An Honest Review of DayOfUs (2026)
I found DayOfUs while looking for Timeleft alternatives. The pitch is nearly identical: take a personality quiz, get matched with strangers, show up to dinner at a restaurant the app picks. But DayOfUs launched in 2025 and already covers cities across four continents. I was curious whether the newer player could match the original.
How It Works
DayOfUs follows the same playbook as Timeleft. Download the app, take a personality quiz, pick your city and date. The algorithm assembles a table of four to six people. You get the restaurant details the day of, and you show up. The pricing is $12.99 per dinner or $15.99/month for unlimited bookings, plus whatever your meal costs.
What I Liked
Smaller tables feel more intimate
DayOfUs tables are four to six people, compared to Timeleft's standard six. My dinner had five, and the conversation moved faster. With four or five people, you can actually have one group conversation instead of two side conversations happening at once. Everyone gets more airtime.
The price is right
$12.99 per dinner or $15.99/month unlimited is cheaper than Timeleft's subscription. For someone who wants to try stranger dinners without committing to a monthly fee, the per-dinner option is nice. You pay for one, see if you like it, and decide from there.
Broad city coverage
DayOfUs is live in New York, Seattle, San Francisco, LA, Toronto, London, and Sydney, with more being added. For an app that launched in 2025, that's aggressive. If Timeleft isn't in your city but DayOfUs is, you have an option now.
What I Didn't Like
It's early, and it shows
The app has no App Store ratings yet. The user base is still small, which means the matching pool is thin. My dinner in New York was fine, but I got the sense that the algorithm didn't have as many people to work with. The personality quiz felt less polished than Timeleft's, and the restaurant selection was decent but not exciting.
iOS only
Same problem as 222. No Android app in 2026 means you're cutting out a huge chunk of potential users, which hurts the matching pool even more.
No post-dinner features
After dinner, the app doesn't give you much. No group chat, no way to reconnect with people you liked. The experience ends when you leave the restaurant.
The Verdict
DayOfUs is a solid Timeleft alternative that's still finding its footing. The core experience works. The smaller tables and lower price are genuine advantages. But the thin user base and lack of ratings suggest it's early days. If Timeleft is available in your city, it's still the more reliable option. If it's not, or if you want something cheaper and slightly more intimate, DayOfUs is worth a try. Check back in six months and I think this one will be much stronger.
