Best apps for writing therapy notes faster in 2026

Updated October 2026 by Kamal Nasir

Tools for therapy notes on iPhone fall into three groups: practice management apps where notes are kept, AI documentation apps that capture sessions, and keyboards or snippet tools that speed up the typing itself. They solve different parts of the job, so the right one depends on where your notes live. Each blurb below is drawn from the app's own App Store description.

SimplePractice for Clinicians

The companion app for SimplePractice's practice management software: manage your schedule, write and review session notes, share documents, send secure messages and process invoices and payments. A SimplePractice account is required. App Store

TherapyNotes Mobile

The companion app to an existing TherapyNotes account: view your agenda, get session reminders, join telehealth sessions, prep with TherapyFuel Session Assist, review client details offline and message clients and staff. App Store

Blueprint for Therapists

For clinicians with a Blueprint.ai account: captures in-person and telehealth sessions and dictated notes, generates documentation, and makes sessions and notes available across devices and the web. App Store

TextExpander

A keyboard that brings your TextExpander snippet library, including fill-ins and snippets shared by your team, to iPhone and iPad. It needs a TextExpander account, and you write the snippets yourself. App Store

Ours

Therapy Notes Keyboard NoteKey

A keyboard with 15 note templates including SOAP, DAP, BIRP and GIRP, 69 phrase stems tagged by modality and a clinical autocorrect lexicon. It works inside the app where you already write notes and does not record sessions. About it ยท App Store

Questions people ask

Can I use a notes keyboard inside my EHR?

Yes. A system keyboard types anywhere iOS lets you type, including EHR apps and portals opened in a browser, so your records stay in your EHR.

Is a notes keyboard the same as an AI note-taking app?

No. AI documentation apps such as Blueprint capture the session and generate documentation from it. A keyboard such as NoteKey records nothing and helps you type the note yourself.

Our entry in this category: Therapy Notes Keyboard NoteKey.

Published by Kamal Nasir, the developer of the apps marked Ours. Apps change, so check each one's App Store page for its latest features.