Four people laughing together at a window table during a Timeleft dinner

How Timeleft works

Dinner, drinks, a coffee or a walk with people you haven't met yet. We match the group and book the place, and all you do is show up.

  • Choose a city to see upcoming dates.

See the full list of cities

Sign up nowFind your group

Timeleft brings together a small group of people you haven't met yet, in your own city, every week.

More than 4 million people have joined Timeleft, which runs in 200+ cities across 52 countries. Dinners run in every city, and drinks, coffee, walks, women-only dinners and Singles Events vary by city. A short personality quiz helps us decide who meets whom. Your membership covers the booking, and you pay the venue for what you order.

Dinner, drinks, coffee or a walk, all on one membership

How a first dinner goes, from the quiz to the next morning

We'll follow a dinner, the one format every city runs. Drinks, coffee and walks go the same way, from booking in the app to keeping in touch afterwards.

Choose your city at the top of the page, and the times below follow its next dinner. Choose a city

Before, in the app

  1. Today

    Sign up and take the quiz

    Download the app or sign up at app.timeleft.com. A short quiz asks about your interests, your social energy, and what you value, and we use your answers to decide who you sit with.

    In the app:

    Let's personalize Timeleft for you

    Your opinions are usually guided by

    • Logic and facts
    • Emotions and feelings

  2. Any day before

    Book a dinner

    Pick a date and a neighborhood, then the languages you speak, a budget, and one dietary need. You'll need a membership to confirm the booking.

    In the app:

    Book your next event

    Dinner This week In your city

    Booking closes 13 hours before, in most cities

  3. Before the dinner

    We set the table

    Your table is a small group, you included. We put it together from your quiz answers, interests, age range, and language, and balance it where we can, aiming for enough in common to get a conversation started.

    We book a public restaurant, and before the event the app shows you where it is and a little about who's coming.

    A table laid for a Timeleft dinner, with a number card, napkins and glasses of water
    In the app:

    Your restaurant

    Shown in the app before your dinner

At the table

  1. The start

    Sit down with strangers

    Tell the host you're there for a Timeleft dinner and give your group number. Almost everyone at the table is meeting for the first time, so you won't be the only new face.

    A small group sitting down together at the start of a Timeleft dinner

  2. If the table needs it

    A game for the first questions

    Anyone at the table can open the app's icebreakers and read a question out loud. The decks run from light questions to deeper ones, so the table can choose its own pace.

    A woman and a man laughing as someone at their table tells a story during a Timeleft dinner
    In the app:

    Icebreakers

    If you're running late, what's most likely your excuse? True or made up.

    Open 30 minutes before the start

  3. Over dinner

    Order what you like

    Everyone orders what they like from the menu, and whether the bill is split depends on the restaurant. Ordering early leaves more of the evening for talking.

    Three people laughing over dinner under a paper lamp

  4. About three hours later

    The last course

    Dinners usually run about three hours, long enough to get past the introductions and into the stories people came to tell. The table's group chat stays open after dinner, so you can make plans with anyone you got on with.

    Five people talking around a round table at the end of a Timeleft dinner

After, in the app

  1. The next day

    Keep the ones you clicked with

    Rate the evening, then choose who from your table to stay connected with. Leave Impressions for the people you met, see what they liked about you and message any of your connections.

    You can invite them to your next booking, and new people fill the other seats.

    In the app:

    Did you click with someone?

    You asked deeper questions that weren't just small talk.

    An Impression from your group

And next week, there's another group to meet.

Sign up nowFind your group

What's in the app

Six of them as they look on your phone, and the full list under them.

  1. In the app:

    Events in your city

    • Dinner Wednesday evening
    • Coffee Saturday afternoon
    • Walk Sunday morning

    Week by week, with a filter by format

    Events in your city

    Home lists every upcoming event in your city week by week, with filters by format.

    iPhone, Android, and web · No membership needed

  2. In the app:

    Your preferences for this dinner

    Languages
    English, French
    Budget
    $$
    Dietary preferences
    Vegetarian

    Set for each booking

    Preferences for each booking

    Choose the languages you speak, a budget, and one dietary need for each event.

    iPhone, Android, and web

  3. In the app:

    Timeleft Dinner

    Only 8 hours until your dinner!

    7 h 59 min

    On your iPhone lock screen until you sit down

    Live Activity

    A countdown on the iPhone lock screen from eight hours before your event.

    iPhone only

  4. In the app:

    Group chat

    We will notify the others in the group chat you will be late

    The chat opens 30 minutes before the start and stays open after

    Group chat

    A chat for each event that opens 30 minutes before the start and stays open afterwards.

    iPhone, Android, and web

  5. In the app:

    Invite connections

    You can invite up to 5 connections per event

    New people fill the other seats

    Invite your connections

    Up to five connections can join an event you've booked, and strangers fill the rest of the table.

    iPhone, Android, and web

  6. In the app:

    Report and block

    Reporting and blocking sends the case to Timeleft for review, removes the user from your connections and prevents you from seeing each other at future events.

    Report and block

    Report a person or a message anonymously, or block someone.

    iPhone, Android, and web · No membership needed

The full list

Everything a member can use today, where it works and on which devices. 44
Booking
Feature What it does Where Devices Who can use it
Events in your city Home lists every upcoming event in your city week by week, with filters by format. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Everyone
Book until 13 hours before Book an event up to 13 hours before it starts, in most cities. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Members
Up to five bookings Hold up to five upcoming bookings at a time. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Members
Waitlist Join the waitlist for a full event and get a seat automatically if one opens. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Members
Move a booking Move a booking to another date until 13 hours before the event. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Members
Cancel a booking Cancel up to 4 hours before the event. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Members
Confirm you're coming From 48 hours before, the app asks you to confirm you'll be there. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Members
I'll be late Tell your group you're running late, from 15 minutes before to 15 minutes after the start. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Members
Add to calendar Add a booking to Apple, Google, or Outlook calendar. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Members
Formats
Feature What it does Where Devices Who can use it
Dinners Dinner at a restaurant with a small group of strangers, in every city. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Members
Women-only dinners Dinners for members who identify as women. Many cities iPhone, Android, Web Members
Dinner for Singles A dinner where everyone is single, with groups balanced by gender and age. Many cities iPhone, Android, Web Members
LGBTQ+ friendly dinners A dinner open to everyone, with an LGBTQ+ friendly table. Paris and New York iPhone, Android, Web Members
Coffee A weekend afternoon coffee with a small group. Many cities iPhone, Android, Web Members
Walks A weekend morning walk with a group of strangers from a shared meeting point. Many cities iPhone, Android, Web Members
Who you meet
Feature What it does Where Devices Who can use it
Personality quiz A short quiz at sign-up about your interests, social energy, and what you value, used to form every group. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Everyone
Preferences for each booking Choose the languages you speak, a budget, and one dietary need for each event. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Members
Never seated with people you block Anyone you block or report is never placed in your group again. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Everyone
The event
Feature What it does Where Devices Who can use it
Group and venue reveal Before the event, the app shows your venue and a little about your group, with a map and directions in Apple Maps, Google Maps, or Waze. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Members
Live Activity A countdown on the iPhone lock screen from eight hours before your event. Every city iPhone Members
CarPlay countdown Your event countdown on CarPlay while you're on the way. Every city iPhone Members
Text message reminders Text reminders for US numbers, which you can turn on after your first booking. United States iPhone, Android Members
Icebreakers Question decks for the table that open 30 minutes before the event. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Members
After the event
Feature What it does Where Devices Who can use it
Event feedback Rate the event, say what went wrong, and rate or report the venue. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Members
Impressions Give up to five traits to the people you met and see the ones they gave you. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Members
Connections Choose who from your table to stay connected with, and remove a connection without blocking. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Members
Chat
Feature What it does Where Devices Who can use it
Group chat A chat for each event that opens 30 minutes before the start and stays open afterwards. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Members
One-to-one chat Message any of your connections, with reactions, replies, muting and inbox filters. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Members
Inviting others
Feature What it does Where Devices Who can use it
Invite your connections Up to five connections can join an event you've booked, and strangers fill the rest of the table. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Members
Bring a friend Send a link so a friend who isn't on Timeleft can sign up and join you. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Members
Share your event Share a flyer for your event in Stories or a message. Every city iPhone, Android Members
Safety
Feature What it does Where Devices Who can use it
Report and block Report a person or a message anonymously, or block someone. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Everyone
Message checks Messages are checked automatically, with the safety team reviewing anything flagged. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Everyone
Illegal content report A form for members in the European Union to report content they believe is illegal. European Union iPhone, Android, Web Everyone
Phone verification A code sent by text confirms your phone number at sign-up. Most countries iPhone, Android, Web Everyone
Membership and payments
Feature What it does Where Devices Who can use it
Membership Book as many events as you like in your city while your membership is active. Food and drinks are paid at the venue. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Everyone
Plans See the plans for your country and their prices before you pay. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Everyone
Payment methods Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, or SEPA direct debit, depending on your country and device. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Everyone
Manage your membership Cancel renewal, resume, change your card, download invoices, and apply a promo code in the app. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Members
Account and devices
Feature What it does Where Devices Who can use it
Sign-in options Email and password, Apple, Google, an email link, or your phone number. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Everyone
App languages English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, and Traditional Chinese. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Everyone
Larger text Screens adjust when you use a larger text size on your phone. Every city iPhone, Android Everyone
Delete your account Delete your account from Profile. Deleting it doesn't cancel a membership bought through the App Store or Google Play. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Everyone
iPhone, Android and web Timeleft runs on iPhone and iPad (iOS 16.4 or later), Android, and in a browser at app.timeleft.com. Every city iPhone, Android, Web Everyone

Safety

Is it safe?

Every event is at a public venue or a meeting point we choose, and there's no one-to-one messaging before you meet. If you report someone, you're never placed with them again.

99%

Over 99% of Timeleft experiences happen without any safety incident, according to the safety framework we published in June 2026.

Read our safety guidelines
Two women laughing together at a Timeleft dinner table by a big window

What does it cost?

Booking takes a Timeleft membership, and the app shows its price in your country before you pay anything.

Sign up nowFind your group
Your membership

As many events as you like during your plan

Dinners, coffee and whatever else runs in your city, all on one membership.

At the venue

Your own food and drinks

You order what you like and pay the venue yourself.

What members say

Three men laughing together at a Timeleft dinner table

  • I cannot believe the truly incredible people I met through this app on my first (very scary!) try. I felt so comfortable to be myself. Everyone was so unique and interesting. We’re meeting up again soon! Thank you so much for this app.

    Ruby1990libra

    Timeleft member · App Store review, August 2026

  • I had this on my radar for a while, and when I moved to a new city in Europe, I finally took a chance. It was worth it! The people in my group were very nice. There was zero awkward silence, and we actually connected later through the app to meet up again.

    Annie Frische

    Timeleft member · Trustpilot review, August 2025

  • I’ve only been to one dinner so far, but I already made a friend and we’ve hung out a handful of times since the dinner! The restaurant was nice and centrally located. My group was friendly and the time passed fairly quickly.

    Sophie Finn

    Timeleft member · Trustpilot review, October 2025

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Questions people ask before they book

How do you decide who I sit with?
We use your quiz answers, your interests, your age range, the language you chose for the evening, and the date you booked, and balance the table where we can. You can't pick ages or a mix of men and women yourself, and who's there also depends on who booked the same evening, so every table turns out a little different.
Can I go on my own?
Yes. You book on your own and we put the group together, so you don't need to bring anyone. If you'd like company, you can send a friend a link to sign up and join you.
Is Timeleft a dating app?
No. Nobody swipes, nobody gets paired off, and there's no private messaging before you meet. If you'd like to meet someone romantically, many cities run singles dinners, where everyone at the table is single.
Is Timeleft a dinner club?
No. Nobody joins a fixed group. Each dinner is a new small group that we put together at a restaurant we pick, and you book one dinner at a time.
What if I'm vegetarian or have another dietary need?
Choose a dietary preference when you book, such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, halal or kosher, and we'll do our best to book a restaurant that caters to it. For allergies, check with the venue on the day.
What if I'm nervous?
Plenty of people are, the first time. Almost everyone at your table is new to the group, the icebreakers are there if you need them, and in our September 2026 Social Health Survey, two-thirds of members who felt nervous beforehand felt comfortable by their third dinner.

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