Step 1
Your phone rings first.
Answer whenever you can. TextApprentice never touches a call you pick up.
Missed call text back for contractors
Missed call text back for general contractors.
TextApprentice is a Canadian missed-call textback service for trades businesses. When a customer calls and gets no answer, TextApprentice automatically texts them back within seconds, and their reply goes straight to the business owner's phone.
It costs $50 per month plus $5 per recovered call, with no base fee for the first 30 days. No reply, no charge.
If you are a contractors contractor, your best work happens where you cannot reach your phone. TextApprentice is the apprentice who replies to the calls you miss: it texts the caller back automatically, collects their reply, and hands you the details so you can call back the right jobs first.
No monthly fee for 30 days
Keep your number
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The next reno calls while you're quoting this one.
You are on site walking a client through a kitchen reno when the phone buzzes. It is a new project inquiry, and you cannot step away to take it.
General contracting runs on quotes. Every missed call is a kitchen, a bathroom, or an addition that might go to the contractor who picked up. These are five-figure jobs decided by who responds first.
TextApprentice bridges that gap. The missed caller gets a text within seconds, while you stay present with the client in front of you. Their reply, with the project and the timeline, is waiting on your phone when you step out.
How it works
Four steps. Nothing to learn.
Step 2
Unanswered calls route to TextApprentice.
Only the calls you miss. Your advertised number never changes.
Step 3
The caller gets a text within seconds.
It arrives in your business name, acknowledges the missed call, and asks one simple question.
Step 4
Their reply lands straight on your phone.
You see the job details before you call back, so the right jobs get priority.
Pricing
No reply, no charge.
You pay a small monthly base plus $5 for each missed caller who replies. If nobody replies, you pay no per-reply fees at all.
Starter
$50/month + $5 per recovered call
For busy shops that miss a handful of calls a week. First 30 days: $0 base fee. Recovered-call fees still apply.
Start with no monthly feeUnlimited
$299/month
For high-volume shops. Every recovered call included, no per-reply fees, no counting.
Start with no monthly feeAnnual plan: $3,000 per year. Save $588 a year. Prices in Canadian dollars. A recovered call is a missed caller who replies to the automatic text.
Questions
Asked all the time.
Will this work with my current business number?
Yes. Your advertised number never changes. Only unanswered calls route to TextApprentice.
What does the caller receive?
A short text in your business name, seconds after the missed call, asking what they need help with.
Can it capture project details for quotes?
The caller's reply usually includes the project type and timeline in their own words, which gives you a head start on the quote before you call back.
What if I answer the call myself?
Nothing happens. TextApprentice only acts when a call goes unanswered.
How long does setup take?
About ten minutes. Forwarding takes a few taps on your phone, and you can turn it off just as fast.
Never miss the next big project.
TextApprentice replies to the calls you miss, so every quote request gets an answer.
Start with no monthly fee
The apprentice who replies to the calls you miss.