You want one supplier
Repeater supplies the fleet phones and the AI that answers them, so the number, the phones and the messages are set up together and you have one business to call.
Johnni AI alternative
A Johnni AI alternative, compared fairly.
Johnni AI and Repeater both answer calls for Australian trades with AI. The cheapest first month isn't the whole story. Repeater's lower monthly price and extra-minute rate make it cheaper the longer you stay, and the AI comes from the same people who supply the phones it answers on.
Side by side
Johnni AI and Repeater, compared.
Taken from what each business publishes on its own website. Both answer calls for trades and service businesses with AI. The differences are in price, terms and what comes with it.
| Johnni AI | Repeater | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Pay As You Go $44 a month on annual billing ($49 monthly), 60 minutes | Entry $120 a month, 200 answered minutes |
| Around 200 minutes | Solo $134 a month on annual billing, 200 minutes | Entry $120 a month, 200 minutes |
| Around 400 to 600 minutes | Starter $269 a month on annual billing, 600 minutes | Local $200 a month, 400 minutes |
| Extra minutes | 50c to 35c a minute, by plan | $0.42 a minute |
| Setup fee | None | $350 one-off |
| Contract | No lock-in, month to month | No minimum term, month to month on 30 days' notice |
| Free trial | 7 days | 14 days, up to 100 answered minutes, no card; and a free demo call to your phone first |
| SMS notifications | $50 a month add-on | Ask us |
| Bigger volumes | Growth, 1,500 minutes, $809 a month on annual billing | 750 to 4,000 minutes a month, on enquiry |
| Job software | ServiceM8, Simpro, ServiceTitan and others; Google Calendar on every plan | Every message texted to you and kept in your account; Fergus gets it as a new enquiry |
| Phones | Not listed on its website | Repeater fleet phones carry the same number |
| Based | Brisbane, Queensland | Victoria |
Johnni AI details are from johnni.ai and johnni.ai/pricing as published on 17 October 2026 (their pricing page was last updated 11 October 2026) and may have changed since; check their site for current terms. Johnni AI prices are listed ex GST. Repeater's prices are on our AI call answering page, in AUD, ex GST.
Over three years
Cheaper to start, or cheaper to keep.
Running totals at the same answered minutes each month, setup included, on each business's published prices. Repeater pays its setup once and then costs less every month.
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 400 minutes a month: Repeater Local ($200 a month + $350 setup) | $2,750 | $5,150 | $7,550 |
| 400 minutes a month: Johnni AI Solo ($134 a month + 200 extra minutes at 45c) | $2,688 | $5,376 | $8,064 |
| 200 minutes a month: Repeater Entry ($120 a month + $350 setup) | $1,790 | $3,230 | $4,670 |
| 200 minutes a month: Johnni AI Solo ($134 a month) | $1,608 | $3,216 | $4,824 |
AUD, ex GST. Johnni AI's Solo is priced at $134 a month on annual billing, as published on 17 October 2026; its month-to-month price for Solo is not published. Add-ons such as SMS notifications are not included for either business.
Which suits you
Pick the one that fits the business.
The best test is to ring both. Hear how each one answers, then decide on price and terms.
You're in it for the long run
Repeater's setup fee is paid once and the monthly price is lower, so it pulls ahead over time. At 400 minutes a month, three years is $7,550 with Repeater and $8,064 with Johnni AI.
You want it to sound like you
Sandy's greeting and answers are set up with you in your business's wording, and Entry includes one change a month. Ring the demo and judge the call for yourself.
Questions
Asked plainly.
No. Repeater is run by Aphileon Pty Ltd and has no connection to Johnni AI. This page compares the two offers so you can pick the one that suits you.
Repeater, the longer you stay. On the prices each business publishes, at 400 answered minutes a month Repeater's Local is $200 a month against $224 for Johnni AI's Solo plus 200 extra minutes, so Repeater is cheaper from month 15 and $514 cheaper over three years. At 200 minutes, Repeater's Entry is $120 a month against Johnni AI's Solo at $134, so Repeater is cheaper from month 26. Johnni AI is cheaper to start, because it has no setup fee and a $44 plan for 60 minutes.
No. Johnni AI says it has no lock-in, and Repeater has no minimum term either: every plan runs month to month, and you can stop with 30 days' notice.
Yes. Type your number into the Hear it live keypad on the AI call answering page and Sandy rings you back within a minute or two.
Entry is $120 a month with 200 answered minutes and Local is $200 a month with 400. Both answer in your business's name 24/7, text you every message and are set up with your wording. Extra minutes are $0.42 each and setup is $350 once. All AUD, ex GST.
Repeater is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Johnni AI. "Johnni AI" is used here only to name the business we are comparing against.