Honest comparison
AI receptionist vs. missed-call text-back: a text says sorry. An answer books the job.
Missed-call text-back tools auto-text every caller you miss: “Sorry we missed you — how can we help?” It's better than nothing. It's also an apology where an answer should be.
Free for 2 weeks — no card — then $30 per booking you confirm. No contract.
What the caller gets · Missed-call text-back
An SMS asking them to type out their problem
DispatchAnswer
A live conversation that takes the details and books the job
The 11 PM emergency · Missed-call text-back
A text they may not notice while they're calling your competitor
DispatchAnswer
Answered on the spot, triaged, escalated by your rules
Callers who don't text · Missed-call text-back
Older customers and people driving just dial the next number
DispatchAnswer
Anyone who can make a phone call gets served
Where it ends · Missed-call text-back
A text thread you still have to work to a booking
DispatchAnswer
A booked appointment plus a transcript in your pocket
Cost · Missed-call text-back
Typically $99–300/mo, bundled into marketing suites
DispatchAnswer
$0/mo — $30 per booking you confirm
To be fair
Where text-back still fits
As a safety net behind a live answer, text-back is genuinely useful — if a caller hangs up before anyone picks up, an automatic text can recover a few of them. The mistake is treating the apology text as your call coverage. The order matters: answer first, text as backup — not the other way around.
You hold the leash
The Confirm Text, on by default.
Every call is recorded, transcribed, and texted to you. Nothing lands on your calendar until you confirm it from one text — and nothing ever bills except bookings you confirmed.
Straight answers
Common questions
Keep digging
The three pages owners read before saying yes
Settle it with your own ears
Hear the demo, run the free pilot, read the Confirm Texts.
Two weeks free, $30 per booking you confirm, cancel with an email. The comparison that matters is the one on your own calendar.
Free for 2 weeks — no card — then $30 per booking you confirm. No contract.