Questions, sorted.
What is SortedAI?
SortedAI is an AI booking assistant for Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. You tell Tia — the AI voice agent — what you need (a plumber, a dentist, a table for Friday), and she actually phones local businesses on your behalf, gets you a real price and the soonest available time, and books it once you say yes. It's the app that calls tradies and local businesses for you, so you never have to ring around or wait on hold. Your first ring-around is free, then it's about $1 each time — and you pay the business directly for the job.
How does SortedAI work?
Tell Tia what you need — a dentist, mechanic, restaurant, tradie — anything. Tia rings around local businesses near you, gets prices and the soonest times, then comes back to you — you pick the one you like and Tia books it. You never touch the phone, and your bit's done in minutes.
Is SortedAI just a directory of phone numbers?
No. A directory hands you a list of businesses to ring yourself, and a quote form emails your job to a few of them and leaves you waiting days for a reply that might never come. SortedAI doesn't stop at finding a business — Tia actually phones each one, sits through the hold music, asks the price and the soonest time, and books it once you say yes. You get real answers back usually in minutes, and you never touch the phone.
Will businesses hang up on Tia because she's an AI?
Some will — and that's fine. Tia's upfront that she's an AI from the start of the call, keeps it short, and if a business says no or doesn't pick up, she just tries the next one on your list — you see that happen in the ring-around, it's never hidden. A hang-up or no-answer costs you nothing, and your first ring-around's free anyway.
Is this a robocall?
No. It's one polite, disclosed call about one real job — yours, not a script blasted to a list. Every call is recorded, and you pay the business directly, same as if you'd rung them yourself.
Is it free to use?
Your first ring-around's free — try it before you pay a cent. After that it's simple pay-as-you-go: about $1 each time Tia rings around for you, whether or not you end up booking — you're paying for the ring-around itself, not a guaranteed result. If she can't reach a single business, that one's free. You always pay the business directly for the job. No subscription, no lock-in, no surprises.
What types of businesses can I book?
Dentists, mechanics, restaurants, salons, tradies — pretty much any local business in Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty. If they've got a phone, Tia can ring them for you.
How do you choose businesses?
Tia looks up real local businesses near you and rings the ones that fit — going on what you need, where you are, and who can help soonest. No business pays to be on that list, so the quotes Tia brings back are just the real local options, not ads.
How do payments work?
There are two separate things here. SortedAI: your first ring-around's free, no card — after that it's about a dollar a time, whether you book or not. The job itself: you pay the business directly, same as if you'd rung them yourself. Once it's booked you'll get an email confirmation and can track it live.
What areas do you cover?
All of New Zealand — Tia can call local businesses anywhere in the country. We're based in Tauranga.