Key Takeaways
Quick view
- Timeleft is a friendship app that sets up small group dinners and other meet-ups with strangers in many cities around the world.[1][2][4]
- A recent promotion offers a 70% discount on a Timeleft subscription for a 24-hour window, using a special code shared with existing or interested users.
- The message uses strong, urgent language to say this is the biggest offer so far and that it will not return.
- Simple checks of the brand, the sender, and the links help keep the choice safe and relaxed.
- By December 2025, the specific 24-hour discount has already passed, but the way this kind of offer works is still highly relevant.
Story & Details
A big discount in a small window
The subject is clear: a 70% discount on a Timeleft subscription, wrapped in a friendly promotion. The message greets the reader by name, points to a large price cut, and repeats that this is a special chance. The reader is told there are only 24 hours to act. The language says this is the biggest offer the company has ever made and that it will not return. The tone is warm and informal, but the sense of urgency is strong.
In simple terms, the offer is this: pay for a Timeleft subscription at a sharply reduced price by using a specific code within a short time limit. The message explains that the reader should open the Timeleft app, go into their profile, move to the settings, then into the subscription section, and enter the code to claim the discount. Clear calls to action appear more than once to keep that 70% figure in mind.
Around the core deal, the message paints a picture of life with the app. It points toward upcoming Timeleft events and signs off in a friendly way, as if a group of hosts is waiting at a table. Small links invite the reader to download the app, view the message in a browser, or change how often similar offers appear. There is also a way to stop receiving these messages completely, which fits modern expectations for any brand that sends marketing.
What Timeleft actually does
To understand the offer, it helps to know what Timeleft is selling. Timeleft describes itself as a way to turn strangers into friends through weekly meet-ups.[1] The app matches people with similar energy and interests and sends them to a dinner table, a bar, or a shared run in their own city. It focuses on real-life meetings, not dating or endless swiping.
Official app store pages explain that Timeleft sets up dinners with about five strangers in more than 250 cities across over 55 countries.[2][4] The process starts with a short personality quiz and a few simple choices, such as neighbourhood, language, dietary needs, and budget. Timeleft’s own pages then show how the app uses this information to match people and book a table, so participants only need to show up, meet the group, and pay for their own food and drinks.[1][4][20]
A subscription sits at the centre of this model. It supports access to the app and to the matching system behind these repeated dinners and events.[1][2] Some reports say that Timeleft charges a fixed fee for organising the dinner and booking the restaurant, while each person then orders and pays for their own meal, which keeps things simple and predictable.[13] Media stories describe how users sign up, pay a set amount, and then sit down for dinner with strangers who might become new friends.[28]
This is what makes a 70% discount on a subscription feel so tempting: it promises cheaper access to a social habit, not just a one-off product.
Urgent words and quiet doubts
The shape of the promotion will feel familiar to anyone who spends time online. A big number. A short countdown. A bold claim that this is the best deal yet and that it will not come back. These are classic tools to push people from “I might do this later” to “I should do this now.”
At the same time, many guides on online safety warn that very urgent language and huge discounts can also appear in fake messages.[8][12][19][27] Phishing attacks often pretend to be trusted brands and ask people to click quickly, pay, or hand over personal data.[5][22][26] Some signs of trouble include strange sender addresses, brand names with tiny spelling changes, and links that do not match the text on the screen.[15][19][23][33]
This makes a strong promotion from a real app sit in an interesting place. On one side there is a genuine product. Timeleft’s website, app stores, media coverage, and user stories show that it is an active service for friendship dinners and meet-ups.[1][2][3][4][6][28] On the other side, the tools it uses—scarcity, urgency, and bold claims—are also used by scammers in fake messages all over the internet.
The answer is not panic. The answer is a short pause and a few calm checks.
A small Dutch corner: the word “korting”
For readers in the Netherlands, a 70% discount line feels very familiar. Many shop windows across Dutch streets use the word “korting” to show that prices are lower than normal. Bright red and yellow signs with this word appear in supermarkets, clothing stores, and electronics chains. The Timeleft offer, with its big number and short time limit, is a digital cousin of those signs. It taps into the same quick reaction: look twice, feel the rush of a deal, and wonder whether to take it.
How to keep control without fear
The most helpful step is to keep control of the path from message to action. Guides on email safety suggest checking the sender address instead of trusting the display name alone.[15][19][31][33] Real companies use stable domains, while fake messages may hide behind long or strange addresses. Hovering or tapping to see the full address, and comparing it with the brand’s official website, is a simple way to spot problems.
Another suggestion is to avoid clicking on links in any message that feels unusual. Instead, it is safer to open the Timeleft app directly from the phone screen or to type the official web address into a browser.[7][12][23][27] Once inside the app, the user can go to the profile, then the settings, then the subscription area. If the offer is genuine, there should be a place there to enter the discount code.
Consumer and business advice sites also point out that marketing messages should always give a clear and easy way to reduce or stop promotional contact if it feels like too much.[27][33] That is true for any brand, including social and friendship apps. Using preference settings is a normal part of digital life, not a rejection of the service itself.
In December 2025, the specific 24-hour window for this 70% Timeleft offer is already closed. Yet the lessons it raises remain fresh. Big discounts and warm language can be welcome invitations. They can also be noisy. A short pause, a few checks, and a clear sense of personal choice turn that noise into something much easier to handle.
Conclusions
A soft landing after a loud offer
The Timeleft promotion shows how modern apps mix connection and commerce. On one hand there is a simple promise: regular dinners and meet-ups that make a big city feel smaller. On the other hand there is a loud sales push: a huge discount, a ticking clock, and the claim that this chance will not return.
The balance sits with the reader. A person can like the idea of meeting new people and still want to be sure the message is genuine. A person can smile at the friendly tone and still choose to reach the app by a safe path, check the sender, and read the small print.
When that happens, the 70% figure becomes just one detail in a larger picture. The real centre of the story is the user’s own comfort. The offer is loud, but the decision can stay quiet, simple, and fully theirs.
Selected References
Sources on Timeleft and social dinners
[1] Timeleft – Official site: overview of activities and how weekly gatherings work.
https://timeleft.com/
[2] Timeleft – App Store listing: description of weekly dinners with strangers in 250+ cities across 55 countries.
https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/timeleft-make-new-friends-irl/id6466442949?l=en-GB
[3] Timeleft – Google Play listing: details of “dinner with 5 strangers” and how the matching system operates.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.timeleft.app
[4] Timeleft – Locations page: list of cities that host dinners, drinks, and runs.
https://timeleft.com/locations/
[5] Vox – “These apps promise to help you make new friends. Could it be that easy?”: includes Timeleft as one of several friendship apps.
https://www.vox.com/even-better/383772/friend-apps
[6] Delish – “I had dinner with three strangers from an app — here’s what happened”: personal story of using Timeleft for a group dinner.
https://www.delish.com/food-news/a64674011/i-tried-blind-dinner-party-app-timeleft/
[7] Khan Academy – “Phishing attacks | Internet safety” (video): short explanation of phishing and how fake messages copy trusted brands.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83VKm3aLq3I
Sources on email checks and online safety
[8] IT Governance – “How to spot a phishing email in 2025”: common warning signs and practical tips.
https://www.itgovernance.co.uk/blog/5-ways-to-detect-a-phishing-email
[9] Microsoft / Business.gov.nl – “Protect yourself from phishing” and Dutch guidance on phishing and suspicious email.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/protect-yourself-from-phishing-0c7ea947-ba98-3bd9-7184-430e1f860a44
https://business.gov.nl/running-your-business/security-and-fraud/phishing/
[10] DMARC Report – “How to detect fake email addresses: Tips to identify scams”: ways to check domains and sender details.
https://dmarcreport.com/blog/how-to-detect-fake-email-addresses-tips-to-identify-scams/
[11] Timeleft – “Dinner with strangers” campaign page: simple description of how weekly dinners with matched strangers are organised.
https://timeleft.com/sea/
[12] Khan Academy – “Phishing attacks” article: clear, short overview of how phishing works and why urgent language is a red flag.
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pisa/x75c1fd611aa3c5ae%3Ainformation-data-literacy/x75c1fd611aa3c5ae%3Ainternet-safety/a/phishing-attacks
Appendix
A–Z key terms
Discount code
A short set of letters or numbers that gives a lower price when typed into an app or website during sign-up or payment.
Friendship app
A mobile app designed to help people meet new friends, often through shared events or group activities rather than dating.
Korting
A common Dutch word that means “discount” and appears on signs to show that a price has been reduced.
Online scam
A dishonest trick that happens on the internet, often through fake messages or websites, to make people give money or personal information.
Subscription
A payment that repeats over time, such as monthly or yearly, in exchange for continuing access to a service.
Timeleft
A friendship app, run by Timeleft SAS, that organises small group dinners and other in-person events to help strangers meet and become friends.
Urgent language
Words and phrases that push someone to act very quickly, often by saying that an offer will end soon or that something bad will happen if they wait.
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