Hello Anytime / Barbers
AI receptionist for barber businessesMid-fade? Let Hello Anytime pick up.
Clippers in one hand, a queue on the sofa: Hello Anytime answers in your shop's name, takes the cut, the barber they want and the time, and adds it to your diary as a request.
- Unlimited calls, £29.99 a month
- Keep your usual number
- No contract
Booking
- Service
- Skin fade and beard trim
- Barber
- Tariq
- Preferred time
- Tomorrow after 3pm (requested)
- New or regular
- Regular, Leon, 07700 900933
- Promised
- Text to confirm
Example with made-up details. You always get the summary in English, about a minute after the call.
Barbers miss most calls on Fridays and Saturdays, exactly when customers want to book.
Requests straight to your diary
Confirm with one tap between cuts. Nothing is confirmed on its own, so walk-ins and bookings never clash.
Walk-in questions answered
"Are you busy right now?" "Do you take cards?" Add the answers to your notes and Hello Anytime handles them.
Every 3 weeks, remembered Switching on in pilot
Regulars get a reminder when it's time for the next cut, in your shop's name.
The questions you'd ask, every time.
You can change these in the app. Hello Anytime asks them naturally and never makes up an answer. Other languages are being tested in the pilot.
- Which cut: skin fade, scissor cut, beard trim, hot towel shave, kids' cut
- Which barber, if they have a favourite
- Day and time
- New or regular
- Name and mobile
Get paid, and get the next job.
One tap on any job sends the right text in your business name. Replies come straight to you, and anyone can reply STOP. "On my way" and "ready" texts are live; scheduled reminders and quote chasing are switching on during the pilot.
- Rebook reminders every 2 to 4 weeks Switching on in pilot
- Day-before appointment reminders Switching on in pilot
- "Running late" text in one tap
- Kids' back-to-school cut reminders Switching on in pilot
Do my customers mind talking to an AI?
It's quick, it's upfront that it's your AI assistant, and it beats ringing out. Anyone who hangs up gets a text so you can reply.
Can each barber have their own diary?
On Hello Anytime Pro up to 5 people share one diary, and each booking can be given to the right barber.
Can it tell people if there's a wait for walk-ins?
Not live, as it can't see your shop. It can say your usual walk-in times from your notes and take a booking request instead.
Do I keep my number?
Yes. Customers keep ringing your usual number. You forward only the calls you miss to a Hello Anytime number we give you, which your customers never need to know.
When does Hello Anytime answer?
Your phone rings first. If you don't pick up within about 20 seconds, the call goes to Hello Anytime. On a mobile the divert code is **61*your Hello Anytime number**20#, and you can change the 20 to 5, 10, 15, 25 or 30 seconds. You can also send every call straight to Hello Anytime, for example at night, and switch it back with a short code.
What about a landline?
Mobiles use one short code. Landlines divert differently depending on your provider, and some (like BT) may charge for it. We'll help you set it up.
Hello Anytime
VAT included. Or £299 a year.
- Unlimited calls, day and night
- Job summary by text after every call
- Follow-up texts (up to 300 a month)
- Spam blocked, family calls skipped
A team of up to 5? Hello Anytime Pro is £49.99 a month with one shared diary. Full details in the pricing section. No contract, cancel anytime.
Try Hello Anytime for your barber business.
Start free in the app and set it up yourself, or tell us a little and we'll ring you to set it up. It takes about ten minutes, and your phone keeps ringing first.
- Free for the whole pilot, then 14 days free before any payment
- Or we set it up with you on a short call
- Founding price that never goes up while you stay