Talkify / AI Receptionist / AI Answering Service
Every call · No hold queue · No per-call charges

The answering service that finishes the call.

A message service hands you a name to chase. Talkify's AI answering service answers in 0.8 seconds in a real NZ voice, answers the caller's question, books the job into your live calendar, and texts you the summary. Done on the call, not added to your callback list.

Answers in
0.8s
Hours
24/7/365
Per-call fees
none
Setup fee
$0
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Message taken vs job done.

The old answering service model stops at "I'll pass that on". Every call Talkify takes ends in one of four clean outcomes, and you can read every one of them in your dashboard.

Booked. The best outcome.

The agent reads live availability from Google, Outlook, Fergus, Tradify, JobLogic, GetTimely, Kitomba, HubSpot, Calendly or MahiTime and locks the slot in while the caller is on the line. Confirmation texted both ways.

Escalated. Within seconds.

Emergencies and VIPs are warm-transferred to your mobile or texted instantly with the caller's number and the gist. You define the rules, the agent applies them at 2am exactly as written.

Answered. No callback needed.

Opening hours, prices, availability, directions, stock questions: the agent answers from your knowledge base and the caller hangs up satisfied. Roughly half of business calls end here, with nobody interrupted.

Message taken. Properly.

When a message is the right outcome, it is a complete one: name, number, reason, urgency, sentiment and a suggested next step, texted and emailed to you with the full transcript attached. Not "John rang".

Why per-call billing works against you.

Traditional answering services charge a small retainer and then bill every call or minute. That model has a built-in problem: it taxes your growth.

Quiet month.

You pay the retainer for not much. The service is cheap exactly when you least need it.

Busy month.

Your ad campaign works, calls double, and so does the bill. The service costs most exactly when your margins are being made.

Flat $129/mo. Either way.

Talkify includes 100 minutes with overage from 10c a minute. A spike in enquiries is pure upside, which is how it should be. See full pricing.

Price your answering service.

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Team size 3 people on the team
Integrations 0 selected
Your plan
$199/mo Founding rate til 1 Aug
$129
/mo
Plan
Broadcast
Minutes
100/mo
Concurrent
Unlimited
Numbers
3

Broadcast is right for most growing NZ businesses. Unlimited concurrent calls means you'll never miss two callers at once.

Includes 100 minutes a month, then 10c a minute (20c after your first 6 months). The first 20 texts a month are free, then 10c each.

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Frequently asked.

Nine of the questions we hear most. If yours isn't here, ring our live demo agent on 03 242 1183, it'll either answer or queue a callback from a human.

What is an AI answering service?
An AI answering service answers your business calls with conversational AI instead of a call centre operator. Talkify picks up in 0.8 seconds in a real NZ voice, answers questions about your business, books appointments into your calendar, takes detailed messages and texts urgent calls to your mobile. It replaces voicemail entirely and runs 24/7 for a flat monthly price.
How is it different from a traditional phone answering service?
Three ways. Hours: traditional NZ answering services mostly cover business hours, with after-hours as a paid extra; AI answers around the clock. Billing: traditional services charge a retainer plus per-call or per-minute fees, so busy weeks cost more; Talkify is a flat $129/month with 100 minutes included. Outcome: most services take a message for you to chase; Talkify completes the call, books the job and texts the caller confirmation.
How much does an answering service cost in NZ?
Traditional NZ answering services typically land between $200 and $500 a month at 60 to 80 calls once per-call charges are counted, more in busy months. Talkify is $129/month at the founding rate until 1 August 2026 (then $199), with extra minutes from 10c. No setup fee, no lock-in, and the price does not move when your phone gets busy.
Can it really answer every call at once?
Yes. Software does not have a roster. If twelve people ring at 8:01am on a Monday, all twelve are answered at 8:01am in the same voice with the same accuracy. An engaged tone or a hold queue is impossible.
What happens with emergencies and urgent calls?
You define what urgent means for your business: a burst pipe, a power cut, a VIP client, a word the caller uses. The agent recognises it, texts your mobile within seconds with the caller's number and the gist, or warm-transfers the call straight to you with context attached.
Do I need to change my phone number or hardware?
No. Talkify works through call forwarding from your existing mobile, landline or 0800 number, exactly like a traditional answering service. Forward when busy, after hours, or always. You can be live the same day and switch it off any time from your phone.
Will it work for my industry?
Talkify ships pre-tuned recipes for trades, clinics and salons, real estate, retail, automotive, landscaping and professional services, with the vocabulary, urgency rules and booking tools of each. If your business answers phones, there is almost certainly a recipe close to it, and everything is editable.

Related reading.

AI Receptionist NZ

The full front-desk picture: greeting, booking, transfers and message-taking, 24/7.

After-hours answering

What happens to the calls that come in after five, and what they are worth.

Human vs AI compared

The honest comparison with traditional virtual receptionist services, both ways.

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