Reddit Automation

Reddit Bot – Timer Tab Guide

Last updated June 9, 2026 · 4 min read

🧠 Overview

The Timer Tab controls two things on the Reddit bot: when the bot is allowed to run on this account (your active hours window), and how long it pauses between sessions. Together they shape how human the bot’s activity pattern looks.

Reddit is moderate-risk. Upvoting is one of the lower-risk online actions, so Reddit’s pacing sits between TikTok (fast) and Snapchat (slow). Minute-level session delays are a comfortable default.

🚀 Key Features

  • Daily Activity Window — Set the hours the bot is allowed to run (HH or HH:MM).
  • Visual Schedule Bar — A 24-hour map shows active (green), sleeping (gray), and the current hour.
  • Randomized Session Delays — A random pause between Min and Max after every session.
  • Status Badge — Live indicator: Running or Sleeping (until HH:MM).

💡 Strategic Purpose: A realistic awake window plus randomized session delays makes the account look like a genuine Redditor, not a 24/7 vote machine. Sync the window to your target subreddits’ active hours for the best engagement-to-effort ratio.

⚙️ Access the Timer Tab

  1. In Onimator, open the Devices tab.
  2. Click Manage next to your Reddit phone.
  3. Click the Settings button next to your Reddit account.
  4. Click the Timer tab at the top.

🔧 Timer Configuration

Section 1: Account Schedule

When this account is allowed to run. Two fields, both accepting either HH (hour only, 0–24) or HH:MM (hour and minutes).

📘 The status badge (Sleeping (until 08:00) / Running) reflects your current window. The Daily Activity Window bar below shows a visual map of the 24-hour day with Active (green) and Sleeping (gray) hours, plus a Now marker at the current hour.

Start Time

HH or HH:MM. The bot starts at this time each day.

  • Human-like setup: Start = 8 or 9 (matches a real user’s morning).
  • Match your audience timezone: set the window to overlap when your target subreddits are most active.

End Time

HH or HH:MM. The bot stops at this time each day.

  • Human-like setup: End = 22 or 23.
  • Must be greater than Start. The window can’t cross midnight.
  • Active window = End − Start. E.g. Start 8, End 22 = 14-hour window.

⚠️ Avoid 24/7, especially on new accounts. A realistic awake window looks more human.

Section 2: Delay After Every Session

How long the bot pauses between sessions. A “session” is one continuous burst of activity. The delay makes the rhythm look less mechanical.

Seconds Delay (Min / Max)

Two numbers. The bot picks a random delay between Min and Max after every session.

  • Realistic baseline: Min 60 / Max 120 seconds (1–2 minutes), default and a solid fit for Reddit.
  • Cautious (new accounts): Min 120 / Max 240.
  • Never set Min = Max. Randomization is the human signal.

📅 Setup by Account Tier

New / Warm-Up Account

  • Start time: 8
  • End time: 22 (14-hour window)
  • Seconds delay: Min 120 / Max 240

Warmed / Aged Account

  • Start time: 8
  • End time: 22–23
  • Seconds delay: Min 60 / Max 120

🔐 Safety & Best Practices

Use Realistic Awake Hours

8–22 (or similar) looks human. Avoid 24/7, especially on new accounts, constant always-on is the easiest bot signature.

Match the Window to Your Target Subreddits

Set hours to overlap when the subreddits you target are most active, not just your own timezone. Upvotes that land in the discovery window count for more.

Always Randomize Delays

Min ≠ Max on session delays. Fixed cadence = obvious automation.

Stagger Windows Across Accounts on One Device

If multiple Reddit accounts share a phone, give them non-overlapping or partially-overlapping windows so they don’t all run at once.

Reddit’s Pacing Is Moderate

Default 60/120 delay is fine, no need to go as slow as Snapchat (which is its own platform with tighter friction).

🏁 Conclusion

  • Two settings shape the bot’s rhythm — Account Schedule (when) and Delay After Every Session (how often).
  • 24-hour HH format — No midnight-crossing windows.
  • Don’t run 24/7 on new accounts — Realistic awake hours look human.
  • Default 60/120 delay is a solid Reddit baseline.
  • Always randomize Min / Max delays.

💡 Implementation Tip: Set the window to your target subreddits’ peak hours (usually 8 AM – 11 PM in your audience’s local time). Start new accounts with the cautious 120/240 delay, then drop to the default 60/120 once the account has been running clean for a couple of weeks.

🎥 Tutorials & Support

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