VoiceController vs Talkify
The short answer
- Talkify costs least: NZ$109 (about $61) a month for 100 calls and NZ$209 (about $117) for 500.
- Pick Talkify if you want text conversations with callers, booking in Calendly or Spanish.
 VoiceControllerindependent auto repair shops and tow yards that book jobs over the phoneVisit site |  TalkifyNZ and Australian trades, clinics and salons that miss calls while on the jobVisit site | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| At 100 calls a month | VoiceControllerNot priced yet | TalkifyNZ$109about $61Lowest |
| At 500 calls a month | VoiceControllerNot priced yet | TalkifyNZ$209about $117Lowest |
| Advertised from | VoiceController$129 a month | TalkifyNZ$10 (about $5.60) a monthabout $5.60 |
| The advertised plan covers | VoiceControllerNot counted | TalkifyThe NZ$10 (about $5.60) plan it advertises covers 0 of 100 calls. Shortwave (Personal Assistant) costs less for all 100. |
| Bills | VoiceController | Talkifyper minute |
| Keeps answering past your allowance | VoiceControllerNot stated | TalkifyYesCalls keep being answered past the allowance and are charged per extra minute |
| Free trial or plan | VoiceControllerPartlyThere is a 14-day free trial on a real line rather than a standing free plan | TalkifyPartlyYou can hear and sign up on a live demo line |
| Month to month, cancel online | VoiceControllerNot stated | TalkifyYesStandard plans are month to month with no lock-in and transcripts kept after you stop |
| On the call | ||
| Books appointments | VoiceControllerYesThe product's whole pitch is write-back booking during the call rather than a callback link: it reads live availability | TalkifyYesThe agent reads live diary availability during the call and writes the appointment in |
| Transfers to a person | VoiceControllerPartlyIt can hand a live call to a person or team using rules based on hours, availability | TalkifyYesUrgent callers are warm-transferred to a person with the context already collected |
| Human receptionists as backup | VoiceControllerNot stated | TalkifyNoThere is no human answering team behind the AI for customer calls |
| After-hours rules | VoiceControllerYes | TalkifyYesIt answers continuously including weekends and public holidays |
| Urgent calls escalated | VoiceControllerPartlyUrgency routing is documented only for the towing product line | TalkifyYesEmergencies are recognized against rules you write |
| Texts your callers | VoiceControllerPartlyAgentic texting sends links, forms and follow-ups based on what the caller said | TalkifyYesThe agent can text the caller after or during a call, including booking links |
| Call summary by text | VoiceControllerPartlyEvery call produces an instant summary with sentiment and conversation highlights | TalkifyYesA summary is texted and emailed as soon as the call ends |
| Language, privacy and trying it | ||
| Languages | VoiceControllerPartlyMultilingual support is listed as an Advanced Plan feature | TalkifyYes32 languages |
| HIPAA, with a signed BAA | VoiceControllerNot stated | TalkifyNot stated |
| Hear it before you buy | VoiceControllerYesThe homepage hosts three recorded sample calls, each about a minute and a half | TalkifyYesA public New Zealand demo number is answered by their own agent around the clock |
| What it connects to | ||
| Google Calendar | VoiceControllerYesGoogle Calendar has its own integration page describing live conflict checking | TalkifyYesGoogle Calendar and Microsoft 365 or Outlook are booked into directly after a live availability read |
| Outlook | VoiceControllerYesGoogle Calendar has its own integration page describing live conflict checking | TalkifyYesGoogle Calendar and Microsoft 365 or Outlook are booked into directly after a live availability read |
| Calendly | VoiceControllerNoCalendly is not mentioned anywhere on the site | TalkifyYesCalendly is supported but the caller is texted a single-use booking link instead |
| Your trade’s software | VoiceControllerYesTrade software is the core of the product: dedicated integration pages cover Tekmetric | TalkifyPartlyTrade and clinic systems are covered through ServiceM8, Fergus, Simpro, Jobber, Tradify |
| Keep your number | VoiceControllerYesThe vendor states it plugs into the shop's existing phone setup rather than replacing it | TalkifyYesYou keep your existing mobile, landline or 0800 number |
| In short | ||
| What it is | VoiceControllerVoiceController is an AI phone receptionist sold to auto repair shops, tow yards and other trades. It answers calls around the clock, books jobs into the shop's own scheduling calendar during the call, and follows up by text.All answers for VoiceController | TalkifyTalkify is a New Zealand-built AI phone agent that answers a business number or a personal mobile around the clock, books into the caller's diary and texts a summary. It sells reception, personal assistant, booking, sales and outbound calling agents on NZ and Australian numbers.All answers for Talkify |
| Checked | VoiceControllerOctober 16, 2026 | TalkifyOctober 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.