Scheduling meetings has always been a little broken.
Most of us spend too much time bouncing between emails, calendar apps, and booking tools.
Scheduling platforms like Calendly tried to fix this, but in doing so, they forced people into rigid workflows: “click a link → pick a slot → fill out a form → confirm.”
Efficient? Yes.
Human? Not really.
Ting is trying a different approach. Instead of giving people links, Ting works directly inside your inbox.
What Is Ting?
Ting (Meet-Ting) is an email-first AI assistant that books meetings for you by reading the email thread, checking calendars, proposing times, nudging people, rescheduling, and sending the invite, all without asking your recipient to open a scheduling page.
In short: CC [email protected] on a thread and Ting tries to do the human work of coordinating the meeting inside the conversation you were already having.
That promise – scheduling that respects how people actually talk and plan – is the product’s north star.
Ting launched into closed beta in mid-2025 and currently focuses on Gmail + Google Calendar for 1:1 scheduling.
The team has publicly shared early traction metrics and a small pre-seed raise, demonstrating they’ve moved beyond an idea to active usage and fundraising.
Main Features
1) Email-first scheduling (CC workflow)
Add [email protected] to the CC line of an existing thread when you want the assistant to handle scheduling.
Ting reads the thread context, who’s involved, natural language intent, proposed date ranges, and responds in the same thread. This removes friction from “click this link” workflows.
Recipients don’t have to learn a new tool or click a booking link; everything happens in the flow they already use.
2) Calendar integrations & availability checks
Currently, just Gmail + Google Calendar are supported.
That means Ting can read your Google Calendar availability and propose windows that actually work for you.
Outlook/Office 365 is mentioned as coming later. If your calendar ecosystem is Microsoft-centric, Ting won’t yet be a drop-in replacement.
3) Natural-language scheduling & rescheduling
It understands casual phrases like “next Tuesday afternoon,” “sometime after my trip,” or “move to later this week.”
For many precise requests it will propose exact windows. For vague ones it asks a clarifying question. The team has described a “golden set” approach for training: saving rough interactions, defining the correct outcome, and iterating weekly.
4) Follow-ups / nudges
If someone doesn’t reply, Ting can send polite follow-ups in the same thread. This keeps scheduling momentum without forcing you to remember to follow up manually.
5) Two-Ting “mind-meld”
When both sides have Ting connected, the assistant can compare calendars server-side and book almost automatically.
That reduces the back-and-forth to near zero for many 1:1s.
The effect is “inbox magic” you CC and then receive a polite confirmation & invite.
6) Quick setup and low friction
Setup is minimal: connect your Gmail + Google Calendar and start CC’ing Ting. The product positions itself as “no links, no portals, no learning curve.”
That’s an explicit product decision and a core selling point.
My Experience Using Ting
First off, the onboarding was quite seamless and super fast.
It took less than 2 minutes to get started.
This was the landing page.
Had to sign in with my Google account.
When I got in, Ting prompted me to select what I do just so it could personalize my experience.
Then I got to select the best days and time of the week that I’m typically available for a meeting.
Then I got a welcome email from Ting confirming I could get started right up!
So I did!…
Here’s the first email I sent:
In less than one minute, Ting replied (automated, in the thread):
Turns out Lola couldn’t pick any of the proposed slots, and she requested other available times on Wednesday.
Ting created the Google Calendar invite and the thread updated with the invite link. It gave a clean 1:1 flow without need for a link to a booking page.
I also tested out rescheduling before the guest could respond to the first schedule.
Turns out Ting can sometime have a mind of it’s own lol
I probed further:
..Interesting.
What Ting Gets Right
1. No context switching
Guests stay in email. There’s no third-party booking page to understand or ignore. That increases acceptance rates for people who dislike scheduling tools.
2. Conversational rescheduling
Reschedules are handled in the tone of the thread, which increases politeness, produces more thoughtful scheduling than a booking page and preserves relationship context.
3. Low friction onboarding
Few clicks to connect Gmail + Google Calendar, then you CC and go. This reduces adoption friction.
4. Automatic follow-ups
Ting nudges politely so scheduling doesn’t stall. This increases meeting completion rates without you having to remember to chase someone.
Where Ting Falls Short
I’ll be blunt: it’s impressive for early access, but it’s not yet a turn-key solution for every use case. Below are some limitations
1. Calendar ecosystem limitations (Gmail + Google Calendar only, for now)
Ting’s beta targets Gmail + Google Calendar. If your company uses Outlook/Exchange as a standard, Ting isn’t yet a direct replacement. The team notes Outlook support as a roadmap item. Expect friction for Microsoft-first orgs.
2. Multi-party scheduling & complex rules
Group scheduling, round-robin, or advanced team rules (shared buffers, admin controls) are immature in early access.
If you run a calendar-heavy team with complex rules, Ting won’t yet replace dedicated team schedulers. As such , it is best for individuals, founders, sales reps, and freelancers but not quite for enterprise ops until team features land.
3. Privacy, compliance & enterprise readiness
Because Ting reads emails and accesses calendars, enterprise buyers will demand documentation: DPA, SOC2, data retention, encryption in transit and at rest, and a clear customer data policy.
Public information shows the team is iterating but doesn’t show comprehensive enterprise security docs yet. That’s typical for early startups, but it’s a legit blocker for large firms.
4. Pricing & business model uncertainty
Today Ting is free in early access via meet-ting.com”.
The team hasn’t published paid tiers yet. If they later lock advanced features behind paid plans, some users may be unhappy, but that’s a normal startup trajectory. Keep that in mind if you’re evaluating long-term tooling.
5. Hallucination
Just a tad bit. In my tests it was uncommon (roughly 1–2 minor incidents, out of a dozen threads) but important because even small fabrications can cause confusion or misaligned expectations.
For example, Ting not seeing my availability for Wednesday when it was in fact free on my calendar was something to pay attention to.
The Bottom Line
Ting is one of the most refreshing takes on scheduling I’ve seen in years.
It strips away the “tool fatigue” of links and apps, and instead embraces the way people already work, inside email.
It’s not perfect.
But Ting’s core idea that AI assistants can handle the messy, human side of scheduling lands beautifully.
If you schedule a lot of 1:1s, live in your inbox, and hate sending booking links, Ting is worth trying.
It may not replace every scheduling tool yet, but it’s pointing toward the future: software that adapts to us, instead of the other way around.
