Opening the Clock app, navigating to the Timer tab, scrolling through hours and minutes, then tapping Start is four steps too many when you just need a quick timer. A one-tap quick timer shortcut for iPhone lets you set common durations — five minutes, ten minutes, half an hour — directly from your home screen or action button. Or ask it to prompt you for a custom duration every time.
Tap the shortcut and either select a preset duration from a menu or type in any number of minutes. The shortcut starts the system timer immediately and optionally sends a notification when it's done. You can create multiple variants — one for a five-minute brew, one for a twenty-minute nap — and place each on your home screen as its own icon.
Go to getturin.com and describe your shortcut (e.g., 'Ask for minutes then start a timer').
Wait a few seconds for Turin's AI to build the quick timer shortcut.
Tap the 'Install' button to add it directly to your Apple Shortcuts app.
Goes from zero to running timer in one tap, with no app navigation required.
Create separate shortcut icons for your most common durations and place them exactly where you need them.
Ask Siri to run the shortcut by name for completely hands-free timer setting while cooking or exercising.
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Yes. You can build and install this shortcut using Turin's free tier. No subscription, no App Store download required — just describe what you want and tap install.
This shortcut works on any iPhone, iPad, or Mac running iOS 16 / iPadOS 16 / macOS Ventura or later. Install it directly from Safari in one tap.
No. Once installed the shortcut runs entirely on-device using Apple's built-in Shortcuts app. An internet connection is only needed during the initial build and install step.
Absolutely. You can describe any changes to Turin and get a new version in seconds, or open the shortcut in the Apple Shortcuts app and edit the actions directly.