How does it estimate drying time?

From the combination of fabric type, drying spot, and weather mode. When a timer ends, you can tell Sundry whether the laundry was actually dry — that feedback calibrates future estimates to your home.

Does it need an internet connection?

No. Sundry is fully offline. You pick the weather mode yourself instead of the app fetching forecasts, so it needs no network and no location permission.

Can I run multiple timers?

Yes — up to three at once, free. Towels, bedding and shirts in different spots are each tracked separately.

Will I get the notification if the app is closed?

Yes. Timers are scheduled as system notifications, so the alert arrives even if the app is fully closed.

Where is my data stored?

There's no server and no cloud. No account needed — everything stays 100% on your device.

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Drying Clothes Indoors: Dry Faster, Skip the Musty Smell

Indoor-dried laundry smells for exactly one reason: it stayed wet too long. Once clothes stay damp past roughly 5-6 hours, the bacteria left in the fabric multiply and produce that unmistakable musty odor. So every indoor drying tip boils down to a single goal — shorten the time the fabric stays wet. Here they are, biggest impact first.

1. Run an extra spin cycle

The easiest, highest-impact move. One more spin cycle removes a surprising amount of water and cuts indoor drying time by an hour or two — more for towels and thick fabrics. Tossing a dry towel in for a short extra spin also helps pull moisture out.

2. Airflow is 90% of it — use a fan

Indoor drying is slow not because rooms are cold, but because the air is still. A humid layer of air clings to the surface of wet clothes; sweep it away and evaporation roughly doubles. Point a fan at the drying rack on oscillate mode — it uses far less electricity than a heater and works better.

If you own a dehumidifier, the strongest setup is a small closed room with dehumidifier + fan: the dehumidifier drops the room's humidity while the fan keeps stripping moisture off the fabric surface.

3. How you hang decides hours

Same room, same fan — hanging technique alone can swing drying time by hours.

Leave at least a fist of space between garments. Packed clothes trap stagnant air and simply don't dry.
Hang long items on the outside, short ones in the middle — the arch shape creates an air channel underneath.
Hang towels in a single layer, offset so surfaces overlap as little as possible.
Turn jeans and hoodies inside out so pockets and thick seams face the open air.
On hangers, unbutton shirts so the front opens up; use wide-shoulder hangers for heavy items.

4. The right spot: the middle of the room

Against a wall or on the curtain rail is the worst place. Air barely moves there, and the trapped moisture soaks into the wall — hello, mold. Put the rack in the middle of the room, ideally in the path of a slightly opened window. A bathroom only works if its exhaust fan runs the whole time.

5. If the smell is already there

A musty smell means bacteria survived the wash, so covering it with fragrance only postpones it. Wash at 40-60°C, or soak for 30 minutes in water with oxygen bleach and wash again — that kills the source. Then keep to the rule going forward: strong spin, moving air, dry within about six hours, and it won't come back.

If judging that six-hour window by feel is the hard part, hand it to Sundry. Start a timer in indoors or indoors + fan mode, get notified when the load should be dry, and if something's still damp, your feedback tunes the next estimate to your home.

Indoor drying is all about timing

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