Two tables away

What if they're sitting just a few feet away from you?

Maybe. And you'll never know unless someone says it out loud. You're sitting in a café, a food court or at a bar, watching the people around you, and it crosses your mind that you'd happily spend a bit of free time with someone nice — you just don't have the nerve to speak to a stranger. Someone two tables away may be feeling exactly the same. Without Timity, it ends the way it always does: you both get up, pay and go your separate ways. With Timity, you can let people know — and whoever's in the same boat reaches out. Quite possibly the one in the next booth.

A moment you'll recognise

Lunch in town, a coffee between two meetings, an hour in a food court before the train. Around you are people in much the same position: they've got a moment, they're in no hurry, they're looking around. Maybe one of them would rather spend that time in company. But speaking to a stranger a few tables away is a step almost nobody takes, because nobody knows how it'll go. So you each sit at your own table with your own phone, and half an hour later you go your separate ways.

What changes with Timity

Timity helps you take exactly that first step. You share a few words about what you're up for ("coffee and a chat, I've got half an hour") and a sign to recognise you by ("grey jumper, by the window"). Nobody sees you as a profile; only people within range right now can see you, and only while you're sharing. If someone nearby also has the time and the inclination, they reach out. Only then do you decide whether to move two tables over — or not.

• It's not a dating app. No registration, no profile, no messaging someone on the other side of town. With Timity, you see the people who are close by right now.
• A sign instead of a photo. You recognise each other by a jumper or a book on the table, not a profile picture. The meeting starts in real life, not in an app.

Where it works best

• Cafés and bars with a long counter or booths. People sit alone here, and for a good while.
• Food courts, stations, airports. Everyone there is just killing time.
• Lunch break in the city centre. Half an hour you'd rather not spend staring at your phone.

One small trick to finish

Put something in your sign that can be seen from a few tables away: the colour of your jumper, your mug, a book. Whoever reaches out will have spotted you before they even stand up.