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modelreleaseform.app vs Easy Release

Easy Release is the app most working photographers already know — a dedicated, offline-first iOS and Android tool for capturing model releases on set, with stock-agency-formatted templates and a track record going back to 2010. If you shoot in places with no signal and the model is always standing next to you, it does its one job well.

modelreleaseform.app is built for a different reality: the model isn’t always in the room, you move between a phone, a studio iPad, and a desktop, and the release needs to say something explicit about AI training. It runs in the browser, sends the model a link to sign on their own phone, and emails the locked, timestamped PDF to both parties. Here is the honest comparison.

Side by side

When Easy Release is the better choice

• →You shoot in remote locations with no connectivity — Easy Release is offline-first; a web tool needs a signal.
• →You prefer a one-time purchase over a subscription and shoot infrequently — its up-front price works out cheaper at low volume.
• →You already rely on its stock-agency template workflow and the model is always on set with you.

When modelreleaseform.app is the better choice

• →Your model isn’t standing next to you — send a link and they sign from their own phone.
• →You move between desktop, phone, and a studio iPad without wanting an app store in the loop.
• →You need AI-training-rights language in writing without drafting a clause yourself.
• →You want the signed release auto-delivered, timestamped and locked, to both inboxes — not exported by hand.

Common questions

Is modelreleaseform.app a drop-in Easy Release replacement?

For most studio and on-location work, yes — both produce a signed, agency-acceptable model release. The trade-off is connectivity: Easy Release works offline, and modelreleaseform.app needs a connection because signing and delivery happen in the browser. If you regularly shoot off-grid, keep Easy Release for those jobs.

Can my model sign without installing anything?

Yes. With modelreleaseform.app the model opens a link in any browser and signs — no app, no account. Easy Release captures the signature on the photographer’s own device in person, so the model never installs anything there either; the difference is that it has no remote-signing option.

Does either one cover AI training rights?

modelreleaseform.app includes an explicit AI-training-rights position in every release (denied by default, with a variant that grants it). We found no documented AI-training clause in Easy Release, so you would be adding that language yourself.

Will stock agencies accept the release?

Both tools produce releases built around the elements agencies check: party identification, a commercial-use grant, and a dated signature. Some agencies (notably Getty) prefer their own form — check your agency’s contributor requirements either way.

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