Multi-step timers

A multi-step timer in Yuki counts down each step of a sequence, such as a recipe, a workout or a study or meditation routine, and tells you when the next step starts. Timers are included on Free and Pro. Find them under New → Timer on the web, or Home’s + → Timer on your phone.

Where are timers in Yuki?

• On the web — the Timers card in All features on Home, or New → Timer.
• On your phone — Home’s + → Timer, or Profile → Multi-step timers.
• From a recipe or a task — Play with a timer on a recipe’s method (recipes need Pro). A task with a checklist of two or more items, or a title like a workout, cooking, study or meditation session, shows Add timed steps: the timer opens with one step per checklist item for you to check and save. Once a timer is saved for the task, including one from a routine Yuki made in chat, the task shows Start timer instead; starting it never ticks the task off. See Grocery lists.

How do I create a multi-step timer?

1. 1Tap New timer.
2. 2Describe your timer — “a 20-minute HIIT circuit with four exercises” — and tap Create with AI, or build it yourself.
3. 3Set the Timer name and Category: recipe, workout, routine, study, meditation or custom.
4. 4Add each step with a title, optional instructions and its length in seconds. Zero seconds makes a manual step that waits for you to tap Next. Reorder with Move up and Move down; a timer has up to 24 steps.
5. 5Choose Repeat and the number of Rounds, Auto advance, and Step and completion alerts, then tap Save timer.

What can I do while a timer runs?

While a timer runs you see the Current step and what’s Next up, and can Pause, Skip, go to the Next step, Restart or stop it. Start a saved timer from Your timers. Save as template keeps a routine you like; Duplicate makes a copy to change.

Do timers work on the web?

Yes. Timers run on your phone and on the web. A running timer counts down on the device or browser tab where you started it, and on the web its alerts need the browser open and notifications allowed.

Can two steps run at the same time?

Yes. On a step that has a time, switch on Keep going while this runs: its countdown carries on in the background and the next step starts straight away. Wait for background steps first makes a later step wait for them. Up to 6 steps can run in the background, and Finish now ends one early. Yuki may suggest running a long waiting step in the background, but never turns it on for you.

How big can a timer be?

• 1 to 24 steps, and at most 48 steps counting every round.
• 1 to 20 rounds.
• At most 24 hours for each step and for the whole timer.
• Only one timer runs at a time. A recipe with more than 24 steps isn’t cut short: Yuki asks you to split it.

What if some steps have no time?

Tap Suggest times. Yuki fills in a time for each step that has none, works it out on your device, and marks it as an estimate you can edit. While a timer runs, go back with Previous, or tap any step to jump to it. At the end, Timer complete shows the total time, the planned time and any skipped steps, with Run again.

When do my AI drafts reset?

The 3 AI timer drafts a day on Free, and 10 on Pro, reset at midnight UTC, not at your local midnight. A draft that fails on Yuki’s side isn’t counted.

Can I close the app while a timer runs?

Yes. A running timer is saved on that device, so when you reopen Yuki or reload the page it shows where the countdown is now. A run left unfinished for a week is closed; the saved timer itself stays.

Can I turn off the alert for one step?

Yes. Each step has its own switch: Alert on this step on your phone, Step alert on the web. The alert when the whole timer finishes still comes. If notifications are off on your device, the timer still runs on screen.

How do I find a saved timer?

Filter Your timers by category: All, Recipe, Workout, Routine, Study, Meditation or Custom. Jumping to a step while a timer runs restarts that step’s countdown.