14-day free trial · No lock-in · Plans from US$1.30 a day

AI phone receptionist for Shopify

Every missed call is a missed sale.

And every slow reply costs you a customer. Tillie answers your store’s phone and support email from your live Shopify data: orders, stock, products and policies. After hours, at lunch, or when you’re slammed.

  • 14-day free trial
  • Keep your number
  • Local US numbers, calls from day one

Launching on the Shopify App Store soon

A real call with Tillie, in your browser. Or take a listen to a recording.

Works with Shopify and your help desk

  • Shopify
  • Gorgias
  • Zendesk
  • Re:amaze
  • Intercom
  • Freshdesk
  • Help Scout

Phone

Callers get real answers, not voicemail.

  • Answers when you can’t

    Forward only the calls you choose: when the line’s busy, nobody picks up, or after hours. You keep your number.

  • Checks orders safely

    Order details only after an identity check, like a matching caller ID or the delivery ZIP code. You choose how strict.

  • Knows your stock

    Prices, sizes and what’s in stock, straight from Shopify. Ready to buy? Tillie texts a checkout link.

  • Hands over when it should

    Books a callback, takes a message, or puts the call through to your team during opening hours.

A call summary and the steps Tillie took: an order lookup with an identity check, a stock check and a checkout link
Every call gets a summary, a transcript and every step Tillie took.

Email

Support email, handled.

  • Drafts from real orders

    Tillie writes replies in your help desk using the customer’s actual order, tracking and your policies.

  • A second check on every draft

    A separate AI checks each reply against your store data. The AI that wrote it can’t approve it.

  • You pick how much goes out alone

    Start by approving everything. Let the easy ones, like “where’s my order?”, go out on their own when you’re ready.

An email draft that passed the independent check, ready to approve and send
The draft, the check and one button to send it.

Do the math

What are missed calls costing you?

Sales you could be missing

US$1,040a month

Tillie’s Starter plan is about US$79 a month.

An estimate from the numbers you pick. It’s not a promise.

You’re in charge

Nothing changes without your approval.

  • Your rules

    Out of the box, Tillie only reads your store. You switch on each action, like address changes or refunds up to a limit.

  • Your voice

    Pick the greeting, voice and opening hours, and the topics that always go to a person.

  • Your budget

    Set a monthly limit. Tillie warns you before you reach it, and you can pause any time.

The email automation scale, from approving every reply to sending most replies automatically
Five levels, from “approve every reply” to “as much as possible”.

Take a listen in

Sounds like a local.

Natural voices that keep their own accent. These are the voices Tillie uses on calls.

GleamNorth American · female
QuartzAustralian · female
RippleAustralian · male
30 seconds: a stock question, answered.
The full tour: an order check, a checkout link and the controls in Shopify.
Read the demo transcript

The demo uses a made-up store and an AI caller. Tillie’s voice comes straight from the app’s voice engine. Pauses are shortened.

Tillie: G’day, you’re through to Tillie at Riverside BBQ. How can I help?

Customer: Oh hey, I just wanna check on me order. Number 1042.

Tillie: For order 1042, I’ll just need your postcode to pull it up.

Customer: Yeah, it’s 4171.

Tillie: It’s paid and on the move with StarTrack, headed to Bulimba.

Customer: Oh, great. Thanks for that. Now, do you have the Weber Q 1200 in stock at Newstead?

Tillie: Yep, we’ve got five Weber Q 1200 Portable Gas Barbecues at Newstead. They’re $449 each.

Customer: Perfect. Could you text me a link so I can buy it?

Tillie: Beauty, sending it now. All sorted. I’ve sent you the checkout link for one Weber Q 1200.

Customer: Thanks a lot. Catch ya later.

Tillie: Thanks for calling Riverside BBQ. Have a good one!

Customer: Cheers, you too. Bye!

The final scenes show the call record, email review, approval settings and store knowledge.

Setup

Three steps to live.

  1. Install

    Add Tillie to your Shopify store. It reads your products, policies and pages straight away.

  2. Check

    Look over what Tillie learned. Pick when it answers, how it greets callers, and what goes to your team.

  3. Forward

    Get your local number, forward calls from your existing phone, and make a test call.

Straight answer

Is Tillie right for you?

A good fit

  • Shopify stores that miss calls at busy times or after hours
  • Stores that get the same order and stock questions every day
  • Teams on Gorgias, Zendesk or another supported help desk
  • Owners who want to choose what the AI can and can’t do

Not a fit yet

  • Taking and paying for orders on the call (Tillie texts a checkout link instead)
  • Stores that need a phone number outside the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
  • Email without a help desk, or languages other than English

Pricing

Cheaper than one lost sale a week.

Every plan below includes phone and email, no lock-in, and a 14-day free trial. Billed in US dollars through Shopify. Cancel any time by uninstalling.

Best place to start

Starter

US$79/month

US$2.63 a day

  • 200 call minutes
  • 500 email replies
  • 14-day free trial

For shops losing a few calls and emails a day.

Growth

US$149/month

US$4.97 a day

  • 700 call minutes
  • 2,000 email replies
  • 14-day free trial

For busy shops that miss calls at peak times.

Scale

US$349/month

US$11.63 a day

  • 2,000 call minutes
  • 6,000 email replies
  • 14-day free trial

For shops where calls and emails pile up, or with several locations.

Only behind on email? Email only US$39/month with 500 replies.

Extra minutes US$0.15, extra replies US$0.10. Spam calls, calls of 10 seconds or less, and drafts you don’t send are free. Your local number and your store’s own text number are included in every plan with phone answering.

How billing works
  • Minutes count while Tillie is on a call, rounded up to the next whole minute.
  • You’re never billed for spam: robocalls, sales calls, wrong numbers and calls where nobody speaks are free.
  • Only email replies that are actually sent count: replies Tillie sends on its own, and replies your team approves and sends. Drafts you reject or never send, and notes in your help desk, are free.
  • Shopify doesn’t cap usage charges, so set a call budget and an email budget in the app to get alerts.
  • Shopify adds tax where needed. Change or cancel your plan any time.

Founding stores

Be one of our first stores.

Free setup, your first month free, and your price locked for 12 months. Places are limited, and you get a direct line to the person who built it.

Privacy and security

Your customers’ data stays safe.

Checked before it’s shared

Order details only go to a caller who passes the identity check you choose.

Never used to train AI

We don’t sell your data, use it for ads, or let our AI providers train on it.

Clear privacy terms

Our privacy policy and data processing terms say what we keep, why, who receives it and for how long.

Deleted when you leave

Uninstall and we delete your store’s data within 30 days, apart from billing records tax law needs.

Read the privacy policy and the data processing terms.

Who’s behind Tillie

Built by a store owner, for store owners.

Tillie is built in Brisbane by Mark Bekhit. It grew out of the AI phone and email assistant Mark built for Rivendell, the New Zealand Shopify store he runs with his family. That assistant answers Rivendell’s customers every day, and Tillie brings the same approach to other Shopify stores.

Tillie is a product of Clarity Insights Imaging Pty Ltd, an Australian company. Email hello@hellotillie.com and a real person will get back to you.

Questions

Good questions.

Do customers mind talking to an AI?

Callers want a quick, correct answer, and they can always ask for a person. Tillie picks up straight away in a natural voice, and books a callback or puts the call through when someone wants your team. If a caller asks whether it’s an AI, Tillie always says so.

How long does setup take?

Most of it happens on its own. When you install, Tillie reads your products, policies and pages. You check what it learned, pick a greeting and opening hours, then forward your calls. US and Canadian numbers need no business registration, so calls work from the first day. Australian and New Zealand numbers need a quick registration, which you do in the app.

What happens when Tillie doesn’t know the answer?

It says so. Tillie only answers from your store data and the facts you’ve checked. If it can’t find the answer, it books a callback or takes a message, and you see it in the app.

Could Tillie give order details to the wrong person?

Tillie checks first. By default, a caller gets order details when their caller ID matches the order, or when they give the order number and a detail that matches, like the delivery ZIP code or surname. You can make it stricter in settings, for example so caller ID alone is never enough.

How is this different from voicemail or a call center?

Voicemail makes callers wait. A call centre doesn’t know your stock or your orders. Tillie answers on the spot from your live Shopify data, and hands the tricky calls to your team.

Which phone numbers does Tillie use?

Tillie gives your store a local US or Canadian number. There’s no business registration, so calls work from the first day. You keep your existing number and forward calls to Tillie: all calls, only when the line’s busy or nobody answers, or only after hours.

Can Tillie text my callers?

Yes. When a caller asks for a checkout link, Tillie texts it to them. In the US and Canada, phone companies deliver business texts only from a number verified for that business. So Tillie gives your store its own text number, at no extra charge, and verifies it in your business’s name. Texts to callers start once it’s verified, usually within a few business days. Calls work from the first day while that happens.

Are calls recorded?

Only if you turn recording on. When it’s on, every caller hears a recording notice near the start, and recording can’t be on without it. When it’s off, Tillie still keeps a written transcript. You’re responsible for any extra notice your local law needs.

Can Tillie refund, cancel or change orders?

Only if you let it. Out of the box, Tillie only reads your store and passes change requests to your team. You can switch on actions one at a time, like changing an address before an order ships, cancelling an unshipped order, starting a return, or a refund or store credit up to a limit you set. For each one, you choose whether Tillie does it after its check or asks your team first. Tillie only says something’s done once Shopify shows it.

Do I need a help desk for email?

Yes, at launch. Tillie works with Gorgias, Zendesk, Re:amaze, Intercom, Freshdesk and Help Scout. It reads new tickets, drafts a reply and checks each draft against your order records. Direct Gmail, Microsoft 365 and Outlook connections are on the way, and Shopify Inbox chat isn’t available to apps.

Which AI does Tillie use?

AI models from OpenAI, for calls and for email drafts. Our AI providers don’t use your data to train their models. AI can mishear or get things wrong, so Tillie answers from your store data, checks identity before it shares order details, and offers a callback when it’s unsure. Take a look at your call summaries, especially in the first few weeks.

Which countries does Tillie work in?

Local phone numbers are available for stores in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The email assistant works for stores anywhere, and the Email plan doesn’t need a phone number. Tillie speaks English only for now.

How do the free trial and billing work?

Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial, with no plan charge. Included minutes and replies apply from day one, and anything above them is charged as normal. Charges go on your Shopify bill, with tax added where needed. Change plan any time, or stop by uninstalling. See our terms for details.

Got another question? Email hello@hellotillie.com.

Stop losing sales to missed calls.

14-day free trial · No lock-in · Plans from US$1.30 a day