Hours of office work, done in minutes of talking. Even when you're elbow-deep in a skimmer basket.
Every call gets answered and booked while you run your route: the pool that turned green overnight, the spring opening, the pump that's humming but not running. Repair quotes, route changes, monthly invoices and payment follow-ups go out 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
- Told the Hendersons the new pump motor arrives tomorrow
- Sent 42 monthly service invoices and two payment reminders
- Variable-speed pump quote for the Castillos, waiting for your OK
Where a pool service business loses work
Pool calls come in waves: openings in spring, green pools after a heat wave or a storm, closings in fall. They arrive while you're on route with wet hands, and a pool owner with a party on Saturday books whoever answers.
is roughly what it costs a pool company to win one new customer through digital ads in 2026. A route inquiry that rings out is that spend gone to the company that answered.
Skimmer, State of Pool Service 2026 (1,600+ pool pros) 1is the normal range homeowners pay per pool maintenance visit. Weekly, that's a steady account for the season or all year.
HomeAdvisor (Angi) pool maintenance cost guide 2is the normal range for a pool repair, the work your route customers call about first.
HomeAdvisor (Angi) pool repair cost guide 3What it does for a pool service company
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 triages every callIt asks your questions: green, cloudy or clear, is the pump running, any leaks, inground or above ground, chlorine or salt. It books a cleanup, a repair visit or a new route account on the live call with a text confirmation.
- Fits new accounts into your routesIt offers new weekly customers the day you already service their street, so your routes stay tight and you don't add a drive for one pool.
- Quotes equipment and repairsSay the part and the price: a variable-speed pump, a salt cell, a heater, a filter rebuild. It writes the quote, explains the options in your words and follows up until the owner decides.
- Runs openings and closingsIn spring and fall it contacts your past customers, books the openings or closings in route order and sends a reminder to take the cover off or have the water level ready.
- Orders chemicals and parts"Four cases of liquid chlorine, two buckets of tabs, a 1.5-horsepower motor and a pump seal kit for pickup at 7." It sends the order to your distributor and tells you when it's ready.
- Bills monthly and chases paymentRoute customers get their monthly invoice on schedule and repairs are billed when you say they're done, through your own Stripe, QuickBooks or Xero, with reminders until it's paid.
- Keeps customers postedAfter each visit it can send the customer your note: chemicals added, filter cleaned, anything you spotted that needs attention.
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 handles a green pool, then a pump quote
Two example conversations, written to show how it works. They are not recordings of real customers. The first is a homeowner at 7:30 pm. The second is you, the next day, on route.
7:30 pm: a homeowner calls
1:10 pm next day: you, on route
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, route bookings, repair quotes, monthly invoices, payment reminders, chemical 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 route tech
- 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 pool service companies 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 cleanups and repairs, fits new accounts into your routes, quotes equipment, runs openings and closings, bills monthly and chases payments, orders chemicals and parts, handles email and texts, and tells you what it did.
How do I write a pool service quote that gets accepted?
Give the owner a price they can say yes to on the spot: the weekly or monthly rate, whether chemicals are included, what a visit covers (skim, brush, vacuum, empty baskets, test and balance), and any one-off work such as a green-pool cleanup priced separately. Unmanually writes the quote from your price list while you're on route, sends it the same hour and follows up until the owner decides.
Is it worth buying a pool route instead of finding new customers?
It can be. Established routes typically sell for about 6 to 12 times their monthly service value, while winning customers one at a time through ads costs roughly $255 each (Skimmer, State of Pool Service 2026). Either way, every inquiry needs an answer: a route you paid for or a customer you paid to reach is lost if the call rings out.
Can it give water-chemistry advice to callers?
Only what you give it. Most owners keep it to simple steps, like keeping the pump running and nobody swimming until it's treated. Anything about chemical exposure or an electrical problem with equipment comes to you right away.
How does it handle opening and closing season?
It contacts your customers before the season, books them in route order on the days you set, sends reminders, and keeps a waitlist when you're full. On Growth, you can purchase additional usage for those busy weeks.
Can it add new customers to the right route?
Yes. You tell it which streets or zip codes each route covers, and it offers new customers that route's day, so you don't add drive time for one pool.
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 weekly rates, your cleanup and opening 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 route tech 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. Companies running several routes 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 visit on your own phone
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