Comparison

Workable vs Instantly AI

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Workable

This HR suite streamlines recruitment with an AI-powered applicant tracking system and automates hiring processes. It also offers comprehensive employee management, including secure data handling, time-off tracking, and payroll integration.

Highlights
  • AI-powered applicant tracking
  • Automated hiring processes
  • Employee data management
  • Time-off tracking
  • Payroll integration
  • Branded job boards
Features
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Workable simplifies HR with a suite of products for recruitment and employee management: Workable Recruiting is the leading Applicant Tracking System, enhancing hiring with AI, powerful sourcing tools, and seamless integration with major job boards. Speed up hiring with automation, and stay informed with comprehensive reporting. Workable HR enables employee management from start to finish. It’s a highly configurable system to securely handle employee data, manage time off, integrate with payroll, and more, all in one place. In addition to Workable’s HR suite, Jobs by Workable connects millions of candidates with opportunities at Workable-powered companies, while Workable’s Branded Job Boards offer customized job boards for communities and networks to attract talent. Workable has helped more than 27,000 companies hire the right employees and manage them effectively.

About

Instantly AI

This app provides on-the-go email management. Read replies, quickly respond or forward messages, and search your inbox using various filters.

Highlights
  • Read emails on the go
  • Quickly reply to emails
  • Forward emails
  • Search emails with filters
  • Manage Unibox
Features
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Instantly app allows you to read the replies on the go, quickly reply or forward emails, as well as search the emails based on different filters.

Screenshots

Workable4 screens
Instantly AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Workable at 4.5 against Instantly AI's 2.9. Workable also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (154 vs 36). Instantly AI's advantage is review sentiment (59% vs 39%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Workable holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 154 and 36 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 39% of Workable's written reviews are positive against 59% of Instantly AI's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Workable ships an update every 11 days, Instantly AI every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Workable versus Instantly AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorkableInstantly AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (154 ratings) — better2.9 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews39.4% of reviews58.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings154 — better36
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWorkable Ltd.Foo Monk LLC

Customer experience

Workable

All ratings154 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive39.4%
Neutral33.3%
Negative27.3%

Instantly AI

All ratings36 ratings
Positive44.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive58.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative33.9%

Bugs and requests

Workable

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Instantly AI

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Cannot sign in via Google or set password
  • Same emails showing up repeatedly in unibox
  • No send button for replies on iPhone
  • App logs out every time app is closed
  • App keeps logging out every few hours
Show 10 more
  • Leads don't stay labeled
  • Refreshing the inbox lags
  • Workspaces lag when switching
  • Button to send replies disappears or hides
  • Cannot delete emails from inbox via the app
  • Cannot SEND emails via the app
  • Number 3 key triggers Macro
  • Autoscrolling doesn't work
  • Paste doesn't work 7/10 times
  • Unfixable error when trying to switch to a different workspace unibox

Requested features

10 requests
  • More options for campaign visibility
  • Ability to change campaign copy in app
  • In-depth notification settings
  • Add more features to notifications
  • Keep me signed in option
Show 5 more
  • See campaign stats on mobile
  • Create campaigns on mobile
  • Edit campaign details on mobile
  • Add functionality for 'Other' tab emails
  • View campaign performance in app

In-app purchases

None

Workable

No in-app purchases

None

Instantly AI

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Workable free?
Workable is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Instantly AI free?
Instantly AI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Workable or Instantly AI?
Workable is rated higher. Workable averages 4.5 out of 5 from 154 ratings, while Instantly AI averages 2.9 from 36 ratings.
Do Workable or Instantly AI have ads?
Neither Workable nor Instantly AI shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Workable or Instantly AI?
Workable ships an update every 11 days, and Instantly AI every 2 months. Most recently, Workable was updated on November 6, 2026 and Instantly AI on October 30, 2026.

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