Docketly vs AppearMe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Docketly
This app connects collection attorneys with short procedural hearings across the country. Attorneys can view, select, and manage hearings directly from their mobile devices, receiving instant notifications and accessing account information.
- View and select hearings
- Receive immediate hearing notifications
- Check account balance
- Access upcoming hearing information
- Manage hearings on the go
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Docketly was created and developed by high volume collection attorneys who saw that law firms and agencies, which practice primarily in creditors' rights, needed to efficiently schedule and retain high-quality attorneys to attend short procedural hearing in jurisdictions across the country. Attorneys: Download this app to be able to view and select hearings while you're away from your computer. With this app, you will receive notifications regarding new hearings immediately instead of waiting on our e-mails. View your account balance and upcoming hearings and information with the click of a button. This app is for Docketly network attorneys only. If you are not a member, sign up for free at our website today! Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
AppearMe
This app connects legal professionals with on-demand attorneys for appearances and depositions. It also offers a free practice management suite to organize teams, events, and tasks with workflow automation.
- On-demand attorney marketplace
- Real-time litigation support
- Free legal practice management suite
- Team, event, and task management
- Workflow automation for legal tasks
- Contact management
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AppearMe is the only on-demand and real time marketplace for all your law firm and litigation support needs. Finding appearance, deposition and freelance attorneys take 60 seconds. The latest legal practice management suite, AppearMe Manage, is a free tool to manage your entire team, events and tasks, as well as all contacts. Workflow automation lets you calendar your procedural and internal set of tasks/events to all matters with one click. AppearMe Plus is an optional auto-renewing subscription: $9.95 per month or $99.00 per year. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your device's subscription settings. Privacy Policy: https://www.appearme.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Docketly at 4.3 against AppearMe's 4.0. AppearMe's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Docketly holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Docketly's written reviews are positive against 69% of AppearMe's.
Docketly ships an update every 3 months, AppearMe every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Docketly | AppearMe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (35 ratings) — better | 4.0 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better | 69.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Local Counsel, LLC | Armen Margarian |
Customer experience
Docketly
AppearMe
In-app purchases
Docketly
No in-app purchases
AppearMe
No in-app purchases







