If you’re choosing between Will Hero and EveryWill (formerly Gathered Here), both are reputable Australian services that produce a legally valid Will online. The clearest differences are the experience and the model: EveryWill helps you make a simple Will through guided smart forms and is free, funded by charities; Will Hero ($99) is built around a visual Will builder, with a review step and support for more involved wishes. This page is an honest look at how the two differ so you can pick the one that fits your situation.
Last updated 18 August 2026 · Researched, written and maintained by the Will Hero team using publicly available information from each provider.
Quick answer
Will Hero ($99) is an online Will platform that lets you build, see and test your Will visually—with a visual Will builder, scenario testing and AI checks, a team review before you sign, and support for more involved wishes like holding assets in trust until a set age, excluding a person, or providing for a blended family. EveryWill (formerly Gathered Here) helps you make a simple Will through guided smart forms, and it’s free because it’s funded by charities rather than by you. Choose Will Hero for a visual, guided experience with review and support; choose EveryWill for a straightforward Will at no cost. For a testamentary trust or a genuinely complex estate, see a solicitor.
Will Hero is an Australian online Will platform. This comparison reflects publicly available information from each provider as at August 2026. Will Hero is independent and not affiliated with EveryWill or Gathered Here; “EveryWill” and “Gathered Here” are trademarks of their owner. Will Hero is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice.
Will Hero vs EveryWill at a glance
Both platforms let you build a Will online, then print and sign it in front of two witnesses. The main differences are how much they help with more complex wishes, the review and checks included, the support, and—at the end—price.
| Online Will feature | Will Hero | EveryWill (formerly Gathered Here) |
|---|---|---|
| Drafting experience | Visual Will + guided flow | Guided smart forms |
| More complex wishes online (hold assets until an age, exclusions, conditional gifts, life interests, blended families, layered backups) | Yes | Straightforward Wills only (one level of backups; no exclusion clause, conditional gifts or life interests) |
| How you divide the estate (residual split) | Percentages or fractions (e.g. equal thirds) | Whole percentages only (must total 100%; no fractions like 1/3) |
| Review before you sign | Team review included (usually within 24 hours; data & completeness check, not legal advice) | Fully self-serve — no review of your finished Will. A free 15-minute consultation call (Gathered Here Legal) is offered if you want a more complex “bespoke” Will |
| Extra checks before completion | Scenario testing, AI review & Review My Will checks | — |
| Executors, guardians & pet carers | Unlimited, each with backups | Up to 3 executors (with backups); guardians for children & pets, but no backup guardians |
| Exclude a person | Specific exclusion clause | No — omission only (no exclusion clause) |
| Assets held for children until | An age you choose (e.g. 21 or 25) | Age 18 only (fixed) |
| Power of Attorney | Included in the $99 — available in every state | No |
| Print at home or posted signing kit | Both — print at home, or a professionally printed Will posted with a signing kit (archival paper, pen & folder) at no extra cost | Print at home |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days | n/a (free) |
| Support | Phone, live chat & AI assistant | Help centre & contact form (self-serve) |
| Human follow-up after you finish | Yes — a follow-up call offered to every customer | No (self-serve) |
| Charity gift | Optional — leave a gift to any charity you choose; you’re just not prompted to | Optional, but the process invites a gift to charity (its funding model) |
| Complex estates / testamentary trusts | No — see an independent solicitor (Will Hero says so up-front for complex estates) | No — points you to its paid “bespoke” Will (Gathered Here Legal) |
| Updates | 12 months included | Unlimited, for life |
| Single Will price | $99 one-off (see pricing) | Free |
Indicative, based on publicly available information from each provider as at August 2026; confirm current details on each website. For a wider field including Willed, Safewill and State Trustees, see our best online Will services in Australia (2026 review).
What you get with Will Hero
Will Hero is a paid platform, and the $99 pays for capability and care that a free, self-serve flow generally doesn’t include:
- A team review before you sign. Every completed Will is reviewed by the Will Hero team, usually within 24 hours, for data-entry issues and completeness. (This is a data-accuracy and completeness check, not legal advice—Will Hero is not a law firm. Every clause in the library is drafted and reviewed by qualified Australian Wills and Estates practitioners.)
- More complex wishes, handled online. Hold assets in trust until a beneficiary reaches a set age, exclude a person with a specific clause, provide for a blended family, add conditional gifts, life interests, no-contest clauses and layered backup executors and beneficiaries.
- See and test your Will. The Visual Will shows how your estate flows, scenario testing shows what happens if a beneficiary passes away before you, and Review My Will runs automated checks before you pay—flagging things like missing backups, unclear gifts and two beneficiaries with the same name.
- Support and a signing kit. Phone and live chat, an AI assistant, a follow-up call after purchase, and your choice of instant download to print at home or a professionally printed Will posted to you with a signing kit, at no extra cost.
- Power of Attorney included in the price — available in every state and territory.
What EveryWill does well
EveryWill (formerly Gathered Here) is a good product with real strengths:
- It’s free—and stays free, with unlimited updates for life, funded by charity partnerships rather than by you.
- It’s quick and simple for a straightforward estate—most people finish in 10–15 minutes.
- It supports gifts to charity beautifully, which is its mission: its process makes leaving a bequest to a cause easy, and it has helped raise substantial funds for Australian charities and non-profits.
There’s a reason it’s shaped this way. A platform funded by charity partnerships is built to make charitable bequests easy at scale—and it does that well. It isn’t built to handle a blended family, a child you want to provide for differently, or assets held until someone turns 25—and it doesn’t claim to be. That’s not a criticism; it’s its model, and it’s why the capability differences above exist.
Worth knowing: Will Hero supports charitable gifts too—you can leave any amount or item to any charity or cause. Choosing Will Hero doesn’t mean giving up a bequest; the difference is simply that the option isn’t prompted.
The price difference—and what it pays for
The honest headline is that EveryWill is free and Will Hero is $99 (one-off, no subscription; $158 for a couple). EveryWill also includes unlimited updates for life, where Will Hero includes 12 months and then you pay again only when you need a change. Unlimited updates matter most when your circumstances change—though a free, simple-Will flow’s limits tend to surface at exactly those moments.
So why pay anything? Because “free” and “$99” only look the same if the two Wills are the same—and they aren’t. The $99 buys a team review of your completed Will before you sign, the ability to handle wishes a simple flow can’t (holding assets until an age, excluding a person, blended families), the visual builder and testing, phone support, and the choice of printing at home or a printed Will posted with a signing kit. If those matter to you, the $99 is doing real work.
When EveryWill is a great choice
Consider EveryWill (formerly Gathered Here) if:
- You want a valid Will at no cost, with free updates for life.
- Your estate is straightforward—a simple split among a few people, perhaps with a gift to charity.
- You’re happy to include a charity gift and like that your Will helps a cause.
When Will Hero is a great choice
Consider Will Hero if:
- You want a team review of your completed Will before you sign.
- You have a blended family or more complex wishes—like holding assets in trust until a child reaches an age or excluding someone—that you’d like to handle online.
- You value seeing and testing your Will via the Visual Will, scenario testing and Review My Will.
- You want phone support, a printed signing kit posted to you, and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
What neither can do
Both Will Hero and EveryWill are online Will platforms, not law firms. Neither is the right tool for a testamentary trust, a disability trust, business succession, substantial overseas assets, or a genuinely complex or contested estate. For those, see a solicitor—Will Hero says so too, on its online Will vs lawyer page.
How the wider field compares
EveryWill and Will Hero aren’t the only options. Willed and Safewill are other reputable Australian online Will services, and State Trustees Victoria and the public trustees offer their own routes. For a broader side-by-side—pricing, review and features across providers—see our best online Will services in Australia (2026 review).
Common questions
Is Will Hero or EveryWill better for an online Will?
Both produce a legally valid Australian Will online. EveryWill (formerly Gathered Here) is 100% free, funded by charity partnerships, and suits a straightforward estate. Will Hero is a paid platform ($99) built around a visual Will builder, with a team review before you sign, more capable handling of complex wishes, scenario testing and AI checks, plus phone support and a free printed signing kit. Choose EveryWill for a simple Will at no cost; choose Will Hero for the visual experience, review and added capability.
EveryWill is free — why would I pay $99 for Will Hero?
You’d pay $99 for Will Hero when you want something the free flow doesn’t include: a team review of your completed Will before you sign, the ability to handle more complex wishes online (holding assets until an age, excluding a person, blended families, conditional gifts), a visual Will with scenario testing, phone support, and your choice of printing at home or a posted signing kit. If your estate is simple and none of that matters to you, EveryWill’s free Will is a perfectly good choice.
Is a free online Will from EveryWill (formerly Gathered Here) legally valid?
Yes. A Will created on EveryWill is legally valid in Australia when you print it and sign it correctly in front of two witnesses—the same as a Will from any online platform, including Will Hero. Validity depends on signing and witnessing it properly, not on how much you paid. Neither a free nor a paid online Will replaces tailored legal advice for genuinely complex estates.
Does EveryWill or Will Hero review your Will before you sign?
Will Hero includes a team review of every completed Will, usually within 24 hours, checking for data-entry issues and completeness before you finalise (team members are not necessarily lawyers, and this is not legal advice). EveryWill’s flow is fully self-serve, with no review of the Will you build; if your situation is more complex it offers a free consultation call, through its associated Gathered Here Legal, about a paid bespoke Will. Confirm each provider’s current process on its own website.
Which is better for complex wishes like holding assets until a child turns 25, or excluding someone?
Will Hero is built to handle these online: a clause to hold assets in trust until a beneficiary reaches an age you choose, a specific exclusion clause (rather than simply leaving someone out), conditional gifts, life interests, and layered backups. Free platforms generally focus on straightforward Wills—EveryWill, for example, holds a minor’s inheritance in trust only until age 18 and does not offer an exclusion clause. For genuinely complex needs—testamentary trusts, business succession, overseas assets, or providing for a child with disability—see a solicitor; neither platform is a substitute for that.
Do I have to leave money to charity to use EveryWill?
EveryWill (formerly Gathered Here) is free because it’s funded by charity partnerships, and its Will-building process invites you to leave a percentage of your estate to a charity or non-profit. Leaving a gift to charity is a choice, not a requirement, and its Wills remain free either way. Will Hero also lets you leave a bequest to any charity you choose — you can name any charity or cause in your gifts — it simply doesn’t prompt charitable giving as a primary step the way EveryWill’s flow does. Please confirm the current process on EveryWill’s website.
Is EveryWill (Gathered Here) a good service?
Yes. EveryWill, formerly Gathered Here, is a reputable Australian platform and one of the most widely used free Will services in the country, and it has helped raise substantial funds for charity. This page simply sets out where Will Hero and EveryWill differ so you can pick the one that suits your situation.
Make your Will online, your way
If you’d like an online Will that can handle simple or more complex wishes—with a Visual Will, scenario testing and a team review included—Will Hero is built for exactly that.
Ready to start? Start your Will (free to build and try; pay when you’re ready to finalise).
Still comparing? See the best online Will services in Australia (2026 review), online Will vs lawyer, or who Will Hero is best for.
Will Hero is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice, and is independent of and not affiliated with EveryWill or Gathered Here. “EveryWill” and “Gathered Here” are trademarks of their respective owner and are used here only to identify the service being compared. Pricing and features for both providers change over time; the details above reflect publicly available information as at 18 August 2026—always confirm current details on each provider’s website.
