SLPcentral vs SLP Now
SLP Now is content-first: 6,000-plus therapy materials, a planner that links goals to activities, CEUs. SLPcentral is paperwork-first: tap trials on your phone, then an AI assistant, Ollie, drafts the note and the progress report from that data.
| SLPcentral | SLP Now | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free starter; Pro $14.99/mo or $149.99/yr, 7-day free trial, no card to start free | $29/mo or $249/yr; district by quote; 14-day free trial, no card (as of Oct 14, 2026, from their public pricing page) |
| Platform | iPhone app + web | Web app |
| Session data collection | Tap ✓/✗ per trial on your phone in the room, cue levels, groups; graph builds itself | Real-time session data to progress charts |
| Note drafting from your data | An AI assistant, Ollie, drafts the SOAP note from the trials you logged, in your format; you review and save | Template session note generated from probe data; no AI mentioned |
| Progress reports | Ollie drafts the narrative from the goal's data for the date range you pick; you edit and save | Progress reports from charted data |
| Goal bank / content library | Goal bank; built-in intake screeners; 7 free printable data sheets. No materials library — bring your own | 6,000+ therapy materials, planner that links goals to materials |
| Caseload cap | Free: 5 clients. Pro: unlimited | Unlimited students and sessions |
| Free tier | Yes: 5 clients, 3 AI drafts a day, 5 Ollie messages a day, no card | No (trial only) |
| Privacy posture | Clinical records in HIPAA-covered Google Cloud storage under a signed Business Associate Agreement, US only; drafting on Anthropic's Claude under a signed BAA; client names stay on your device and are never sent to Ollie | States that student data is stored on HIPAA-covered servers and that a standard Business Associate Agreement is incorporated into its terms; encrypted servers; publishes a trust page |
| AI | Built in: an AI assistant, Ollie, inside the app, works only with a client code, never a name | None mentioned on their site |
| District purchasing | Yes, by invoice. Email us: support@slpcentral.app | Yes: district pricing by quote |
| In market since | 2026 | ~2018; "8,000 SLPs, 1,000+ districts" per their district page |
Price. SLP Now: $29/month or $249/year, district by quote, 14-day trial, no card (as of October 14, 2026, from their public pricing page). SLPcentral: free starter (5 clients, 3 drafts a day), Pro $14.99/month or $149.99/year, 7-day trial.
Data collection. Both chart session data. SLP Now's is on the web; SLPcentral's is a native iPhone app for the room.
Notes and progress reports. SLP Now generates a template session note from probe data without leaving the app, and reports from charted data; no AI is mentioned on their site. SLPcentral's AI assistant, Ollie, drafts the SOAP note and the progress-report narrative from your logged trials, in your format; you review and save. Every number in the draft comes from data you logged; Ollie never makes one up.
Where SLP Now wins. Materials. If planning therapy is your bottleneck, their library and planner solve it, and SLPcentral doesn't try to. Also: Academy CEUs, district case studies, and a BAA built into their terms.
District purchasing. SLP Now: district pricing by quote. SLPcentral: yes, by invoice; email support@slpcentral.app.
Privacy. SLP Now states that student data is stored on HIPAA-covered servers, incorporates a standard Business Associate Agreement into its terms, and publishes a trust page. SLPcentral keeps client names on your device (Ollie never receives your client name fields) and stores clinical records in HIPAA-covered Google Cloud storage under a signed Business Associate Agreement, US only.
Bottom line. Keep SLP Now for the materials if that's what you use it for. For the notes, try SLPcentral free, no card: App StoreFull comparison →
FAQ
Does SLP Now have AI?
Nothing on their site says so.
Can SLPcentral plan sessions?
Ollie drafts a session plan from the goal when you ask, but there is no materials library.
Which is cheaper?
SLPcentral: about half the monthly price, plus a free tier.