PlainLaw - Legal Reference
Law & Courts in Plain English
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Free offline legal reference. 1,000+ legal terms, Know Your Rights guides, court directory, and more — all in plain English. No account needed.
PlainLaw is your complete legal reference companion, written in plain English for everyone — no law degree required.
FREE FEATURES
• Browse all major US legal topics in plain language
• Criminal law, contract law, civil rights, family law, employment, immigration
• Know Your Rights guides for everyday situations
• Legal dictionary with 1,000+ terms
• Jurisdiction selector — auto-detects your location
• Offline-first: everything works without internet
PREMIUM ($4.99 one-time)
• Full access to all free modules + deep-dive content
• State-by-state law comparisons
• Expanded legal dictionary
• Legal calculators (statute of limitations, damages, deadlines)
• Citation reference guide
PRO SUBSCRIPTION
• Full US Constitution with annotations — all 27 amendments
• Complete Federal Rules (FRCP & FRE)
• 50 landmark SCOTUS cases with plain-English summaries
• Federal court directory — all 94 district courts + 13 circuits
• State court systems — all 50 states
• Judicial profiles — current SCOTUS justices
• International law — UN, ICC, UNCLOS, WTO, regional courts
• 15-country legal profiles
• Legal writing guide + citation formats
• Circuit split tracker
• Practice area guides
PlainLaw is for individuals navigating legal situations, law students, paralegals, journalists, and anyone who wants to understand the law.
100% offline. No account required. No data collected.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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• Expanded legal glossary to 1,000+ terms across Criminal, Civil, Contract, Property, Constitutional, Family, Employment, Business, Immigration, Bankruptcy, and
more
• Improved glossary search — now finds terms across all categories
• Bug fixes and performance improvements
The developer, Bhim Upadhyaya, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- Bhim Upadhyaya
- Size
- 6 MB
- Category
- Reference
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- PlainLaw Pro Monthly $9.99
- PlainLaw Pro $79.99
- PlainLaw Premium $4.99
- Copyright
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