The visual clock for kids who can’t read yet
OnCue shows your child how much time is left and what comes next, in pictures and a shrinking bar. No reading needed. A calm display for the morning rush and the bedtime wind-down.
Free to use on iPad, with everything on for your first 7 days. Unlock everything once for $12.99. No subscription.
Scroll or drag to watch a day go by
Morning · 7:30–8:20 AM
The orange bar is the time left before you leave. It shrinks as the minutes pass, so “how long until we go?” has an answer they can see for themselves.
Bedtime · 7:15–8:20 PM
A moon in the corner, the steps along the bottom, and a bar that shrinks until lights out. The same pictures, in the same order, every night.
Designed to be glanced at
Every step is an icon a four-year-old recognizes. Time left is a bar that shrinks, not a number to decode.
Nothing to tap, no stars to collect, no streaks to keep. It sits where they can see it and shows the time — their way.
Morning and bedtime routines come ready to go. You set one time for each — out the door, and lights out — and the steps are already there.
Bedtime
Teeth, pajamas, and a story — in that order, every night. Your child can see the steps and the bar shrinking toward 8:20, so the routine starts to feel like theirs, not a list you recite from the doorway.
Same quiet layout as the morning. A bar for the time left, and the steps along the bottom.
Setup
OnCue starts with sensible steps for mornings and bedtime. You tell it when you need to be out the door, or when lights go out. Try it here: change the time, tap the steps, and watch the board follow.
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Pricing
The countdown is free, and it stays free. Everything is on for your first 7 days. After that, unlock everything once, or keep using the free version. No subscription, no account.
Free
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Unlock everything
$12.99 one time
Everything in Free, plus:
One purchase. No subscription. Family Sharing is on.
Formats
The same calm display, on an iPad you already have or on a dedicated e-ink frame. The iPad app is free to use, and you can unlock everything once for $12.99. The e-ink frame is in beta with NYC families, and you can reserve one.
iPad app · Available now
Turns an iPad you already have into a full-screen OnCue display. Stand it on the counter, set your times, and leave it be. Free to use: everything is on for your first 7 days, and the countdown, your routines and bedtime stay free. Unlock everything once for $12.99. No account, no subscription.
In beta: E-ink frame
A paper-like screen in a simple frame. No apps, no notifications, nothing to tap — just the routine, all day long.
Questions
No. Every step is a picture, and the time left is a bar that shrinks. The words under the bars — the bus leaves at 8:05, the train at 8:20, lights out at 8:20 — are there for you.
No. The first version is visual only. It sits where your child can see it and changes quietly as the minutes pass.
One time: when you leave in the morning, or when lights go out. OnCue fills in the steps. The day’s plans, names, photos and extra steps are optional.
Start with the iPad app: it is free on the App Store and runs on an iPad you already have. If you would rather have a dedicated, paper-like screen with nothing else on it, the e-ink frame is in beta with NYC families, and you can reserve one for $29, fully refundable.
The iPad app is free to use. Everything is on for your first 7 days, and after that the countdown, your routines, bedtime and the weather stay free. Unlock everything once for $12.99: up to four leave-by bars instead of one, plus weather gear icons. It is a single purchase, not a subscription, and Family Sharing is on. The e-ink frame is a separate product at $199. It is in beta with NYC families now, and you can reserve one for $29, fully refundable.
OnCue is made for ages 3 and up. Every step is a picture, so your child does not need to read.
No. OnCue has no accounts and no sign-in. Your routines stay on your iPad.
Two routines, one calm glance. Download the iPad app free.
Free to use on iPad, with everything on for your first 7 days. Unlock everything once for $12.99. No subscription.
