Timeleft price in Australia — and the free alternative
Timeleft costs roughly $20–35 per dinner in most Australian cities: you pay a booking fee for the seat, then pay the restaurant for your own meal and drinks on top. There’s no free tier, and dinners run on Wednesdays only. If that maths works for you, great. If you’d like the same nerve-tingling, stranger-to-friend night out without the per-dinner fee, that’s exactly what LMTW was built for — it’s free for founding members. Written by LMTW, a competitor — Timeleft pricing verified 22 August 2026.
Save my seat — free for founding members18+ · No card required · Your first get-together is free
What Timeleft actually costs
Based on Timeleft’s public pricing as of August 2026, here’s what a night out looks like. Prices vary a little by city and can change, so treat these as a guide and check their app for the current figure:
| Item | What you pay |
|---|---|
| Booking fee (per dinner) | Roughly $20–35, paid in the app when you book |
| Your meal and drinks | Paid directly to the restaurant on the night — typically another $40–70 |
| Free tier / trial | None — every dinner carries the booking fee |
| Subscription option | Some cities offer a subscription that reduces per-dinner cost |
| Realistic cost of 4 dinners/month | ~$240–420 once you include food |
The maths of a month of get-togethers
One dinner is an experiment. A social life is a habit — and habits are where per-event pricing bites. Four Timeleft dinners a month, at the mid-range of both fee and food, lands somewhere around $300. That’s not a criticism of the product; it’s just arithmetic worth doing before you commit.
Now the same month with LMTW. There’s no subscription and no booking fee — a get-together costs 12 credits, about $6, from a $25 pack of 50, and founding members start with a 50-credit pack free, so their first four or so get-togethers cost nothing at all. You pay venues directly for what you eat and drink — which is exactly what you’d spend going out anyway. A week could be a $5 coffee catch-up, an $18 breakfast club and a $59 dinner party of six: three real nights and mornings out for what a single comparison dinner costs all-in.
| A month of going out, 4 events | Timeleft | LMTW (founding member) |
|---|---|---|
| Membership / booking fees | ~$80–140 (4 × booking fee) | No subscription — 4 get-togethers ≈ $24 of credits from a $25 pack (founding members: first 50-credit pack free) |
| Food & drink (paid to venues) | ~$160–280 | Similar — you pay the venue directly, from $5 coffee upwards |
| All-in monthly total | ~$240–420 | From ~$109 (≈$24 of credits + venue food), and you choose the spend per event |
| Choice of nights | Wednesdays only | Any night of the week |
| Choice of activities | Dinner only | 11 activities, $5–$120 |
What “free for founding members” actually means
No asterisks. Join LMTW during the founding window and: your first 50-credit pack is free — about four get-togethers on us; the $25 pack price is locked for life, so your top-ups never get dearer; your credits never expire — use them this year or next; and there’s no card required to join, so there’s nothing to “accidentally” start charging you.
Why give it away? Because a social club is only as good as its tables, and we’d rather fill them with founding members who tell their friends than spend the money on ads. You can read the full feature comparison on our Timeleft alternative page.
Where the money goes at pay-at-venue events
To be clear: at most LMTW get-togethers you still pay the venue for your own food and drinks, like any normal night out. The from-prices you see — coffee from $5, long lunches from $45, fine dining from $120 — are the venue costs, set by the venues, voted on by members from our 2,600-venue directory. The club side is covered by credits — and founding members’ first 50-credit pack is free.
Common questions
Is Timeleft free?
No. Timeleft charges a booking fee of roughly $20–35 per dinner in most Australian cities, and you pay the restaurant for your meal and drinks on top. There’s no free tier. Some cities offer a subscription that lowers the per-dinner cost.
How much does Timeleft cost per month?
If you went every Wednesday, the booking fees alone would run roughly $80–140 a month; including your meals and drinks, a realistic all-in figure is around $240–420 a month depending on your city and what you order. With LMTW there’s no subscription: four get-togethers use 48 credits — about $24 of a $25 pack — and in the weeks you don’t go, you pay nothing.
Is LMTW really free? What’s the catch?
Free for founding members — first 50-credit pack free (about four get-togethers), the $25 pack price locked for life, no card required. The honest fine print: after the free pack, get-togethers cost 12 credits each (about $6) from a $25 pack of 50 credits that never expires, and you pay venues directly for your own food and drink (from $5 coffee upwards). The founding window won’t stay open forever, but founders keep the free pack and the locked price permanently.
Does LMTW charge per event like Timeleft?
Not exactly. There’s no subscription and no per-dinner booking fee — instead a get-together costs 12 credits, about $6, from a $25 pack of 50 credits that never expires. Founding members start with a 50-credit pack free. The only other money that changes hands is between you and the venue for what you actually eat and drink.
Is LMTW the same kind of experience as Timeleft?
Same spirit — small tables of strangers matched for compatibility — but any night of the week, across 11 activities (not just dinner), with generation-matched crews, a human reviewing every group, and mutual-only follow-ups after the night so good tables can become actual friendships.
When will LMTW start charging?
There’s no subscription to start. LMTW runs on credits: $25 buys 50 credits, a get-together costs 12 (about $6), and credits never expire. After the founding window closes, packs stay $25 for 50 credits — and everyone who joins as a founding member keeps their free 50-credit pack and the $25 price locked for life. That’s the deal, in writing, no card required.
Keep the $300. Spend it on the actual dinners.
Founding members start with 50 credits free — about four get-togethers — and the $25 pack price is locked for life. No subscription, no card required.
Save my seat — free for founding membersFriends first — romance welcome, never required.