Tap your washer or dryer with your phone. Get a push notification the moment your laundry is done — even when the app is closed.
Designed specifically for ADHD and anyone who's ever rewashed a load because they forgot it in the machine.
Tap your phone on the tag to instantly open the washer or dryer timer. No hunting for an app.
Push notifications fire when your cycle ends — even if your phone is locked and the app is closed.
Can't get there right now? Snooze 15 minutes, 1 hour, or until tomorrow — right from the notification.
Link multiple phones to one household. Everyone gets notified when a load finishes, no matter who started it.
If you don't act, reminders escalate at 15 and 30 minutes so laundry doesn't sit forgotten for hours.
Every 5th dryer load, the notification reminds you to clean the lint trap so you never forget maintenance.
Everything you need to get started. You only need to do this once.
Attach your Laundry Buddy NFC tag to the front of your washer/dryer or on the wall between them using the included magnet mount.
Physical productTap the NFC tag with your iPhone. It will open this app in Safari. Tap the Share button → "Add to Home Screen". This is required for push notifications on iOS.
iPhone only — must use SafariWhen the app opens, tap the green "Enable notifications" banner at the top and allow notifications when iOS asks. This is how you get alerted when laundry is done.
Required for alertsSelect your cycle duration (or enter a custom time), tap Start, and lock your phone. You'll get a notification when it's done — even with your phone in your pocket.
You're ready!This happens when Chrome is set as your default browser on iPhone. iOS sends all URL opens — including NFC tags — to your default browser, so if that's Chrome, the app on your home screen gets bypassed entirely.
The fix takes about 5 seconds: go to iPhone Settings → Chrome → Default Browser App → tap Safari. After that, tapping the NFC tag will open Safari, which recognises the installed Laundry Buddy app and launches it directly.
Apple only allows push notifications for web apps that are installed to the home screen from Safari. This is an Apple policy, not something we control. Chrome on iPhone cannot send push notifications for web apps.
The good news is once it's installed from Safari, it works exactly like a regular app — you'll have an icon on your home screen and full notification support.
It uses a timer you set when you start the cycle. It doesn't connect to your appliances directly. You choose a duration based on your cycle length, and the app notifies you when that time is up.
Most people learn their machine's typical cycle times quickly. The saved presets feature lets you save your most-used durations so you can start a cycle in one tap.
No. Each device generates a unique household ID the first time the app is opened. The NFC tag URL just opens the app — it's your household ID (stored on your device) that keeps your data completely separate from everyone else's.
Think of it like how two people can both use the same bank website but see completely different accounts.
Open the app, tap the gear icon (⚙) in the top right, then tap "Share Household." You'll get a 6-character code that expires in 10 minutes. Your household member opens the app on their phone, taps "Join Household," and enters the code. From then on, both phones receive notifications for any timer either of you starts.
Check these things in order: (1) Make sure Focus / Do Not Disturb is off on your phone. (2) Go to Settings → Notifications → Laundry Buddy and confirm notifications are enabled with Lock Screen checked. (3) Make sure you installed the app from Safari using Add to Home Screen — not just bookmarked it. (4) Make sure you're opening the app from the home screen icon, not from Safari.
If none of those help, delete the app from your home screen, re-open the URL in Safari, and re-install using Add to Home Screen.
Yes — you can open laundrybuddy.app in your browser and use the timer directly. The NFC tag just makes it faster and more automatic. The whole point of the physical product is removing friction, so the app works without it, but you'll get the most value with the tag installed.
Open the app on your phone and set up notifications in under a minute.
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