Appical
Appical is an employee onboarding platform that guides new hires through interactive journeys tailored to roles, departments and locations.
What Appical is
Appical is an employee onboarding platform that guides new hires through interactive journeys tailored to roles, departments and locations. Journeys work on mobile and desktop and can include quizzes, videos, feedback forms, checklists, glossaries and FAQs. Automated onboarding sends information, reminders and checklists to new hires and helps managers keep track of their tasks. Reporting dashboards cover adoption, engagement, progress and completion rates. Appical connects with HRIS, ATS, payroll and other systems, including Workday, BambooHR, Visma Net, Warp VR and Visma YouServe; integrations can transfer data and automate user provisioning and deprovisioning. People can access it through a browser or native Android and iOS apps. Starter costs €€399 a month and includes one language and one onboarding course; Professional costs €€799 a month and includes two languages and three courses. Enterprise pricing is by quote. Appical was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Amsterdam. It states that it has ISO 27001:2023 certification, meets GDPR requirements, and uses TLS 1.2 or higher in transit and AES-256 encryption at rest.
Good
- Role-, department- and location-tailored journeys
- Automated onboarding reminders and checklists
- Dashboards track progress and completion
- Browser, Android and iOS access
Watch out
- No free plan
- Starter includes one language and one course
- Enterprise pricing is by quote
Who it suits
Appical may suit organizations that want structured onboarding journeys, automated reminders and progress reporting. Its plans offer different course, language and editor or admin seat allowances.
Verdict
Appical combines onboarding content, automation, reporting and integrations across web and mobile access. Compare plan allowances and prices against the number of languages and courses needed.
Plans and prices
From Appical's own pricing page, checked 1 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | €399 a month | 1 language · 1 onboarding course · limited editor & admin seats · starting from €399/mo |
| Professional | €799 a month | 2 languages · 3 onboarding courses · extra editor & admin seats · starting from €799/mo |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Unlimited languages · unlimited courses · unlimited editor & admin seats · 3 system integrations · Get a quote |
The facts
Each one read from Appical's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access
- Users can access Appical through a web player in any browser or native Android and iOS apps downloaded from the relevant app stores.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Analytics
- Reporting dashboards track adoption, engagement, progress and completion rates.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Automation
- Automated onboarding sends new hires information, reminders and checklists while keeping managers on track.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Content
- Appical supports quizzes, videos, feedback forms, checklists, glossaries and FAQs.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Data hosting
- The Appical Trust Center lists AWS Europe in Germany as a hosting provider and identifies Flowmailer and Intercom as EU data processors.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Integration automation
- Integrations can automate user provisioning and deprovisioning and transfer data between systems.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Appical integrates with HRIS, ATS, payroll and other systems, including Workday, BambooHR, Visma Net, Warp VR and Visma YouServe.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Interactive journeys
- The platform provides interactive mobile and desktop journeys tailored to roles, departments and locations.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Privacy and encryption
- Appical states that it meets GDPR requirements, uses TLS 1.2 or higher in transit and AES-256 encryption at rest.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Product
- Appical is an employee onboarding platform for onboarding, engaging and retaining employees.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Security certification
- Appical states that it has ISO 27001:2023 certification for its information security management system.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- Packages include expert support, an AI chatbot and an AI content writer; service levels range from self-service to tailored service.checked 1 Oct 2026
The company
- Company scale
- Appical says it works with more than 400 clients and has had 623,406 users.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2012checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Amsterdam, Netherlandschecked 28 Sep 2026
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