Tickvio — How It Works
How It Works

Up and running in minutes

Three steps to add live countdown timers to any email — no dev time, no waiting.

Timer Editor
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Step 01

Design your timer

Pick a style, choose your colors, and set a deadline — or use evergreen and recurring modes for automated urgency.

Image URL Copy →
<img src="https://img.tickvio.com
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alt="Sale ends soon" />
Step 02

Copy the timer code

Tickvio generates a simple html code, you get with one click. Each subscriber gets a live, accurate timer when they open — rendered on the fly.

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Step 03

Paste into any ESP

Works with Klaviyo, Mailchimp, HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, Omnisend, and 50+ more — if it sends HTML email, it works.

Tickvio — Brand Marquee

Proudly used by brands of various sizes

Tickvio — Proven Impact
Proven impact

Built to move
your numbers

A timer only matters if it changes behavior. Across brands and campaigns, the variant with a Tickvio countdown keeps winning on clicks.

A/B test

Same email. One had a timer.

The only difference between the two variants was a live Tickvio countdown. The timer variant won on click rate.

Click rate +84%
No timer
1.14%
+ Timer
2.10%
+84%

Higher click rate

The variant with a Tickvio countdown nearly doubled clicks over the same email without one — 2.10% versus 1.14%.

✓

No fluke

The lift held up across thousands of deliveries — statistically significant, not noise.

Proven across brands

Not a one-off. Different brands, different campaigns — the version with a Tickvio timer keeps coming out ahead.

A/B test: email with a Tickvio timer reached 2.10% click rate versus 1.14% without — statistically significant winner.
A/B test result for another brand: the variant with a Tickvio timer outperformed the version without one.
A/B test result for another brand: the variant with a Tickvio timer outperformed the version without one.
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Tickvio — Testimonials
Testimonials

Loved by email marketers

Real results from real teams — here's what marketers say after adding Tickvio to their stack.

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We added Tickvio to our flash sale emails and the difference was immediate. Our open-to-click rate jumped from 2.8% to 4.0% in the first campaign. The evergreen timer feature is genius — every subscriber sees a personalised countdown from the moment they open.

Jamie Kowalski

Jamie Kowalski

Email Marketing Manager, Ember & Oak
+43%
CTR increase
in 30 days
↑ 2.7× cart recovery

Tickvio transformed our abandoned cart flow. Adding a live countdown to our recovery emails was a game-changer — we're recovering almost 3× more carts than before. Klaviyo setup took less than 2 minutes.

Tom Anderssen

Tom Anderssen

Growth Lead, Volta Apparel
↑ 2.1× email revenue

We couldn't justify the pricing of other tools for our small team. Tickvio gives us the same urgency power at a fraction of the cost. Our welcome series with a recurring timer doubled email revenue in the first quarter.

Lena Marchetti

Lena Marchetti

Founder, Solara Beauty
↑ 41% click boost

We run campaigns across 12 markets and Tickvio's evergreen countdowns have been incredible. Every subscriber gets their own urgency window — boosted our clicks by 41%. Analytics makes optimisation effortless.

Raj Mehta

Raj Mehta

Head of CRM, Dune Active
Trusted by teams at Ember & Oak Volta Apparel Solara Beauty Dune Active Crest & Co. Juniper Labs
Tickvio — New Sections
The problem

Static emails get
scrolled past

  • 😴
    No urgency = no action
  • 🔧
    Dev-heavy workarounds
  • 💸
    Overpriced for what you get
  • 📊
    Zero performance data
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The Tickvio fix

One image URL.
Instant urgency.

  • ⚡
    Visual countdown = instant action
  • 🎯
    Zero code, one image URL
  • 🆓
    Free to start, fair to scale
  • 📈
    Real analytics, built in
✓

Built for marketers
who ship fast

Everything you need to create, deploy, and track countdown timers — nothing you don't.

Evergreen timers

Each subscriber gets a personal countdown from the moment they open. Perfect for welcome flows, abandoned cart, and re-engagement.

Most popular

28+ timer styles

Classic, flip clock, pill, circles, progress rings — pick a template and customize colors, fonts, labels, and size. Your brand, your look.

Fixed-date deadlines

Set a hard deadline — every subscriber sees the exact same countdown synced to their timezone. Ideal for flash sales and product launches.

Works on websites too

The same image URL works as a plain <img> tag on landing pages, Shopify stores, Webflow, WordPress — no JavaScript needed.

39 languages built in

Labels display natively in your audience's language — from English and Spanish to Japanese, Arabic, and Hindi. Covers ~80% of the world's population.

Global ready

Full analytics dashboard

Track total views, email vs. web split, email client breakdown, top referrers, peak hours heatmap, and performance by timer.

Built-in

A visual editor that
actually feels good

Design, preview, and ship your timer — all in one screen. No code, no guesswork.

app.tickvio.com · Timer editor · Customizing "Flash Sale"
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Digits #FFD148
Background #0A0A0A
Mode Evergreen
Duration 1 hour
The editor

Design it visually.
Ship it instantly.

Choose a style, tweak the colors, set your deadline — then copy one URL. That's the entire workflow. No developers, no integrations, no waiting.

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Full visual customization Colors, fonts, labels, size, alignment — make it yours
📋
One-click embed code Copy the image URL or full HTML — paste into any ESP
👀
Live GIF preview See exactly what subscribers see before you send
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Upload custom fonts Match your brand typography — not just system fonts
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Analytics that show
what's actually working

Every view tracked. Every timer measured. Know which campaigns drive results — not just opens.

Stop guessing.
Start measuring.

Most countdown tools give you zero data after you paste the URL. Tickvio gives you a full analytics dashboard — views by timer, email client breakdown, referrer tracking, and peak hours — so you know exactly which timers perform and when your audience engages.

Views by timer Email vs. web split Email client breakdown Top referrers Peak hours heatmap Daily / weekly trends 30 / 90 / all-time
Active timers
42
Period views
655
↑ 21 daily avg
Email views
506
77% of total
Web views
149
23% of total
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Email client breakdown

See which clients render your timers and optimize accordingly.

Other Gmail Yahoo Apple Outlook AOL Hey Other
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Peak hours heatmap

Visualize when your audience opens by day and hour.

Mon → Sun
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Top referrers

Track where views come from and double down on what works.

Direct Site Klaviyo App Gmail MC Hub Other

Why teams pick
Tickvio over the rest

We built the tool we wished existed — fast, fair, and designed for people who actually send emails.

01

Setup in under 2 minutes

No onboarding calls. No API keys. No developer handoff. Pick a style, set your deadline, copy the URL, paste it in your email. You're live.

02

Works with every ESP

Klaviyo, Mailchimp, HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, Omnisend, Brevo, Drip — and 40+ more. If it supports images, it supports Tickvio.

03

Edge-rendered under 50ms

Timers render at CDN edge locations worldwide. Your subscribers see a fresh countdown instantly — no loading, no flicker, no broken images.

04

Generous free tier

20,000 views per month, unlimited timers, all 28+ styles, full analytics — free forever. No credit card, no trial expiry, no gotchas.

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Ready to add urgency
to every send?

Your first timer takes less time than reading this sentence. Free plan. No credit card. No kidding.

Start For Free See Pricing

Free plan includes 20,000 views/mo · No credit card required

Tickvio — FAQ
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about Tickvio — from setup to security, for email and web.

What is Tickvio?
Tickvio is an animated countdown timer platform for email and web. It helps agencies, SaaS companies, creators, publishers, e-commerce brands, and anyone who needs urgency to boost conversions. You design a timer once, and Tickvio renders a live, animated GIF countdown fresh on every email open — and the same URL works on any website or landing page too.

Is Tickvio free to use?
Yes. Tickvio offers a free plan that includes up to 20,000 timer views per month — enough to test urgency across your campaigns. Web timers are included on every plan, including free. Paid plans start at $7/mo. There are no hidden fees, no surprise charges.

Do I need coding skills?
Not at all. Tickvio's visual editor lets you design and customise countdown timers without writing a single line of code. Pick a style, set your deadline, customise colors and fonts, and copy the image URL straight into your email template. Done in under 2 minutes.

Which email platforms does Tickvio work with?
Tickvio works with any email platform that supports HTML images — which is virtually all of them. This includes Klaviyo, Mailchimp, HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, Omnisend, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Brevo, Drip, and 50+ more. Just paste the timer image URL into your template and each subscriber sees a live countdown when they open.

What types of countdown timers can I create?
Tickvio offers three timer types. Fixed Date timers count down to a specific deadline — perfect for flash sales, product launches, and events. Evergreen timers start individually for each subscriber from the moment they open the email, ideal for welcome flows and trial expirations. Dynamic timers use ESP merge tags or URL parameters for fully personalised deadlines driven by your data.

Can I use timers on my website too?
Yes. Every Tickvio timer works on any website or landing page — just embed the same image URL. Use the same timer across email and web for a consistent urgency experience across channels.

How customisable are the timers?
Fully customisable. You can change colours, fonts (including custom font uploads), sizes, backgrounds, separators, spacing, labels, and borders. Tickvio also supports multi-language labels, custom expiration messages and images for when timers reach zero, and smart redirect links that route to different URLs based on timer status.

How fast do timers render?
Timers render in under 50ms at the edge. Tickvio serves all timers through a global CDN with automatic optimisation, so your emails load quickly across every device and client — including Gmail, Apple Mail, Outlook, and Yahoo Mail.

What happens when a timer expires?
You have full control. Set a custom expiration message or image that displays once the timer hits zero. You can also configure smart redirect links that automatically route subscribers to a different URL after the deadline — for example, from a sale page to a "sale ended" page.

Is my subscriber data safe?
Absolutely. Tickvio doesn't store subscriber data. Timers are rendered on-the-fly and we never see, collect, or retain personal information. Your subscriber data stays exactly where it belongs: in your ESP.

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