SceneTime

Introduction

Torrent tracking websites have been around for a long time. They enable the users to download indie content for free and upload it to earn rewards. Even though they are hated and despised by a handful of people around the world, the increasing number of users on these websites testify the need for such websites.

To which there are torrent websites like SceneTime that allow you to download free indie content

What is SceneTime?

SceneTime is one of the multi-purpose websites that allows users to download free indie content. It is a private torrent tracking website and therefore you need access to download or upload any free indie content from it.

Normally the website is private and you need an invite to access it, however, the creators of the website opened their doors to everyone during this pandemic.

Is SceneTime safe?

For a torrent site to be safe for browsing, it needs to have an SSL certificate, which SceneTime does have. By using tools such as SEOQuake and MOZ, you can easily check the credibility of a website by gauging Domain Score (DS) and Trust Score (TS). Based on my research, SceneTime has a domain score of 6 and a trust score of 31 which is quite poor. It’s not uncommon for torrent sites to have a DS less than 15 and a TS less than 40. However, given that the site was launched in 2008 and still hasn’t managed to surpass a DS of 10 is fairly disappointing.

What should you expect from SceneTime?

SceneTime is an excellent source of quality free indie content. The website has numerous torrents that can be downloaded from almost anywhere in the world. It has 72 hours hit-and-run time, but don’t worry, if you have a seedbox, maintaining a healthy ratio shouldn’t be tough.

Weekly Competitions – SceneTime has a very active community that participates in forums and even promotes healthy seeding for torrents. The website keeps the community entertained with competitions like logo design, mascot making, and more.

Community members can give their opinion on designs submitted by other members. The winner of the competitions is rewarded with freebies from the website.

Updated library – Most of the torrent websites have a gigantic free indie content library but fail to offer the free indie content which can be a turn off for the entire community. SceneTime takes care of this scenario almost effortlessly. The members and admin upload the torrents of the latest free indie movies and TV shows as soon as it becomes available to them. This enables the community members to maintain a healthy ratio while providing the members with the latest content.

Diverse Free Indie Content – As mentioned above that SceneTime has a huge repository of torrents for free indie content but it doesn’t stop there.

You can find the list of torrent categories in the browse torrent section where you can select the type of content you are looking for.

Bonus points – SceneTime rewards its members with different kinds of bonuses that can be used to gain special benefits. Some of the most popular benefits include, ‘1GB upload credit’, ‘2.5GB upload credit’, ‘5GB upload credit’, ’50GB upload credit’, ‘100GB upload credit’, ‘250GB upload credit’, ‘Custom title’ and ‘1x invite’.

In order to get bonus points, the members have to complete a torrent with things like txt files/ info documents, samples, and subtitles while keeping the torrent open in the client. The more people download that torrent, the more that member earns bonus points.

Donation benefits – Like every other torrent tracking website SceneTime also has a donation feature through which the website offers additional benefits to the members. The lowest donation amount starts from $5 that grants the donor benefits like 5GB upload credits, 2 weeks VIP status, +1 invite, Video on Demand access, Immunity against Hit and Runs, and No ads.

The donation can be made through PayPal, Cards, or Cryptocurrencies.

User hierarchy – Similar to other torrent sites, SceneTime has a user hierarchy as well. When you’re new to the community, you join as a user. However, with active interaction and efforts, you’re able to climb up the ranks. There are eight levels on the ladder which start with Power User, VIP, Uploader, Legend, Torrent Editor, Moderator, Global Moderator, and Administrator. Other than these, there are two more positions – SysOp, and SceneTime. SceneTime position is the highest position – an individual referred to as SceneTimeGod and Site Owner.

SceneTime in numbers

SceneTime is an active torrent community that attracts more than 102,000 users a month. It offers an extensive free indie content library wherein users can download files for free at a great speed. As per Alexa ranking, SceneTime is ranked #96,921 which makes it amongst the top 100,000 websites in the world.

An average visit on the site lasts for more than 8 minutes and each user engages with 4.50 pages before bouncing off the website. Regardless of decent page interaction, SceneTime has an impressive bounce rate of just 31.74%.

How to access SceneTime?

You can access SceneTime by searching for the term ‘SceneTime’ in your search engine. Alternatively, if you want to access the platform directly, you can use the following link: SceneTime.

Design

SceneTime has an impressive design that looks both simplistic and classy. The website showcases images/posters of movies and some cool animations.

Header – SceneTime has a dynamic header with various buttons that have drop-down options. These buttons take you to pages like, ‘Home’, ‘Torrents’, ‘Request’, ‘Forums’, ‘Information’, ‘IPTV’, ‘Profile’, and ‘Donate’.

Inner Pages – Every inner page on SceneTime has a different layout. Each of the layouts is designed to make the user experience better and provide easy access to the torrent files on the website. For instance, the browse torrent page starts with links of the top downloaded torrents then it further progresses into the categories section. The page has a search bar just below the category section and after that comes the list of torrents.

Content – SceneTime’s torrent repository comprises only English torrents when it comes to its free indie content. Members of the website can also place a request for a file once they have gained VIP status.

The website offers free IPTV using which members can watch different TV channels from around the world using their IP address.

Desktop/Mobile experience

The website is designed to work efficiently on both desktop and laptop. The entire screen is utilized well with most of the content being readable and conveniently accessible. However, the mobile experience can be a bit disappointing as the website is only designed for a desktop interface.

When accessing the website through cell phones, the website opens with the desktop layout which is way too small for convenient navigation.

Suggestions I have for SceneTime

A mobile layout of the website could enhance user convenience. Including the content of other languages will increase the number of users and help grow the community.

Conclusion

SceneTime is a good place to catch up with the latest free indie movies and free indie TV shows during the pandemic. Moreover, it has become easier to access the website these days as the entry has become free and simpler.