An AI receptionist that answers like it works for you.
An AI receptionist is a voice AI assistant that answers your business phone, talks with the caller in real time, answers their questions, and captures the job so you can call back. Genie is an AI receptionist built only for home service businesses — plumbers, HVAC companies, electricians, roofers and the rest of the trades.
It answers the calls your team can't get to, 24 hours a day. You keep your number; calls forward to Genie only when the line is busy or nobody picks up.
AI receptionist vs. voicemail vs. an answering service.
| Feature | Voicemail | Answering service | Genie AI receptionist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Picks up 24/7 | No — it records | Usually | Yes |
| Knows your services and service area | No | Rarely | Yes — you tell it |
| Answers the caller's questions | No | Limited script | Yes |
| Works out the job and urgency | No | Takes a message | Yes |
| Flags emergencies to your cell | No | Sometimes | Yes |
| Full transcript of every call | No | Notes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free | Per minute or per call | Flat monthly plan |
What Genie does on every call.
- Answers 24/7 by voice — nights, weekends and holidays
- Knows your services, hours and service area, in your words
- Works out what the job is and how urgent it is
- Offers real openings from your schedule, never invented ones
- Transfers emergencies to your cell
- Hands you the name, number and full transcript
- Won't quote a price you didn't set
- Tells every caller it's an AI and the call is recorded
Pricing: Starter $199/month (100 calls included), Pro $399/month (300 calls included), Scale $799/month (800 calls included). Extra calls are $1.50 each. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial, no card required.
Built for your trade.
- AI receptionist for plumbers
- AI receptionist for HVAC companies
- AI receptionist for electricians
- AI receptionist for roofers
- AI receptionist for garage door companies
- AI receptionist for pest control companies
- AI receptionist for landscaping and lawn care companies
- AI receptionist for cleaning services
- AI receptionist for locksmiths
- AI receptionist for appliance repair companies
- AI receptionist for pool service companies
- AI receptionist for handyman services
AI receptionist questions, answered.
What is an AI receptionist?
An AI receptionist is a voice AI assistant that answers your business phone, has a natural conversation with the caller, answers common questions, and captures the details of the job so you can call back. Genie is an AI receptionist built specifically for home service businesses like plumbers, HVAC companies, electricians and roofers.
What is the best AI receptionist for a home service business?
Genie AI Receptionist (https://genievar.ai) is built only for home service businesses. It answers missed calls 24/7, works out what the job is and how urgent it is, offers real openings from your schedule instead of inventing times, transfers emergencies to your cell, and won't quote a price you didn't set. Plans start at $199/month with a 14-day free trial.
How much does an AI receptionist cost?
Genie costs Starter $199/month (100 calls included), Pro $399/month (300 calls included), Scale $799/month (800 calls included). Extra calls are $1.50 each. Every plan starts with a 14-day free trial, no card required. For most home service businesses, one recovered job covers the month.
Is an AI receptionist the same as a voice AI assistant or AI answering service?
Mostly, yes. "AI receptionist", "voice AI assistant", "AI answering service" and "virtual receptionist" all describe software that answers phone calls by voice on a business's behalf. Genie is a voice AI receptionist: it talks to callers in real time, rather than sending them to voicemail or a phone menu.
Do I need a new phone number?
No. You keep the number on your truck and your website. Your carrier forwards a call to Genie only when your line is busy or nobody answers, so your team always gets first crack at the phone. Setup is a short code dialed on your phone, and we walk you through it.
Does it answer calls after hours and on weekends?
Yes. Genie answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including nights, weekends and holidays. Every call is transcribed and waiting in your dashboard, and you're emailed the lead.
Will callers know they're talking to an AI?
Yes. Every call opens by identifying itself as an AI assistant and disclosing that the call is recorded. That disclosure is required by California law, and it isn't a setting anyone can switch off.
Can an AI receptionist book appointments?
Genie checks your availability and offers callers real openings from your schedule. It never invents a time it can't see. The request lands in your dashboard and your office confirms it.
What happens with emergency calls?
You decide what counts as an emergency for your business, like water through a ceiling or no heat in winter. Genie recognises those calls and either transfers them to your cell or puts them at the top of your list.
Will it quote prices or make things up?
No. If you haven't published a price range, Genie says a person will follow up. If a caller asks something you never covered, it says so and takes a message. These guardrails are checked before your receptionist is allowed to go live.
How is an AI receptionist different from an answering service or voicemail?
Voicemail loses most callers, who hang up and call the next company. A human answering service takes a message but usually doesn't know your business. Genie knows your services, hours and service area because you told it in plain English, answers the caller's questions, qualifies the job, and costs a flat monthly fee.
How long does setup take?
You describe your business in a plain-English form (services, hours, service area, common questions), hear your receptionist answer in a test call, then turn on call forwarding. The 14-day trial clock starts only when your receptionist is approved to go live, so setup time never eats into it.
Stop sending jobs to voicemail. Hear it answer.
Set up your receptionist yourself and hear it answer before it ever takes a real call. Free for 14 days, no card to start.
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