Halftonik and Hoops
Thinking about Hoops, or moving from it? Here's how the two compare for an Australian shop.
| What | Hoops | Halftonik |
|---|---|---|
| Billed in | US dollars | Australian dollars, with GST shown |
| About what a 5-person shop pays a month | About A$455, before online stores | A$129.00 ex GST on Shop, or A$39.00 on Starter for two |
| Each extra user | About A$56 each | A$15.00 a month ex GST after 5 on Shop. Production staff free |
| Xero and QuickBooks | Yes, two-way | All three, sent automatically |
| Australian supplier catalogues | Yes, 35+ brands, with an upfront fee | From a spreadsheet, or kept up to date from the supplier's link |
| Your data kept in Australia | Not stated | Yes, in Sydney |
From each company's public website, October 2026. Their prices converted at US$1 = A$1.44, ex GST, for 5 office users. Prices and features change, so check their sites for the latest.
Included in Halftonik, with no add-ons
- Quotes with your own price lists, dark garment and turnaround pricing
- Approvals and quote PDFs, on any phone with no login
- Artwork and proofs your customers approve, with pins
- Job board, calendar and QR job sheets, with a ready-to-print check and live notifications
- Mockup builder at real print size
- Tax invoices, card payments and deposits
- Xero and QuickBooks, or a download for any other system
- Supplier price lists from a spreadsheet
- Emails from your shop name, with replies on the job
- Text messages to customers
- Two-step sign-in and an activity log
- Free production logins that never see your prices
Switching from Hoops
- Bring your customers across. Export customers from Hoops or your accounting app as a CSV and load it in Customers, Import. You see what will be added before anything changes.
- Bring your past jobs. Export your orders from Hoops as a CSV and load it in Jobs, Bring past jobs across. Each customer's history comes with them, and jobs still in progress land on the board.
- Load your supplier price lists. Load each supplier's CSV, or save the link to it so it loads again each day.
- Set your prices. Edit the starter price lists for screen print, embroidery, DTF and transfers.
- Connect your books. Connect Xero or QuickBooks, and card payments with Stripe.
- Run both for a while. Quote new jobs here and finish what's in progress there, until everything has moved across.
Try it next to Hoops
We're opening to shops a few at a time. Tell us about yours and we'll be in touch to get you set up.