An AI receptionist for builders.
Aroha answers the calls you miss while you are on site. It finds out what the job is, the budget and the timeline, books a site visit into your calendar, and texts you a tidy write-up, so you only call back the work you want.
A real kind of call
Caller: Hi, we’re after a quote for a new deck, about six by four metres.
Aroha: Lovely. Is it going on flat ground or a slope, and do you have a timber in mind? I can book Sam for a site visit, and I’ll text you a link to send a couple of photos of the area first.
The owner gets the size, ground, budget and photos. Site visit booked for Thursday at 4pm.
The calls it handles for builders
- Renovation enquiry
- Aroha asks which rooms, the rough budget, when they want to start and whether there are plans or consent, and books a site visit.
- Deck or fence quote
- It takes the size, the material they want and the ground, and texts a link so they can send photos of the area.
- Leak or storm damage
- It asks what is damaged and whether it is weathertight now, and texts you straight away when water is getting in.
- Supplier or subcontractor
- It takes the message and the callback number, so trade calls do not end up in the client list.
What Aroha asks
- What the job is and the rough size
- Budget and timeline
- Plans, consent or an architect involved
- Address and best time for a site visit
- Photos of the area
Texted to you straight away
- Water coming in after a storm
- A structural problem someone is worried about
- A site safety issue on one of your jobs
Questions
Can it screen out jobs I do not want?
Yes. Tell Aroha the work you do and do not do, your areas and your minimum job size, and it books only what fits and politely refers the rest.
Does it work with my job app?
Aroha books around the jobs already in ServiceM8, Tradify, Fergus and other apps. See integrations.
Do I keep my own number?
Yes. Your phone rings first. Calls you miss are forwarded to your Aroha number with one short code. See the codes for your network.
What does it cost?
Start free: a 14-day trial on your own number with up to 60 minutes of calls, then about 10 answered calls a month free. After that, pay as you go at NZ$0.59 a minute or choose a plan from NZ$79.99 a month. See every price.