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Nookal
What Nookal is
Nookal is web-based practice management software for allied health practices, bringing appointment scheduling, patient clinical records, and business performance reporting together. Scheduling includes calendar sync, custom rules, automated SMS and email reminders, waitlists, and recurring appointments. Practices can manage payers, referrers, budgets with session counts, linked cases, and insurance claims. Clinical AI can turn dictated notes and appointment recordings into editable structured records, with playback, approval workflows, and template filing. Reporting includes live occupancy dashboards, occupancy trends, and clinician performance charts. Listed integrations span accounting, payments, and health services, including Xero, MYOB, Stripe, Medicare, NDIS, and Heidi. Nookal lists Essentials at $65 a month per practitioner and Professional at $89 a month per practitioner; a 30-day trial is offered, but there is no free plan. Outbound SMS, ACC claims, and Medicare claims have additional listed charges. Nookal says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, with storage in Sydney, Ireland, or Ohio according to account region. The company was established in 2010 and is based in Oxenford, Queensland, Australia.
Who it suits
Nookal is aimed at allied health practices, including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychology, chiropractic, podiatry, and speech pathology. It may suit practices that need scheduling, patient records, claims, and performance reporting in a web service.
What it does well
- Automates SMS and email appointment reminders.
- Includes case management and insurance claims.
- Clinical AI structures dictated notes and recordings.
- Offers a 30-day trial.
What to know first
- No free plan is available.
- Essentials costs $65 a month per practitioner.
- Outbound SMS and claims have additional charges.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| ESSENTIALS | $65 /month per practitioner · Online booking · scheduling · patient records and clinical notes · invoicing and payment processing · reminders · basic reporting · intake forms | $65 a month |
| PROFESSIONAL | $89 /month per practitioner · Everything in Essentials · advanced reporting · custom forms · recalls and waitlists · two-way SMS · invoice automation · optional AI + Voice, Patient Portal, Secure Messaging | $89 a month |
| ENTERPRISE | Contact Us · Everything in Professional · multi-account management · custom integrations and API access · dedicated account manager · custom onboarding · priority support and SLA guarantee | On request |
As nookal.com lists them, read 8 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Nookal combines scheduling, clinical records, case management, and reporting for allied health practices. Consider the per-practitioner plan costs and listed claim and SMS charges when evaluating it.
Facts from Nookal's own pages
- Access controls
- Users can have two-factor authentication and individual permissions controlling access to account sections and tasks. · nookal.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Additional charges
- The pricing page lists outbound SMS from $0.07, ACC claims at $0.12 per claim, and Medicare claims from $0.10 per claim. · nookal.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Case management
- Case management supports payers, referrers, budget tracking with session counts, linked cases, and insurance claims. · nookal.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Clinical AI
- Clinical AI can transcribe dictated notes and appointment recordings into structured, editable clinical records with playback, approval workflows, and template filing. · nookal.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Company history
- Nookal says it was established in 2010 by allied health industry experts. · nookal.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2010 · nookal.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Oxenford, Queensland, Australia · nookal.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Listed integrations include Xero, MYOB, Stripe, Square, PayPal, Medicare, DVA, ACC, NDIS, Healthcode, PatientNotes, and Heidi. · nookal.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Nookal says it serves allied health disciplines including physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychology, chiropractic, podiatry, and speech pathology. · nookal.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Pricing terms
- Nookal advertises no lock-in contracts, cancellation at any time, and no credit card required for signup. · nookal.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Nookal is cloud-based practice management software for allied health practices, covering appointments, patient clinical data, and business performance. · nookal.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Reporting
- Reporting includes real-time occupancy dashboards, occupancy trend reports, and clinician performance charts. · nookal.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Scheduling
- The scheduling system supports appointment management, calendar sync, custom scheduling rules, and automated SMS and email reminders. · nookal.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- Nookal says data is encrypted with AES-256 in transit and at rest, with account data stored in secured data centres in Sydney, Ireland, or Ohio according to account region. · nookal.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Security verification
- The company says it is SOC 2 Type 2 verified, HIPAA verified, and regularly penetration and cyber security tested. · nookal.com, 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The help centre offers getting-started guidance, training and webinars, usage help, reports, integrations, troubleshooting, and security and privacy topics. · support.nookal.com, 8 Oct 2026
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