TIGHT FIVE
The Comedian's Practice Stage
Green.
Amber.
Red.
Nail Your Time.
Stop practising your set with a phone stopwatch. Tight Five gives you traffic light timing, stage atmosphere audio, and session tracking -- so you never run over again.
You Know the Feeling
You've got five minutes at the open mic. You practised at home with your phone's stopwatch. You thought you had it timed perfectly.
Then you're on stage. The room is hot. The light hits you at four minutes thirty. You're still two bits away from your closer. You rush it. You bomb.
The problem isn't your material. It's that you never practised with the light.
Practice Like You Perform
Tight Five turns your phone into a comedy club stage. Traffic light timing. Crowd murmur. MC intro. Applause. The same pressure you'll feel under the spotlight -- but from your living room, the green room, or wherever you write.
Traffic Light Timer
Green means go. Amber means wrap it up. Red means you're done. Just like a real comedy club light. Three display modes -- full-screen colour wash, glowing border, or classic traffic light -- so you can see your cue from across the room.
Stage Atmosphere Audio
Crowd murmur fades in. The MC introduces you. You hear applause. Then silence. Then it's just you and the clock. Practise with the sounds you'll actually hear on stage, not in dead silence at your kitchen table.
Every Format Covered
3-minute new material night. 5-minute open mic. 7-minute competition slot. 10-minute feature. 15-minute middle. 20-minute headliner. Pick your format and train to the exact time you'll have on stage.
Track Every Set
See exactly how long you actually ran versus how long you thought you ran. Accuracy percentage. Over/under delta. Notes for each session. Watch yourself get tighter over weeks. Data doesn't lie -- even if your mates do.
Three Steps to a Tighter Set
From backstage to standing ovation in under a minute
Pick your slot. Choose a preset (3, 5, 7, 10, 15, or 20 minutes). Toggle audio and haptic feedback. Select your display mode.
Hit START SET. A 3-2-1 countdown fires. The crowd murmurs. The MC introduces you. Applause. Then the timer starts and your screen goes green.
Deliver your material. Watch the light change from green to amber to red. If you run over, the screen pulses red with overtime tracking. Tap to end, review your summary, and save your session.
What You Get
Everything a comedian needs to own the clock
Three Display Modes
Full-screen colour wash, glowing border, or traffic light circles. Pick whichever works on stage.
Immersive Audio
Crowd murmur, MC intro, applause, warning tones, overtime play-off music, and closing applause.
Full Immersive Mode
Wake lock, max brightness, hidden system UI. Your phone becomes nothing but a stage light.
Session Analytics
Accuracy percentage, over/under delta, notes. Track your progress and watch your timing tighten.
Haptic Cues
Feel the warning vibrations without looking at the screen. Medium buzz at amber, heavy hit at red.
Four Languages
English, Spanish, French, and Russian. Comedy is universal -- so is your practice tool.
Built for Comedians
Not productivity bros. Not mindfulness gurus. Comedians.
You're building your first five. You need to feel the rhythm of a timed set before you ever get on stage. Tight Five trains your internal clock so you know when to pivot, when to breathe, and when to land the closer.
You're gigging regularly. You're doing three or four mics a week and need to keep your material sharp. Run through your set in the green room before you go on. Make sure you're hitting your marks.
You're prepping for a showcase or competition. You've got exactly seven minutes. Not six fifty-nine. Not seven thirty. Seven minutes. Tight Five gets you there.
Available Everywhere You Perform
iPhone, iPad, or Android. Your stage light travels with you.
Questions
Everything you need to know before you download
How much does it cost?
Tight Five is a one-time purchase of £4.99 — less than the price of a pint. No subscriptions, no in-app purchases, no ads. You buy it once and it's yours forever. Just a tool built by a developer who does open mics.
Can I record my sets?
Not yet. Audio and video recording is on the roadmap for a future update. Right now, Tight Five focuses on timing and stage simulation.
Is my data private?
Completely. Everything stays on your device. No accounts, no cloud storage, no analytics, no data collection whatsoever. Read our privacy policy for the full details.
Can I customise the warning times?
The built-in presets use standard comedy light timing -- amber at one minute to go, red at your time limit. Each format has sensible defaults designed for real comedy club timing.
What happens if I go over time?
The screen pulses red and an overtime counter starts. After 30 seconds of overtime, play-off music kicks in -- just like a real club. You'll know exactly how far over you went.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Tight Five works entirely offline. No internet connection needed. Perfect for basements, back rooms, and dodgy comedy club green rooms with no signal.
Ready to Tighten Your Set?
Every second of dead air is a laugh you'll never get back. Download Tight Five and start practising like you mean it.