EARLY Reviews

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App logs out for some reason and then gives constant errors trying to log back in… making the device unusable.

Used to work great. Now the UI doesn’t load up properly (have to close and reopen EARLY constantly) and the hardware die doesn’t activate 50% of the time. When it does activate its not instant like it used to be.

What did you guys do???

Can’t create an account through EARLY . There’s a button to do so on sign in, but you have to scroll.

It has a bouncy scroll (scroll down pulls you right back up) so reaching the button is impossible.

Really poorly thought out/tested.

App falls well behind competitors like Toggl and Timing. No real data. Poor integrations. Constant bugs. Poor app design. Only redeeming quality is their proprietary tracker. Great idea but held back by a horrid app. Make it possible to directly connect the tracker to any service and you’ll have me buying more!

I was late paying by 1 hour and had to reset my whole subscription. That means re-invite all my staff. Assign roles etc. Basically rebuild the whole company. What the heck Timeular. Suspend the account.

Looking for alternative app now

EARLY used to be FANTASTIC and I had zero complaints. Over the last month it has become almost unusable! It will constantly say that I’m working offline and cannot edit entries (when I am very clearly connected to the internet). I don’t know what the issue is, but customer service has been no help. If this keeps up I’m going to have to find another way to track my time because I have to rely on post-its to make edits when I enter my time for work. I definitely no longer recommend this to people.

To make manual edits e.g. existing entries you have to enter the record then tap notes, the save the note tapping Save button, then save the entry by tapping again Save button. Even worse is tagging. There’s is not shortcut, on the keypad you need to find hash button, another two more taps. This should be easier. UX is behind in my opinion.

I got my physical tracker almost 5 years ago and I love it. I have fallen out of the habit of using mine though because I’m not often at my desk anymore. And so I looked to EARLY . I love that there IS an app. But it’s missing some very key features. 1) Dark Mode Please bring dark mode to EARLY , there is so much white space and it’s blinding 2) Home Screen Widgets A widget would be game changing for me. The ability to see on my screen what’s tracking, or what entries I’ve made today, would be so amazing. 3) Apple Watch Integration Being able to start my tracker from my wrist would be so awesome and extremely useful. Heck, it would double the productivity use of my watch by itself! 4) Custom Colors. I find the color palette limiting and would love to be able to set my own custom colors.

I’d really love to be able to set goals and manage them in EARLY .

OLD;

The Mac App is buggy. Bluetooth is buggy. IOS app is buggy. IPad fixed rotation is amateur. With time and money this can be a great system but right now it is a daily fight with bugs.

UPDATE: Moved to five stars. Great support and update app much better.

UPDATE: Offline tracking, iPad app, bugs squashed, nice added features. Highly recommended. Simplified time tracking and helps me see where the time went in a day.

It’s a great tool for managing your energy levels during the day and focusing on what really matters

Very nice to see mobile be realigned with the features and design of the desktop/web apps.

I’m constantly busy at work keeping track of who to bill for what time. The fact that this subscription is 5/month isn’t terrible. But when I learned that they had a lifetime subscription but no longer carry that as an option made me second guess this program. I don’t want to buy the device and pay monthly to use it. I’d rather pay a lot more and never have to worry again.

When it comes to studying, I can’t go without.

This helped me get my schedule back on track because I was lying to myself about how much I was working. It provides great undeniable data on how you’re spending your time, which lets you start to spend it better.

When do we get AppleWatch support?

I’ve tried many apps to track my time and this is the one that stuck. Love the balance between easy of use and its powerful features and reports. Only wish it had an Apple Watch app. If so, it would be perfect.

Simple, fun, easy and clean

Using the ZEI° to track my various tasks in EARLY is really Timeular's bread and butter. Love the ablity to add quick notes to tasks and appreciate the focused workflow and clean interface. I was using Tyme2 before this and just found it too complicated for my needs.

One feature request I have is that it would be nice if EARLY icon showed a badge indication that a timer was running. Sometimes if I'm on the go for a client I need to manually start and stop a timer, and it would be nice to see at glance from the home screen if one's running or not.

The Mac desktop client is a great addition to the workflow as well and timers/times sync between that and the iOS client.