All your exams with live day counts — the nearest one front and centre. Saves in your browser. Free.
| Exam | Date | Countdown |
|---|
💾 Saves in this browser — past exams fade out but stay listed.
A visible day-count does two useful things: it kills the "exams are ages away" illusion that makes September disappear, and it forces prioritisation when several exams stack — the number tells you where this week's hours belong. The healthy response to a shrinking number is a plan, not panic: the moment your nearest exam drops under about three weeks, generate a day-by-day schedule with the Revision Timetable Builder and convert anxiety into sessions.
Add every exam as soon as dates are published, including the small ones — clashes and tight gaps between papers are much easier to manage discovered early. Then let the Flashcard Creator carry the memorisation load in the final fortnight.
An exam countdown tracks how many days remain until each of your exams, calculated live from today's date. Rather than mentally tracking "the exam is sometime in November," a visible day count turns a vague future date into a concrete number that shrinks daily — which is what actually drives most people to start revising, since "weeks away" doesn't feel urgent but "12 days" does.
With multiple exams entered, the nearest one is always shown first, so you can see at a glance where this week's study time should go without doing the date math yourself.
| Days to go | What to do |
|---|---|
| 6+ weeks | Note the date, keep it visible, no dedicated revision needed yet |
| 4-6 weeks | Start light, spaced revision — a little on each subject, regularly |
| 3 weeks | Build a day-by-day revision timetable |
| 1-2 weeks | Active recall daily — practice questions, flashcards, past papers |
| Final days | Review weak spots only; prioritise sleep over late cramming |
When should I start revising?
Light, spaced revision from 4–6 weeks out beats everything else; three weeks is the point to get systematic with a daily timetable. The countdown makes those thresholds impossible to miss.
How do I handle two exams close together?
Prepare for the second one first — the days between the two papers belong almost entirely to the second exam, so its groundwork must be done before the first.
Does "days to go" include today?
No — it's whole days until the exam date. "1 day" means it's tomorrow; "TODAY" means today.
Will it notify me?
No — web pages can't do reliable notifications. Check it when you open your study session; pair with phone calendar alerts for the actual exam-day logistics.
Can I count down to things other than exams?
Anything with a date: assessment submissions, results day, uni applications, even the holiday after exams — a reward countdown next to the exam ones is honestly good motivation.
How do I add multiple exam dates?
Enter each exam's name and date separately and click Add — there's no limit to how many you can track. They're automatically sorted so the nearest exam always shows first, with the full list below it.
Does the countdown update automatically?
Yes — the day count is calculated live from today's date each time you open the page, so you never need to manually update or recalculate it. It simply counts down one day at a time.
What should I do once an exam countdown hits zero?
The exam has arrived — the entry shows TODAY. Past exams stay in the list (faded, not deleted) so you keep a full record of the exam period rather than losing track of what's already done.