AfterSession vs Therapy Notes Keyboard NoteKey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
AfterSession
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AfterSession helps therapists, counselors, and coaches capture session notes quickly and securely โ right from their iPhone or iPad. Your notes never leave your device. No cloud. No accounts. No tracking. Just a fast, private tool built for your practice. CAPTURE NOTES YOUR WAY Choose from built-in templates including Simple, CBT-Style, Coaching, SOAP, DAP, BIRP, Intake, Supervision, and EMDR โ designed for real clinical workflows. Dictate notes hands-free with on-device voice recognition (Pro). Use Quick Notes to jot something down between sessions and assign it to a client later. Track session date, duration with a built-in timer, and client emotional state. Mark notes as Draft or Final when you're ready. SHARE AND DISCOVER TEMPLATES Create your own custom templates and share them with colleagues via AirDrop, Messages, or email. Receive a shared template and import it with one tap. Build a library of templates tailored to your specialty. ORGANIZE YOUR PRACTICE Each client gets their own space with color-coded avatars, tags, and pinning. View session history at a glance with date and status indicators. Search across all your notes instantly to find what you need. YOUR PRIVACY COMES FIRST All data stays on your device โ nothing is uploaded anywhere. Lock the app with Face ID or Touch ID. iOS file-level encryption protects your data when the device is locked. Use initials or aliases for client names for an extra layer of privacy. Zero analytics. Zero third-party SDKs. EXPORT AND BACKUP Export any session note as a professional PDF with your name and credentials. Back up your entire practice to a local compressed file. Restore from backup with Replace or Merge options. BUILT FOR iPHONE AND iPAD Full split-view support on iPad for multitasking. Responsive layout adapts to any screen size. Dark mode support throughout. NEW IN 1.7.1 โข Fully translated into Spanish and Portuguese, including the note editor and every template โข Client state chips now write in the language you work in โข PDFs, backups and shared templates are file-protected while staged and cleared afterwards โข Redeem promo codes straight from Settings โข Corrupt backup files are rejected safely, and deleting a note or client clears its reminders NEW IN 1.7 โข Safer Recovery Drafts โ stored per note with full file protection; recovering one never overwrites another โข Data-safe updates โ if the database can't open after an update, your data is kept intact โข Share custom templates with colleagues for free โ no Pro required โข Editor fixes โ client state chips never edit your text; switching templates is more reliable โข Clearer purchase restore and a way to rate the app from Settings NEW IN 1.6 โข Recovery Drafts โ preserve note content if editing or dictation is interrupted โข Session Prep โ review recent notes, drafts, follow-ups, and next focus before a session โข Planned Follow-Ups โ add due dates, priority, and local reminders โข More built-in templates โ SOAP, DAP, BIRP, Intake, Supervision, and EMDR โข Support diagnostics โ share technical details without clinical content AFTERSESSION PRO Start free with up to 3 clients. Upgrade to Pro for: โข Unlimited clients โข Voice dictation with on-device speech recognition โข Client analytics with charts and trends โข Global search across all session notes โข Secure backup and restore โข Duplicate notes with content from previous sessions Built by a solo developer who believes your client data should stay yours. No analytics. No third-party SDKs. Just a simple, private tool for your practice. Privacy Policy: https://aftersessionapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://aftersessionapp.com/terms
Therapy Notes Keyboard NoteKey
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Your notes, your words, your phone. No recording, no cloud, no AI scribe listening to your sessions. NoteKey is the iOS keyboard for therapists, psychologists, LCSWs, LPCs and LMFTs: note skeletons that expand with tap-through fill-in fields, an intervention phrase library organized by modality, and autocorrect that finally knows CBT from DBT and clomipramine from chlorpromazine. It works in every app you already write in: your EHR, Notes, email, telehealth platforms. NOTE SKELETONS THAT FILL THEMSELVES Type .dap and the whole progress note scaffolds itself. Tap through the fill-in fields instead of hunting with the caret, and a progress chip tracks where you are in the note. 15 templates at launch, including SOAP, DAP, BIRP, GIRP, intake summary, mental status exam, risk assessment, safety plan review, telehealth, group, couples and family, treatment plan review and discharge. AN INTERVENTION PHRASE LIBRARY 69 original clinical sentence stems tagged by modality: CBT, DBT, ACT, MI, EMDR, person-centered, psychodynamic, family and substance use. Filter by modality, search, tap to insert. When your caret is standing in a skeleton field, the Phrases tab opens already filtered to that section, so the interventions you need are the ones you see. AUTOCORRECT THAT KNOWS CLINICAL WORDS A psychiatric lexicon compiled from open National Library of Medicine data. Medication names, clinical vocabulary and instrument names like PHQ-9 and GAD-7 are protected, so autocorrect stops rewriting them into something else. Look-alike medication names never cross-correct into each other. DICTATION THAT STAYS ON YOUR PHONE Talk your note and Apple's on-device speech recognition transcribes it. Audio is never stored and never transmitted. NoteKey formats what you said into note shape, then returns you to exactly where you were typing. SESSION TOOLS A session timer and a words-typed count live in the keyboard's own header, so the note stays on pace without leaving the field. SPECIALTY PACKS Four packs at launch: CBT, EMDR, family and substance use. Each adds terms, templates and phrases tuned to how you actually work. WHAT IS FREE Full typing, autocorrect and the clinical lexicon never expire and never nag. The free tier includes 3 note skeletons with fill-in fields, 5 custom snippets, 20 expansions a day, 1 specialty pack, and browsing the whole phrase library. WHAT PRO ADDS All 15 skeletons, unlimited snippets and expansions, phrase insert, dictation, session tools and all 4 specialty packs. Monthly, yearly with a 14-day free trial, or a one-time founding lifetime purchase. PRIVACY, BY ARCHITECTURE The keyboard contains no networking code at all. Turn on Airplane Mode and it behaves identically, because it never had anything to send. There are no accounts, no analytics and no advertising, and we run no servers holding your content. Nothing you type leaves your phone. NoteKey is a documentation tool. It does not diagnose, does not recommend treatment and does not provide dosing. Its templates are documentation scaffolds and contain no clinical advice. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kamal-no-bot.github.io/notekey-legal/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Therapy Notes Keyboard NoteKey at daily against AfterSession's weekly. Therapy Notes Keyboard NoteKey also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. AfterSession sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Therapy Notes Keyboard NoteKey sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
AfterSession ships an update weekly, Therapy Notes Keyboard NoteKey daily. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AfterSession | Therapy Notes Keyboard NoteKey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Daily โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 18.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TwinSoftware | Kamal Nasir |
In-app purchases
AfterSession
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly$39.991 Year
Therapy Notes Keyboard NoteKey
- Pro Monthly: Documentation$6.991 Month
- Pro Yearly: Case Notes14 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime: Private Practice$79.99
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