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Nookal Reviews

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4.6

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  • Value for money
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  • Likelihood to recommend8.45/10

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Tech support easy to chat with friendly and helpful in addition to their own help page with tips tricks for setting up various processes - With pictures and excellent descriptions.
Nookal is great software, easy to use and has great integration with other apps like physitrack.
Excellent customer service/support - prompt replies to technical issues and really helpful staff who are responsive to niche needs and take action on feedback.
No certificate of capacity with treatment plans. Horrible phone / mobile interface - needs a change pronto.
No restriction of access to medical files - reception staff should not be able to access clinical notes.
Inability to switch off the multi paractice and multi disciplinary aspects. You have to live with that.
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Ruth N.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Easy to use CRM

Reviewed 2 years ago

We trialed quite a few this was the best Help desk is amazing

Pros

The ability to book classes and the help desk

Cons

No being able to select 45 min appoints

Vendor response

Hi Ruth, thanks for the glowing review - it's very much appreciated. I would most certainly love to hear more about your 45 min appointment query. Please feel free to contact me or support@nookal.com and we'll discuss it further with you.

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ben k.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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Good but not great (yet)

Reviewed 2 years ago

Nookal has been a large improvement from our previous practice management software. There are a number of really good features, however there are some things that need a little tweaking that would make the overall use significantly easier for both administrators and therapists.

Pros

Treatment notes are very easy to write. This saves therapists a large amount of time. Multiple clinics with tabs makes looking across clinics very easy.

Cons

Updating current therapist diaries has become very annoying. You can no longer edit a current timetable and have it begin from a certain date, as it automatically goes live from the date you input it on. This was not the case previously. This makes changing rosters troublesome and very annoying. The paste feature should not push everything above it upwards. Very annoying when completing treatment notes, pasting something, then having the line above move up to continue on with the paragraphgearlier.

Vendor response

Hi Ben, thank you for your great review and feedback. Our development team take all user feedback on board when planning upgrades, so thank you for taking the time to share your personal experience.

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Aidan M.

Hospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend4/10

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Overall Good Product, But Customer Service Is Horrific

Reviewed 2 years ago

I would love to recommend people to use the program, however I have been turned off by the poor customer service.

Pros

The ease of use is excellent and it contains a lot of features for the price.

Cons

Customer service is horrible once you are signed on as a client. It takes weeks (if at all) for problems to be resolved.

Vendor response

Hi Aidan, thank you for your feedback, we truly appreciate your honesty. We pride ourselves on offering excellent customer service and we are very sorry to hear that this has not been a part of your experience. If there is anything you need assistance with now (or in the future) please do via email at support@nookal.com and we will do our utmost to resolve your concerns as quickly as we can.

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Liam D.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, self-employed

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Physiotherapy Review

Reviewed 2 years ago

Overall really positive - keep improving!

Pros

Ease of use - it just does exactly what it should.

Cons

No certificate of capacity with treatment plans. Horrible phone / mobile interface - needs a change pronto

Vendor response

Thanks Liam, we appreciate you taking the time to give us feedback. Agreed, we recognise that our mobile interface needs a rework and will be making improvements across the site in 2022.

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Lucinda S.

Medical Practice, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Excellent Practice Management Software

Reviewed 2 years ago

A++++++ service and excellent program. Ease of use to login from anywhere. Home or office. User friendly perfect for third party claiming. Tech support easy to chat with friendly and helpful in addition to their own help page with tips tricks for setting up various processes - With pictures and excellent descriptions.

Pros

Ease of use and sense of humor with developers

Cons

Having trouble loading the diary page to fit within the parameters of smart phone screen. If I wish to log into the diary while out shopping and I see one of my patients that wants an appointment it would be good if the dairy page loaded to fit visually within the frame of a smart phone.

Vendor response

Thanks so much, Lucinda. We love that you enjoy the Nookal sense of humour and product as a whole. We are working on improving our Mobile interface this year so we thank you for your comments and have taken them on board. If you do need support using the app in the meantime please do not hesitate to contact us at support@nookal.com

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Teira J.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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I love using Nookal

Reviewed 2 years ago

Nookal is just easy to use. Its essential software in our practice and ticks all the boxes to run a busy Private Practice effectively. There is always someone help you out if you need it and also willing to take suggestions on for further development.

Pros

I love that it is very specific for our industry and integrates really well with MYOB/Xero to make accounting easier.

Cons

There really isn't anything that I can find to complain about with Nookal. At times, you need to work around things, but that is really just about becoming more familiar with the software.

Vendor response

Hi Teira, thanks so much for taking the time to provide us with such an excellent review! We love to hear that our customers are happy and we'll ensure that we increase Nookal functionality and useabilty in 2022.

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David M.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Easy to use. Full features and integration

Reviewed 2 years ago

Great

Pros

Easy to use. Cloud based and no down time

Cons

Needs better interface for iOS as being cloud I want to use from my phone at time. Also printing big with ios

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Hi David, thanks so much for taking the time to leave such a great review. In regards to your concerns with the Mobile App we are working hard this year to improve this so your feedback is greatly appreciated.

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Ryan R.

Hospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Easy to use

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

Easy to use, easy functionality so can train staff quickly

Cons

Medical reports could be easier to use and more flexibility

Vendor response

Thanks so much, Ryan, we genuinely appreciate your positive feedback. We are always looking to improve so have taken on board your feedback regarding Medical reports. If you require any assistance with using Nookal at any stage please do email us at support@nookal.com

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Tyron L.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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Awesome tool!

Reviewed 2 years ago

Help team are knowledgeable and very quick to assist when required.

Pros

Ease of use for small practice is great. Mobile app is great for quick diary checks. Like that it sends automatic reminders to patients.

Cons

Need face recognition for mobile app. Need automated Covid Questionnaire Client Form. I have to send this manually each day.

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Thanks so much for your review Tyron, it is great that you find Nookal so helpful. We are so glad that our Support Team has been able to assist you in the past and we can assure you they are always happy to help you out. In regards to your comments regarding the Mobile App, we are working hard on improving that this year and we have taken on board your other query re an automated Covid form.

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Jillian C.

Hospital & Health Care, self-employed

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Would and have recommended Nookal to other

Reviewed 2 years ago

Before Nookal, I had a paper diary, and was sending SMS reminders myself on my phone, and typing out my own invoices. Nookal has transformed my clinic, and saved me so much time.

Pros

I am not IT savvy at all, but I manage to do all I need to with Nookal, to reduce my admin load and streamline some processes for me. Its very easy and logical to follow, with all the essential features for a small psychology practices. There's been a few times Ive need support, and Nookal have always been responsive and helpful

Cons

Perhaps more specialised templates inbuilt

Vendor response

Hi Jillian, we are so pleased that your experience with using Nookal has enabled you to save time and transform your clinic. Thank you for taking the time to pass on this fabulous feedback.

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Monique F.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Simple Review

Reviewed 2 years ago

Is a good software to use in place of other medical recording.

Pros

Easy to use. Layout is organised & simple design.

Cons

No restriction of access to medical files - reception staff should not be able to access clinical notes.

Vendor response

Hi Monique, thanks for taking the time to leave us a great review! You can control which staff members have access to clinical notes in your account - you just have to customise your permissions groups: https://www.nookal.com/help/managing-staff-permissions Please feel free to contact us at support@nookal.com and we'll work to assist you.

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Heidi G.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, self-employed

Used daily for 2+ years

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Thank you for continued upgrades

Reviewed 2 years ago

Personable service, good documentation to follow to resolve issues and real time chat option.

Pros

Colour and templates you produce yourself to what you require and able to send emails from service.

Cons

Initially long lag in response that has become much faster. Being in a different country this was important for me as need problems solved at the time I was experiencing them. Still have insurance claims reading incomplete and cannot mark them as dealt with ....distracting as have to open them up again each time to see if have been dealt with in the invoice notes.

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Hi Heidi, we appreciate your honest feedback and are thrilled that you enjoy the range of features that Nookal offers.

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Lachlan M.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Great software

Reviewed 2 years ago

Very, very positive. I haven't even felt the need to seriously investigate other platforms

Pros

I am able to perform al the necessary tasks of my occupation either through this program directly, or a program I have linked to it. It makes the process of recording treatment notes, invoicing, and calculating things like KPIs or commission quickly and accurately

Cons

The IM between colleagues using the same program is a little hard to notice/be aware of unless you're actively looking for IMs

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Hi Lachlan, thanks for taking the time to leave us such a wonderful review. It's greatly appreciated!

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Marcin L.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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User friendly

Reviewed 2 years ago

Happy with all futures. Nookal is what I need for the size of my business.

Pros

Easy to set up and navigate. Happy with pricing.

Cons

I would like the Analytics to be better explained as it was not so easy at first to understand all the numbers.

Vendor response

Hi Marcin, we are so glad that you are having such a positive experience using Nookal. Thank you for taking the time to provide this feedback to us. We would love to assist you with analytics, please reach out to us at support@nookal.com with any questions, and we'll be glad to assist.

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Jade B.

Hospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Nookal is the integration king!

Reviewed 2 years ago

Nookal is great software, easy to use and has great integration with other apps like physitrack

Pros

Nookal is great with all it's integrations with physitrack, apple diary. Can be used in the desktop, laptop or iphone

Cons

Check the diary on the app could be improved, as there have been times where appointments have been changed by accident.

Vendor response

Hi Jade, we're so glad that you love Nookal! Thank you for taking the time to leave us a great review, as we love to hear that our users are happy.

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jimmy n.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Would recommend Nookal

Reviewed 2 years ago

Great, would recommend but making templates can be limited sometimes.

Pros

Easy to use, easy to navigate, easy to rebook patients and bill.

Cons

Making the template on nookal can get very difficult

Vendor response

Thanks for your positive review, Jimmy! The team and I genuinely appreciate you taking the time to complete this. On your feedback, we are looking at enhancing our Clinical Note templates in the future. If you have feedback on other templates, please let us know at support@nookal.com

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Jonathan T.

Medical Practice, self-employed

Used daily for 1-2 years

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Nookal for single handed medical private practice

Reviewed 2 years ago

This has been a excellent purchase and I can not see working without Nookal now

Pros

Nookal has allowed me to go paperless in terms of clinical notes, invoicing, appointments and allows my secretary to work remotely saving on office bills

Cons

There have bene occasional issues with the e-mailing of letters but this has been resolved well by the company.

Vendor response

Hi Jonathan, we are delighted that you are enjoying Nookal! We pride ourselves in providing great support for our customers so we are thrilled that when you have required our assistance resolutions were achieved in a timely manner.

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Min N.

Hospital & Health Care, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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Usefulness of Nookal

Reviewed 2 years ago

Good

Pros

Booking, claim management, medical billing

Cons

Inventory management, nothing else is used

Vendor response

Hi Min, thanks a lot for your positive review! If you have any feedback for our Inventory functionality we're all ears. If you have the time we'd love to hear what you have to say. Please email us (support@nookal.com) so we can take your inventory feedback on board for our next update.

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Aaron P.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 51-200 employees

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend6/10

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Great software that does the job

Reviewed 2 years ago

It's a solid product that is user-friendly, accessible and gets the job done. Some minor tweaks to make it less confusing/finicky may make it perfect.

Pros

I liked how it was quite easy to use and straight forward. I appreciate how the software is accessible anywhere (via phone or desktop) and responsive. It fulfils all my needs and gets the job done.

Cons

The software can be almost too finicky at times, such as when trying to book another appointment (manually dragging the appointment slot makes it hard to get the exact time). It would be great to get prompted on what each colour the appointment slot means in regards to the type of appointment (rather than having to try guess/remember).

Vendor response

Hi Aaron, thanks for your feedback about the site in general and the diary. That's helpful to know about the appointment slot colour. We will look at a solution for this in 2022.

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Derek W.

Hospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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User Friendly and intuitive design

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

Simplicity of creating bookings and managing ongoing appointments. Ease of creating invoices and arranging to-do lists.

Cons

Inability to change the user names of diaries.

Vendor response

Hi Derek, thanks so much for taking the time to wring us a review! We're always looking for ways to enhance features in Nookal, please feel free to send feedback to support@nookal.com. We really do appreciate your feedback and love to help our customers in any way.

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Sasha B.

Hospital & Health Care, 201-500 employees

Used daily for 2+ years

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  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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Easy to use

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

Note taking is easy and setting p templates/letters is user friendly

Cons

The app is not easy to use New patient info window does not pop up as previous

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Hi Sasha, Thank you for leaving the Nookal team a breathtaking review!

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Megan C.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, self-employed

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The best clinic management software I've used

Reviewed 2 years ago

Overall experience is very positive and I expect to be using it for many years to come.

Pros

The setup checklist made it very straightforward for a new user and the software is intuitive. It has all the functions I was looking for that other software was lacking.

Cons

No software is perfect and the DIY import could be improved, as not all patient details can be improved so you have to manually edit each one anyway. Though they will do this for you for a fee, if you have time to wait.

Vendor response

Thanks Megan for taking the time to provide us with your great feedback, we certainly do appreciate it. We are always striving to improve our product and our service and we hope to meet your expectations if not exceed them in time to come.

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Rhondda B.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for 1-2 years

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  • Likelihood to recommend5/10

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Not for me

Reviewed 2 years ago

Frustrating to get to know where to find things and determine functionality. It was good though to learn from the various training based emails and pop ups.

Pros

The client "arrived" function is good if you can keep an eye on it from treatment rooms.

Cons

Perhaps more security for sensitive case files when in an Allied health system. Mental Health case notes need not be accessible to some physical therapists.

Vendor response

Hi Rhondda, Thank you for your feedback - it is appreciated. Currently, you could set your Mental Health Practitioners to have Private clinical notes which will make them visible to only themselves: https://www.nookal.com/help/setting-up-staff-as-providers Please contact us at support@nookal.com if we can guide you further.

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Monique E.

Alternative Medicine, self-employed

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  • Likelihood to recommend7/10

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Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

The ability to easily book patients and create a unique schedule and patient forms

Cons

That cases have to be merged a lot and online bookings can create a new account

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Hi Monique, thanks for the great review, we appreciate your feedback.

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Brendan H.

Health, Wellness and Fitness, 51-200 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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  • Likelihood to recommend9/10

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Nookal review

Reviewed 2 years ago
Pros

Enjoy the ability to use across multiple devices Ease of communication w other users Graphics are nice

Cons

The design of nookal is easy to use and looks nice, no cons to report

Vendor response

Hi Brendan, Thanks so much for your spectacular feedback! We are very pleased that you are so happy with Nookal.