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Try it
No sign-up, instant link
Paste your recipe step, add time, copy the link. It works in your CMS, newsletter, notes app. Readers click, timer starts. That's it.
- ✓ Instant timer link generation
- ✓ Works on all devices and platforms
For recipe bloggers & publishers
Your readers need a timer.
Give them a real one.
Embed a timer link in your recipe. Readers tap — the RecipeTimer app sets a real phone alarm that fires even when their screen is locked. The notification shows your blog's name, and links straight back to your recipe.
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A real alarm
Not a browser timer that stops when the screen locks. A proper phone alarm — survives app-switching, screen lock, even a reboot.
Your name on it
The notification reads your blog's name at the exact moment their food is ready. You're there when dinner turns out right.
The loop back
Every alarm notification links straight back to your recipe. Readers tap “done” and land right back where they left off.
The problem
Every timer is
a door out of
your recipe.
Someone's making your pasta recipe. They need a 12-minute timer. They put down the phone, wipe the flour off their hands, pick it back up, swipe over to the clock app, fumble through the dials, and set it. Now your recipe is buried three apps deep and the timer has no context — just “12:00” counting down next to every other timer they've set this week.
Or they ask Alexa, and she sets thirteen minutes instead of three. Or they unlock their phone to open the clock app, get pulled into Instagram, and now they're guessing how long they were scrolling.
Either way: your bounce rate climbs, the pasta overcooks, and that one-star review has your name on it.
Live demo
See it in action
Tap a timer link in the phone. On the Indie plan, your readers see your brand name — not ours.
Indie plan
Your brand. Their phone.
Type your site name and pick a colour. Then tap a timer link in the phone to see the notification your readers receive.
Brand colour
No card required to start.
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tastykitchen.com
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Recipe
Perfect Pasta al Dente
By Sarah Chen · 12 min cook
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook for 12 minutes, stirring occasionally.
While the pasta cooks, warm the sauce over medium heat for 8 minutes.
Drain the pasta, reserving a cup of pasta water. Add the pasta directly to the sauce and toss over low heat to coat.
Tap a timer link in the recipe ↑
What your reader gets
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Timer starts on their phone
Native Android or iOS timer — not a browser tab. Fires even when the screen is locked.
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They never leave your page
No app-switching. Your recipe stays open. Engagement stays up.
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Alert names your timer
"Pasta Timer" — not just "Timer". They know exactly what's done.
No app installed? The link opens a browser timer instead. Every reader gets a working timer, always.
Add a timer in under a minute
No code required. Works in WordPress, Ghost, Substack, any CMS.
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Generate a link
Set the duration and timer name. Free, no account needed.
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Paste it in your recipe
Add it as a hyperlink on any text.
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Reader taps it
A timer starts on their phone instantly. They stay on your page.
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Dinner turns out right
Native alerts fire on time. You get the credit.
From first link to full library
Most food bloggers start with a quick test. When you see readers engaging, you'll want the tools to measure and improve.
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Save it
Taster account (free)
When you've made a timer you'll use again, save it. Your Taster account stores up to 10 timers with your own branding — links never expire. No card required.
- ✓ Up to 10 saved timers
- ✓ Your name and logo on notifications
- ✓ Permanent links that never expire
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Scale it
Indie ($9/mo)
Once your recipe library's taking shape, Indie gives you unlimited timers and analytics to see which ones readers use most.
- ✓ Unlimited saved timers
- ✓ Timer analytics — see reader engagement
- ✓ Everything in Taster
Straightforward pricing
Try free. Subscribe when your library's ready.
Taster
Free
For creators testing the waters. No card required.
- ✓ Up to 10 saved timers
- ✓ Your name and logo on notifications
- ✓ Permanent links that never expire
- ✓ Dashboard to manage your timers
- ✓ Works on all devices and platforms
Most popular
Indie
$9/mo
For creators who publish recipes regularly.
- ✓ Unlimited saved timers
- ✓ Timer analytics — see which recipes readers cook
- ✓ Everything in Taster
- ✓ Priority email support