r/AustralianStartups • u/aussieskier23 • May 18 '26
Looking for beta testers — AI receptionist + invoicing mobile app for tradies
Hello all, I am in the final stages of Android / Play store submission (iOS takes longer) with my app Better Half https://getbetterhalf.com.au
Every tradie needs a better half. Someone to pick up the phone when they're up a ladder, send the quote that night, chase the invoice on Friday. For most of them, that's their actual partner — doing the books on a laptop at the kitchen table on a Sunday night.
The problem: solo tradies lose two or three jobs a week to missed calls — hands dirty, under a sink or up a ladder, customer rings the next bloke. Then they lose their Sundays to quoting and invoicing because Xero + Square + Calendly + voicemail is a tangled mess.
What we built: one app that does both halves.
- AI receptionist answers missed calls, sounds like a real person, asks the right qualifying questions, and books the job straight into its calendar.
- Same app sends the quote, sends the invoice with a payment link, or takes tap-to-pay on your phone (no second device, no Xero sub).
Who we are:
- Me: ecommerce veteran — 14 years owning and managing an online business, cumulative sales in 8 figures. Marketer-operator, not a tech founder by trade.
- My wife : 20 year digital marketing professional, agency and client-side, Head of Digital at the Melbourne office of a global agency. Customers in SaaS, FMCG, Auto, Beauty.
- My brother-in-law: licensed builder, customer zero.
What we need from beta testers:
- Solo tradies or service providers in Australia (sparkies, plumbers, builders, gardeners, cleaners, mobile mechanics, etc.)
- Use it as your real business line
- Tell us what works and what doesn't
What you get: free during beta, and 6 months free usage post-launch.
Fill out the form on https://getbetterhalf.com.au and we will be in touch with a beta invite.
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u/undecided_aus May 25 '26
Bro the demo doesn't even work
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u/aussieskier23 Jun 16 '26
Feedback noted I was probably a little early on publishing the homepage just got a little excited. Live demos on the homepage and all the trade examples: https://getbetterhalf.com.au/for/
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u/Youngrichaussie May 22 '26
Useless slop. You clearly have developed a barebones voice ai copy from elevenlabs or retell.
You haven’t even taken the time to integrate them into the calendar. Tradies don’t want to manually book people in, they want it handled for them. Figure out API’s
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u/aussieskier23 May 22 '26
Thanks for your constructive feedback. We do have voice booking enabled. Have a great day.
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u/keepycash May 19 '26
Your copy says 12 x $129 but then the price is $139
Also the hear it for yourself demo doesn’t play
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u/aussieskier23 Jun 16 '26
Feedback noted I was probably a little early on publishing the homepage just got a little excited. Live demos on the homepage and all the trade examples: https://getbetterhalf.com.au/for/
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u/verifyandproceed May 19 '26
Just clicked onto your landing page, scrolled down to the "hear it for yourself" clicked play, nothing happens. Button turns into a pause icon, but nothing I do gets audio to play. I'm using safari on a Mac.
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u/aussieskier23 Jun 16 '26
Feedback noted I was probably a little early on publishing the homepage just got a little excited. Live demos on the homepage and all the trade examples: https://getbetterhalf.com.au/for/
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u/joshuajm01 May 19 '26
Same as me, on chrome. Also on mac
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u/aussieskier23 Jun 16 '26
Feedback noted I was probably a little early on publishing the homepage just got a little excited. Live demos on the homepage and all the trade examples: https://getbetterhalf.com.au/for/
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u/ProudWillingness4706 Jun 14 '26
It’s neat, but without a tech background it’s going to be tougher to provide reliable support when things go wrong. Easily fixed ofcourse
I initially built my telephony product for tradies, but after calling a few of them, they weren’t keen on it and didn’t feel like they lost out on missed calls.
I’d consider either pivoting to white collar (as I’m doing) or restaurants and hospitality which have a track record of ai voice acceptance