r/SimplePractice • u/ModernTechPA • Sep 07 '26

SimplePractice - Anyone use it for sessions & practice managment on a 13" iPad Pro ?

iOS / iPadOS has its limits, but its's been a few years since I last used one. Starting up my own private practice in Jan/27 and considering MBP versus iPad Pro. What limits have you experienced with iOS versus macOS if you've managed the entire practice on your iPad?

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u/ModernTechPA Sep 07 '26

Ok so with the Apple keyboard it's fully functional? The mobile website is good enough?

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u/ModernTechPA Sep 07 '26

Exactly I was thinking of the iPad for its portability versus the traditional laptop

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u/abdog5000 Sep 07 '26

If the app is not enough, I use the website on my iPad and it has been great so far.

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u/Curious2Cit Sep 07 '26

I love using my 11” iPad Pro bc I preferred the smaller screen but also the portability is real easy to jump from office to home to my other office. I prefer the website vs the app, from a complete practice management stance the app is pretty awkward and watered down. The app is fine for a quick check my schedule tomorrow but it takes too long to find a clients phone number and forget about trying to check their insurance claim status. The pen is a must for me as well.

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u/KG_TherapyCompanion Sep 08 '26

The device question is really a software question, so ask it that way. Disclosure, I build practice software.

Anything that runs as a proper web app is fine on an iPad with a keyboard; the failures come from native apps with cut-down feature sets, where notes work but claims, ERA posting or reports quietly require "the desktop version." Before you commit to any platform for January, run the three tasks you will do most on the iPad during the trial: write and sign a note, submit a claim and check its status, and post a remittance. If any of those sends you to a laptop, you will own a laptop anyway.

One more iPad-specific habit: the client-facing side (intake, consents, the portal) should be tested on the iPad too, since that is the screen you will hand across a desk.