Choose your platform¶
JuryBinder is available two ways: as a web app that runs in your browser, and as a native iPad app from TestFlight or the App Store. Both are the same JuryBinder — same features, same case files, same data format.
You only need one. Pick the option that matches how you'll use it.
Quick comparison¶
| Web app | Native iPad app | |
|---|---|---|
| What you do | Visit jurybinder.com/app | Install from TestFlight or App Store |
| Where it works | Any device with a browser (Mac, Windows, Linux, iPad, iPhone, Chromebook) | iPad only (iOS 15.2+) |
| Cost to install | None | None |
| Internet required | Once for license activation; then offline | Once for license activation; then fully offline |
| All core features | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real-time sync (with internet) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real-time sync (no WiFi, no internet) | — | ✓ — uses Bluetooth and WiFi-direct |
| Files saved to iOS Files app | — | ✓ |
| Updates | Automatic when you open it | Through TestFlight / App Store |
Both versions:
- Read and write the same
.jbindercase files - Have the same UI, the same flag rules, the same scoring engine
- Run 100% locally — no case data ever leaves your device
- Work fully offline after the first license activation
Choose the web app if:¶
- You're using a Mac, Windows, or Linux laptop
- You don't want to install anything
- Your courtroom has WiFi (or you're prep-working at your desk)
- You want a try-before-you-install option
How to use it: Visit jurybinder.com/app in Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox. The first time you visit, you can also install it as a "Progressive Web App" so it appears like a native app on your taskbar/home screen — see Installing the PWA.
Choose the native iPad app if:¶
- Your team will use iPads at counsel table
- You need real-time sync between iPads with no internet (the courtroom-basement scenario)
- You want case files to appear in the iOS Files app alongside your other documents (Word, Pages, etc.)
- You want a native iOS feel (Apple HIG, multitasking, etc.)
How to install it: Get the TestFlight invitation from your JuryBinder account, install TestFlight from the App Store, then accept the invite. (Once we're in the public App Store, this becomes a normal App Store install.)
You don't need anything else. The native iPad app is a complete, self-contained app. It includes the entire JuryBinder application — there is no second download, no separate web component, no helper app. Everything you need is in the one app.
Can I use both?¶
Yes. The same license key activates the same email address on as many devices as you want. You might use the web app on your laptop for prep work and the native iPad app at counsel table during voir dire — that's a common workflow.
Case files (.jbinder) work in both versions interchangeably. AirDrop a file from your iPad to your laptop, open it in the web app, AirDrop it back — it's the same file format.
Cross-version sync¶
Real-time sync works between any two JuryBinder instances, regardless of platform:
- iPad app ↔ iPad app (best — works without WiFi)
- iPad app ↔ Web (laptop) — needs internet briefly for connection setup, then peer-to-peer
- Web ↔ Web — needs internet briefly for connection setup, then peer-to-peer
See Real-Time Sync for details.
What's NOT different between the two¶
A surprising number of people ask whether features differ between the two. They don't. Every feature is in every version. The only differences are:
- The native iPad app additionally has: zero-internet sync over Bluetooth, native Files app integration
- The web app additionally has: runs on non-Apple devices
That's it. There's no "pro" version, no feature gating, no tier. Same JuryBinder, two delivery mechanisms.