Timeleft Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience48.7% of reviews
Neutral9.8% of reviews
Negative experience41.5% of reviews

~ Based on 1,775 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about Timeleft

Is Timeleft Safe?

Timeleft: Make New Friends IRL appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Timeleft is 92/100.

This assessment is based on 8,895 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

92.1% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.6% of ratings suggest some concerns
5.3% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 8,870 App Store ratings for Timeleft.

Is Timeleft Legit?

Timeleft: Make New Friends IRL appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Timeleft is 93/100.

Based on 93 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Bringt die Einzeltickets zurück

Ich habe Timeleft früher sehr gerne genutzt und durch die App wirklich tolle Menschen kennengelernt. Das Konzept finde ich nach wie vor großartig und genau deshalb finde ich die Änderung sehr schade.

Früher konnte man flexibel Einzeltickets kaufen. Mittlerweile muss man ein Abo von mindestens vier Wochen abschließen, und mindestens 2 mal teilnehmen damit sich die Teilnahme preislich überhaupt lohnt. Ich möchte mir aber die Möglichkeit erhalten, spontan teilzunehmen, auch mal in einer anderen Stadt, wenn ich beruflich unterwegs bin.

Ich hatte bereits ein Vierwochenabo und war dreimal dabei. Dabei waren bei den sechs Personen am Tisch jedes Mal drei dieselben. Das ist für mich ein großes Risiko des Abo-Modells: Man möchte seine bezahlten Teilnahmen möglichst ausreizen, wodurch sich Gruppen wiederholen und genau das verloren geht, was Timeleft für mich ausmacht: neue Menschen kennenzulernen und immer wieder unterschiedliche Begegnungen zu haben.

Ich weiß, dass es vielen meiner Freunde, die Timeleft ebenfalls nutzen, genauso geht. Ich würde die App sofort wieder nutzen, wenn Einzeltickets zurückkämen. Bitte gebt uns diese Flexibilität zurück, statt treue Nutzer durch ein verpflichtendes Abo zu verlieren!
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Response from developer

Wie schön, dass du durch Timeleft so viele großartige Begegnungen hattest! Neue Gesichter an jedem Tisch sind genau das, was wir erreichen wollen, auch wenn sich Wiederholungen nicht ganz ausschließen lassen. Zu Preis und Flexibilität können wir derzeit nichts zusagen, nehmen deine Anregung aber ernst und leiten sie weiter.

Best investment ever!

This is the first review I’ve ever done for an app. I moved to Barcelona last week and went on my first coffee meet-up today. I instantly hit it off with my group and have agreed to meet up again. The venue was also fenomenal, and the environment was really relaxed which just made the whole experience so much better. For anyone alone and lost, having just moved to a new city/country; I highly recommend this app!
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Response from developer

What a lovely review, thank you! Welcome to Barcelona, and we're so glad your first coffee meet-up went so well and that you've already made plans to see the group again. We hope Timeleft keeps helping you feel at home!

Scheduling options

I’m really disappointed with this app. After paying, I realized dinners are only offered on the same day of the week and at the same time, with no alternative options. Since I work nights, I can’t attend any of them. I feel like I wasted my money, and I wish this had been made clear before purchasing:(
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It started out great.

It was fun for two events. And then it kept canceling events on me with only hours notice. Great concept but too many last minute cancellations so I’ll be moving on. I wouldn’t waste your money.

The developers responded is false. It’s a monthly subscription and when I asked for a refund they refused. They also never answered questions on any of their contact methods. They only responded here. If you have issues once signing up you’ll be on your own. You should also review their Trustpilot score.
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Limited locations not as advertised

I signed up and paid due to advertisement of functions in my area, but was not able to see events until after paying. Events only take place in 2 suburbs, both in or near the city. There are zero functions near my area, which was advertised.
I have attended one function and it was well organised. The app it’s self is an easy platform to use. It would be great if they actually had functions in the locations they advertised.
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Response from developer

We're glad you enjoyed the event you attended. Just to clarify, you can explore upcoming events and their locations in the app before purchasing a subscription. We understand that having more options closer to home would make a difference, and we're continuously working to expand event availability. We appreciate your feedback and will share it with our team!

Need more city options

Just downloaded this app today in hopes of trying it out. The three closest cities are 2-2.5 hours away and that’s out of my zone for trying to meet and connect. The furthest I would be willing to travel is an hour. Is there a way to suggest new locations or do more plan to be added?

Tanto na minha cidade quanto viajando pelo mundo, é uma diversão jantar com desconhecidos.

Super recomendo!

Response from developer

Muito obrigado pelas palavras e pela recomendação! Que bom saber que os jantares estão trazendo boas histórias, tanto na sua cidade quanto pelo mundo. Esperamos ver você em muitas outras mesas!

So happy I did this!

I heard about Time Left from a friend I go roller skating with and so glad I got on here as it’s been tough to connect with like minded individuals. Just from going to two events I’ve made really amazing connections!

Getting worse

The service used to be great, but now it’s really poor. It’s clear they don’t put any effort into planning / manually reviewing the events. I’ve been sent to closed coffee shops to meet for an event, and others have 0 people attend other than me.

lack of algorithm screwed me over

i went into this thinking that if i only set my interests for certain kinds of people, those would be the only people i got. clearly, i was wrong. both times i tried, i had a non diverse group where i was the only woc and felt microaggressed the entire night. the restaurant choices were amazing for how horrible this app is at grouping people. i only learned later that interests weren't taken into account when it came to grouping people which is dumb imo. if i have nothing in common with someone then obviously i won't be friends with them. i think they need to rethink their model if they want more people to vibe on this app.
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I did not receive 24 hour notice of location

During the month I paid for Timeleft last summer, I signed up to attend one dinner, but then dropped. Here is why. Everything I read, even here in the app, it says that you will receive your location 24 hours before the event. I received notice that my event was happening in 24 hours, but no location. Then I received another email saying my group had been changed, but still no location. When I inquired as to why I had not received a location, I was sent an email saying that I would receive notification 4 hours before the event and that anticipation was part of the “fun.” For a variety of reasons, a four hour notification does not work for me. So, I dropped the dinner. When I dropped, I received an email saying that dropping less than 24 hours before an event was unacceptable, but because I was new there would be no consequences. I had been hopeful that this would be a good way to meet people, but I decided I was no longer interested in a service that does not meet the minimum of what they say they will do.
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Response from developer

Thank you for the detailed feedback. Group and venue details are now shared closer to the event than before, which helps reduce last-minute cancellations and changes to groups, although a shorter notice doesn't suit everyone's schedule. We've passed your feedback on notice timing to our team. If you'd like us to review your account, please contact us through in-app support.

Fun times!

This is such a fun and unique way to get to meet people in your community.

Nice

I met very nice people.

Good experience

It’d be really cool if Timeleft had an option to put women with each other

Location for acceptance malfunction

I have to back out of a booking and/or all events are in areas of the city where I don’t want to go to?

Encontro de pessoas top!

Nota 10!

Response from developer

Muito obrigado pela avaliação e pela nota 10! Ficamos felizes que você tenha encontrado pessoas incríveis nos nossos encontros. Esperamos ver você em outra mesa em breve!

No access to photos?

Does the recent version of the app have no access to photos? Is that why all new people have generic profile pictures and why I can’t change my profile photo? Is that a mistake or are you getting rid of the photos altogether?

Response from developer

Profile photos are still part of the app. Photos of people you haven't met yet appear as generic pictures before an event and are shown once it has started, which is why new people look generic. If you can't change your own photo, please contact us through in-app support with your device and app version so our team can look into it.

Horrible Customer Support and deceiving Pricing Model

I Signed up during a promotional period. The service has issues here and there: they sent me to a closed coffee shop 2 weeks in a roll, put me at tables where people were twice my age, cancelling my events last minute and not putting me into a new group etc. so I filed a ticket to support asking why am I not getting the advertised service. But instead of addressing the issue, the Timeleft support rep sent me AI generated summaries to cop out on my questions and concerns. After I called her out on it, she cancelled my subscription without my consent. This caused further issue: If I want to re subscribe, the price is now about double the promotional rate. So be aware of their pricing and customer support practices before you decide to pay them: basically if you complaint about them not doing a good job, they will punish your feedback by price gouge you. And I tried submitting new tickets to their support about the subscription cancellation issue, but Timeleft support would just ignore the new tickets.
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Response from developer

Thank you for your feedback. We take it seriously, and we have addressed it directly with you: our Customer Support Team Lead acknowledged by email that your subscription should not have been canceled, and offered a resolution that brings the cost of renewing close to the rate you originally had. The requests you submitted afterwards were merged into your original conversation so that they could be handled together in one place. We remain available there, and we would be glad to welcome you back to the table.

I really wanted to like it, but…

I heard about this app when I saw a very diverse group of people having a good time over brunch at a restaurant.
This is one of the few apps that serve in South Bay. However the meetups I went to were very disappointing.
For the first one, it was pretty far for me, a fairly long drive. When I got there, about half the people did not show up.
Then, I signed up for a women’s only dinner that I was excited for, but only one other person showed up!!
I gave up because didn’t want to be disappointed again.
I’m open to trying again if they can figure out a way to hold people accountable to show up and match at least somewhat closer to my location and age group.
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Hopelessly underpopulated

I’m not driving two hours to have dinner. Not going to New Orleans from the Florida panhandle.