Grade B22 sourcesHIS-00104
Countdown App
App & software · 2019 · Notable
Made by Amp Studios (social) and STX Entertainment in-house · Source
A fan-made death timer reached No. 1 on the US free-app chart before STX bought it.
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Spread Score
How it worksNumbers
- Peak date
- Oct 2019
- Sep 26 ’19 to Oct 2019
- Platforms
- 6
- Started on App stores
- Origin
- Seeded
- Entertainment
How it spread
Trace the originBoyling released a fan-made death timer. Users shared results on Twitter, TikTok and YouTube; it topped six national App Store charts. Apple removed it, and STX acquired it and helped release an Android version. Press later documented its return.
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Changelogupdated Oct 16 ’26
- Added 1 number · Revised 3 numbers
- Added 2 sources · Archived 2 sources · Revised 2 numbers · Added 2 evidence checks · Score 35 → 40
- Added: 16 events, 20 sources · Score 35
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