How Appswap works
From listing to signed, sealed ownership
Every Appswap deal is escrow-protected and contract-backed. The buyer’s payment is held safely while three legal documents are signed and the app is handed over — ending in a publicly verifiable Certificate of Ownership.
The journey
One transfer, two perspectives
Switch sides to follow the exact, ordered steps — each mapped to the transfer status it produces.
Browse and review the App Passport
Compare listings and read each App Passport. Where a listing gates sensitive details, accept the mutual NDA — recorded and hashed — to inspect them.
Before you commitReview and sign the agreements
Before any money moves, you sign the Mutual NDA, the Asset Purchase Agreement, and the IP Assignment. Each is executed in-app and sealed with a SHA-256 hash.
Agreements signedPay into escrow
With the agreements in place, you pay securely through Escrow.com. The funds are held in escrow — never paid straight to the seller — and Appswap never touches your card details.
Escrow funded · HELDWatch the asset handoff
Follow the seller through the guided six-step handoff: repository, domain, environment secrets, third-party accounts, customer data, and documentation.
Assets moving · IN_TRANSFERConfirm you have full control
When you confirm receipt, escrow releases to the seller and your Certificate of Ownership is issued — publicly verifiable with no login.
Released · COMPLETED
The deal, in order
Legally binding
The forms you’ll sign
Three documents protect both sides — and all three are signed before any payment is taken. Both parties execute each one in-app, and every signed document is sealed with a SHA-256 hash for tamper-evidence.
Mutual NDA
Confidentiality binding both parties — deal terms, metrics, credentials, and customer data stay private.
Asset Purchase Agreement
Defines the assets, the price held in escrow, and the seller's representations. Seller access is revoked at closing unless the app stays open-source.
IP Assignment
Assigns all intellectual property — source code, copyrights, designs, trademarks, and trade secrets — to the buyer once escrow releases.
Signing is in-app clickwrap today. A dedicated e-signature provider (DocuSign / Dropbox Sign) is on our roadmap.
Protected by design
Escrow keeps everyone safe
Money never changes hands directly. The buyer’s payment is held in escrow by Escrow.com until control of the app has genuinely transferred.
Terms agreed & signed
Both parties sign the NDA, APA and IP Assignment first.
Buyer pays into escrow
Funds held in escrow by Escrow.com — status HELD.
Assets handed over
The guided six-step handoff moves everything to the buyer.
Buyer confirms control
“I have full control” ends the transfer.
Escrow released to seller
Funds release — status RELEASED.
Proof that lasts
A tamper-evident Certificate of Ownership
Issued automatically the moment the buyer confirms receipt. It carries a human-readable number and a public verification code, and records the parties, price, and an asset summary.
- Human-readable number like APX-2026-000123
- A SHA-256 hash of every executed contract, plus a master integrity hash over the whole certificate
- Records the six handoff steps and the GitHub transfer log
- Publicly verifiable at /verify-certificate/<code> — no login needed
A downloadable PDF export is coming.
Certificate number
APX-2026-000123
Public verification code
ASW-9F4C-7B2E-D018
Master integrity hash
3f9a…b27e
Per-document SHA-256 hashes
- Mutual NDAa17c…42d9
- Asset Purchase Agreemente0b8…91af
- IP Assignment7c33…5e6b
Publicly verifiable at /verify-certificate/<code> — no login required.
Questions
Frequently asked
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