Hourglass Discount Timer
Launching soon on the Shopify App Store
A countdown that starts when your shopper does.
Hourglass gives every visitor their own flash-discount timer, starting the moment they open a product page. When it hits zero, the discount stops applying to the cart. That makes the urgency real, and nobody can share a code.
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15:00Just for you: it started when you arrived
How it works
Live in three steps.
- 01
Create a promotion
Pick the products, the discount percentage and how long each shopper’s countdown lasts. You can add an end date or leave it running.
- 02
Switch on the app embed
Turn on Hourglass in your theme’s App embeds. You don’t edit any theme code, and the banner previews in the theme editor right away.
- 03
Shoppers get their own clock
Each visitor sees a live countdown on the product page. While it runs, the discount is applied in the cart automatically.
Features
Everything it does, plainly explained.
A personal timer for each visitor
Every shopper gets their own window, say 15 minutes, from their first visit. Refreshing the page or opening an incognito tab won’t restart it.
Enforced in the cart, not just shown
A native Shopify discount function applies the price. There’s no code to leak on coupon sites: once the timer is over, the discount is over.
Campaign and countdown, kept separate
Run a promotion permanently or give it an end date. If the campaign closes first, every running countdown is cut short to match, so no discount outlives your campaign.
Second chance, if you want it
You decide what happens when a timer runs out. Give one chance only, let shoppers qualify again after a fixed wait, or pick a random wait in a range so they don’t all come back at once.
A banner styled per campaign
Colors, solid, gradient, striped or image backgrounds, borders, size, icon and an optional animation. A loud Black Friday and a quiet seasonal sale can run side by side.
Previews on every device
See the banner on a real-width desktop, tablet and phone product page before you publish. Animations switch off for shoppers who prefer reduced motion.
Turn missed deals into subscribers
This is optional. When a countdown ends, the banner can become a signup form. Addresses become Shopify customers with explicit marketing consent, ready for Shopify Email or Klaviyo.
A dashboard you can trust
See countdowns started, visitors reached and timers running now. Hourglass also warns you if the app embed is switched off in your theme.
Privacy-minded by design
Hourglass recognises returning visitors without storing their IP address or browser details, only an irreversible hash. Uninstalling the app deletes your store’s data.
Does the timer reset if a shopper refreshes or opens an incognito window?+
No. Hourglass recognises the same visitor across refreshes and private windows, so they pick up the countdown that’s already running instead of getting a new one.
Can a determined shopper still get a fresh timer?+
Yes, by switching networks, using a VPN or moving to another device. No storefront app can fully prevent that. Hourglass makes it inconvenient enough that ordinary shoppers won’t bother.
What happens when the countdown ends?+
The shopper sees the full price and the discount no longer applies in the cart. Depending on your settings, they can qualify again after a cooldown, or the banner turns into an email signup.
Do I need to edit my theme code?+
No. Hourglass is a theme app embed, so you switch it on in the theme editor. You only choose where the banner sits on the product page, and by default that’s next to the buy button.
Is there a discount code shoppers can share?+
No. The discount is linked to the shopper’s own countdown and applied automatically in the cart, so there’s nothing to post on coupon sites.
When will Hourglass be available?+
Soon. Leave your email and we’ll write to you once, on the day it’s live on the Shopify App Store.
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