows its vocabulary from the control panel you're photographing. The app is a small panel too, so reading it never feels like a context switch from the machine in front of you.
When you're done
It lets go. No streaks, no nagging.
Clear an alarm and that machine is off your plate — nothing else happens. No push notification trying to win you back, no streak to protect, no "don't forget to open the app" the next morning. You opened LaundryTimer to stop thinking about your laundry, so once it's handled, it gets out of your way.
Status
Coming soon to iOS
LaundryTimer is in development for iPhone. No mailing list, no waitlist form — check back here, or follow along through Labee LLC.