A Smartwaiver alternative that does more with the same tablets
Survtapp is a Smartwaiver alternative for businesses that check guests in on tablets. Waivers keep working with no connection, plans include surveys and checklists on the same devices, and records are hosted in Canada. The free plan includes 100 signed waivers a month with no credit card required.
Where does Smartwaiver fit?
Smartwaiver is a focused digital waiver product with a polished check-in flow: trampoline parks, climbing gyms and tour operators use it to move guests from the door to the floor. Its published plans ladder by volume — from 100 signed waivers a month at the entry tier up to 2,500 at the top published tier — and there is a free trial rather than a free plan.
That volume ladder is exactly where seasonal businesses feel friction. A waterpark’s July and its January are different companies as far as waiver volume goes, and on a per-volume ladder the busy months push you up tiers while the quiet ones still bill. Smartwaiver even publishes a separate monthly storage fee for businesses that go inactive but want to keep their waiver archive.
What does Survtapp do differently for a check-in desk?
The check-in flow itself will feel familiar: a tablet in kiosk mode at the desk, locked to your waiver, reopening after every signature — plus a share link with a QR code so guests can sign from home before they arrive. Signatures capture offline and sync later, so a router reboot mid-rush changes nothing at the desk.
The difference is what else the same tablet does. After the waiver, it can run your post-visit feedback survey; before opening, your staff can walk the daily safety checklist on it, with photo evidence attached to each item. One device, one dashboard, one plan — instead of a waiver subscription plus a survey tool plus a clipboard.
How does the pricing compare for a seasonal business?
Survtapp starts with a genuinely free plan — 100 responses a month, no credit card — which many operations can simply live on through the off-season while the archive stays put, with no separate storage fee for staying small. Paid plans are flat monthly amounts published in Canadian dollars by default, with US dollar and Indian rupee pricing available.
Smartwaiver’s published ladder runs from US$19 a month for up to 100 signed waivers to US$199 a month for up to 2,500, with custom pricing beyond that. The numbers in the table below are from its published pricing page, with the date we checked them.
How do Survtapp and Smartwaiver compare on paper?
| Survtapp | Smartwaiver | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 100 signed waivers a month | Free trial only |
| Entry plan | Free, then flat plans in CAD, USD or INR | Basic — US$19/mo, up to 100 signed waivers |
| Higher volumes | Plan allowances shared across waivers, surveys and checklists | US$55/mo (300) · US$155/mo (1,000) · US$199/mo (2,500) |
| Off-season / inactive storage | Archive stays on the free plan at no charge | US$7/mo storage plan for inactive businesses |
| Offline signing with automatic sync | Yes | Kiosk-focused; see Smartwaiver’s docs |
| Surveys and checklists on the same devices | Yes | No |
| Canadian data hosting | Yes — ca-central-1 | Not advertised |
Verified on 2026-08-24
Smartwaiver figures as of 2026-08-24, per Smartwaiver’s published pricing page (smartwaiver.com/pricing, USD). Plans and limits change — confirm current figures with Smartwaiver before buying.
Survtapp’s free plan includes 100 responses a month; paid plans start from CA$29/mo. Every plan and allowance is published on the pricing page, in Canadian dollars by default.
What should a waiver record contain, wherever you buy?
Judge any waiver product on the record it keeps, not the adjectives on its homepage. A signed Survtapp waiver stores the drawn signature and any required initials, the signer’s details, the exact waiver text version agreed to, and the capture timestamps — and emails the guest a timestamped PDF confirmation. That is a factual account of who agreed to what, and when.
What no software can honestly promise is how a waiver fares in a dispute — that depends on your wording and your jurisdiction, which is your lawyer’s domain. Survtapp’s job is to make the record complete, retrievable and consistently captured at a busy front desk.
See the platform pieces side by side: digital waivers · checklists with photo evidence · kiosk mode on iPad and Android · plans and pricing · the WaiverForever comparison.
Questions, answered plainly
Does Survtapp have a free plan, unlike Smartwaiver?
Yes — a real free plan, not a trial: 100 responses a month with no credit card, where a signed waiver counts as one response. Smartwaiver’s published entry point is US$19 a month after a free trial.
Can guests sign Survtapp waivers at home before arriving?
Yes. Every waiver has a share link and QR code for pre-arrival signing on the guest’s own phone, and the same waiver runs in kiosk mode on your tablet for walk-ins.
What happens to my waiver archive in the off-season?
It stays in your account. Drop to the free plan for the quiet months and your records remain searchable and exportable — there is no separate storage fee for inactive businesses.
Does the Survtapp kiosk keep working if the internet goes down?
Yes. Signed waivers queue on the tablet with their original capture timestamps and sync automatically when the connection returns, so check-in never stops for the network.
Can the same tablet run surveys and checklists too?
Yes — that is the point of switching. The device that collects waivers at the desk can run post-visit feedback surveys and daily safety checklists with photo evidence, all on one plan and one dashboard.
Is Survtapp suitable for Canadian businesses?
It is built for them: data hosted in AWS ca-central-1 on every plan, pricing published in Canadian dollars by default, and PIPEDA-conscious consent and retention controls.
How do I move from Smartwaiver to Survtapp?
Rebuild your waiver wording in the Survtapp builder with signature and initial fields, preview it on a tablet, then switch the desk over. Export your historical signed waivers from Smartwaiver first so your archive has no gap.