TrialPad costs $50/month (billed annually at $600/year via the App Store) for the Solo Litigator plan, which bundles all five LIT SUITE apps — TrialPad, TranscriptPad, DocReviewPad, TimelinePad, and ExhibitsPad — with a 7-day free trial; litigation teams get custom pricing. If what you actually need is evidence review — transcribing bodycam and jail calls, OCR, and AI answers with citations — Evidence Copilot starts at $39/user/month with 15 media-processing hours included.
Bottom line: TrialPad is fairly priced for what it does — iPad trial presentation — but it does not transcribe, analyze, or review evidence media, so it isn't an evidence-review tool at any price. For criminal-defense discovery work, Evidence Copilot at $39/user/mo covers a workflow TrialPad doesn't attempt.
TL;DR
- TrialPad is no longer sold standalone — it comes with the LIT SUITE subscription at $50/month, billed annually ($600/year) via the App Store for solo litigators.
- The Solo Litigator plan includes all five apps: TrialPad, TranscriptPad, DocReviewPad, TimelinePad, and ExhibitsPad — the apps are not sold or priced separately.
- Litigation Teams pricing is custom (scoped to team size and rollout) and adds priority support, quarterly training, centralized license management, and MDM readiness.
- A 7-day App Store free trial is available on the Solo plan; teams can request an extended evaluation or pilot.
- TrialPad is presentation software: it organizes and displays exhibits in court, but it does not transcribe bodycam video, OCR scanned police reports, or analyze evidence.
- Evidence Copilot, built for criminal-defense evidence review, starts at $39/user/month (Solo, 15 media-processing hours included) with a 7-day full-access trial and a 14-day money-back guarantee.
- TrialPad holds a 4.5/5 rating on the App Store (379 ratings); users praise courtroom reliability but have complained about file-sync friction with office case files.
Head-to-head
| Dimension | TrialPad | Evidence Copilot |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $50/mo billed annually ($600/yr) via the App Store | $39/user/mo (Solo)winner |
| What the price buys | TrialPad + TranscriptPad + DocReviewPad + TimelinePad + ExhibitsPad (apps not sold separately) | Full workspace on every plan — no feature tiers |
| Free trial | 7-day App Store free trial (Solo); extended pilot for teams | 7-day full-access Firm-level trial, no card |
| Transcription of bodycam/jail calls | No — TranscriptPad works on deposition transcripts you already have | Yes — diarized, word-level timestamps, speaker renamingwinner |
| OCR of scanned police reports | No | Yes — scanned PDFs and photo evidence become searchable, citable textwinner |
| AI analysis with citations | No AI analysis | AI evidence agent answers with citations to the exact video second or PDF pagewinner |
| Courtroom presentation | Yes — wireless iPad presentation, live annotation, exhibit trackingwinner | No |
| Platform | iPad, Mac, iPhone (also Windows per one LIT comparison table) | Web-based, plus email intake and MCP connectors to Claude/ChatGPT |
| Team plans | Custom pricing via sales call; centralized licenses, MDM, training | Firm $99/user/mo; PD Office $750/attorney/yr — publishedwinner |
| Money-back guarantee | Not stated on pricing page | 14-day money-back guarantee on every paid planwinner |
Scores
TrialPad
litsoftware.com/trialpad ↗TrialPad is attorney-operated trial presentation software from LIT SOFTWARE (founded 2010), built natively for iPad and also available on Mac and iPhone. It lets litigators organize documents, photos, video, and audio into a single case file, then present them live in court or remotely with wireless presentation via Apple TV or HDMI. Core courtroom tools include live highlights, zoom, side-by-side document comparison, callouts, custom auto-incrementing exhibit stickers, Laser Trail and whiteboard tools, presenter notes visible during examination, real-time admitted-exhibit tracking, and instant reports and presentation logs. TrialPad is not sold on its own: it ships as part of the LIT SUITE subscription alongside TranscriptPad, DocReviewPad, TimelinePad, and ExhibitsPad. It is rated 4.5 out of 5 on the App Store with 379 ratings. It is presentation software — it does not transcribe media, run AI analysis, or compare reports against footage.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Solo Litigator (LIT SUITE, all 5 apps) | $50/mo | Billed annually ($600/yr) via the App Store; single user; 7-day free trial; email support; optional paid training |
| Litigation Teams (LIT SUITE, all 5 apps) | $0/mo | Custom pricing scoped to team size and rollout; priority support, quarterly training, centralized license management, MM-ready, enterprise EULA |
Pros
- Attorney-operated presentation replaces hot seaters, which LIT SOFTWARE notes can run $1,500–$2,000 per day
- iPad-native and fully offline — no courtroom internet dependency
- One subscription covers five connected apps, with issue codes and exhibit numbers shared across them
- 4.5/5 App Store rating (379 ratings) with users reporting reliable in-court and Zoom presentation
- 7-day free trial and straightforward published solo pricing ($50/mo billed annually)
- Video deposition sync included at no extra cost via TranscriptPad's on-device syncing
Cons
- No transcription of raw media, no OCR of scanned documents, no AI analysis or evidence review — it is presentation software only
- Apps cannot be bought individually; you pay for the full five-app suite even if you only want TrialPad
- iPad/Apple ecosystem required — no Windows, Android, or web version
- App Store reviewers have flagged friction keeping the TrialPad case file in sync with the office's real case file
- Litigation Teams pricing is behind a 'Book A Call' custom quote rather than published
Evidence Copilot
evidencecopilot.com ↗Evidence Copilot is a grounded evidence-review workspace built specifically for US criminal-defense attorneys, law clerks, defense investigators, and public-defender offices. You upload the discovery dump — bodycam video, interrogation footage, jail calls, 911 audio, police-report PDFs, photos, and scanned documents (up to 2 GB per file, by web upload or email) — and get timestamped diarized transcripts, OCR'd document text, and an AI evidence agent that answers questions with clickable citations into the exact second of video or page of the PDF. Every new file is auto-compared against earlier evidence in the case, surfacing candidate inconsistencies (report vs bodycam, statement vs call audio) as review signals before anyone asks. It includes frame-accurate video redaction, audio and PDF redaction, multi-camera sync of bodycam/dashcam/interview footage, one-click grounded case briefs, cross-exam drafts tied to quoted sources, suppression-motion and Miranda playbooks, and exhibit-pack exports with a citation manifest. Every AI output is marked AI-generated and pending human review, and originals are immutable. A read-only MCP server lets you query cases from Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, Claude Code, or Cursor.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Solo | $39/mo | Per user/month; 15 media-processing hours included; full workspace, no feature tiers |
| Firm | $99/mo | Per user/month; 60 media-processing hours included |
| PD Office | $750/yr | Per attorney/year; 100 media-processing hours included |
Pros
- Published pricing with no sales wall: Solo $39/user/mo, Firm $99/user/mo, PD Office $750/attorney/yr
- Overage is metered and hard-capped at 3x included hours, so runaway intake cannot overbill
- Every AI answer cites the exact source moment; AI output is always marked for human review and never makes legal conclusions
- Purpose-built for the criminal-defense workflow: Brady/Giglio review, suppression prep, cross-exam drafts, redaction for discovery turnover
- 7-day full-access trial with no card, plus a 14-day money-back guarantee on every paid plan
- Every plan includes the full workspace — there are no feature tiers
Cons
- Not trial presentation software — it won't display exhibits live to a jury the way TrialPad does
- Media-processing hours are metered (15/mo on Solo), though overage is hard-capped at 3x
- Defense-only by design; not usable by prosecutors or law enforcement
- No iPad-native courtroom mode or Apple Pencil markup
TrialPad pricing in 2026, line by line
What TrialPad's price does not cover for defense work
TrialPad reliability and support, per user reviews
Which should you pick?
FAQs
How much does TrialPad cost in 2026?
TrialPad comes with the LIT SUITE subscription at $50/month for solo litigators, billed annually ($600/year) through the App Store. That single subscription includes all five apps — TrialPad, TranscriptPad, DocReviewPad, TimelinePad, and ExhibitsPad. Litigation teams get custom pricing scoped to team size, quoted after a sales call.
Can I buy TrialPad by itself without the other apps?
No. LIT SOFTWARE's FAQ states the apps are not sold or priced separately — LIT SUITE is one subscription covering all five apps. You can choose to download and use only TrialPad on your iPad, but you still pay for the full suite.
Does TrialPad have a free trial?
Yes. The Solo Litigator plan includes a 7-day free trial through the App Store, giving access to all five apps. Litigation Teams can request an extended evaluation or a guided team pilot before committing.
Does TrialPad transcribe bodycam video or jail calls?
No. TrialPad is presentation software — it organizes and displays exhibits in court. TranscriptPad, its companion app, works with deposition transcripts you already have; nothing in the suite transcribes raw evidence media. Defenders who need diarized bodycam and call-audio transcripts need a separate evidence-review tool.
Is TrialPad worth it for a solo criminal-defense attorney?
If you regularly try cases and present from an iPad, yes — $600/year is modest against the $1,500–$2,000/day hot-seater costs LIT SOFTWARE cites, and it holds a 4.5/5 App Store rating. But if your bottleneck is reviewing discovery rather than presenting it, TrialPad's price buys nothing toward transcription, OCR, or analysis.
What does Evidence Copilot cost compared to TrialPad?
Evidence Copilot's Solo plan is $39/user/month with 15 media-processing hours included; Firm is $99/user/month with 60 hours, and PD Office is $750/attorney/year with 100 hours. Every plan includes the full workspace, overage is hard-capped at 3x included hours, and there's a 7-day full-access trial plus a 14-day money-back guarantee.
Sources
- LIT SUITE Pricing — Simple pricing for one case workflow
- TrialPad — Trial Presentation Software
- Lit Software — LIT SUITE overview
- TrialPad v. OnCue comparison (LIT SOFTWARE blog)
- TrialPad — App Store Ratings & Reviews
- TrialPad Pricing — LawNext Directory
- TrialPad Overview — LawNext Directory
- Evidence Copilot — grounded evidence review for criminal defense