An AI booking assistant for New Zealand
SortedAI is an AI booking assistant for Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty. Tell it the job, and Tia — an AI voice agent — rings around local tradies for you, tells each one up front she's an AI, and brings back the real prices and times she was given. Your bit's done in minutes; she does the calling.
What is an AI booking assistant?
An AI booking assistant is software that can make phone calls on your behalf and hold a real conversation. Instead of you working down a list of numbers, leaving voicemails and waiting on callbacks, the assistant does the ringing — explains the job, asks who's available and what they'll charge, and reports back what it actually found.
SortedAI's assistant is called Tia. She can't promise she'll find someone free, or a price, or a time before she calls — nobody honestly can. What she does is actually make the calls and tell you straight what she heard, even if it's "no luck this time." You pick who you like the sound of, and you pay the business directly for the work.
The real ways to book a local job
There's more than one way to get a tradie booked. Here's an honest look at the options — what each one actually gives you, and who ends up doing the ringing.
| Option | Who makes the calls | What you actually get | What it costs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringing around yourself | You | Whatever you can get through to, between voicemails and time on hold. | Free — but it's your afternoon. |
| Directories (e.g. Yellow, NoCowboys) | You | A list of local businesses and phone numbers to work through yourself. | Free to browse. |
| Big-tech “call for you” features (e.g. Google’s “Ask for Me”) | An AI, where it's available | A limited experiment in some US regions at the time of writing — not available in New Zealand. | Not offered here yet. |
| SortedAI / Tia | Tia (an AI voice agent) | Tia actually rings around local tradies, tells each one she's an AI, and brings back the real prices and times she was given. | First ring-around free, then about $1 each. You pay the business direct. |
Prices shown for other options are described neutrally — features and availability change, so it's worth checking each provider directly. SortedAI covers Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty (Papamoa, Mount Maunganui, Bethlehem, Greerton, Te Puke and surrounds).
Doing it yourself
It's free, and sometimes you get lucky on the first call. More often it's phone tag, voicemails and time on hold — spread across an afternoon you'd rather have back.
Using a directory
Directories like Yellow or NoCowboys are genuinely useful for finding who's out there. But they give you a list — the ringing around is still entirely on you.
Letting Tia call
Tia is an AI that actually rings around for you and comes back with real prices and times. She tells every business she's an AI. First ring-around's free, then about $1.
What Tia can — and can't — do
We'd rather be straight with you than oversell it. Here's the honest version.
What she can do
- Actually phone local tradies and have a real conversation — not just hand you a list.
- Repeat your job details accurately on every single call.
- Bring back real prices and times so you can compare, then book the one you like.
- Tell you straight what she found — even when it's “no luck this time.”
What she can't do
- Promise someone's free — that depends who picks up on the day.
- Pretend to be a person — she says she's an AI at the start of every call.
- Replace 111 or a direct call in a genuine emergency (gas leak, serious flooding, fire or shock risk — ring those first).
- Cover the whole country yet — Tauranga & the Bay of Plenty for now, expanding across NZ soon.
Where Tia works: Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty right now — Papamoa, Mount Maunganui, Bethlehem, Greerton, Te Puke and the surrounding areas. We're expanding across NZ soon.
Frequently asked questions
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Want to see it in action?
Tell Tia what you need. She can't promise someone's free — but she'll actually make the calls and tell you straight what she found. Your first ring-around's on us.