Hooroo.ai vs Relay by Leva Build
The short answer
- Hooroo.ai costs least at 100 calls a month: A$179 (about $124).
- Relay by Leva Build costs least at 500: A$199 (about $138).
- Pick Hooroo.ai if you want the lower bill at 100 calls, booking in Outlook or booking in Calendly.
- Pick Relay by Leva Build if you want the lower bill at 500 calls.
 Hooroo.aiAustralian trades and local service businesses of one to ten peopleVisit site |  Relay by Leva BuildAustralian tradies on ServiceM8 who miss calls while they are on the toolsVisit site | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | Hooroo.aiA$179about $124Lowest | Relay by Leva BuildA$199about $138 |
| At 500 calls a month | Hooroo.aiA$379about $262 | Relay by Leva BuildA$199about $138Lowest |
| Advertised from | Hooroo.aiA$149 (about $103) a monthabout $103 | Relay by Leva BuildA$199 (about $138) a monthabout $138 |
| The advertised plan covers | Hooroo.aiThe A$149 (about $103) plan covers 40 of 100 calls.60 cost extra. | Relay by Leva BuildThe A$199 (about $138) plan covers all 100 calls. |
| Bills | Hooroo.aiper minute | Relay by Leva Buildflat fee |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | Hooroo.aiYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance and extra minutes are billed at the plan rate | Relay by Leva BuildNoThere is no allowance to exceed: the vendor sells unlimited calls at a flat rate |
| Free trial or plan | Hooroo.aiPartlySetup and in-browser test calls cost nothing without a card | Relay by Leva BuildPartlyA seven-day free trial puts it on the real line with no card |
| Month to month, cancel online | Hooroo.aiYesBilling is month to month with no lock-in and self-serve cancellation in the app | Relay by Leva BuildYesIt is sold month to month with cancellation at any time and no lock-in |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | Hooroo.aiYesIt reads real availability, offers three spread times on the chosen day | Relay by Leva BuildPartlyIt checks live ServiceM8 availability and captures the booking during the call |
| Transfers to a person | Hooroo.aiYesTransfers go to a named team member or any number with per-rule hours | Relay by Leva BuildNot stated |
| Human receptionists as backup | Hooroo.aiNoHooroo supplies no human answering agents of its own | Relay by Leva BuildNot stated |
| After-hours rules | Hooroo.aiYesSeparate schedules for outside business hours, chosen weekdays | Relay by Leva BuildYesIt answers around the clock at the same rate |
| Urgent calls escalated | Hooroo.aiYesYou define urgency in your own words per scenario | Relay by Leva BuildPartlyEmergencies are detected from keywords and flagged as urgent inside the SMS summary |
| Texts your callers | Hooroo.aiYesThe same receptionist answers inbound texts with the same scenarios, texts links mid-call | Relay by Leva BuildNot stated |
| Call summary by text | Hooroo.aiYesPer-person notification settings give a short text | Relay by Leva BuildYesAn SMS lands within seconds of the call ending carrying the caller's name, job detail |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | Hooroo.aiNot stated | Relay by Leva BuildNot stated |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | Hooroo.aiNot stated | Relay by Leva BuildNot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | Hooroo.aiPartlyYou can ring your own configured receptionist in the browser as often as you like before going live, and book a demo call | Relay by Leva BuildYesThe home page offers a recorded sample of a real call |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | Hooroo.aiYesGoogle Calendar connects two ways so the receptionist avoids busy time | Relay by Leva BuildYesServiceM8 scheduling is the headline integration |
| Outlook | Hooroo.aiYesGoogle Calendar connects two ways so the receptionist avoids busy time | Relay by Leva BuildNoOutlook, Microsoft 365 and Calendly are not mentioned anywhere on the site |
| Calendly | Hooroo.aiYesGoogle Calendar connects two ways so the receptionist avoids busy time | Relay by Leva BuildNoOutlook, Microsoft 365 and Calendly are not mentioned anywhere on the site |
| Your trade’s software | Hooroo.aiNoThe vendor's own answer about connecting other systems names only Xero, Zapier, the API, webhooks and MCP | Relay by Leva BuildPartlyServiceM8, the Australian trades job-management tool, is connected by OAuth |
| Keep your number | Hooroo.aiYesYou keep your existing number and divert to the Australian mobile Hooroo issues | Relay by Leva BuildYesYou keep the existing business number and divert it to Relay |
| In short | ||
| What it is | Hooroo.aiHooroo.ai is an Australian AI receptionist that answers calls, texts and website chat in an Australian voice, books jobs and takes quote requests. The same app then runs the work: quotes, scheduling, invoices, jobs and timesheets.All answers for Hooroo.ai | Relay by Leva BuildRelay is Leva Build's AI phone receptionist for Australian trades businesses, answering calls around the clock in an Australian voice. It checks live ServiceM8 availability, captures booking details for the owner to confirm, and texts a summary after every call.All answers for Relay by Leva Build |
| Checked | Hooroo.aiOctober 15, 2026 | Relay by Leva BuildOctober 15, 2026 |
Costs are for 100 or 500 calls a month of 2½ minutes each, on the cheapest public plan. How we price
“About” figures are converted at the European Central Bank rate of Oct 15, 2026.