Afterword vs Settle

Settling a loved one's estate is a months-long maze of deadlines, accounts, and paperwork — at the worst possible time. Afterword is the calm, private, step-by-step companion that holds it all, so a grieving executor never has to face it alone or miss a deadline. Answer a few gentle questions and Afterword builds a personalized, ordered plan for your state — with real, cited deadlines and one clear next step. It organizes; it never pretends to be the lawyer. DEADLINES YOU CAN TRUST • A per-state plan with concrete due dates for filing the will, notifying creditors, the inventory, taxes, and closing the estate • Every deadline cites its source and a "last verified" date • Honest by design: deadlines that can't start until the court appoints you are shown as "waiting," never guessed — and fact-dependent items say "confirm with your attorney" THE WHOLE ESTATE, IN ONE PLACE • A structured inventory of accounts, property, vehicles, valuables, life insurance, and debts — with a running net-estate figure • A "who to notify" tracker (Social Security, IRS, banks, creditors) with reference numbers and status • A private document vault for the death certificate, will, letters, and statements • A one-tap inventory & status PDF to hand your attorney or accountant PRIVATE BY DESIGN Nothing about the estate or its finances ever leaves your device to us. Optional iCloud keeps it in your own private iCloud — never our servers. PAY ONCE The guided plan and your first deadlines are free. Unlock the full inventory, document vault, trackers, exports, and co-executor sharing with a single payment — no subscription, ever. Afterword is an organizer, not legal advice. It helps you stay on top of deadlines and records; it does not replace your attorney or the court.

Being named an executor is a 12–18 month job nobody trained you for. Settle tells you what to do next — one clear step at a time — from the day you start to the day the estate closes. Settle is an organizational tool, not a law firm, and does not provide legal advice. A PLAN BUILT FOR YOUR STATE Answer a few questions and Settle builds a step-by-step plan for your state and situation, with deadline reminders so nothing slips. Every step explains why it matters and how to do it, in plain language. WE SHOW OUR WORK Every deadline names the statute it came from and the date we last checked it — tap "Where this comes from" and read the source yourself. Steps are marked Required, May be required, or Recommended, so a court requirement never looks like a habit we made up. Where a licensed attorney hasn't reviewed your state's steps yet, the plan says so instead of pretending otherwise. PHOTOGRAPH IT, NEVER LOSE IT Snap any statement, bill or notice. Settle saves it instantly and opens a filing card you can tag in two taps — the paperwork pile becomes a searchable vault. EVERY ASSET AND DEBT IN ONE PLACE A clear inventory of accounts, property and debts, with the net estate value at a glance — what the court and the family both want to know. A LEDGER THAT HOLDS UP Log what you paid and what the estate paid, attach the receipt while you still have it, and see what's owed back to you. Settle flags what would weaken the accounting — spending with no receipt, money you haven't reimbursed yourself — while there's still time to fix it. REPORTS THE COURT AND THE CPA ACTUALLY WANT Inventory report and expense ledger as PDFs in one tap. Plus the receipt packet: your ledger numbered line by line, each receipt on its own page carrying the same number — so nobody goes hunting for them one at a time. EXECUTOR FEE ESTIMATOR Estimate the fee from your state's statutory schedule where it sets one. Where it sets no percentage, Settle won't invent a rate — it shows what the court actually weighs instead. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Everything stays on your device, protected by your device's encryption. No ads, no trackers, and we never sell your data. Your raw data export is free, forever. HONEST PRICING The Estate Pass is $149.99/year (or $19.99/month), starting with a 7-day free trial — no four-figure concierge, no hourly billing, no desktop software. If you ever stop subscribing, everything you've built stays readable in the app and your export stays free. WHAT'S FREE, WHAT'S PAID Free forever: your complete plan for your state, every deadline reminder, the inventory, the notice tracker, your first 10 documents, your first 10 ledger entries, and full raw data export. The Estate Pass unlocks unlimited documents and ledger entries, and the financial PDF reports: inventory, ledger, the receipt packet and the attorney packet. Your plan as a PDF, and your export with every document photograph, are free too. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Estate Pass Annual — $149.99 per year (about $12.50 per month), starting with a 7-day free trial. Estate Pass Monthly — $19.99 per month. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://tuhin-014.github.io/app-policies/settle/terms-of-service.html Privacy Policy: https://tuhin-014.github.io/app-policies/settle/privacy-policy.html IMPORTANT Settle provides general organizational information, not legal advice, and is not a substitute for a probate attorney. Its state checklists come from published statutes and court sources and show when they were last checked; no state's steps have been reviewed by a licensed attorney yet, and the plan says so. Requirements vary by state, county and situation — always confirm important dates and forms with the probate court or a licensed attorney.