EARLY vs Squil
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EARLY
This app offers a streamlined approach to time tracking, helping users understand how they spend their hours. It provides insightful reports and customizable features to boost productivity and improve work-life balance.
- One-tap time tracking
- Real-time productivity data
- Customizable reports and charts
- Easy entry editing
- Cross-device synchronization
- Calendar view for reviews
- Integrations with popular tools
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Discover a better way to track your time with EARLY. EARLY will help you own your time and maximise your productivity at work. Instantly start tracking your activities within the EARLY app and unlock actionable insights to optimise your workflow, improve work-life balance, and achieve your goals. What is EARLY? Effortless Tracking • Track time with one tap — spend 90% less time logging your hours. Boosted Productivity • Get precise, real-time data on how you allocate your time to improve focus and reduce distractions. Reports • Visualise and analyse time distribution with customisable charts and reports that reveal trends, patterns, and opportunities for easy improvement. Easy Editing • Quickly adjust, add, or delete entries so that your logs are always accurate. Cross-Device Sync • Seamlessly track time across your devices for consistent, updated logs wherever you are. Calendar • View time entries in a calendar format for easy daily and weekly reviews, where time tracking becomes key to your routine. Integrations • Sync with JIRA, Toggl, Harvest, Zapier, and many more to streamline time tracking within your existing workflow.
Squil
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The world is full of inspiration – Squil helps you keep it. We’ve all been there: You find a mouth-watering recipe on TikTok, a genius DIY hack on Instagram, or a life-changing tutorial on YouTube. You save the link… and never look back. Or worse: You have to watch a 10-minute video three times just to write down the ingredients. Not anymore. Squil is your intelligent digital stash that transforms social media content and photos into structured, actionable lists in seconds. Like a clever squirrel, you collect your "digital nuts," and Squil organizes them for you. Why Squil? SMART IMPORT: Simply copy a link from Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube. Squil uses cutting-edge AI to analyze the video description and instantly create a recipe, checklist, or guide. VISUAL SCAN: Take a photo of a cookbook or a handwritten note. Our AI digitalizes the text immediately. PERFECTLY ORGANIZED: Create folders for "Dinner Inspiration," "Travel Hacks," or "DIY Projects." Everything is searchable and ready when you are. SHARE WITH FRIENDS: Share entire folders with your family or friends – perfect for planning your weekly groceries together. Squil Pro Features: - Unlimited AI imports. - Cloud sync across all your devices. - Create and share folders. 7-DAY FREE TRIAL: Experience the full power of Squil completely risk-free.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Squil at none against EARLY's shown. Squil also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. EARLY sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $14.00 per month and Squil sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
EARLY ships an update every 4 weeks, Squil every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EARLY | Squil |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (146 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 36.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 146 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Timeular GmbH | Julian Kern |
Bugs and requests
EARLY
Reported bugs
30 issues- Login flow bugs (user does not exist/already exists)
- App logs out frequently
- App disconnects from internet
- Inputting entries via iOS app is difficult
- Stuck during setup
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- Tracker pairing issues
- App gets stuck during setup
- Cannot create an account (bouncy scroll)
- App logs out and gives constant errors trying to log back in
- UI doesn't load properly
- Hardware die doesn't activate consistently
- App crashes when expanding/editing entries
- iPad app is a scaled iPhone app, not optimized
- Cannot submit more than 1000 characters in iOS app entries
- Tracker not pairing with phone app
- Mac app buggy, Bluetooth buggy, iOS app buggy
- Cannot edit activities properly, glitches out
- Cannot delete activities
- Cannot 'forget' device
- App has to remain open to register task changes
- App complains about connectivity
- Undo button placement issue on iPhone
- Unclear which device handles Bluetooth
- Tracker won't connect to the app
- Cannot pause and restart timers
- App refuses to keep changes to hours/events
- App is cloud-based, no offline access
- App would not save activities
- UI constantly gives errors on iPhone 6S
- Editing tasks locks in incorrect time
Requested features
15 requests- Home screen widgets
- Dark mode
- Apple Watch integration
- Customizable colors
- Set and manage goals
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- Direct tracker connection to services
- More integrations with other apps
- iPadOS app support
- Siri integration/voice commands
- Ability to restart timers
- Offline functionality
- Badge indication on app icon for running timer
- Ability to edit time blocks
- More advanced analytics
- Lifetime subscription option
Squil
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
EARLY
- Personal Pro$14.001 Month
- Personal Pro$139.001 Year
Squil
- Squil Pro (monthly)$1.991 Month
- Squil Pro (yearly)7 Days trial$12.991 Year
