Paper vs software for your compliance records

Updated 2026-06-14 · UK (England & Wales)

Paper consent and patch-test folders are free to start but easy to lose, slow to search and hard to produce in an inspection or a reaction claim. Compliance software keeps the same records time-stamped, backed up, searchable and exportable as an inspection pack — for the price of a coffee a month. For most solo operators the liability protection alone justifies switching.

Side by side

PaperSkinReady
CostCheap to startFree tier; Pro £4.99/mo or £39/yr
Inspection packManual to assembleOne-tap export
Lost / damaged recordsCommonBacked up, UK/EU hosted
Patch-test remindersNoneAutomated (Pro)
Reaction-claim evidenceIf you can find itTime-stamped & searchable

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