Every speaker on time. Every question heard.
Host-controlled speaker countdown timer with live audience Q&A. You run the clock. Your speakers see it on their own screen. Your audience asks and votes on Q&A from their phones.
Now speaking
Priya Shah
Opening keynote
12:00
Live
Three links, and the room runs itself
No installs, no accounts for anyone but you, and nothing for your speakers or your audience to download.
See the full walkthrough →Build your run of show
Add each speaker, give them their timers, and drag to reorder until the running order matches the day.
Share three links
One for the screen in the room, one for each speaker's phone, and one for the audience to scan.
Run it live
Start the clock, adjust on the fly, message a speaker privately, and let the room upvote the questions worth answering.
Press a button. Watch all three screens react.
This console is live. Pause the clock, add a minute, send a private note to the podium, or flash the speaker's screen when they miss it.
Try it now, all three screens are live
Now speaking
Priya Shah
12:00
Start, pause, and adjust each speaker's timer from one control view, with the full running order laid out so you always know what's next.
Priya Shah
Opening keynote
12:00
Send a quick note straight to their screen — or flash it silently — without interrupting the room.
Priya Shah
12:00
Top questions
How do you handle two speakers overrunning?
Messages from you to the speaker are not displayed on the audience's visible Q&A screen.
Your speaker can toggle the questions to be visible, questions are sorted by vote popularity.
Use on any device.
Intuitive web interface to help you focus on the event.
Audience questions, without the extra tool
Most conference timer apps stop at the countdown. asktimer.com adds live Q&A with upvoting, so the most-wanted questions rise to the top before your speaker's time runs out — no separate polling subscription, no second link to share.
How do you handle rate limiting for votes?
Can we moderate questions before they're shown?
Is there a limit on submissions per device?
Everything you need to run the room
Live stage timer
Countdown per speaker, host controls, and a confidence monitor your speaker can glance at from the podium.
Audience Q&A, built in
Your audience submits questions and upvotes the ones they care about most, live, from their own phone.
How do you handle rate limiting for votes?
Can we moderate questions before they're shown?
One link each, nothing to install
Host, speaker, and audience each get a simple link. No app downloads, no accounts for anyone but you.
How asktimer.com works in 1 minute:
A 1-minute intro to how the host, speaker, audience, and speaker-messaging/screen-flash features work. Try the real interface for free and see how easy it is to run your presenting/speaking events.
Frequently asked questions
Is asktimer.com really free?
Yes — start free, no card required. Create an event, add speakers and timers, and run live Q&A without paying anything up front.
How is this different from a standalone stage timer app?
Standalone stage timer apps are great at one thing: counting down. asktimer.com does that too, plus audience Q&A with upvoting built into the same event — no second tool, no separate login for your audience.
How is this different from a polling or engagement app?
Polling and engagement apps are built around slides and polls, not stage time. asktimer.com is built around the speaker's countdown first, with Q&A as a natural extension — one link for your audience, one control view for your host.
Do my speakers or audience need to install anything?
No. Speakers get a confidence-monitor link that opens in any browser. Your audience submits and upvotes questions from a link on their own phone — no app, no account.
Plan the run of show
Free browser tools, no sign-up. Set a start time, give every item its minutes, and each clock time works itself out — then bring the same rundown here and run it live.