Renew on time,
not on luck.
One calm, encrypted home for every date that can expire: passports, visas, licenses, insurance policies, and subscriptions. DocuTimer calculates your actual Renewal Runway™ and tells you early — before a lapse turns into a fine, a denial, or a grounded flight.
Why standard reminder apps fail you.
A regular calendar alert notifies you on the day a document expires. For passports, visas, and licenses, that is already months too late.
The 6-Month International Travel Validity Rule
Built with Apple's purest design language.
No bloat, no subscription fatigue, no corporate cloud vulnerabilities. Pure on-device elegance.
Point & Scan Vision OCR
Point your iPhone camera at any passport photo page, driver's license, or card. DocuTimer instantly reads the Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) and card typography, extracting document numbers, names, and expiration dates in milliseconds.
Today Dashboard & Radar
One calm screen answers: "What do I deal with first?" A giant hero countdown spotlights the most pressing expiration, while urgency-tinted hairline rails indicate clear runway, action required, or imminent risk.
Biometric Encrypted Vault
Store high-resolution front-and-back scans and policy PDFs in an encrypted on-device vault. Shielded with Face ID / Touch ID and an opaque security cover that blocks sensitive previews in the iOS app switcher.
Household & Family Command
Keep partner, kids, dependent parents, and vehicle documents organized in one place. Switch profiles with a single tap on the home radar, or view everyone's deadlines together in a unified family renewal timeline.
Year-at-a-Glance Heatmap
Visualize renewal density across all 12 months in an interactive calendar heatmap. Identify high-cost renewal seasons (like annual insurance premiums + vehicle registrations) before they surprise your bank account.
Lock Screen & Home Widgets
Glanceable iOS widgets surface upcoming expirations right on your Home Screen and Lock Screen. Support for Siri Shortcuts lets you ask: "Hey Siri, when does my passport expire?" straight from your Apple Watch or AirPods.
Your identity stays yours. Truly private by design.
Unlike legacy apps that upload your sensitive passports, tax forms, and driver's licenses to vulnerable third-party web servers, DocuTimer operates completely on your Apple device.
- No accounts or passwords: Start tracking instantly with zero registration.
- Private CloudKit Sync: Replicates strictly to your personal iCloud container — not ours.
- Zero trackers or analytics: No Facebook SDK, no Google Firebase, no advertising IDs.
- PBKDF2 Encrypted Backups: Export full password-protected archives anytime.
The developer does not collect any data from this app. Document metadata, encrypted attachments, and personal renewal dates never leave your hardware unless synced across your own personal Apple devices via CloudKit.
Everything that can expire has a home.
Prebuilt categories with sensible renewal runway defaults, or define your own custom schedules.
Calculates 6-month international travel buffers, visa validity rules, and government processing backlogs.
Real ID renewal alerts, DMV testing deadlines, state compliance warnings, and photo renewals.
Stay extensions, residency card replacements, travel authorizations (ESTA), and I-94 status windows.
6-month and annual policy renewals, coverage cards, policy PDF vault, and comparison shopping dates.
Open enrollment deadlines, HSA/FSA expiration dates, dependent coverage cutoffs, and group cards.
Apartment leases, homeowner policy renewals, flood insurance riders, and warranty terms.
State registration stickers, smog inspection deadlines, emissions certifications, and city permits.
Credit card expiration dates, Global Entry, TSA PreCheck, AAA roadside assistance, and professional licenses.
Why DocuTimer beats spreadsheets & generic notes.
See how DocuTimer's dedicated architecture stands apart from general-purpose tools.
| Capability | DocuTimer | Apple Notes | Calendar Apps | Google Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renewal Runway™ (Travel Cutoffs) | ✓ Built-in logic | ✕ Manual math | ✕ Alerts day-of | ✕ Complex formulas |
| Camera MRZ & Passport OCR | ✓ Instant on-device | ✕ Generic scan | ✕ None | ✕ None |
| Face ID Protected Attachments | ✓ Encrypted vault | Manual per-note | ✕ None | ✕ Cloud plain text |
| Household & Dependent Profiles | ✓ 1-tap filtering | ✕ Messy folders | ✕ Calendar clutter | ✕ Multiple tabs |
| Zero Data Collection / No Accounts | ✓ Verified by Apple | ✓ Apple ID | ✕ Account required | ✕ Google tracked |
| Home & Lock Screen Widgets | ✓ Interactive widgets | ✕ Static list | ✓ Event list | ✕ None |
Free to start. Powerful for life.
No predatory pricing or hidden ads. Start free, upgrade to Pro when you need unlimited household scale.
- Up to 5 active documents
- Full Renewal Runway™ alerts
- Camera MRZ & Card OCR Scanner
- Face ID biometric app lock
- 30-day trash safeguard
- Unlimited active documents
- Unlimited encrypted scan attachments
- Private iCloud sync (iPhone & iPad)
- Household multi-profile tracking
- Renewal history chains & cost forecast
- All Pro Features unlocked forever
- No recurring subscription charges
- All future app updates included
- Family Sharing enabled
Everything you need to know.
Direct answers to common questions about renewal tracking, privacy, and device compatibility.