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Missed-Call Recovery

Every call you can't take still gets answered

Your phone rings first. If you're busy, on another line, or can't get to it, the AI picks up and answers from your knowledge base — or decline the call yourself and send it straight to the AI.

A plumber mid-job checking her phone, where an incoming call has just been caught and answered by the AI
The problem

The jobs you don't even know you lost

Industry research puts unanswered-call rates at local service businesses at just over half — and about 80% of the callers who land on voicemail hang up without leaving a message. So you don't just miss the call. You miss the name, the number, and the reason they called, because there's nothing left behind to call back.

A plumber's under a sink with wet hands when the phone buzzes. By the time he wipes off and checks, there's a missed call and nothing else — no voicemail, no clue who it was or what they needed. That caller has already moved to the next name on the search results page.

The fix

Safety Net mode — your phone still rings first

Turn on Safety Net mode and nothing changes about how your phone works: you see and hear every call first, same as always. If you don't pick up after a few rings, or you're already on another call, the AI takes over automatically and answers from the knowledge base you approved. Don't want to wait it out? Decline the call yourself and it routes straight to the AI, instantly — no dead air, no ringing into voicemail.

Either way, the caller gets a real answer instead of a beep: a question answered, a message taken with real detail, or an appointment booked if there's an open slot. The transcript, a short summary, and a 1–5 lead score land in your inbox the moment the call ends, so you know exactly who to call back first — and you can do it with one tap.

Prefer the AI to answer every call, first ring, instead of catching overflow? Switch to Front Desk mode any time — same one switch, opposite setting.

Safety Net mode
Front Desk mode
Catching overflow

Where this shows up in the product:

Decline the call, and the AI is already talking to your caller before the ring finishes.

Pricing

What it costs, and what one recovered call is worth

Plans

Starter is $79/mo — 120 AI minutes (about 40 calls) and 100 texts, enough for a business catching overflow rather than running full-time. Pro is $169/mo — 450 minutes (about 150 calls) with lead scoring included. Scale is $299/mo — 1,000 minutes (about 330 calls) for busy lines. Annual billing gets two months free.

The $4, 14-day trial includes 30 AI minutes and 25 texts, so you can watch a real declined call land in your inbox before you commit to anything.

One recovered $300 job covers about four months of Starter.

Frequently asked questions

Does Safety Net mode change how my phone rings?+

No. It rings exactly as it does now. The AI is the net underneath — it only picks up when you don't or can't.

How fast does the AI answer if I decline the call?+

Instantly. There's no gap where the caller hears ringing into nothing.

What if I'm already on another call when a second one comes in?+

The AI catches it. It's built for the exact moment you're one person and two calls are happening at once.

Can I switch between Safety Net and Front Desk mode?+

Yes, any time, with the same one switch — Safety Net catches overflow, Front Desk answers every call first.

What happens to the caller's information after the AI picks up?+

It lands in your unified inbox with a full transcript, a short summary, and a 1–5 lead score, so you can see at a glance which callback matters most.

What if the AI doesn't know how to answer the caller's question?+

It takes a message instead of guessing, and shows you the exact question afterward so you can add the answer to your knowledge base in one tap — so it can answer that question the next time it comes up.

Every call you can't take still gets answered

The $4, 14-day trial includes 30 AI minutes and 25 texts, so you can watch a real declined call land in your inbox before you commit to anything.