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Illustration of the Kristina Reply interface. A customer asks for help on WhatsApp on a Sunday evening and gets a reply from the AI assistant. Alongside it are the rules for the number, the pause when a colleague steps in and the alert that a contact has been collected.

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Kristina Reply: the assistant that answers your customers on WhatsApp and never writes first

A customer messages you on WhatsApp in the evening or at the weekend and gets a reply straight away, with the information your company has chosen to give. If a person is needed, the customer’s details are collected and passed to whoever has to call them back. Kristina Reply only replies. It does not send promotions, start conversations or write to anyone who has not contacted it first.

It replies. It never writes first.
only to people who write in
Links with a QR code
the number stays on the company phone
Pauses itself
when a person replies from the phone

Illustration of the interface, sample data

01 · copy the link to this sectionThe situation

Customers write on WhatsApp. There isn’t always someone there to answer.

WhatsApp has become one of the ways customers contact a business. They use it to ask about a price, availability, opening hours or the status of an order. Messages arrive while staff are on the phone, in a meeting or at the end of a shift. Some get a reply hours later. Others get lost in a chat that nobody has reopened.

For the person writing, a long wait feels a lot like a no. In the meantime they have gone elsewhere. For the business, every unanswered message is a request that never shows up in any sales report.

Kristina Reply answers those messages with the information your company has chosen to give. It collects the details of people who want to be called back, and hands the conversation over to a person when needed.

Illustration. Notifications of WhatsApp messages received in the evening and at the weekend, each with the reply Kristina Reply has already sent.

02 · copy the link to this sectionThe principle

It replies. It never writes first.

Kristina Reply does one job, and it does it for people who have already written to your company.

What it does

  • It answers incoming messages, in the tone and with the information your company sets.
  • It understands voice messages, photos and PDF documents.
  • It collects the name and contact details of anyone who wants to be called back, and alerts your company by email and on WhatsApp.
  • It pauses on a chat when a person replies from the phone, and resumes after a set time.
  • It keeps every conversation, number by number.

What it doesn’t do

  • It never writes first.
  • It does not send promotions, campaigns or messages to lists of numbers.
  • It does not send reminders or follow-ups.
  • It does not replace your salespeople. It passes the contact on to them.

This is a deliberate product choice. A number that only replies to people who write in can still be used from the phone as before, and runs a lower risk of being reported as spam. The terms of service do not allow it to be used for unsolicited messages.

03 · copy the link to this sectionSee for yourself

Talk to Kristina

The simplest way to see how she replies is to message her. The number below is Kristina presenting herself. You can ask her the questions a customer would ask, or the ones you would ask about your own company.

+39 379 394 5371 · answered by an AI assistant

Illustration of the Kristina Reply interface. A WhatsApp conversation with the AI assistant’s reply.

04 · copy the link to this sectionFor businesses

For companies with several people on the phones

LAB Several numbers, one dashboard Head office, support, sales. Each number has its own instructions, and they all sit in the same dashboard.
LAB The alert goes to the right person When a customer leaves their details, an email goes to whoever needs to call them back, and a WhatsApp message goes to the manager in charge.
LAB Automatic pause If a colleague replies by hand, Kristina stops on that chat and resumes after a time you can set.
LAB Conversation archive Each conversation is tagged with its status: in progress, contact collected, handed over to a person or archived.
Illustration of the Kristina Reply dashboard with sample data. It shows three company numbers, the list of conversations with their status and the details of a collected contact.
Illustration of the interface, sample data

05 · copy the link to this sectionActivation

How to get started

Illustration of the Kristina Reply setup tool. It shows the reference website, three useful pages, the address for alerts and the suggested instructions to review.

Link the number

A QR code appears in the dashboard. You scan it with WhatsApp on the company phone, just as you would to link a computer. The number stays on the phone and you keep using it as before. There is no migration and no change of number.

Prepare the instructions

The setup tool reads your company’s website and up to three pages you choose. It then suggests instructions covering who the company is, what to answer, what not to say and when to hand over to a person. You review and correct them before going live.

Kristina replies

From then on she answers everyone who writes in. The dashboard shows the conversations, the contacts collected and the chats to pick up.

For the first setup, activation includes support from a consultant.

06 · copy the link to this sectionExamples

Examples by sector

LAB Technical support and spare parts Availability and lead times. The technician receives the contact with the details already gathered.
LAB Car dealers and rental Opening hours and models. Requests for a quote go to the salesperson.
LAB Hotels and accommodation Services and directions. Bookings are confirmed by the property itself.
LAB Professional and medical practices Opening hours and documents to bring. Appointments and clinical questions go to a person.
LAB Companies selling to other companies Technical data sheets. Requests for quotation are collected with the details the sales team needs.
LAB Training Course dates, entry requirements and enrolment.

07 · copy the link to this sectionBefore you choose

When it makes sense, and when it doesn’t

It makes sense when

  • messages arrive every day and some go unanswered for hours.
  • many questions come up again and again.
  • requests also arrive outside office hours.
  • several people share the same number.

It does not make sense when

  • messages are few and someone already replies in good time.
  • every reply needs a technical assessment, case by case.
  • the aim is to send offers or promotions. Kristina Reply does not do that.

08 · copy the link to this sectionTransparency

People who write in know an assistant is replying

Updated 16 September 2026

The instructions for every number require Kristina to introduce herself as the company’s AI assistant. The exact wording is agreed at activation.

It is also a legal requirement. From 2 August 2026, the AI Act requires that anyone talking to an artificial intelligence system is made aware of it, unless this is obvious (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, Article 50(1)).

The conversations remain with the company, in its dashboard, on servers in the European Union. The replies are written by models from third-party providers, which are listed in the service’s privacy notice.

This box is for information only and is not legal advice.

Sources (consulted on 16 September 2026)

09 · copy the link to this sectionFinding your way

Kristina Reply, Autochatter or DIREKTA: which do you need?

Where the messages arriveThe toolWhat it does
Your company’s WhatsAppKristina Replyanswers customers who write in and never writes first
WordPress websiteAutochatteranswers visitors’ questions about the website’s content and collects contact details
An executive’s email, calendar and WhatsAppDIREKTApersonal executive assistant
Internal procedures and documentsCompany Brainbespoke project, with permissions by department

The tools can be used together. The full picture is in ‘One company, one memory, three doors’.

10 · copy the link to this sectionPlans

Plans and activation

  • Kristina Reply is a monthly subscription. The plans differ by how many numbers you connect and how many conversations are handled each month. Plans, terms and activation are on kristinareply.com.

  • For different needs, such as more numbers, several brands or high volumes, we agree a solution through the contact form.

11 · copy the link to this sectionFrequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

Do we need the WhatsApp Business API?
No. Kristina Reply connects with a QR code as a linked device, just like using WhatsApp on a computer. The number stays on the company phone and does not have to be migrated to another platform. You keep using it as before, including to reply by hand.
Can we still reply from the phone?
Yes. When someone replies by hand from that number, Kristina pauses on that chat and no longer steps in. She resumes after the time set in the dashboard, or when you switch her back on. Other conversations carry on as normal.
Can it send promotions or reminders?
No. Kristina Reply only answers people who write in and never starts a conversation. That means no campaigns, no messages to lists of numbers and no reminders. The terms of service prohibit its use for unsolicited messages and provide for access to be suspended in the event of abuse.
Is there a risk of the number being blocked?
No connection to WhatsApp carries zero risk. Kristina Reply is designed to reduce the risk. It only answers people who write in, sends no bulk messages and never starts conversations. It is better to connect a number that is already in use, with a history of normal conversations, than a newly activated one.
Does it understand voice notes, photos and documents?
Yes. Voice messages are transcribed, photos are described and PDFs are read, and the reply takes their content into account. Photos and documents received stay in the dashboard archive, where you can view and delete them.
What happens when a customer wants to talk to a person?
Kristina collects their name and contact details. She then alerts the company by email, at the address set for that number, and with a WhatsApp message to the manager’s number. In the dashboard, the conversation appears among those to pick up, with the whole exchange already written out.
Where are the conversations stored?
They are stored in the company’s dashboard, kept separate number by number, on servers in the European Union. The replies are written using artificial intelligence models from third-party providers, which are listed in the service’s privacy notice.
How many conversations can it handle?
It depends on the plan. The plans differ by how many numbers are connected and how many conversations are handled each month, and they are described on kristinareply.com. For higher volumes, or more numbers than the plans allow, we agree a solution through the contact form.

12 · copy the link to this sectionObservatory

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13 · copy the link to this sectionContact

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