Hours of office work, done in minutes of talking. Even when you're holding a door on its hinges with your knee.
Every call gets answered and turned into a booked job while you work: the leaky faucet, the TV to mount, the drywall patch, the list of eleven things before the in-laws visit. Quotes, route-friendly scheduling, invoices and payment follow-ups happen on their own. It's a 24/7 AI Office Manager you run safely, hands-free, from the truck.
- From $49/month
- No annual commitment
- Keeps your own number
- Asked the Bakers for photos of the fence gate before quoting
- Sent the Singh invoice, $385, with a payment link
- Quote for the Okafors' punch list, waiting for your OK
Where a handyman business loses work
Handyman work is many small jobs, so the phone never stops, and every call comes in while you're on a ladder or under a sink. Small jobs are also the ones people book with whoever answers first.
openings a year for general maintenance and repair workers through 2035. Property managers and facilities teams hire the same skills, so good helpers are scarce and the owner ends up doing the office work too.
BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2025-2035 1of home-service leads who reach a person book on that call. Answering turns a quick question into a scheduled visit.
Invoca 2026 benchmark, 70M+ calls 2is the normal range homeowners pay to hire a handyperson, so a full day of small jobs adds up fast.
HomeAdvisor (Angi) handyperson cost guide 3What it does for a handyman
It isn't an answering service. Calls are one job out of many. It's an AI Office Manager that does the office work itself, around the clock, and checks with you on anything that matters.
- Answers and sorts every requestIt asks what needs doing, asks for a photo by text when that helps, and tells callers plainly when a job needs a licensed plumber or electrician instead, so you don't drive out for work you can't take.
- Builds full days by areaIt books small jobs together by neighborhood and length, so your day is four jobs a few minutes apart instead of two jobs across town.
- Quotes from your ratesGive it your hourly rate, your minimum and your flat prices for common jobs like mounting a TV or hanging a door. It quotes those on the call and sends a written quote for the bigger lists.
- Tells you what to bringBefore each day it lists the parts and tools the jobs need: a wax ring, a 36-inch slab door, two boxes of drywall screws. It can send the order to the hardware store for pickup.
- Invoices on the spot and chases paymentSay "Singh is done, two and a half hours plus parts" and the invoice goes out through your own Stripe, QuickBooks or Xero, with reminders until it's paid.
- Handles landlords and property managersIt takes repair requests for rental units, coordinates access with tenants and bills the owner on their terms.
- Keeps customers postedWhen a job runs long, it texts the next customer your new arrival time and moves the rest of the day.
And the rest of the office
Beyond the work above, it runs the everyday office for you, and you run it by talking to it.
- Answers calls 24/7
- Books jobs on the live call
- Calls back missed calls
- Texts customers and crew
- Reads and replies to email
- Runs your calendar
- Quotes and estimates
- Invoices
- Payment reminders
- Follows up on open quotes
- Orders from suppliers, even on their websites
- Asks for reviews
- Spoken daily briefing
- Asks before anything that matters
- Undo window on what it sends
- Hands-free voice, safely in the truck
How it books a small job, then quotes a punch list
Two example conversations, written to show how it works. They are not recordings of real customers. The first is a homeowner at 6:30 pm. The second is you, the next day, between jobs.
6:30 pm: a homeowner calls
11:40 am next day: you, between jobs
You stay in charge
It works for you, not around you.
You set the rules
Tell it, in plain words, what needs your OK first: prices over a set amount, new customers, anything you like.
Undo before it goes
Emails, texts and invoices wait in a short undo window before they leave.
Your number, your line
Calls and texts run on your own Twilio or Telnyx account. You keep the number.
Honest with callers
If anyone asks, it says plainly that it's an AI Office Manager for your business.
What is the office work costing you?
Answer a few questions about your calls, quotes and invoices. You'll see the hours you'd get back each week, the work you'd keep, what an office hire would cost instead, and which plan fits. Every assumption shows its source, and you can change it.
Priced below a part-time office hire
Start on your own, or hand over the whole office. Each plan adds seats for your team, more capacity and faster processing. Most owners pick Growth.
Office admin: BLS median receptionist pay of $18.27 an hour plus required payroll costs, about $41,800/year 4.
Starter
or $35/mo billed annually, founding price
To try it on your own, at low volume.
- The 24/7 AI Office Manager: calls, bookings, quotes, day planning, invoices, payment reminders, parts orders, email and texts
- 1 seat (just you)
- Standard monthly capacity
- 1:1 setup call, booked right after checkout
- +10% capacity on founding annual billing
- Upgrade required for additional usage
- Instant AI callback on every lead Growth
- AI call summaries and transcripts Growth
- Jobber sync and morning crew texts Growth
- Priority processing Growth
- Connect your own AI tools (MCP) Growth
Growth
or $79/mo billed annually, founding price
3 seats for about $33 each, against $49 for Starter's one.
Everything in Starter, plus:
- Instant AI callback on every lead
- AI call summaries and transcripts
- Jobber sync
- Each crew member texted their jobs every morning
- 3 seats: you, your office person and a second handyman
- Share the plan your way: one pool for everyone, or set each person’s share
- More monthly capacity than Starter
- Purchase additional usage
- Priority processing
- Connect your own AI tools over MCP
- +20% capacity on founding annual billing
Scale
or $299/mo billed annually, founding price
About $13/day, against about $115/day for an office hire.
Everything in Growth, plus:
- CRM with power dialer
- Dispatch board with auto-reassign
- End-of-day crew summary
- AI call tags and voicemail transcripts
- Leads texted to you
- SEO, AEO and GEO for your site
- Weekly reports
- Auto-replies to 5-star reviews
- Custom site edits
- 10 seats for the whole team
- Share the plan your way: one pool for everyone, or set each person’s share
- The highest capacity, to run the whole office on it
- The fastest processing tier
- Extra seats $24/mo instead of $29
- +30% capacity on founding annual billing
- Add Do It For Me any time: we run it for you (custom quote)
Every plan includes a 1:1 setup call, booked right after checkout. Extra seats are $29/mo on Starter and Growth, $24/mo on Scale. Move up a plan any time: your new month starts that day, and the unused part of your old plan comes off the first charge. Annual founding prices add the extra capacity shown for as long as you stay. You bring your own Twilio or Telnyx account for calls and texts; we don't sell phone numbers.
Questions handyman businesses ask
Is this just an answering service?
No. Answering calls is one thing it does. It's a 24/7 AI Office Manager that does the office work itself: it books jobs into full days, quotes from your rates, lists the parts to bring, invoices and chases payments, handles email and texts, and tells you what it did.
Will it book jobs I'm not licensed to do?
No. You tell it what you take and what you don't, such as anything past a fixture swap on electrical or plumbing. It tells callers plainly and can refer them to a pro you trust.
Can it fit jobs together so I'm not driving all day?
Yes. It books by area and by how long each job takes, and offers callers the slots that fit your route. You can tell it which days you work which part of town.
Can it handle a long list of small jobs?
Yes. It takes the whole list, asks for photos where they help, estimates the time from your rates and sends a written quote. You approve it before it goes, if you want to.
Should a handyman pay per call or per lead for jobs?
Whichever lead site you use, you pay for the call or the lead whether or not it turns into a job, so the cheapest lead is the one you answer first. Unmanually doesn't sell leads. It answers every call you already pay for, the moment it rings, asks what needs fixing and where, and books the visit before the homeowner tries the next name on the list. Compare what each paid lead costs you with the jobs it books, and drop the sources that don't pay back.
How much should a handyman charge per job?
Most owners price small jobs with a minimum charge (often one hour or a half day) plus an hourly or flat rate per task, and materials on top. Homeowners in the U.S. normally pay $164 to $647 to hire a handyperson (HomeAdvisor, June 2026). Our handyman pricing guide and free handyman pricing calculator work out your own rate from your costs. Once your rates are set, Unmanually quotes callers from them on the spot, minimum charge included.
Do I have to change my phone number?
No. You connect your own Twilio or Telnyx account and your business number runs through it. We don't sell or provide numbers, so the line stays yours.
Will customers know they're talking to an AI?
If anyone asks, it says so plainly. When a caller wants you personally, it takes the details and lets you know right away, or puts them through if you've said to.
How does setup work?
Tell it how you work in plain words, out loud or typed: your hourly rate and minimum, your flat prices, your hours, your service area and what needs your OK. Every plan includes a 1:1 setup call, booked right after checkout: in about 30 minutes we connect your email, calendar, invoicing and phone line with you and check it works the way you do. After that, you change anything by telling it.
Which plan should I pick?
Most owners pick Growth. You get 3 seats, so your office person and a second handyman each get their own login, and when a busy month pushes past your capacity you can purchase additional usage on the spot (Starter requires an upgrade). Starter is the entry plan for trying it alone at low volume. Businesses with several handymen that hand over the whole office get the most from Scale: 10 seats, the highest capacity and the fastest tier. You can move up any time: your new month starts that day, and the unused part of your old plan comes off the first charge.
Hear it answer and book a job on your own phone
Unmanually is an AI Office Manager that works 24/7 and that you run by voice from your phone. Leave your mobile number and the AI Office Manager calls you right away, the same way it would call back one of your customers. That call is the demo: it answers, books you a 15-minute time with the founder and follows up.
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