Turn a Dictated Case Summary Into a SOAP-Structured Draft
ScreenApp is not HIPAA compliant and does not sign Business Associate Agreements (BAAs). Do not upload or dictate real patient information. This tool is built for de-identified case summaries, for students practicing documentation, for training scenarios, and for drafting a note structure you then rewrite by hand with the real chart open.
Record a spoken summary of a case (with names, dates and identifying details removed or invented) using your phone or browser, or upload an audio or video file. ScreenApp transcribes it, and you can then ask the AI chat to organize the transcript into the four-part SOAP format: Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan.
What you get:
- A transcript of your recording, in 99 languages
- AI chat with any recording, which can restructure the transcript into Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan sections on request
- AI templates and documents for turning a transcript into a formatted document
- search across recordings by name or transcript
- Export the note as PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT and VTT
- custom vocabulary for transcription, so a recurring term comes out spelled the way you want
- Free plan: one recording of up to 45 minutes, with AI chat on it
Nothing here reads a chart, checks a diagnosis, or files a claim. It gets a dictated summary into a structured shape faster than typing it from scratch, and you edit it before it goes anywhere near a real record.
How to Draft a SOAP Note From Dictation
- Record or upload a de-identified summary: Speak through the case out loud on your phone or in the browser, using a fictional name or no name at all, or upload an existing audio or video file with identifying details already removed.
- Ask AI chat for the SOAP structure: Once the transcript is ready, open AI chat and ask it to organize the content into Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan sections, or apply one of the available note templates.
- Rewrite before you use it: Treat the draft as a starting shape, not a finished note. Check every clinical detail against the real encounter and rewrite it in the record system your workplace actually uses.
Accuracy depends on how clearly you dictate and on background noise. See how we measure accuracy.
SOAP Note Draft Tool vs Clinical Scribe Platforms
| Feature | ScreenApp | SOAPNoteAI | Freed | Easy-Peasy.ai |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIPAA compliant / BAA | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Input | Record, upload, or dictate | Session recording, shorthand, or dictation | Audio recording | typed shorthand or voice dictation |
| Free to try | one recording, up to 45 minutes | free trial, no credit card required | 7-day free trial | Not stated |
| Paid plan | $19/month annual | $200/year (entry tier) | $39/mo (entry tier) | Not stated |
| Built for | De-identified practice, training, drafts | Real patient encounters | Real patient encounters | Real patient encounters |
Sources, checked 2026-09-13: screenapp.io/pricing, screenapp.io/help/how-many-minutes-can-i-record, soapnoteai.com, getfreed.ai/pricing, easy-peasy.ai/templates/soap-note-generator
- vs SOAPNoteAI: SOAPNoteAI is Yes and built to hold real patient sessions, with an entry plan at $200/year. ScreenApp is not HIPAA compliant, so it is the tool for a de-identified case summary or a practice run, not for the patient’s actual record.
- vs Freed: Freed is Yes and offers a 7-day free trial before its entry plan at $39/mo. ScreenApp has no HIPAA claim to make and is priced for occasional dictation and drafting rather than daily clinical charting.
- vs Easy-Peasy.ai: Easy-Peasy’s SOAP tool takes typed shorthand or voice dictation and is Yes. ScreenApp instead starts from a recording or upload and a transcript, which suits a longer dictated case summary better than a short typed note.
Who Uses a SOAP Note Draft Tool
Nursing, medical, PA and allied health students practice writing SOAP notes on invented or de-identified cases before they touch a real chart. Dictating the case out loud and getting a structured draft back is a faster way to see whether the four sections are actually filled in correctly.
Clinical instructors and preceptors build practice cases for teaching documentation, then use the draft as a marked-up example of what a complete Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan note looks like.
Clinicians drafting a note structure dictate a de-identified version of an encounter to get the shape of the note right, then rewrite it with the real patient’s chart open in their own record system.
Coaches and supervisors reviewing case presentations record a trainee talking through a case and ask AI chat to lay it out as a SOAP note, making it easier to spot a section that is thin or missing.
FAQ
Is this AI SOAP note generator HIPAA compliant?
No. ScreenApp is not HIPAA compliant and does not sign Business Associate Agreements (BAAs). Do not upload or dictate real patient information, names, dates of birth, or any other protected health information. Use it with de-identified case summaries, invented cases, or training material instead.
What is SOAP format?
SOAP is a structured note format used in healthcare documentation with four sections: Subjective (what the patient or case reports), Objective (observable or measured findings), Assessment (the clinical impression), and Plan (what happens next). It is a standard way to organize a case summary, not something specific to any one platform.
How do I turn a recording into a SOAP note?
Record a de-identified case summary or upload an existing audio or video file. Once the transcript is ready, open AI chat and ask it to reorganize the content into Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan sections, or run one of the available note templates on the transcript.
Can I use this for real patient documentation?
No. Because ScreenApp is not HIPAA compliant and signs no BAA, it should not hold real patient information at any stage, including in a recording, a transcript, or a generated note. Use a HIPAA-compliant, BAA-covered platform for actual patient charting.
Does the AI suggest diagnosis or billing codes?
No. AI chat restructures the transcript you give it into the four SOAP sections; it does not look up or suggest ICD-10 diagnosis codes or CPT billing codes. Any coding still has to come from a qualified person working from the real record.
Can I export the SOAP draft?
Yes, as PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT and VTT. Copy the text into whatever documentation system you use, and treat the export as a draft to review and rewrite, not a finished note.
Is my recording private?
Recordings and transcripts are encrypted with AES-256 and are not used to train AI models. That protects the data you store on ScreenApp, but it does not make the platform HIPAA compliant, so real patient information should not be part of what you record or type here in the first place. ScreenApp’s security controls are published on its trust center.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. The free plan includes one recording of up to 45 minutes, with AI chat on that recording. Paid plans start at $19 a month billed annually. See pricing.
