# Early-Retirement Forum — user reviews > 40 indexed App Store user reviews of Early by Social Knowledge, LLC, rated 4.10/5 from 17 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/early-retirement-forum/id410652442/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/early-retirement-forum/id410652442.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 11 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 3 ## Newest reviews (10 of 40) ### 5/5 — Great forum *2012-12-12, version 1.6.0* Learn a lot from great members ### 5/5 — Love this app! *2012-09-22, version 1.5.14* 👍 ### 5/5 — Excellent *2012-09-11, version 1.5.14* Really excellent ### 5/5 — Excellent App! *2012-07-12* Anyone interested in early retirement (and aren't we all) should get this app. The membership is smart, helpful, and friendly, and the app itself is smooth and fast. ### 5/5 — Friendly Site *2012-07-09* Diverse subjects; knowledgable and friendly members. What could be bad? ### 5/5 — Great App *2012-07-06* The information shared among the members has been very helpful. There has been decisions in my financial life that could have been made either way. This site has helped me think it out for what's best for my family ### 5/5 — Valuable insights provided by knowledgeable membership *2012-06-23* I have throughly enjoyed the thread subjects and the discussion provided by a mixed membership base that are are living their retirement dreams or preparing for the day that they take the plunge. Excellent site!! ### 5/5 — Great place to learn about retirement planning! *2012-06-12* The discussions are very helpful and have tons of info. I've learned a lot. Everyone is very kind and helpful. ### 5/5 — A great online group, a great mobile phone app *2012-06-10* I've enjoyed this online community for several years. I was very happy to find an app for my iPhone to check on the conversations while away from my computer. There's an amazing depth of knowledge represented by the people who are active on this site. ### 5/5 — Favorite App! *2012-06-09, version 1.5.14* Great advice for people at all stages of retirement planning. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Wouldn’t work *2025-01-03* App would not function after downloading ### 1/5 — Too much censorship *2017-01-18* This app had a great potential to be helpful in planning for an early retirement. However, unfortunately the forum suffers from over moderation by a bunch of censors that are very much into themselves and censor not only anything even mildly political, but any criticism of the censorship itself as well. As a result the forum is nearly useless. ### 1/5 — Was great, now totally screwed up on iPad2! *2012-12-24* The first version of this app was wonderful. Then, following the latest 'upgrade', many links became nonfunctional. No amount of manipulation, workarounds or reinstalling solves the problem. Delete! ### 1/5 — Oops! *2012-12-02* The latest update is fairly flakey on the iPad 2. Some buttons along the top and bottom only work in certain device orientations. A few (like login!) don't work for me in any orientation. The usual tricks of force quitting, restarting the iPad, or deleting the app and its data and reinstalling don't correct this. (This "feels like" an uninitialized data bug, which often leads to behaviors that vary wildly from user to user.) Prior updates worked very well, and I found the app faster to use than the web browser interface. ### 3/5 — A Forum Dominated By Spreadsheet Nerds *2017-01-30* That's good as they are honest and data driven. What's not great is the heavy use of acronyms, many specific to the forum. Plus there are acronyms that are specific to the individual writer. Some posts require a translator. There really isn't any need for the use of many acronyms. Just use speech to text software. ### 3/5 — Minimal *2013-09-02, version 1.6.2* Does the job but as feature-less as an app can get. ### 3/5 — Problem with buttons in margins *2013-01-08* Please fix the latest edition. I have to keep rotating my iPad to avoid the 'dead' sides of the iPad. This occurs ONLY on ER app! The bottom and right edge of iPad don't recognize being touched. If you turn the iPad upside down the 'dead' areas move. This happens on my iPad 2 and iPad 3 - and only with this app! ### 3/5 — PM *2012-09-24, version 1.5.14* I found this app and the site very informative and thought provoking. I am now a regular user. Great subject matter for a ton of concerned people. ### 4/5 — App Review *2012-09-05* The app could use a little more pizazz with color and graphics. Basic app to read the posts. I wish you could see a list of all past posts by an individual. ### 4/5 — Great *2012-08-26, version 1.5.14* Useful app for a useful website. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Before and After *2017-04-21* I started using the FIREcalc calculator and this forum four years before I retired and have continued using it 16 months after retirement. I think I will use it from now on. FIRECALC and the forum were my major support in making the decision to retire. I've learned about withdrawal methods from people who are do it yourselfers with real life experience. Every time I go to the forum I learn something new. ### 5/5 — Good way to read the forums on the go *2013-08-22* Now I can keep up with the forums wherever I go ### 5/5 — Excellent app. Easier to use than the browser! *2013-08-11* ... ### 5/5 — Great stuff *2013-07-28, version 1.6.2* Always learn a lot from the forums. On my way to freedom. ### 5/5 — Early Retirement *2013-07-02* Great forum for those approaching retirement and those of us that have finished our careers. Very good info and various perspectives on issues we face. I read it every day. ### 5/5 — Excellent Source of Valuable Information *2013-04-25* This has been one of the most valuable apps I've downloaded to my iPad. I've learned so much about investing for retirement and the process of transitioning into this phase of life. I read the forum everyday. I look forward to future software app update with new screen design for easier reading and navigating. ### 5/5 — Great app and great forum!! *2013-03-15, version 1.6.2* ... ### 5/5 — Real Help *2013-01-24, version 1.6.0* Anyone looking for a reality check on your plan or your financial planners, this is a great resource! ### 5/5 — Nice layout *2013-01-15* Much cleaner than the full site. Re: the dead spots on the Ipad, I was having this trouble as well but rebooted the Ipad and everything is working fine now. ### 5/5 — Works great *2013-01-05, version 1.6.0* Use the app as a companion to the home pc. Works great. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-15.*