Comparison
KeySigned and Car Handovers (Auto Payments Ltd), compared
Car Handovers (Auto Payments Ltd) is an app for vehicle handovers on iPhone and Android: the driver and the customer sign on the same phone, and handovers "save on the phone and send as soon as you reconnect". KeySigned, coming soon to the App Store, is for iPhone: you and your customer both sign, the record is sealed so any later change shows, and your customer can check it with the evidence pack, in an up-to-date browser.
Coming soon to the App Store
See a sealed record checkedFrom launch: a two-week free trial for new subscribers, then £14.99 a month or £119.99 a year, VAT included, until you cancel. iPhone with iOS 17 or later.
Side by side
KeySigned isn't on the App Store yet: its column describes the app as it will launch. As at 7 November 2026, from the vendor's own App Store listing, Google Play listing or website, linked in each cell. Prices and features change, so check with the vendor. "Not described" means we didn't find it on the pages linked, not that the app can't do it. App Store and Google Play prices are as shown to UK buyers. We re-check these facts at least every 30 days; the next check is due by 7 December 2026.
Each row is worded as in our handover apps comparison, which has every row for every app.
| Checked 7 November 2026 | KeySignedComing soon to the App Store | Car HandoversAuto Payments Limited. App Store title: Car Handover |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | iPhone only: an iPhone that supports ARKit, with iOS 17 or later | iPhone, iOS 17.0 or later. Android, on Google PlaySource: App Store, Google Play |
| Price, as published | From launch: £14.99 a month or £119.99 a year, VAT included. One flat price, however many handovers you record | Free download, starting with a free week. In-app purchases listed at £149.99 and £14.99Source: App Store |
| Free to try | From launch: a two-week free trial for new subscribers, then it renews until you cancel | A free weekSource: App Store |
| Who signs, as described | You and your customer, in person, on your iPhone. It locks only when both signatures are on the current version | The driver, then the customer, on the same phone. If the customer isn't there, the report says so and records whySource: App Store |
| After signing | Sealed: every photo, mark and reading is fingerprinted and signed with a key held on your iPhone, so any later change shows | A timestamped, locked report with photos, damage, answers and both signaturesSource: App Store |
| How your customer can check the record | With the .zip evidence pack, in an up-to-date browser at keysigned.app/verify. Nothing is uploaded and no account is needed | Sent by email or link, or as a shared PDF. Checking the record itself: not described on the pages linked (7 November 2026)Source: App Store, website |
| Works with no signal | Yes: capture, damage marks, signatures, locking and sealing. Sending needs a connection, except by AirDrop | Yes: handovers save on the phone and send when you reconnectSource: App Store |
| Where records are kept | On your iPhone, kept out of iCloud and computer backups, until you export them | Sent to its service when you reconnect, and "generally retained for a period of two years"Source: App Store, privacy policy |
| Account needed | No account or sign-in | Yes: a user account with a passwordSource: privacy policy |
| Collection and return | Return photos side by side with the collection ones, and the return record carries the collection's fingerprint. The return leg is never charged | Collection and delivery records. Damage photos from collection show on the deliverySource: App Store |
| Sale handover | A sale delivery record signed by you and the buyer. It's a delivery record, not a receipt or a contract of sale | Not described on the pages linked (7 November 2026)Source: App Store, website, help page |
| Your business on reports | Business name, phone, email and your role, at the top of every report and sealed into the record | Your company name, logo and colour, in place of its own, across the app and on every reportSource: App Store |
| Damage marked on | The photos of that car, with close-ups. In a spatial scan on an iPhone Pro model with LiDAR, the measured surface of the car | A vehicle diagram, by area, type and severity, with close-upsSource: App Store |
| Also offers | A spatial 3D scan on iPhone Pro models with LiDAR, and eight quality-checked photos on any supported iPhone | Weather and lighting recorded with each set of photos; checklists that change with the vehicle type, with your own questions; pause and continueSource: App Store |
Where KeySigned is different
Each point compares KeySigned with what the pages linked in the table described on 7 November 2026.
- Your customer checks it themselvesSend the evidence pack and your customer checks the record in their own up-to-date browser, at keysigned.app/verify. No account, and nothing is uploaded.
- Sealed with a key on your iPhoneOnce you've both signed, every photo, mark and reading is fingerprinted and sealed with a key held on your iPhone. Change one pixel or one mileage figure later and the seal breaks.
- Damage on the photos of that carTap damage on the photos of that actual car, rather than a diagram, and add a close-up. In a spatial scan on an iPhone Pro model with LiDAR, the mark sits on the measured surface of the car; otherwise, as in the eight-photo inspection on any iPhone, its position is labelled as estimated.
- No account, nothing uploadedNo sign-in and no upload. Records stay on your iPhone until you choose to share or export them.
Where Car Handovers (Auto Payments Ltd) may suit you better
- You need Android. It also runs on Android. KeySigned is iPhone only.
- You want records kept online. It uploads handovers to its service and keeps them, generally for two years. KeySigned keeps records on your iPhone, not backed up, until you export them.
- Your customer isn't always there. If the customer is not there, the report says so and records why. A KeySigned record needs both signatures, so a key drop with nobody there isn't covered.
- You want your own checklist questions. It has checklists by vehicle type, and you can add your own questions.
- You want your logo on reports. You can add your company name, logo and colour, and they replace its own across the app and on every report. KeySigned puts your business name, phone, email and role at the top of every report.
Moving to KeySigned
KeySigned isn't on the App Store yet. Once it is, start your next new job in KeySigned and keep your earlier records where they are. Finish any job that's already open in the app you started it in: a KeySigned return is made from its KeySigned collection record, on the iPhone that holds it.
From launch, new subscribers get a two-week free trial, then £14.99 a month or £119.99 a year, VAT included, until you cancel. To avoid a charge, cancel at least 24 hours before the trial ends.
Where KeySigned fits, and where it doesn't
- It isn't on the App Store yet. It's coming soon, for iPhone in the UK.
- It's iPhone only: an iPhone that supports ARKit, with iOS 17 or later.
- Each person who uses it, on their own Apple Account, needs their own Solo subscription. There are no staff sign-ins.
- You both need to be there. A record needs both signatures, so a key drop with nobody there isn't covered.
- Records stay on your iPhone and aren't backed up, until you export them.
- This version doesn't look up a car's registration details or MOT history, and it records photos, not video.
- The time comes from the phone's clock, and the seal isn't an identity check.
How it works
Demonstration record, shortened. The car and some screens are illustrations.
The walk-round
You and your customer walk round the car together. KeySigned guides you to eight photos, one from each angle, and checks each for focus, light and framing. You mark any existing damage on the photos of that car and add a close-up.
Two signatures
You sign, then hand the iPhone to your customer, who signs the same version of the record. Any change after signing needs fresh signatures from you both.
The seal
KeySigned seals the record with a key held on your iPhone. Any later change to a photo, mark or signature shows when the record is checked. Your customer gets the record page and the .zip evidence pack, and checks the .zip in an up-to-date browser at keysigned.app/verify. Records stay on your iPhone and aren't backed up, so export the ones you need.
Each opens the checker with a demonstration record. Nothing is uploaded.
Pricing
Solo, from launch
£14.99 a month
or £119.99 a year, VAT included. Two-week free trial for new subscribers, then it renews automatically until you cancel. To avoid a charge, cancel at least 24 hours before the trial or a renewal ends: in iPhone Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions. Covers the Apple Account that subscribes.
Coming soon to the App Store
- Handovers in progress
- Without an active plan, you can still finish, sign and seal a handover within 48 hours of starting it. After that, it needs a plan to sign and seal, and it waits on your iPhone until then.
- Return legs
- The return leg of a car you've already collected is never charged.
- Your records
- Records you've already sealed stay readable, checkable and exportable whatever happens to your plan.
Questions
Can my customer check a KeySigned record?
Yes, with the .zip evidence pack, in an up-to-date browser at keysigned.app/verify. Nothing is uploaded and no account is needed.
Does KeySigned work on Android?
No. KeySigned is iPhone only: an iPhone that supports ARKit, with iOS 17 or later. Car Handovers (Auto Payments Ltd) also runs on Android.
Does it work with no signal?
Yes. Capture, signing and sealing all run on the iPhone. You need a connection to send your customer their copy (AirDrop works without one) and for the address suggestion, which you can type instead. Car Handovers (Auto Payments Ltd) also describes working offline: handovers save on the phone and send as soon as you reconnect.
How much is KeySigned?
From launch, one flat price: £14.99 a month or £119.99 a year, VAT included, however many handovers you record. New subscribers will get a two-week free trial, then it renews until you cancel. The other app's published prices are in the price row.
Talk to us about your business
KeySigned is coming soon to the App Store. Questions about using it in your business? Email [email protected].