The free scheduling poll for birthday parties
Timespree is a free scheduling poll for birthday parties that finds a date the people who matter can make. Share one link, guests shade when they are free, and the heatmap shows the best day.
No account required to respond. Your poll link is ready in under a minute.
Dev's surprise 30th
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Why scheduling this is hard
The exact birthday falls midweek, so you need a nearby weekend that works for the guest of honor's closest people.
A surprise party means quietly checking availability without tipping off the birthday person.
You book a date early, then find out the closest friends already had plans.
How the poll works
Create your poll
Pick the dates and time range you want to offer. Your shareable link is ready in under a minute.
Share one link
Send it wherever your group already talks. Nobody needs an account to respond, on any device.
Read the heatmap
Every response shades the grid. The darkest slot is your time. Done.
Why Timespree fits
See the weekend the key guests can make
Guests shade the days they are free, and the date the most important people can attend stands out.
No account, easy for every guest
From tech-savvy friends to grandparents, everyone opens the link and shades with no sign-up.
Quiet enough for a surprise
Collect availability from guests over one link without a public thread that could reach the birthday person.
Host gets a running headcount
Email notifications tell you who has responded, so you can size the venue and cake before deciding.
A real example
Dev's 30th lands on a Tuesday, so his partner plans a surprise dinner on a nearby weekend. She sends a poll for two Saturdays to his ten closest friends. The first Saturday is darkest with eight free, so she books the restaurant for that night and keeps it off the group chat.
Frequently asked questions
- Can I keep it a surprise?
- Yes. Share the link privately with the guests you want, not the birthday person. There is no public thread and no account required, so you gather everyone's availability quietly and lock a date without the guest of honor seeing it.
- Will older relatives be able to respond?
- Yes. There is no app to install and no sign-up. Guests of any age open the link and tap the days they are free, so grandparents and less techy relatives respond as easily as anyone else.
- How do I know how many people are coming?
- As guests shade their availability you get email notifications, giving you a running sense of the headcount. Once you pick the darkest date, you can see how many marked it free before you book the venue.
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