TherapyNotes Mobile vs Practice Pad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TherapyNotes Mobile
Manage your therapy practice on the go with this secure, HIPAA-compliant companion app. Stay organized with appointment viewing, session reminders, and direct telehealth access. Secure messaging and offline client access enhance efficiency.
- View agenda and upcoming appointments
- Customizable session reminders
- Direct Telehealth session joining
- Offline client details and appointment access
- Secure client and staff messaging
- Biometric login
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Manage your practice on the go with TherapyNotes® Mobile, the secure, HIPAA-compliant companion app to your existing TherapyNotes® account. Designed to help you stay organized, efficient, and connected no matter where your day takes you. The tools you need most, right in your pocket: - View your agenda to keep track of upcoming appointments at a glance - Receive customizable reminders for upcoming sessions and when a session is almost over - Join Telehealth sessions directly from your device - Prep faster with TherapyFuel Session Assist - Review client details and appointments, even when you’re offline - Communicate securely with clients and staff through built-in messaging - Sign in quickly and securely with biometric login - Choose Light or Dark Mode to match your preferences and work comfortably in any setting TherapyNotes® Mobile keeps your day on track with simple, secure features designed to support the way you work.
Practice Pad
This app converts handwritten therapy notes into digital clinical documentation using Apple Pencil. It offers built-in templates, progress tracking with assessments, and secure, HIPAA-compliant data storage. Notes can be exported or synced to cloud storage.
- Handwrite notes with Apple Pencil
- On-device OCR for text conversion
- Built-in DAP, SOAP, BIRP templates
- Progress tracking with assessments
- Append-only addenda for amendments
- Biometric and encrypted data security
- Export notes to PDF or sync to Google Drive
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Finish the session. Tap Finalize. Done. Practice Pad is the clinical documentation app built by a licensed counselor for therapists who handwrite their notes. Capture them by hand with Apple Pencil and they become finished, signed clinical documentation — no retyping, no double work. WRITE BY HAND, FILE AUTOMATICALLY Handwrite session notes with Apple Pencil on your iPad On-device OCR turns your handwriting into clinical text — nothing leaves your iPad during conversion Built-in DAP, SOAP, BIRP, and Narrative templates organize your writing Browse and install community note templates — including EMDR specialty formats — right into your library (Cloud plan) Review section by section, then sign and lock the note TRACK PROGRESS OVER TIME Administer PHQ-9, GAD-7, PCL-5, ACE, and C-SSRS with automatic scoring Re-administer assessments and see each client's scores charted over time, with severity bands behind the line Progress is ready the moment you open a session — see where a client stands at a glance KEEP YOUR RECORD CLEAN AND DEFENSIBLE Append-only addenda let you add dated, signed amendments to a finalized note without altering the original record — designed to support proper clinical amendment practices under HIPAA Biometric Face ID / Touch ID lock protects your sessions AES-256 encrypted on-device storage YOUR DATA, YOUR ACCOUNT Sync finished notes to your own Google Workspace — Drive, Sheets, and Calendar (Cloud plan) Or copy note text and export PDF into any EHR (every plan) Your templates and your clients live in your account, not ours PRIVATE BY DESIGN We never collect your clinical data or PHI No PHI touches our servers A Business Associate Agreement (BAA) is available for your practice BUILT BY A CLINICIAN, NOT A BILLING COMPANY Practice Pad started because its founder — a Licensed Professional Counselor — was tired of paying for software that held his data hostage. It does one thing exceptionally well: turn your handwriting into a clean clinical record, then get out of your way. Plans start at $15/month with a 14-day free trial. Practice Pad is a documentation tool, not an EHR — no scheduling, billing, or client portal, by design.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Practice Pad at 100% against TherapyNotes Mobile's 9%. Practice Pad also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.8) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). TherapyNotes Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (33 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Practice Pad sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $15.00 per month. TherapyNotes Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
Practice Pad holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TherapyNotes Mobile has 33 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of TherapyNotes Mobile's written reviews are positive against 100% of Practice Pad's.
TherapyNotes Mobile ships an update monthly, Practice Pad weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TherapyNotes Mobile | Practice Pad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (33 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 33 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TherapyNotes, LLC | Perry Emerick |
Customer experience
TherapyNotes Mobile
Practice Pad
In-app purchases
TherapyNotes Mobile
No in-app purchases
Practice Pad
- Practice Pad Secure14 Days trial$15.001 Month
- Practice Pad Cloud14 Days trial$22.001 Month
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