Is Remindlo a replacement for Dentally?

No, and we would not want you to believe otherwise. Dentally is a practice management system with charting, clinical records and NHS claims. Remindlo sends reminders and recalls. If you are shopping for practice management software, compare Dentally against systems in that category instead.

Then who is this page for?

Practices that already have software they are happy with, practices running a diary and a spreadsheet, and practices that looked at the cost of a full system when all they actually needed was patients to come back on time.

Does Dentally already send recall reminders?

Yes. Dentally has recall lists and sends text and email reminders, charged at roughly 7.2p per message to send and 1.2p to receive. If you already pay for Dentally and the recalls go out reliably, you may not need anything else.

How is Remindlo different from a recall list?

A list tells you who is overdue and waits for someone to act on it. Remindlo schedules the message itself, rolls the next due date forward automatically after each visit, and keeps a separate reactivation campaign running for patients who have gone quiet.

Does Remindlo hold any clinical data?

No. Remindlo stores contact details, appointment dates and the messages sent. There is no charting, no clinical notes and no treatment history, which keeps the data footprint deliberately small.

How does the cost compare?

Dentally starts at £125 a month excluding VAT for three surgeries and scales with the number of surgeries. Remindlo is free to start and £19 a month on Starter, priced per practice. They are not substitutes, so the fair comparison is against the reminder part alone.

Dentally alternative

Dentally alternative when you only needrecalls and reminders

Dentally is a full practice management system: charting, clinical records, NHS claims and the diary. Remindlo is not a practice management system. It is the reminder and recall layer for practices that already have one, or do not want to buy one.

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£19

A month, not per surgery

6 & 12

Month recalls on autopilot

£0

Free plan, no card required

Remindlo as a Dentally alternative for UK dental practices that only need patient recalls and reminders

Why a practice would run Remindlo instead

Not because it does more than Dentally. It does far less, on purpose, and that is the point for a practice whose only unsolved problem is patients who never come back.

You are not buying a practice management system

If your notes, charting and claims already live somewhere and work, replacing all of that to fix recalls is an expensive way round the problem.

Priced per practice, not per surgery

Dentally's plans scale with the number of surgeries on the site. Remindlo is one price whether you run one chair or six.

Lapsed patients, not just booked ones

A recall list tells you who is overdue. Remindlo actually messages them, on a schedule, and keeps going until they rebook.

Works over whatever diary you use

Google Calendar, Outlook or any calendar that publishes an ICS feed. Remindlo does not need to own the appointment book to remind people about it.

Remindlo vs Dentally at a glance

These are different categories of product. Dentally runs the practice. Remindlo runs the messages. The table is here so you can see exactly where the line falls.

Feature

Remindlo

Dentally

Charting, clinical notes and treatment plans
RemindloNot included
DentallyCore product strength
NHS claims and FP17 submission
RemindloNot included
DentallyCore product strength
Patient records and document storage
RemindloContact records only, no clinical data
DentallyCore product strength
Works with your existing diary
RemindloGoogle Calendar, Outlook and any ICS feed
DentallyThe diary lives in Dentally
Automated recall campaigns
Remindlo6 and 12 month cycles that roll forward after each visit
DentallyRecall lists and reminders built in
Lapsed-patient reactivation
RemindloBuilt in, fires a set number of days after the last visit
DentallyRun manually from the patients report
Entry cost
RemindloFree plan, then £19 a month
DentallyFrom £125 a month excluding VAT
Pricing model
RemindloOne price per practice
DentallyScales with the number of surgeries
Cost per text message
RemindloRoughly 25p on Starter, £0.18 beyond the allowance
DentallyAround 7.2p to send, 1.2p to receive
Free plan to trial it
RemindloYes, 10 SMS every month
DentallyDemo and quote only
REST API and MCP server for Claude AI
RemindloBoth included
DentallyAPI available, no MCP server

Comparison last reviewed 2026-08-31. Dentally pricing and features change over time, so check Dentally for the latest details.

When Dentally is the better answer

Remindlo is a reminder tool, not a practice management system. Here is the honest split.

Choose Dentally if you need to run the practice

Charting, clinical records, treatment planning, NHS claims and reporting all in one place. Remindlo does none of that and is not a substitute for it.

Choose Remindlo if the practice software already works

If the only unsolved problem is patients quietly falling off the recall list, a reminder layer is a much smaller and cheaper thing to buy.

Run both if it suits you

Point Remindlo at a calendar feed from your existing system and let it handle reactivation and win-back messaging on top of the recalls you already send.

Six-month hygienist recall

Hi Olivia, your 6-month check-up at Bright Dental is due this month.

Book online at brightdental.co.uk or call 0117 496 0214.

Bright Dental

Scheduled by Remindlo

Clinics that keep their practice software and add reminders

Healthcare settings where the recurring visit is the whole business model.

Dental practices

Six and twelve month check-ups and hygienist recalls.

Hearing care

Annual reviews and aftercare appointments.

Physiotherapy clinics

Follow-up sessions that were never booked in.

Psychology and therapy

Regular sessions and gentle re-engagement.

Migration

Adding Remindlo alongside your practice software

Nothing clinical moves. Remindlo only ever sees names, phone numbers and dates.

1
Connect the diary
Google Calendar and Outlook directly, or any calendar that publishes an ICS URL. Appointments become contacts and returning patients are matched on phone number.
2
Import the recall list
Export overdue patients as a CSV with the date of their last visit, then set a 6 or 12 month interval. Remindlo works out every future recall date from there.
3
Switch on the lifecycle campaigns
A reminder before the appointment, a thank you with a review request afterwards, and a reactivation message for anyone past due.

Works with your calendar

Connect Remindlo to the tools you already use and turn scheduled appointments into automatic SMS reminders.

Works with Google Calendar

Already use Google Calendar for bookings? Connect it to Remindlo and every appointment with a phone number triggers an SMS reminder automatically. No extra steps.

See how Google Calendar integration works →

Or any other calendar

Don't use Google? Connect Outlook, Microsoft 365, Apple iCloud, Fastmail, Yahoo, Proton, or any webmail/hosting calendar by pasting its public ICS URL.

Calendar SMS reminders setup guide →

Outlook, iCloud, Yahoo Calendar, and other calendars connected to automatic SMS reminders

One price per practice, not per surgery

A free plan with 10 SMS a month, Starter at £19 with 75 SMS, Standard at £49 with 250 SMS, and £0.18 per SMS beyond the allowance.

Perfect to Start

Free Plan

£0

forever

10 SMS/month
Templates for your industry
AI contact scanner
No credit card required

Starter Plan

£19

per month

75 SMS/month
Unlimited emails
Calendar integrations
Contact import

Bigger Volume

Standard Plan

£49