Veterinary · head to head
Instinct Science vs Talkatoo
Instinct Science
Veterinary
Veterinary EMR built for emergency and specialty hospitals, plus Plumbs drug reference
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Talkatoo
Veterinary
Veterinary dictation that types into any practice management system without needing an integration
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Instinct Science no pricing is published at all, so a practice cannot compare it against published competitors without a demo and a sales conversation.; Talkatoo because it types into whatever field has focus, a stray click sends a paragraph of clinical notes into the wrong patient record or the wrong field entirely.
- They diverge on capability: Instinct Science covers Instinct Treatment Plan, Talkatoo covers Veterinary vocabulary.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Instinct Science and Talkatoo actually diverge.
| Attribute | Instinct Science | Talkatoo |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android |
Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Veterinary).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Instinct Science
- Instinct Treatment Plan
- Charge capture from treatments
- Instinct EMR
- Primary care edition
- Plumbs drug reference
- ScribbleVet
- Standards
Only in Talkatoo
- Veterinary vocabulary
- Types anywhere
- Mobile dictation
- Custom shortcuts
- Ambient note drafting
- Multi-user accounts
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Instinct Science
- A twenty four hour emergency hospital where treatments are ordered on a sheet and currently reconciled to invoices by hand at dischargenot Talkatoo
- A specialty referral centre running multiple services on one hospitalised patient that needs a shared, current treatment plan across shiftsnot Talkatoo
- A hospital losing measurable revenue to missed charge capture on inpatient treatments and fluidsnot Talkatoo
- A practice that already relies on Plumbs for dosing and wants drug reference and interaction checking inside the record rather than in a separate tabnot Talkatoo
Talkatoo
- A clinician finishing records after hours because typing during consultations is too slownot Instinct Science
- A mixed or equine practice writing notes in a vehicle between farm visitsnot Instinct Science
- A practice on an older on-premise system that no modern tool will integrate withnot Instinct Science
- A group wanting faster record completion without replacing the practice management systemnot Instinct Science
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Instinct Science
- No pricing is published at all, so a practice cannot compare it against published competitors without a demo and a sales conversation.
- The design centres on inpatient treatment sheets, so an appointment driven general practice pays for strength in a workflow it barely uses and should evaluate the primary care edition on its own merits rather than the hospital reputation.
- Retail, inventory and reminder marketing workflows are thinner than in long established general practice systems, so a practice with a significant shop or food business may need workarounds.
- Plumbs and ScribbleVet are separately licensed even though the same company owns them, so the tidy single vendor story still arrives as more than one line on the invoice.
- It is a smaller vendor than the corporate owned incumbents, which is an advantage on responsiveness and a risk on acquisition, and veterinary software has consolidated heavily in recent years.
Talkatoo
- Because it types into whatever field has focus, a stray click sends a paragraph of clinical notes into the wrong patient record or the wrong field entirely.
- Recognition accuracy varies with accent, background noise and ward acoustics, and a busy consulting room is the worst case rather than the exception.
- It is priced per user, so a practice with locums and part-time clinicians pays for seats that dictate a handful of times a month.
- Everything it produces is free text, so nothing is captured in a discrete field and the notes do not feed reporting, recall lists or any future structured data project.
- Ambient drafting produces a record that reads as complete but may contain errors of omission, and the clinician remains responsible for a document they did not write and may not read carefully.
Pricing, plan by plan
Instinct Science
On request- Instinct EMR$undefined/year
- Quoted through a demo and sales process, nothing published
- Priced by practice size and modules taken
- Plumbs and ScribbleVet are separately licensed products from the same company
Talkatoo
On request- Talkatoo$undefined/year
- Per-user subscription
- Ambient note drafting priced separately
- Volume pricing for multi-site groups
Which should you pick?
Choose Instinct Science if
- You need instinct treatment plan.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want charge capture from treatments.
Choose Talkatoo if
- You need veterinary vocabulary.
- You work on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android.
- You also want types anywhere.
Questions people ask
- Is Instinct Science or Talkatoo better?
- Neither clearly leads. Instinct Science starts at On request and Talkatoo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Instinct Science or Talkatoo?
- Instinct Science starts at On request and Talkatoo at On request.
- Does Instinct Science or Talkatoo run on more platforms?
- Instinct Science runs on Web, iOS, Android. Talkatoo runs on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android.
- What is Instinct Science best used for?
- Instinct Science is most often used for a twenty four hour emergency hospital where treatments are ordered on a sheet and currently reconciled to invoices by hand at discharge, a specialty referral centre running multiple services on one hospitalised patient that needs a shared, current treatment plan across shifts, a hospital losing measurable revenue to missed charge capture on inpatient treatments and fluids, a practice that already relies on plumbs for dosing and wants drug reference and interaction checking inside the record rather than in a separate tab. Of those, a twenty four hour emergency hospital where treatments are ordered on a sheet and currently reconciled to invoices by hand at discharge and a specialty referral centre running multiple services on one hospitalised patient that needs a shared, current treatment plan across shifts are not what Talkatoo is typically brought in for.
- What can Instinct Science do that Talkatoo cannot?
- Instinct Science covers Instinct Treatment Plan, Charge capture from treatments, Instinct EMR, Primary care edition. Talkatoo covers Veterinary vocabulary, Types anywhere, Mobile dictation, Custom shortcuts.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Instinct Science: Is Instinct only for emergency hospitals?
No, there is a primary care edition, but the product design and its main advantage come from inpatient treatment sheets and hospital workflows.
Talkatoo: Does Talkatoo integrate with my practice management system?
It does not need to. It sends text to whatever field your cursor is in, which is why it works with systems that have no integration programme at all.
Instinct Science: Is pricing published?
No. Everything runs through a demo and a quote.
Talkatoo: Is the dictated audio stored?
Recognition is processed in the cloud. Ask specifically how long audio and transcripts are retained and where, because consultation recordings can contain client personal information.
Instinct Science: Does it include Plumbs?
Instinct Science owns Plumbs, but it is licensed separately rather than bundled into the EMR by default.
Talkatoo: Will it fill in structured fields in my records?
No. It produces free text. If you need discrete, searchable clinical data, dictation is the wrong tool for that part of the record.
Instinct Science: What is the main reason practices switch to it?
Charge capture. Treatments recorded on the digital treatment sheet become charges automatically, which recovers revenue that paper sheets lose.
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