Autograph vs Visitly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Autograph
Transform your iOS device into a signature capture pad for your computer. Ideal for professional settings, it allows clients to sign directly on the device, with signatures appearing instantly on your Mac or PC. Go paperless and easily integrate signatures into documents.
- Signature capture on iOS device
- Real-time signature transfer to computer
- Integration with Mac and PC applications
- Go paperless workflow
- Requires Wi-Fi network
- Optional stylus recommended
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Use an iOS device as a signature capture pad for your nearby computer. Autograph works great for a variety of professional office needs such as medical or real estate. Simply hand the device to your client or patient, and their signature will appear on your nearby Mac or PC. A note about pricing: This app is designed for office use and priced slightly higher to discourage casual use, with our sincere apologies to any potential casual users. More information: Finally, Go Paperless! To use autograph, just sign your name and hit send. It will appear on the screen of a nearby computer. Wifi network is required! Drop your signature into Word, Excel, Pages, iChat, Numbers, Stickies, PDFPen, Preview, and many other applications on your Mac or PC! A small, free program named Autograph Helper must be installed on your computer to receive the signature. For OS X: https://tenonedesign.com/apps/autographhelper/autographhelper.php For Windows: https://tenonedesign.com/apps/autographhelperwin/autographhelperwin.php For the best results, we recommend using a Pogo-branded capacitive stylus. https://tenonedesign.com/pogo
Visitly
Streamline front desk operations with a digital sign-in system for visitors and employees. Capture information, digitally sign documents, and print badges instantly. Real-time host notifications and a web dashboard provide comprehensive visitor management.
- Digital visitor sign-in
- Document e-signatures
- Photo ID capture
- Real-time host notifications
- Instant badge printing
- Web-based admin dashboard
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Fast and Easy Tablet Sign In Use the Visitly iPad app at your front desk or lobby and provide a fast and easy way for your visitors, guest and employees to fill in their information, digitally sign documents and capture their photo ID. Your visitors or employees can sign in and sign out within a few seconds. Configure the look and feel, colors, and logo based on your brand Web Dashboard Online web based application for your administrators and front desk staff to view all visitors, guests and/or employees signing in and out of your location. Administrators can manage your sites, locations, devices and other settings in an easy to use navigation and UI. Rich dashboards provides key metrics such as busiest times of the day and various other information for you to plan accordingly. Realtime Host Notifications With Visitly you can integrate automated real time notification to your Hosts based on your preferred communication method. Use out of the box integrations with Email,Slack, and/or Webex Teams for real time notifications to your hosts and other recipients on sign in and sign out. Instant Badge Printing Print a visitor badge instantly on any approved wireless thermal printer on visitors’ sign in. Easily configure options for printing badges on the web portal and customize based on your needs
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Visitly at Free against Autograph's $19.99. Visitly also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). Autograph's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Visitly is free to download; Autograph costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Visitly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Autograph has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Autograph's written reviews are positive against 50% of Visitly's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Autograph ships an update every 8 months, Visitly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Autograph | Visitly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ten One Design | Visitly LLC |
Customer experience
Autograph
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In-app purchases
Autograph
No in-app purchases
Visitly
No in-app purchases
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