The date
Notes app
Shows when a note was last edited — not what changed, or when.
BuildMyEvidence
Two dates on every entry. The date written can’t be changed — not by you, not by us.
Notes app vs BuildMyEvidence
A notes app keeps your notes. This builds the file you hand over.
You were told to keep dated notes. Good — bring them in. BuildMyEvidence puts them beside your emails, texts, photos and recordings, in the order it happened, and builds one numbered, dated file for a lawyer, an insurer, a government agency, or anyone else who needs to see it.
Apple Notes, Google Keep, Samsung Notes, OneNote, Evernote — whichever you use, it works the same way here.
Free to build, every tool, no card. $59 once per case, only when you download your file.
Sample case · not a real dispute
Repairs at 14 Elm St
ItemTheir sideYour side
014
Mar 11Two photos of the leak, morning afterwritten Mar 11
Mar 11Two photos of the leak, morning afterwritten Mar 11
015
Mar 13Text: “Back Friday.”pasted in
Mar 13Text: “Back Friday.”pasted in
016
Apr 14Emailed asking for a date in writingforwarded in
Apr 14Emailed asking for a date in writingforwarded in
No reply recorded · 5 weeks
Every entry: date it happened · date written
- Two datesOn every entry. The date written can’t be changed.
- FingerprintedEvery file, on arrival — anyone can check it hasn’t changed.
- Both sidesIn order. When they didn’t reply, that shows too.
- Free to buildEvery tool, no card. Pay only when you download.
The difference
What a notes app can’t do for you
Notes are a good start. They just weren’t made to be handed to someone else.
Everything else
Notes app
Emails and texts come in as copies or screenshots — their own dates stay behind in your mail and messages.
BuildMyEvidence
All of it in one place, in the order it happened.
The other side
Notes app
Mostly your own words — anything else is a copy you added.
BuildMyEvidence
Both sides, in order. Silence shows as a line of its own.
Handing it over
Notes app
No built-in way to turn your notes into one numbered, dated file to hand over.
BuildMyEvidence
One numbered, dated case file, built for you.
Already got notes?
Keep them. Bring them in.
Months of notes on your phone aren’t wasted. Each one goes in as its own diary entry, on the day it happened.
Keep a paper diary? Keep going. Photograph each page and add it on the day it happened — the page becomes part of the record.
Paper diary vs BuildMyEvidence →- 1
Paste each note in
One note, one entry. Keep your words exactly as you wrote them.
- 2
Say when it happened
Pick the day from the note. It goes into the record in that order.
- 3
Both dates show, honestly
The day it happened, and the day you added it. Nothing pretends to be older than it is.
Notes app or BuildMyEvidence
| Compared | Notes app | BuildMyEvidence |
|---|---|---|
| Keeps your notes | Yes | Yes — as dated diary entries |
| Emails, texts, photos, recordings | Copies you add | One place, in order |
| Shows what changed, and when | Last edit only | Two dates; the date written can’t be changed |
| Files checked for changes | No fingerprint shown | Fingerprinted on arrival |
| The other side’s replies — and silences | Not unless you write them | Both sides; no reply shows |
| A file to hand over | Export, then put it together yourself | Built for you, numbered |
| Cost | Free | Free to build. $59 once per case |
Not a law firm and no legal advice. We never write your words or say who’s right.
When a notes app is enough
If it’s a few dates and nothing else, a notes app — or a paper diary — is a fine place to start. Keep doing it. When there are messages, photos, letters and replies from the other side too, and someone needs to read it all, that’s when one dated record to hand over helps. You can bring your notes in any time.
What you hand over
One file. Every page numbered and dated.
- SummaryWhat the record shows, counted.
- ChronologyEvery event, numbered, in order.
- CorrespondenceBoth sides. No reply shows too.
- PromisesAnd what came after.
- Your statementIn your own words, never ours.
- The files themselvesEach with its fingerprint.
What it costs
Free to build. $59 once, when you hand it over.
Use every tool on as many cases as you need. You pay only when you download the finished file for a case.
$59
Once per case
- Free to build — every tool, unlimited cases, no card
- Read everything first, before you pay
- No subscription. Nothing renews.
Charged by Highfield Digital, Inc. Once paid, the sale is final.
Questions
- Can I keep using my notes app?
- Yes. Jot things down wherever is quickest, then add them here — each one goes in on the day it happened.
- Can I bring in notes from months ago?
- Yes. Set the day each one happened. The record also shows the day you added it, so it stays honest.
- What does it cost?
- Building your record is free, with every tool. You pay $59 once per case, only when you download the finished file.
- Is this legal advice?
- No. BuildMyEvidence isn’t a law firm. It keeps your record in order — what you do with it is up to you.
A notes app keeps your notes. BuildMyEvidence builds the file you hand over.
No card. $59 once per case at download.
Made by Highfield Digital, Inc. · Related: Paper diary vs BuildMyEvidence · Putting six months in order when you didn’t keep notes / We never sell your record or your data.