Timeshifter

Name: Timeshifter
Rating: 4.70901 (866 reviews)

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Timeshifter

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Timeshifter Inc.

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Entered travel details for a trip from Eastern Timezone to Japan and was provided a plan. The plan delivered guidance on when to sleep, seek/avoid light, caffeine, and take melatonin (which I substituted with Tylenol PM without acetaminophen). I followed the plan closely, but didn’t really do anything special with light aside from be aware of light around me and make small adjustments such as opening or closing plane window. I arrived in Japan and actually had energy to explore some the first night there and got a full night’s sleep. My first full day in Japan I felt completely normal despite the 14 hour offset, and the normal feeling persisted for the entire trip. Upon return, I again followed the plan, and had normal energy for work my first day back. Coworkers were actually surprised by my alertness. I’m a very routine oriented person and don’t typically adapt so well to changes. This app is amazing and completely worth the in-app purchase, gave me an extra day of vacation and extra day of productivity upon return. Also very well designed.

_jefe, Nov 29, 2018

It Worked For Me

Like others have mentioned in their reviews I learned about this app in an article and decided to try it. I used it for a trip from Seattle, Washington to Sydney, Australia where I went for a two week vacation. Sticking to the plan took a real effort but it paid off. For example, at one point on the plane all the lights were off and everyone was sleeping with masks over their eyes except for me. The plan on my app told me that I needed to be exposed to light so I was the only one on the plane with my overhead light on and the TV screen in front of me on as sources of light. Later, when everyone woke up and the lights came on I had to go into a blackout phase where I had to put on my sleep mask and limit any light that I received. So yes, it was an effort. But I didn’t have any symptoms of jet lag when I arrived and I felt like my body was already on Sydney time from the moment I landed. It’s been fantastic and I’ve been telling other travelers about this app. I’ll be using it for my trip back to Seattle. I leave on the 18th and the plan has me starting to adjust on the 16th. It’s really cool and it’s easy to understand the science behind it. You should give this a try if you want to avoid jet lag.

1969mj1117, Oct 11, 2019

Surprisingly great!

So we’ve tried this app twice. Same route (halfway around the world, Thailand to USA), a few years apart. The first time, we did not follow it well at all, (had a 5 year old with us!) and of course, had jetlag. Couldn’t sleep at night, wanted to sleep during the day. The second time, we thought we better give it a good shot, (now had 7 yr old, who was excited to get up at 1 am!) and since we’d done the same route before, we would know how well it actually worked. And it worked great! Beyond the plan, we kept taking melatonin for 5 nights total into our trip. It was SO NICE to get to our destination and home and feel good. I will certainly keep using it in the future. Of course it’s a bit difficult the day before you leave, because you may have to get up early or stay up late, but dealing with that is so worth it. This time we even picked our flight based on what the app recommended. Try it and do your best to stick with the plan, you won’t regret it.

apkop09, Jun 16, 2022

I’m impressed

I just came back from a trip to Germany to Los Angeles (9 hours time difference)and used the app for the first time. Going to Europe is usually ok for me but coming home messes with me. I literally downloaded the app and typed in my flight data as the plane was shuttling to take off. (Bonus: you get the first trip for free). I followed the instructions pretty closely throughout the flight and the following 3 days and are happy to report that I had nothing but a few minutes of being tired during the day (the doughy jet lag feeling) each day and some night waking which I used to meditate until I dozed off again. No melatonin, no nothing. Just the wake, sleep, bright light (try to be outside)/no light and caffeine/no-caffeine schedule. I’m very happy with the result. The app itself is super user friendly, beautifully designed and gives scientific data if one is interested. Definitely a keeper!

Christiane Wolf, Feb 10, 2022

Really worked — I was a bit shocked

My jet lag has been so bad historically that I have felt it wasn’t l worth it to travel unless I had over two weeks because half of it would be lost to jet lag. So I tried Timeshifter on my first travel since the pandemic — two weeks in Ireland flying from central PA. In the three days leading up to departure, I followed the program exactly, including caffeine and melatonin, light exposure and sleep times, even though parts of it made no sense to me. I actually emailed Jacob thinking there might be a glitch in the program, and he explained that the scientific basis is not intuitive. Directions were very clear and It was generally easy to follow, though getting light in darkened plane cabin can be challenging. I would have been thrilled if following the program had reduced my jet lag by a couple days, but I can honestly say it was insignificant, barely noticeable. I was enjoying myself completely from the first day there, and adapted to the new time right away. Leading up to the trip back home, I followed the advice, but not quite as closely. Jet lag entirely manageable. I am functioning normally. No issues.

Cosmosis8, Jul 12, 2022

Follow it & REALLY works - recommend to All

I came across the name of this app in an article and have since come across it in more online articles since downloading and using it. I was doing some simultaneous research on my upcoming trip to Europe (from the US) and also on helping my mom reset her circadian rhythm, as it’s become a major quality of life issue for all of us. I downloaded it onto my iPhone, for this first free trip, And was determined to use it as an experiment because I remember in the past having terrible jet lag upon arrival in Europe. I admit that I followed it to a T and started following suggestions on the app starting four days before departure. I know from experience that I was in a much better state of mind upon arrival. I’ve recommended this to friends and family, particularly for the distance that you have to travel, specially for those that travel often and or for business purposes. I really appreciate the simplicity and beauty of the app with the visual cues and also the ability to read more and learn why and how things work. Because I plan to do more traveling in the coming years I will definitely purchase use of the app. I have them for their review online and found more information and research behind the app and I’m sharing this with my mom who really needs to reset her circadian rhythm but has no guidance on that. Kudos to an exceptional app that is extremely user-friendly!

EastEndPghPetiteGurl, Jun 17, 2019

I’m sold! This app is amazing!

Recently flew from JFK-HKG-ICN-HKG-JFK. I was worried because I usually get pretty hard with jet-lag, even on flying shorter distances - and I really had to hit the ground running when I arrived. Well I can honestly say that I never experienced any jet-lag effects during my trip - or upon my return. . My colleagues were all complaining and they would hit a wall at around 3-4pm and complain that they woke up in the middle of the night and could not go back to sleep. Meanwhile I was bright eyed and bushy tailed. One of the people I was visiting in Seoul, even commented on how refreshed I looked, given I had flown almost 20 hrs the previous day. I followed the app as close as I could. I also utilized those blue light blocking glasses when I was supposed to be avoiding light - but couldn’t completely control my environment. Regarding melatonin, I find that most people take too high of a dose. I would start with a 2.5 mg dose prior to sleep. If I woke up at least 4 hrs before I planned to - and felt I would have trouble falling back to sleep, I would take another .5 to 1.0 mg dose and would fall right back to sleep. On my outbound 16 hr flight to Hong Kong, my flight departed at 9am - and the app instructed me to sleep the first 7 hrs of the flight. Taking the low dose melatonin each time I woke up (approx) every two hrs - really helped. Will definitely subscribe to the annual plan and rely on this for all future long-haul trips.

ggfnyc, Nov 17, 2018

Great app!

This app was recommended by a friend who traveled from the UK to the USA (West Coast - California). I used it for the opposite, California to UK. The app took into account what my usual sleep schedule is and if I wanted to take melatonin. I chose not to, didn’t want to risk any side effects. I followed the app’s instructions beginning two days before my trip, sometimes wearing sunglasses in the evening and not at all during the day. The app didn’t know that I couldn’t sleep sitting up on a plane, neither did I, but I managed to get some rest during my first day to catch up. By the second day I was out site seeing, visiting with family and enjoying my trip without feeling sluggish. The app also said not to think about what time it was at home, the UK was my new time zone. I found that very helpful. I would definitely recommend Timeshifter and will certainly use it on my future trips!

PamK 4040, Sep 19, 2022

Works GREAT!

I just used this app for the first time for traveling from the USA west coast to Greece, a 10 hour difference. It’s easy to follow the recommendations - the plan before I left started 2 days ahead, telling me to go to bed progressively earlier by a couple of hours, and to avoid or seek light by no more than 2-3 hours difference than when I would anyway. It also told me when to drink or avoid caffeine, but I usually don’t do coffee, and mostly ignored that advice without problems. The only part that was a bit difficult was sleeping on the plane, which I’m very bad at, plus the plan wanted me to sleep until only an hour or two before landing which is basically impossible since that’s when the lights go back on and people start getting ready to arrive. But I took melatonin (as the app advised) and a Unisom and did manage to sleep several hours regardless. Once I landed the plan continued for another 3 days, but again with nothing crazy or challenging. I can’t say that I had no jet lag at all (I still felt like my body was vibrating at odd times), but the difference really was remarkable regardless; there never was a time when I felt like a zombie or wanted to sleep or stay up when everyone around me would be normally doing the opposite. I’m definitely going to keep using this app. I also love the pricing structure - the first trip is free and then is pay per trip which is very sensible.

Sashazur, Apr 10, 2022

Zero Jetlag - Recommended to EVERYONE

Incredible! I had ZERO jet lag on my trip to Singapore from San Francisco. I had to an important site walk and business meeting in Narita airport during my transit on the way over and needed to be laser focused - no issue. While in Singapore, I was in conferences all day from 8am-6pm and then dinners out with colleagues. Nada! Here I am writing from San Francisco with not a single minute of jet lag. The only thing I would change is that your app assumes you can sleep on the last 1.5 hours of a flight. That’s typically when all lights come on and they do meal service. There’s no possibility of sleeping when this is happening. I had to move my sleep window up to account for this. Please consider this adjustment. But overall, WELL DONE! I recommended this app to basically everyone I know where I work....and we all travel a lot!!!Writing as an update having used Timeshifter for the second time for a business trip to Japan. You all have done it again! I have ZERO jet lag and have recommended this app to all my colleagues. I call Timeshifter my lifesaver and don’t know how I survived without it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I was able to do my work with laser focus during my 4 days in Japan! You guys are THE BEST!!!!!!

WorldTraveler88888, Jun 17, 2019

Description

// Condé Nast Traveler: “Say goodbye to jet lag” // Travel + Leisure: “Game-changer for frequent fliers” // The Wall Street Journal: "Indispensable app for business travelers" // CNBC: "Innovative new travel app that saves time and money" // Winner of National Sleep Foundation’s 2019 SleepTech® Award Generic jet lag advice is, well… generic. It won’t reduce your jet lag and can actually make it worse. Each traveler and trip is different and requires a personalized approach that takes your sleep pattern, chronotype, itinerary, and a range of personal preferences into account.

Timeshifter® is developed by world-renowned scientists based on the latest sleep and circadian neuroscience. With Timeshifter, you can create your own personalized jet lag plans and arrive at your best. Timeshifter not only provides advice to alleviate the disruptive symptoms of jet lag such as insomnia and sleepiness, but also addresses the underlying circadian disruption by quickly resynchronizing the circadian clock to the new time zone. – The first jet lag plan is free. After your free plan, purchase individual jet lag plans as-you-go or subscribe for unlimited plans. Timeshifter is a paid service. – All the features you need: // Practicality Filter™ adjusts advice to the "real world" // Quick Turnaround® advice for short business trips // You can start adapting even before your departure // Notifications offer advice - even without opening the app – Timeshifter is a highly empowering experience, and it requires no special equipment. Just bring a sleep mask and your favorite sunglasses. Join the community of Timeshifters around the world who demand a better travel experience. Whether you’re traveling for business, going on vacation, or competing in a sports event abroad, the Timeshifter jet lag app can help optimize your performance, enjoyment, and health when traveling. Terms of use: www.timeshifter.com/terms/terms-of-use Privacy policy: www.timeshifter.com/terms/privacy-policy