# Get the details. Without the back-and-forth. Share a link to collect answers by voice or text. AskInstead asks follow-up questions and returns **an organized brief.** What do you need to learn? Client discoveryClient intakeOperational review Create my free test → Your questions. A real conversation. Your brief. No signup. Use sample details for this free test. ✓ One shareable link ✓ No recipient account Product video (56 seconds, sample data): https://askinstead.com/video/askinstead-launch.mp4 ## Less chasing. More context. 1. ### Choose what you need to know Prepare your questions and the details you want back. 2. ### Send one link Recipients answer in their own time. AskInstead asks for useful detail. 3. ### Start with the context Review the summary, answers, and requested fields together. ## What do you need to collect? Start with client discovery or intake. Select an example to explore the full process, or use it to create your own. ### Client discovery Find out what this client actually needs built, by when, and who signs it off. Requested fields: Project goal, Deadline, Budget range, Decision maker. ### Legal intake Collect the reason for a legal enquiry, key dates, and available documents before a consultation. Requested fields: Enquiry type, Key dates, Documents. ### Medical intake Collect the reason for a visit, when the concern started, and questions for the clinician before an appointment. Requested fields: Visit reason, Reported timeline, Questions. ### Candidate screening Find out whether this backend candidate has really run a billing system in production. Requested fields: Years of experience, Tech stack, Notice period, Salary expectation. ### Maintenance intake Find out exactly what is broken in this flat, how bad it is, and when we can get in. Requested fields: Issue type, Location, Severity, Access window. ## See the full process, from request to result. Review your questions before publishing. Then see how the answers become a summary and the fields you requested. 01 · DRAFT ### Draft the conversation Start with the information you need. Review every question before you publish. YOU NEED TO KNOW Find out what this client actually needs built, by when, and who signs it off. - One reusable link - Recipient account not required **Project discovery · 4 questions · ~7 min** 01 Describe what you want to exist at the end of this project. 02 What is driving the date? Tell me what happens if it slips. 03 What has been tried already, and why did it stop? 04 Who signs this off, and what budget range is approved? Requested fields: Project goal, Deadline, Budget range, Decision maker. READY TO PUBLISH askinstead.com/c/your-conversation Share one reusable link. Each recipient completes the same guided conversation. 02 · FOLLOW-UP ### AskInstead follows up The conversation reacts when an answer needs useful detail. Recipients can use voice or text. Recipient: Tom Reeder · Harbour Studio. answered by voice · 7:02. ASKINSTEAD What is driving the date? Tell me what happens if it slips. 1:36 RECIPIENT We want it before the November season. 1:44 ASKINSTEAD UNSCRIPTED FOLLOW-UP Which date in November, and what happens commercially if you miss it? 1:52 RECIPIENT The second. Our bookings triple that week, and last year the old flow dropped a third of them. 2:01 03 · RESULT ### Review organized answers The summary, requested fields, transcript, and recording stay together in one result. #### Summary answered 18 Aug Wants a mobile booking flow a customer can finish in under two minutes. The real deadline is 2 November: bookings triple that week and the old flow lost a third of them. An earlier redesign stalled at the payment step. The ops director signs off, with £40–55k approved. #### Requested fields Ready to export Project goal Mobile booking flow rebuild Deadline 2 Nov (season start) Budget range £40,000–55,000 Decision maker Ops director Known risk Payment step untouched before Other result contents: timestamped transcript, voice recording when used, and CSV export. ## A form cannot ask the next useful question. Fixed questions work for known inputs. AskInstead asks for useful detail when an answer is incomplete. WITHOUT ASKINSTEAD ### A fixed form - **Fixed questions** cannot react to an incomplete answer. - **Manual follow-up** requires another email or call. - **Raw responses** still require your team to interpret them. WITH ASKINSTEAD ### A guided conversation - **Useful follow-ups** collect missing detail when needed. - **Voice or text** lets each recipient choose how to answer. - **Organized results** include a summary and the fields you asked for. ## Put the answers where your work already happens. Review the organized result in AskInstead. Export the response when work must continue elsewhere. CSV ### Export every response Download a CSV file for a conversation. Continue your work in a spreadsheet or another system. ## Start without a card. Upgrade when you need more. Monthly plans. No annual contract. Cancel before renewal. FREE ### Start with Free A one-time allowance of responses and voice minutes. No expiry. No monthly reset. No card required. [Start free](https://app.askinstead.com/signup?next=%2Fnew) ### Starter **$29**/month 100 completed responses each month. Includes 100 voice minutes and API access. [Select Starter](https://app.askinstead.com/signup?next=%2Fpricing%3Fplan%3Dstarter) MOST CHOSEN ### Growth **$89**/month 400 completed responses each month. Includes 400 voice minutes and API access. [Select Growth](https://app.askinstead.com/signup?next=%2Fpricing%3Fplan%3Dgrowth) ### Scale **$249**/month 1,000 completed responses each month. Includes 1,000 voice minutes and API access. [Select Scale](https://app.askinstead.com/signup?next=%2Fpricing%3Fplan%3Dscale) Text responses use no voice minutes. Paid allowances reset monthly. Free allowance does not reset. ## Before you start How does AskInstead choose follow-up questions? AskInstead checks each answer against your question and goal. Smart mode allows one clarification per question. You can allow more detail or disable follow-ups. How is this different from a form? A form asks fixed questions. AskInstead asks follow-up questions when an answer is incomplete. You receive a summary and the fields you requested. Can I try it before signup? Yes. Describe your goal, edit the questions, and get a free test link. Answer it and see your private brief without signup. Each preview includes one response, up to five minutes. Test answers expire within 24 hours. Do recipients need an account? No. Recipients open your shared link and answer by voice or text. What is included for free? Each eligible workspace receives a one-time Free allowance to collect responses. The allowance has no expiry and does not reset. No card is required. [See the Free allowance →](#pricing) How does usage work? Each finished conversation uses one response; voice also uses voice minutes. Paid allowances reset at renewal. When voice minutes run out, recipients can use text; when responses run out, add usage or change plans to continue. [Compare plans →](#pricing) Can I collect sensitive information? Check privacy, consent, and professional requirements before collecting sensitive information. Recipients see a recording notice before voice starts. The legal and medical samples show information collection, not professional advice. [Privacy Policy →](/privacy)[Recording and consent →](/consent-recording) ## Get the details you need. Create a conversation, share one link, and review the organized answers. 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