Talkatoo Review

The verdict

Talkatoo began as veterinary dictation in 2019 and is now a full AI scribe: Auto-Records write SOAP notes during the exam, Call Summary records and summarizes client calls from a masked clinic number, Auto Follow-Up texts pet parents and flags cases, and the AI Assistant drafts histories, reports and discharge instructions. Desktop Dictation into any text field means it works with every PIMS on Windows, Mac, iOS and Android. With 4.7 out of 5 from 374 reviews it has one of the largest review bases in the category. Pricing is published per DVM with staff included: SOAP Notes at $40 annually or $50 monthly, Ultimate at $99 annually or $119 monthly, plus credits for texts and staff calls and a 30-day money-back guarantee. The catches are a thin entry plan, no free plan and copy-and-paste transfer.

Talkatoo at a glance

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What Talkatoo does

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How Talkatoo works day to day

Talkatoo is veterinary dictation and AI scribe software that turns exam conversations and phone calls into complete medical records. It started as dictation: founder Shawn Wilkie, who had worked in medical and veterinary dictation for years, launched Talkatoo in 2019 after selling his previous company, with the goal of an affordable, intelligent dictation tool that could scale to thousands of users. Today it adds Auto-Records that write SOAP notes before the appointment ends, call summaries, automatic text follow-ups and an AI assistant, and the company says more than 30,000 veterinary professionals use it. Wilkie also hosts the Veterinary Innovation Podcast, and Talkatoo partners with more than 24 veterinary companies, from PIMS vendors such as Instinct and Hippo Manager to consultants.

The workflow is simple. Start the app on a phone, tablet or computer during any exam or phone call, speak naturally, and the AI filters out small talk while it understands veterinary terminology. You get a formatted clinical record, a transcript and the recording, and every conversation is kept in unlimited storage, which helps if a client disputes what was said. Notes move into your PIMS by copy and paste or drag and drop, and because Talkatoo can also dictate into any text field, it works with every practice management system without a direct integration, including Cornerstone, Avimark, ezyVet and more than 30 others.

The practical benefit is attention. Instead of typing while the client talks, the veterinarian stays fully focused on the patient and the pet parent, and the record is written automatically from the appointment, so details that used to go missing in a busy day end up in the chart. Talkatoo says doctors reclaim up to two hours a day, and reviewers describe seeing more patients without taking records home at night. Expect to spend a minute or two reviewing each note for accuracy, especially drug names and doses, before it goes into the patient record.

Desktop Dictation is still a real differentiator among veterinary AI scribes. You can speak directly into your PIMS, write emails or use speech to text anywhere you can type on Windows or Mac, and Talkatoo says it is about four times faster than typing. If a desktop has no microphone, MobileMic turns your phone into a wireless mic, or you can use a conference microphone. For doctors who prefer to dictate a summary after the exam rather than record the whole visit, this is the main reason to choose Talkatoo over newer scribes.

The Ultimate plan turns it into a broader assistant. Call Summary lets you call clients from the app with a masked caller ID, usually the clinic number, and get a written summary of the call. Auto Follow-Up proposes a follow-up plan from the record, starts a text conversation with the pet parent at the time you choose, gathers information, flags cases that need attention and writes a summary you can copy into the PIMS. The AI Assistant summarizes long medical histories, drafts procedure, dental and radiology reports, writes discharge instructions and suggests dosage instructions, and Talkatoo says it can save up to 10 hours a week of admin work. Auto-Records can also produce a billable list from the exam to reduce missed charges.

Talkatoo pricing is published per DVM, and technicians and support staff are included. The SOAP Notes plan costs $40 per user per month billed annually, $480 a year, or $50 on monthly billing, and includes Auto-Records with more than 10 default templates. Ultimate costs $99 per user per month billed annually, $1,188 a year, or $119 monthly, and adds custom templates, Auto Follow-Up, Call Summary, the AI Assistant, the medical history summarization tool and Desktop Dictation. Usage credits apply to some features: outgoing follow-up texts cost one credit each, and support staff get 20 free minutes of call summaries before calls are billed at three credits a minute, while paid seats get unlimited call summaries. There is a 30-day money-back guarantee, onboarding and training at no extra cost, and lifetime support by phone, chat and email.

Talkatoo reviews are its strongest selling point. It has one of the largest review bases in the category, 4.7 out of 5 from 374 reviews on VetSoftwareHub, and Talkatoo calls itself the top-rated AI scribe on Capterra, where it lists more than 175 reviews. Users praise the time saved at the end of the day, accuracy across whole exam conversations and fewer details lost in the rush, and many say they use it for every exam and most client communication.

The trade-offs are about plan structure and integration. The low-cost SOAP Notes plan is limited to Auto-Records and default templates, so most practices end up on Ultimate at $99 to $119 per doctor, close to ScribbleVet and above Scribenote Pro. There is no free plan, only the money-back guarantee, and notes are moved by copy and paste rather than a one-click transfer. Call Summary can be used by one person on one device at a time, so each caller needs an account, and credits for texts and staff calls add a variable cost.

If Talkatoo is not the right fit, the closest Talkatoo alternatives are Scribenote for a free plan and a lower-priced Pro tier, ScribbleVet for one-click PIMS transfer, dental charts and Care Cards, VetRec with per-vet plans, HappyDoc with flat clinic pricing, and PIMS with a built-in scribe such as Digitail. The verdict: Talkatoo is the best choice for veterinarians who want dictation and an AI scribe in one tool, backed by a large base of positive reviews and transparent per-DVM pricing.

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Talkatoo pricing and plans

Real starting prices, dated and re-checked each pass. Talkatoo pricing is published per DVM, with technicians and support staff included. SOAP Notes costs $40 per user per month billed annually or $50 monthly. Ultimate costs $99 per user per month billed annually or $119 monthly. Outgoing Auto Follow-Up texts use one credit each, and support staff get 20 free minutes of Call Summary before calls are billed at three credits a minute; paid seats get unlimited call summaries. Every plan has a 30-day money-back guarantee and free onboarding and training.

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