Meet the team.

12 AI bots, each with a name that says what it does. Plain words and real numbers for every one: what it does, how it works, five good things, five things to watch out for, and what it saves you compared with hiring someone in Botswana.

Why a bot instead of another hire?

A bot isn’t smarter than your staff. It just never gets tired, never forgets and never goes home. That’s exactly what repetitive work needs.

The job	A person	Thyra bot
Hours on duty	About 45 a week	All 168 hours a week
Customers at once	One call or chat at a time	Many at the same time
Tired or having a bad day	Happens to everyone	Never
Forgets to follow up	Happens when it’s busy	Can’t: it’s a rule it follows
Sick days and leave	Someone has to cover	None
When they leave the job	Their knowledge leaves too	Knowledge stays in the bot
Monthly cost	A receptionist is about P5,500	From about P200

Where people are still better

Upset customers, unusual situations, judgement calls and building trust. That’s why every Thyra bot hands those to a person. The bot takes the repetitive work so your people can do the work only people can do.

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Echo

WhatsApp and website chat bot

Echo always answers back.

$0.79 a monthabout P11, no setup fee

Think of a shop assistant who has learned your whole price list by heart, sits inside your WhatsApp and never goes home. A customer asks something, and the answer comes straight back.

How it works

We load in your prices, opening hours, products and the questions customers always ask.
A customer sends a message. The bot reads it and replies in seconds, in English or Setswana.
If it can’t help, or the customer asks for a person, it passes the chat to you with the whole conversation.

Good

Replies in seconds, day and night
Handles many chats at the same time
Gives the same correct answer every time
Books appointments and takes orders while you work
Every conversation is saved, so you can read it later

Watch out for

It’s only as good as your information, so prices must be kept up to date
Unusual spelling or slang can confuse it; it then passes the chat to you
WhatsApp charges small fees for messages you start (replies are free)
Some customers will always want a person
Needs a WhatsApp Business number and a few days of setup and testing

Human slip-ups it removes: Forgetting to reply, replying hours later, quoting an old price, being short with a customer at the end of a long day.
Speed: A reply goes from hours to seconds.
Money compared with hiring: Two hours a day of staff time on WhatsApp is about P1,500 a month. The bot is about P11 and covers nights too.

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Nova

Google review bot

Nova is a new star. It brings in five-star reviews.

$0.59 a monthabout P8, no setup fee

After every job it sends your customer a friendly “Thank you! Would you leave us a review?” with a link. Happy customers tap it. More stars means more new customers find you on Google.

How it works

When a job is finished or a sale goes through, the bot is told.
A few hours later it sends a short thank-you message with your Google review link.
If there’s no review yet, it sends one polite reminder, then stops.

Good

Never forgets to ask
Asks at the best moment, while the job is fresh
Costs less than two days of a clerk’s pay a month
Doesn’t chat with customers live, so it can’t say the wrong thing
You can see who was asked and who left a review

Watch out for

It can’t make anyone review you; good service still matters most
Google bans fake or paid reviews, and the bot never does either
Something has to tell it when a job is done
Too many messages annoy people, so it stops after one reminder
A bad review can still arrive; answer it quickly and calmly

Human slip-ups it removes: Forgetting to ask, asking at a bad time, feeling awkward about asking.
Speed: Every customer is asked the same day, not “when someone remembers”.
Money compared with hiring: About P8 a month. The real return is extra customers from a higher Google ranking.

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Luna

After-hours receptionist

Luna is the moon. It works the night shift.

$0.69 a monthabout P9, no setup fee, calls pay-as-you-go at cost

When you lock up and go home, it answers your phone. It answers questions, books appointments and takes messages, so night-time callers don’t ring your competitor instead.

How it works

After closing time, your calls are sent to the bot.
It talks to the caller in a natural voice, answers from your information and books them in.
You get a written summary of every call in the morning, and urgent ones straight away.

Good

No more missed calls at night or at weekends
Doesn’t touch your daytime calls, so the risk is low
Answers several calls at the same time
Every call written up for you
A safe way to try voice AI before going full-time

Watch out for

Some callers don’t like talking to a machine
Strong accents or bad lines can confuse it; it then takes a message
300 minutes are included; very busy months cost extra
It can’t handle real emergencies, so it puts those through to your phone
Your phone line must be able to forward calls (we check this first)

Human slip-ups it removes: Missed calls, voicemails nobody returns, bookings lost to a competitor overnight.
Speed: Night callers answered on the first ring instead of the next morning.
Money compared with hiring: A night receptionist would cost about P5,500 a month or more. The bot is about P9.

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Aria

Full-time AI receptionist

An aria is a voice. It answers every call.

$0.99 a monthabout P13, no setup fee, calls pay-as-you-go at cost

A receptionist who answers every call, day and night, and can talk to several people at once. Nobody hears an engaged tone and nobody waits on hold.

How it works

Calls to your business number go to the bot first.
It answers, helps, books, and puts important or urgent calls through to you or your team.
Every booking goes into your diary and every call into a log you can check any time.

Good

Every call answered, 24 hours a day, holidays included
Several calls at once, so there’s no queue
Never rude, tired or distracted
Books straight into your diary, with no double bookings
Cheaper than one full-time person, and far cheaper than covering every shift

Watch out for

The biggest setup: 2 to 3 weeks to train and test properly
Some callers will ask for a person, so the hand-over must work well
Very busy lines can go past 1,000 minutes and cost extra
When prices or hours change, the bot must be updated the same day
It’s a big change for customers, so we suggest starting with after-hours

Human slip-ups it removes: Missed calls when busy, callers left on hold, wrong bookings, bad moods, and finding cover for sick days and leave.
Speed: Answered on the first ring, every time.
Money compared with hiring: One receptionist is about P5,500 a month for 45 hours a week; covering every hour takes about 4 people, around P22,000. The bot is about P13, with no setup fee. Calls are pay-as-you-go at cost.

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Dash

Lead follow-up bot

Dash is fast. It reaches new leads in under a minute.

$0.89 a monthabout P12, no setup fee, calls pay-as-you-go at cost

When someone fills in your form or sends an enquiry, it contacts them within a minute, while they’re still interested. It asks a few questions and books the serious ones in to see you.

How it works

A new enquiry comes in from your website, a Facebook ad or a form.
Within a minute the bot calls or WhatsApps them and asks your questions.
Good leads are booked into your diary. Poor fits are thanked and noted, so you only spend time on real buyers.

Good

The first business to reply usually wins the sale
Follows up every lead, even at 10pm
Asks the same questions every time, so leads are easy to compare
Your sales time goes on people ready to buy
Every lead and every answer is recorded

Watch out for

It needs leads coming in; it follows them up, it doesn’t create them
Some people are surprised to be contacted so fast
Badly written questions can turn good leads away
Only contact people who asked to be contacted
Takes a few weeks of tuning to get right

Human slip-ups it removes: Leads forgotten in an inbox, slow call-backs, different questions every time, guessing who’s serious.
Speed: Follow-up goes from hours or days to under a minute.
Money compared with hiring: Someone calling leads earns about what an admin clerk does, around P4,500 a month, and can’t work evenings. The bot is about P12.

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Cal

Quoting bot

Cal is short for calculate. It writes your quotes.

$0.89 a monthabout P12, no setup fee

You teach it your prices once: materials, labour, travel and extras. Then a customer says what they need, and it works out the quote in seconds, the same way you would.

How it works

We build your pricing into it: costs, labour rates, markups and minimum charges.
A customer, or you, sends the job details on WhatsApp or email.
The bot writes a neat quote. You can approve it with one tap, then it’s sent.

Good

Quotes in seconds instead of 10 minutes or more each
The same pricing every time, so no more under-quoting
Never forgets travel, extras or minimum charges
Customers get the quote while they’re still keen
You get your evenings back

Watch out for

The setup is detailed: your pricing has to be captured exactly
Unusual jobs still need you to look
When supplier prices change, the price sheet must be updated
Some customers still want a site visit first
We suggest you approve every quote for the first few weeks

Human slip-ups it removes: Maths mistakes, forgotten items, quotes sent days late, prices that change depending on who quoted.
Speed: From 10–15 minutes a quote to under a minute.
Money compared with hiring: Two hours a day on quotes is about 50 hours a month, more than a quarter of a full-time job. A clerk to do it would cost about P4,500–6,600 a month. The bot is about P12.

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Remi

Win-back bot

Remi is short for remind. It brings old customers back.

$0.69 a monthabout P9, no setup fee

It finds customers who haven’t been back for a while, or who only tried you once, and sends them a friendly invitation to come back, often with a small offer.

How it works

We connect it to your customer list.
It picks out people who haven’t visited in, say, three months.
It sends a personal WhatsApp message or calls them, and books anyone who says yes.

Good

Sales from customers you already have, the cheapest sales there are
Runs by itself every month
Personal messages, not spam blasts
Shows you who came back, so you can see the return
Works well for gyms, salons, clinics and service businesses

Watch out for

Needs a customer list with phone numbers and their permission
Too many messages and people block you, so it stays gentle
Some people left for a reason that a message can’t fix
Results take a month or two to show
Too many discounts eat into your profit

Human slip-ups it removes: Forgetting old customers, never having time to follow up, campaigns that start and then stop.
Speed: Hundreds of personal messages in an afternoon instead of weeks of calls.
Money compared with hiring: Doing this by hand takes several staff days a month, about P1,500 of their time, and usually just doesn’t get done. The bot is about P9.

Behind the scenes

Penny

AI accountant

Penny looks after every penny.

$0.99 a monthabout P13, no setup fee

A bookkeeper that lives in your phone. Send it a photo of a receipt or tell it about a sale, and it writes it down in the right place. At the end of the month it tells you whether you made money, and how much.

How it works

We set up your spreadsheets: sales, expenses, stock, customers and suppliers.
You and your staff send receipts, invoices and sales by WhatsApp or email. It records them, and sends invoices and payment reminders.
Every week or month you get profit and loss, cash flow, stock and VAT figures, ready for your accountant.

Good

Books always up to date, not done in a panic at month end
Invoices go out on time and late payers get reminded
Knows your markups, so your prices stay profitable
Stock counts and low-stock alerts
Cuts your accountant’s bill, because everything arrives organised

Watch out for

It doesn’t replace your registered accountant for tax returns and audits
It only knows what it’s sent, so receipts must be sent in
Takes about a month to settle in and learn your categories
Financial data must stay private, so access is set up carefully
Unusual transactions still need a person to check

Human slip-ups it removes: Lost receipts, wrong sums, forgotten invoices, stock that “disappears”, not knowing your profit until it’s too late.
Speed: Month-end books in minutes instead of days.
Money compared with hiring: An accounts clerk in Botswana earns about P6,600 a month. The bot is about P13, with no setup fee.

Behind the scenes

Iris

Email assistant

Iris was the messenger of the Greek gods. It handles your email.

$0.59 a monthabout P8, no setup fee

It reads your email first. It throws out the junk, writes draft replies for the normal ones and puts the important ones at the top for you.

How it works

It connects to your inbox.
New emails are sorted into urgent, needs you, can be answered, and junk.
It drafts replies in your style. You check them and press send.

Good

Your inbox is under control every morning
Draft replies save hours of typing
Important emails don’t get buried
The same polite tone every time
Works with Gmail and Outlook

Watch out for

You should still read drafts before sending
It needs access to your email, so security matters
It can mis-sort a new type of email at first
Not for very sensitive legal or staff matters
Saves the most if you get a lot of email

Human slip-ups it removes: Missed important emails, slow replies, typos, angry replies sent in a rush.
Speed: About an hour of email a day down to 15 minutes.
Money compared with hiring: An hour a day of a clerk’s time is about P780 a month. The bot is about P8.

Behind the scenes

Sunny

Morning briefing

Sunny is your good-morning message.

$0.50 a monthabout P7, no setup fee

Every morning at the same time it sends you one short message: today’s appointments, new leads, money owed to you and what needs doing.

How it works

It connects to your diary, your leads and your books.
Early each morning it checks what’s new.
It sends you a short summary on WhatsApp or email.

Good

You start every day knowing what matters
Nothing slips because you forgot to check
Takes a minute to read
Very cheap
Works even better alongside the other bots

Watch out for

Only as good as the systems it reads
Less useful if every day is the same
One more message on your phone
Needs a little setup to pick what matters to you
It tells you about the work; it doesn’t do it

Human slip-ups it removes: Forgotten appointments, missed follow-ups, starting the day without the full picture.
Speed: 20–30 minutes of checking apps becomes one minute.
Money compared with hiring: About P7 a month, less than a cold drink.

Behind the scenes

Sage

Your own business AI

A sage is wise. It thinks things through with you.

$0.99 a monthabout P13, no setup fee

A smart assistant like ChatGPT or Claude that has already been told everything about you and your business, so you never explain yourself again. Ask it to write, plan or think something through, and it answers like someone who works for you.

How it works

We interview you: your business, customers, goals and how you like to be spoken to.
We set all of that up inside an AI assistant that you own.
We train you and your team to use it in a one-hour session.

Good

One payment, with no monthly fee from us
Letters, posts, proposals and plans in minutes
Knows your business, so its answers fit you
Helps every staff member, not just you
Gets more useful the more you use it

Watch out for

You need your own AI subscription, about $20 a month
It can sound sure and still be wrong, so check facts and numbers
Needs updating when your business changes
Don’t paste in very private customer details
It helps people work faster; it doesn’t do the job alone

Human slip-ups it removes: Staring at a blank page, writing that changes from person to person, re-explaining the same things again and again.
Speed: A proposal or letter in 5 minutes instead of an hour.
Money compared with hiring: One payment of about P5,300, instead of paying a writer or consultant every time.

Behind the scenes

Pixel

Content bot

Pixel makes your posts and pictures.

$0.79 a monthabout P11, no setup fee

It writes your social media posts, makes simple pictures to go with them and posts them for you, so your pages look busy and alive.

How it works

We learn your brand, your products and your offers.
Each week it plans and writes your posts. You can approve them first.
It posts them on schedule, up to twice a day.

Good

Your pages stay active without you filming or writing
The same brand voice in every post
Posts every day, even in your busiest weeks
Much cheaper than a social media person
Gets offers out fast

Watch out for

AI posts can look generic; real photos of your work still win
Approve posts so nothing off-brand goes out
It doesn’t reply to comments like a person (add the chat bot for that)
Social media takes months to grow
Facebook, Instagram and TikTok change their rules often

Human slip-ups it removes: Weeks with no posts, typos, off-brand posts, forgetting to advertise an offer.
Speed: A month of posts planned in an hour.
Money compared with hiring: A junior social media assistant costs about what an admin clerk earns, around P4,500 a month. The bot is about P11.

Salary figures are estimates for Botswana from worldsalaries.com (receptionist about P5,500 a month, admin clerk about P3,900–5,100) and rollthepay.com (accounting clerk about P6,600), 2025–2026. Hourly staff time is worked out at about P30 an hour. Real wages vary by town and employer.

Dollar prices are converted at about P13.30 to $1 (mid-2026). Monthly fees are 2026 launch prices, with no setup fees. Phone calls are pay-as-you-go at cost.

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