Comparison

TranscriptPad vs PrepApp+

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

Head to head
About

TranscriptPad

Easily read, review, and summarize legal transcripts on any device. Powerful tools for highlighting, annotating, and searching across multiple documents, even offline. Streamline your case preparation and deposition analysis with this efficient mobile solution.

Highlights
  • Highlight and underline key testimony
  • Flag important sections and add notes
  • Search keywords across transcripts
  • Organize transcripts by deponent or date
  • Import transcripts from various sources
  • Create custom issue codes
  • Read transcripts hands-free with auto-scrolling
Features
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TranscriptPad is the easiest way to read, review, and summarize transcripts on any platform. Whether you're preparing at your desk or reviewing depositions on the go, TranscriptPad gives you powerful, professional tools wherever you are. TranscriptPad integrates seamlessly with your Windows workflow, is secure, private, mobile, and efficient, and costs a fraction of traditional or cloud-based programs. LIT SOFTWARE has set the bar for litigation apps, garnering awards for innovation and ease of use. Our apps have been featured by Apple and are trusted by law firms, trial teams, and litigation support professionals across the country. LIT SUITE REVIEWS “The short review. Wow.” “TranscriptPad will cut your post-deposition analysis time in half.” “Just get it! This is ‘the’ app for working with transcripts.” “I only need to go through the transcript once, highlighting as I go, and all the pertinent testimony is at my fingertips whenever I need it.” “Simple, easy, seamless and accurate - love it!” “The only way to review transcripts! Haven’t reviewed a paper transcript since I bought this app.” “These are incredibly sophisticated and useful apps that are in many ways more powerful than PC software costing hundreds of dollars more.” **** Core Features - iPad, Mac, and iPhone **** • Carry all your transcripts in one app, no cloud connection needed • Highlight or underline key testimony • Flag important sections and add detailed notes • Copy and paste designations from Word or Excel • Import transcripts from email, USB drive, or cloud storage providers including OneDrive, Box, Citrix Files, Dropbox, Google Drive, and more • Automatically organize transcripts by deponent, date, or issue • Search for keywords across hundreds of transcripts instantly, or view an index • Create custom issue codes, highlight sections, or redact testimony from your search results • Read transcripts hands-free with automatic scrolling, or read aloud, at adjustable speeds • Print or email detailed PDF reports • Share transcripts and case files with co-counsel or experts via email, cloud storage, or USB drive • File formats supported: TXT, PDF, video, and audio **** Optimized for iPhone - Review Depositions On the Go **** • Review depositions while traveling, at court, or between meetings • Connect to CarPlay and listen to your transcripts while you drive • Quickly highlight key testimony the moment insight strikes • Search through transcripts anytime, no laptop or cloud required • Add notes, apply issue codes, and create designations while away from your desk • Listen to transcripts read aloud through headphones for hands-free review • Keep all your transcripts in your pocket **** Optimized for iPad and Mac - Advanced Professional Features **** • Sync transcripts with corresponding video, all on-device • Edit video deposition clips, then export clips with or without closed captions (subtitles) • Create clip reports for efficient video deposition editing • Easily review exhibits as you read, without losing your place • Print or email beautifully formatted reports • Share highlighted and annotated transcripts with clients, co-counsel, and experts • Create organized impeachment slides for presentation in TrialPad • Generate spreadsheets of testimony for motions or trial preparation • Bookmark pages for fast navigation during hearings or trial • Designed to take full advantage of Apple Pencil, Split View, and multitasking features These tools make TranscriptPad the most comprehensive deposition review platform available on any device. LIT SUITE SUBSCRIPTION One subscription gives you access to all LIT SUITE apps on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. After your 7-day free trial, your App Store account will be charged and your subscription will renew automatically unless canceled in advance. Manage your subscription in your App Store account settings.

About

PrepApp+

This app offers lawyers a digital library of bankrupt asbestos product images for litigation preparation. It allows for quick searching, viewing, and marking of images during depositions, eliminating the need for physical files. Users can also easily share these images via email.

Highlights
  • Organized electronic images of bankrupt asbestos products
  • Search and view images for discovery
  • Mark images for court record
  • Eliminates need for paper files
  • Email photos to parties
Features
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PrepApp+ provides lawyers access to electronic images of bankrupt asbestos products organized in one central location. Easily search and view photos to prepare for discovery or during the deposition. Simply search for what you need, show the deponent the image and mark it for the court record. No more shuffling through paper or carrying files. Organize and send your photos via email to yourself, your office, the court reporter or other parties at the deposition. • Privacy policy: https://www.mmstrategiesms.com/privacy-policy • Terms of Use: https://www.mmstrategiesms.com/terms-of-use

Screenshots

TranscriptPad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PrepApp+ at none against TranscriptPad's 2. PrepApp+ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). TranscriptPad's advantage is ratings volume (161 vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads 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. TranscriptPad sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $600.00 per year. PrepApp+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PrepApp+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TranscriptPad has 161 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TranscriptPad ships an update every 6 weeks, PrepApp+ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TranscriptPad versus PrepApp+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTranscriptPadPrepApp+
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (161 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings161 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPad
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLIT SOFTWARE, LLCMM Strategies, LLC

Customer experience

TranscriptPad

All ratings161 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral1.2%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

PrepApp+

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TranscriptPad

Subscriptions1
  • Access to all LIT SUITE apps7 Days trial2 variants$600.001 Year
None

PrepApp+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TranscriptPad free?
TranscriptPad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PrepApp+ free?
PrepApp+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TranscriptPad or PrepApp+?
PrepApp+ is rated higher. TranscriptPad averages 4.6 out of 5 from 161 ratings, while PrepApp+ averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do TranscriptPad or PrepApp+ have ads?
Neither TranscriptPad nor PrepApp+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TranscriptPad or PrepApp+?
TranscriptPad ships an update every 6 weeks, and PrepApp+ every 2 months. Most recently, TranscriptPad was updated on October 13, 2026 and PrepApp+ on October 3, 2026.

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