Limere vs Timecraft: how they differ
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Both help you meet someone new. They just start in different places: Timecraft starts with a craft get-together it arranges for you, and Limere starts with the night you're both there.
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Side by side
| Compared on | Limere | Timecraft |
|---|---|---|
| In short | At the places you already go, see who else wants to meet you, and find each other after. | Matches strangers into small groups to make crafts together, with early-access signup on its website. |
| Before you go | See what's coming up in Events, or host one yourself. Or plan nothing and just open it when you're out. | Leave your email to hear when it opens. Its website describes a personality quiz, then picking from fixed weekly time slots. |
| Once you're there | Open it to see who's there. With Meet now, you find someone in the same room and start talking when you're both in. | A small group makes fluid art bears, scented candles, dried flower pieces or rugs, and talks while they work. |
| Who you meet | You pick who you'd like to meet, and you only find out about each other if it's mutual. | Timecraft uses the quiz to match you with people of a similar style. You can also sign up with one or two friends. |
| After the night | People you crossed paths with are still there after it ends, and you can keep the connection on Limere. | You take your piece home. Its website doesn't mention ways to stay in touch afterwards. |
| Cost | Free to download, and the app doesn't cost anything right now. | It varies by event and is paid in advance, covering materials, venue and guidance. |
| Available on | Free on iPhone, with early access for Android. | Sign up on its website. |
| Where it works | Anywhere other people around you have Limere open. It's on the App Store in Taiwan, Thailand and the US. | Its website says events are mainly in Taipei, with other cities planned. |
Timecraft details come from its website, read on November 6, 2026, and may change. Timecraft's own pages are the final word.
About Timecraft
Timecraft is a Taiwanese service that calls itself a crafts version of Timeleft. You take a personality quiz and pick a fixed weekly time slot, and it matches you with strangers of a similar style to make fluid art bears, scented candles, dried flower pieces or rugs. The cost varies by event and is paid in advance, covering materials, venue and guidance. Its website is taking early-access signups by email, and says events are mainly in Taipei.
Why people choose Limere
- No need to block off a night: it works at the bars, events and friends' parties you already go to.
- You pick who you'd like to meet, and you only find out about each other if it's mutual.
- Missed the moment? People you crossed paths with are still there after it ends.
- You decide when you show up, and you can switch identities or go Ghost.
- Free to download, and the app doesn't cost anything right now.
Limere vs Timecraft: FAQs
How's Limere different from Timecraft?
Timecraft arranges a craft session for you, with a small group it matched. With Limere, you're already going somewhere, and once you're there you see who else wants to meet you. There's no extra time to set aside, though other people around you need to have Limere open.
Is Limere a dating app?
No, Limere is a social app for meeting people in real life. Use it to make new friends, talk to a few more people at a party, or find someone to go to the next event with.
Is Limere free?
It’s free to download. Search for Limere on the App Store. Using the app doesn’t cost anything right now. Some public events with partners charge an entry fee, which the host collects.
When is Timecraft the better pick?
If you'd like to make something with your hands and meet a few people without having to think up small talk, Timecraft's setup is the better pick. You can sign up on its website and wait for it to open. If you want to meet the people around you tonight, at a bar, an event or a friend's party, open Limere. Or use both: they don't get in each other's way.
Take Limere with you next time you go out
Free on iPhone, with early access for Android.