How HandsUp Works

From tap to attorney
in under five minutes.

Three pillars working together: Record, Protect, Connect. Every recording is encrypted on your device, redundantly backed up, and ready to share with a verified attorney the moment you need one.

512K+
Recordings captured
~3 min
Avg. attorney response
AES-256
Bank-grade encryption
$0
First consult, always
STEP 01 · RECORD

One tap. Evidence-grade. Every time.

The button has to work in the worst moment of someone’s day. So we made it the entire screen. No menus. No setup. Audio, video, GPS, and time-stamp all fire the moment your finger leaves the button.

01
Sub-200ms captureFrom tap to recording in less than the blink of an eye, even on older devices.
02
Cryptographic time-stampEvery recording is signed with a tamper-proof timestamp. Court-admissible by default.
03
Background reliableKeeps recording with the screen off, the app backgrounded, or on the lock screen.
9:415G • 100%
HandsUpMB
Ready · Atlanta, GA
Cloud synced 2 min ago
Tap to start recording
RECENT
Traffic stop · I-285
Encrypted · 4:23
RECORDING
00:14
Atlanta, GA · I-285 N
Mic on GPS locked 1080p
Tap to stop & save
Saved & secured
Encrypted, time-stamped, synced
►
Traffic stop · I-285
Today 9:14 AM · 4:23
SAVED
9:415G • 100%
HandsUpMB
ENCRYPTING
SECURED
AES-256 encrypting
14.2 MB3.4 MB/sec
EncryptionAES-256 ✓
BackupCloud + local
Time stampCryptographic
AccessOnly you
STEP 02 · PROTECT

Encrypted before
you stop holding.

Your recording is encrypted on the device with AES-256 the moment you press stop. Then it’s redundantly backed up, locally and to the HandsUp cloud vault. Your private key never leaves your device. Not even we can read your evidence.

01
AES-256 on deviceThe same encryption standard banks and governments use, applied client-side before anything leaves your phone.
02
Zero-knowledge architectureYour encryption keys live on your device. We can’t decrypt your recordings. Neither can a subpoena.
03
Redundant backupCloud and local copies in lockstep. If your phone is broken, lost, or seized, your evidence is still there.
STEP 03 · CONNECT

A verified lawyer,
a few minutes away.

When you tap the lawyer button, a verified attorney from our network of 2,400 across all 50 states answers in about three minutes. They’re bar-verified, malpractice-screened, and the first consult is always free.

01
Bar-verified networkEvery attorney passes our vetting process: bar status, malpractice history, conflict screening, and fit interviews.
02
~3 minute responseNetwork-wide median response time. 24/7 coverage so it doesn’t matter when something happens.
03
Free first consult, alwaysThe first 30 minutes is on the house, every time. No card required to start the conversation.
9:415G • 100%
HandsUpMB
Finding an attorney
Verified network · first consult free
Matching to civil rights specialists…
• Atlanta, GA · 3 mi radius
Top match for you
2,400 attorneys nationwide
VERIFIED ATTORNEY
SC
Sarah Chen, Esq.
Civil rights · Atlanta, GA
VERIFIED
4.9 ★
Rating
~3 min
Response
312
Cases
Tap to connect
First consult is always free · $0
Ready when you are

Three pillars.
One tap away.

HandsUp is free to download. The first attorney consultation is always free. Your evidence is always yours.

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Document Every Moment with HandsUp

HandsUp brings together one-tap incident recording, dashcam-to-insurance integration, and an on-demand lawyer network — built for the moments that matter most.