Hooroo.ai vs Telyn
The short answer
- Telyn costs least at 100 calls a month: $109.50.
- Hooroo.ai costs least at 500: A$379 (about $262).
- Pick Hooroo.ai if you want the lower bill at 500 calls.
- Pick Telyn if you want the lower bill at 100 calls.
 Hooroo.aiAustralian trades and local service businesses of one to ten peopleVisit site |  Telynproperty managers and local service firms that miss after-hours callsVisit site | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | Hooroo.aiA$179about $124 | Telyn$109.50Lowest |
| At 500 calls a month | Hooroo.aiA$379about $262Lowest | Telyn$327 |
| Advertised from | Hooroo.aiA$149 (about $103) a monthabout $103 | Telyn$97 a month |
| The advertised plan covers | Hooroo.aiThe A$149 (about $103) plan covers 40 of 100 calls.60 cost extra. | TelynThe $97 plan covers 80 of 100 calls.20 cost extra. |
| Bills | Hooroo.aiper minute | Telynper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | Hooroo.aiYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance and extra minutes are billed at the plan rate | TelynYesCalls keep being answered past the included minutes |
| Free trial or plan | Hooroo.aiPartlySetup and in-browser test calls cost nothing without a card | TelynPartlyA seven-day free trial puts a working agent on a forwarded or provisioned number before any charge, but there is no standing free plan |
| Month to month, cancel online | Hooroo.aiYesBilling is month to month with no lock-in and self-serve cancellation in the app | TelynYesAll three published plans are month-to-month and cancellation is a dashboard action |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | Hooroo.aiYesIt reads real availability, offers three spread times on the chosen day | TelynYesThe vendor says the agent writes the booking into the calendar during the call rather than texting the caller a scheduling link |
| Transfers to a person | Hooroo.aiYesTransfers go to a named team member or any number with per-rule hours | TelynNot stated |
| Human receptionists as backup | Hooroo.aiNoHooroo supplies no human answering agents of its own | TelynNoThere is no human team behind the AI |
| After-hours rules | Hooroo.aiYesSeparate schedules for outside business hours, chosen weekdays | TelynYesYou set business hours at setup and calls outside them run a separate after-hours script |
| Urgent calls escalated | Hooroo.aiYesYou define urgency in your own words per scenario | TelynYesThe agent classifies calls by urgency |
| Texts your callers | Hooroo.aiYesThe same receptionist answers inbound texts with the same scenarios, texts links mid-call | TelynNot stated |
| Call summary by text | Hooroo.aiYesPer-person notification settings give a short text | TelynPartlyOwner SMS notification is listed on every plan from Starter upward |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | Hooroo.aiNot stated | TelynPartlyEnglish and Spanish |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | Hooroo.aiNot stated | TelynNoThe terms state outright that the vendor is not HIPAA compliant |
| 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 | TelynYesA public demo number answers live with no signup |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | Hooroo.aiYesGoogle Calendar connects two ways so the receptionist avoids busy time | TelynYesGoogle Calendar booking is included from the entry plan |
| Outlook | Hooroo.aiYesGoogle Calendar connects two ways so the receptionist avoids busy time | TelynYesOutlook and Gmail appear in the vendor's list of native connections |
| Calendly | Hooroo.aiYesGoogle Calendar connects two ways so the receptionist avoids busy time | TelynYesGoogle Calendar booking is included from the entry plan |
| Your trade’s software | Hooroo.aiNoThe vendor's own answer about connecting other systems names only Xero, Zapier, the API, webhooks and MCP | TelynPartlyTrade-specific scheduling hooks are named inside the industry templates |
| Keep your number | Hooroo.aiYesYou keep your existing number and divert to the Australian mobile Hooroo issues | TelynYesThe vendor's recommended setup keeps your published number |
| 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 | TelynTelyn is an AI receptionist for small businesses that answers inbound calls around the clock, answers configured questions, takes messages, books appointments and sends a transcript and summary afterward. It ships industry templates for seven trades plus a universal template.All answers for Telyn |
| Checked | Hooroo.aiOctober 15, 2026 | TelynOctober 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.