For Australian renters
A photo can be argued with. A fingerprint can be checked.
Two weeks' rent sits in a bond account, and most disputes come down to whose photos you believe. BondKeeper fingerprints every photo the instant you take it, so anyone can check it hasn't been edited, cropped or altered by AI since move-in day.
Or email hello@bondkeeper.com.au
The problem
Most bond disputes are your word against the agent's.
Their photos, their angles, their report. And now that anyone can edit a photo with AI in seconds, an ordinary picture on your phone is easy to wave away.
is how long Victorian renters waited, on average, for a tribunal decision on their bond. So many give up and accept unfair deductions just to get some of their money back. That costs them about two weeks' pay.
Yet when one legal centre challenged landlord claims for renters, about 4 in 10 ended with the renter keeping their entire bond. With the right evidence, unfair claims don't stand up.
Source: Anika Legal, Broken Bonds report (147 cases, 2022–23).
Why fingerprints matter
Ordinary photos ask to be trusted. BondKeeper photos can be checked.
How it works
Like a condition report, with a fingerprint on every line.
Walk through
Add rooms from templates modelled on the Queensland entry condition report (Form 1a): walls, floor, windows, fixtures, each with an Overview shot.
Nothing missedCapture
The in-app camera records the time from the app's clock, then fingerprints the file before anything else touches it.
Time + SHA-256 lockedSave, checked twice
The photo is copied to your own Pictures folder and re-hashed. It's only kept if every fingerprint matches.
Original never re-savedVerify, any time
Months later, tap Verify. BondKeeper re-hashes the file and tells you if it matches, was changed, or is missing.
Match · Mismatch · MissingSend it to your agent
Your entry report lists every photo's fingerprint. Send it with your condition report, and at move-out you can say: these are the photos you received on 3 March. Check them.
Agent holds the fingerprints (coming)Moving out soon
Start with the exit.
- Record the condition the moment you hand back the keys, fingerprinted and dated, so damage that appears afterwards can't land on you.
- Bring in your agent's own entry report and match each "pre-existing" mark against your exit photos.
- Follow a plain-English guide to the bond refund and dispute steps, with links to free tenant advice services.
Planned for a later release.
Pricing
Free to capture. One pass covers your whole tenancy.
Unlimited rooms and photos, fingerprinting, gallery and Verify.
Your entry report at move-in, then the exit report, evidence pack and side-by-side move-in vs move-out comparison when you leave.
Unlimited properties for frequent movers, share-house leads and small landlords.
Prices announced at launch. Your photos are saved to your own phone whether you pay or not. BondKeeper never holds your evidence hostage.
What we promise
Your photos stay yours
Saved to your phone's Pictures folder. No account, no upload, no storage permission needed.
Nothing quietly deleted
The app has no way to delete or edit a photo's fingerprint or capture time. Notes can change; evidence can't.
Straight about limits
Tamper-evident means changes are detected, not prevented. Imported photos are always marked unverified.
Early access
Moving soon? Be one of the first to try it.
BondKeeper is in testing on Android now. Email us and we'll let you know when it's ready, and invite early testers first.
hello@bondkeeper.com.au