AI receptionist for UK small businesses

Never lose a customer to a missed call.

Busy with a customer, on a job or driving? Hello Anytime answers in your business name, takes the details and sends you a text about a minute later.

  • Unlimited calls, £29.99 a month
  • Keep your usual number
  • Free during our launch pilot
  • No contract

Works for any business where customers call. See an example:

HELLO ANYTIMEnow
UrgentEmma Clarke

Water through kitchen ceiling. 14 Park Road, PE1 3RU. Urgent alert sent.

Maya's Cakes Any is answering · 07700 900123
Spam blockedNever shown as a job
Summary by textAbout a minute after the call

Example calls with made-up details. Languages other than English are being tested in the pilot.

  • Your phone rings first
  • Every call says it's AI and recorded
  • Keep your usual number
  • Made in the UK, for the whole UK
  • Set up with you by a real person
How it works

Set up in about ten minutes.

Customers keep ringing your usual number, and your phone rings first. Only the calls you miss go on to Hello Anytime.

  1. Tell us about your business

    What you do, where you work and what you always need to know. Or paste your website and Hello Anytime drafts it for you to check.

  2. Divert the calls you miss

    Dial one short code on your phone. Switch it off any time with another.

  3. Get every enquiry by text

    Name, what they need, address and how urgent, about a minute after the call. Call back or reply in one tap.

The divert codes for UK networks
EE, O2, Vodafone, Three, giffgaff, Tesco, Sky, iD**61* then the Hello Anytime number we give you # (your customers never see it)
Check it's on*#61#
Switch it off##61#

We send you the exact code for your network and help you set it up. On Three, restart your phone after dialling.

What you get

Every call sorted before you've put the kettle on.

A text with everything you need to call back, urgent calls at the top of the app, and the words the caller used if you want them.

Hello Anytimenow

Urgent

Caller
Emma Clarke, 07700 900123
Job
Water through kitchen ceiling, still dripping
Where
14 Park Road, PE1 3RU
Safety
Stopcock off, keeping away from the lights
Promised
Urgent alert sent, call back as soon as possible
Call backTextDiary
Home screen: jobs caught this week and what needs you now
What needs you now
An urgent call summed up with call back and reply buttons
Summed up, reply in one tap
Diary with a booking to confirm and today's jobs
Requests in your diary
Your business settings: prices and learning from your website
Your prices, your rules

Real screens from the Hello Anytime app, with made-up example customers. iPhone and Android apps are coming soon; pilot businesses get them first.

Features

A receptionist that never takes a break.

Unlimited calls Live

Day and night, in your business name. Busy month or quiet month, the price stays the same.

Emergencies flagged Live

Leaks, gas worries, lockouts: safety advice first, then an urgent text to you. Live transfer to your phone Switching on in pilot

Into your diary Live

The time they ask for goes in your diary as a request. You confirm with one tap and they get a text. Instant booking Switching on in pilot

Your prices only Live

Add your "from" prices and Hello Anytime can say them, always adding that you confirm the exact price. It never guesses.

Your callers' languages

Clear British English Live Polish, Romanian, Hindi, Arabic and 30+ more In testing Your summary is always in English.

Spam and family sorted Live

Sales calls turned away. Family and friends get a quick message taken. Hang-ups get a friendly text so you still get the number.

Texts go only to your own customers, and anyone can reply STOP. Also included: a Monday report of enquiries caught (switching on in the pilot), holiday mode, Zapier and Make, and learning your business from your website.

Will my customers mind?

Honest answers to the big worry.

Most people would rather speak to you. Hello Anytime is for the calls you can't take, not instead of you.

It says it's AI, straight away

Every call starts with "I'm your AI assistant, and this call is recorded". No pretending. People appreciate being told.

Better than a voicemail beep

Most callers never leave a voicemail. Hello Anytime gets their name, what they need and the address, and anyone who hangs up gets a friendly text.

You're still the one they deal with

Your phone rings first. Hello Anytime never agrees a price for you, only books a time if you switch that on, and your customers keep ringing your usual number.

Missed-call calculator

What are missed calls costing you?

£975

a month, or £11,700 a year, from calls nobody answered.

Your own estimate from the numbers you enter (calls × job value × % booked × 52 ÷ 12). Not a promise. Hello Anytime costs £29.99 a month.

Pricing

Unlimited calls. One simple price.

VAT included, no contract, no per-minute bills. Under £1 a day.

Free during our launch pilot. These prices start after launch, with 14 days free first. No card needed.
Pilot: free

Hello Anytime

£29.99 /month

Or £299 a year (2 months free)

  • Unlimited calls, day and night
  • Job summary by text after every call
  • Diary and your own prices
  • Follow-up texts (up to 300 a month)
  • Spam blocked, family calls skipped
See everything included
  • Each call up to 15 minutes, then Hello Anytime takes a message
  • 30+ languages as they pass testing in the pilot
  • Urgent calls flagged with safety advice; live transfer switching on in the pilot
  • Call customers back showing your Hello Anytime number
  • Text-back to callers who hang up
  • Quote chasing, payment, come-back and day-before reminders (up to 300 follow-up texts a month)
  • Monday report of enquiries caught
  • Holiday mode, Zapier and Make, learn from your website
Start free

Hello Anytime Pro

£49.99 /month

Or £499 a year (2 months free)

  • Everything in Hello Anytime
  • Your team: up to 5 people
  • One shared diary
  • Give each job to a team member
  • Priority help
How the team works
  • Each person signs in to the app with their own email
  • You give a job to someone and it shows in their diary
  • Everyone gets new-call alerts on their phone
  • Coming to Pro: WhatsApp summaries, your own voice
Start free with your team
Catch a real enquiry or your money backNo real enquiry in your first 30 paid days? We refund that payment.
Really unlimitedNo monthly call or minute limit. Each call up to 15 minutes. Fair use
Founding priceFirst 100 paying businesses: your price never goes up while you stay.

Switching from another service? The month after your first payment is free. Refer a business and you both get a month free. Offer terms · Refunds

Honest comparison

The features that matter, from £29.99.

Starting prices from each company's own UK website, checked 29 September 2026.

ServiceStarting priceCalls on that planFree trial
Hello Anytime£29.99 a month, VAT includedUnlimited14 days, no card
Clara£39.99 a monthUnlimited7 days
Jodie£49 a month + VAT"Unlimited minutes"7 days, no card
Ringmere£49 a month + VAT150 minutes, then 25p a minute14 days
CallJimmy£179 a month500 minutes, then 12p a minuteNone

See the full comparison, including where others are ahead

Questions

Straight answers.

Can't see yours? Ask the chat, or ring the demo and ask Hello Anytime itself.

What is an AI receptionist?

An AI receptionist is a call answering service run by AI instead of a person. Hello Anytime picks up the calls you miss in your business name, asks your questions, takes the caller's name, number and address, and texts you a summary about a minute later. It costs a fraction of a human answering service and answers day and night.

Will my customers hang up on a robot?

Some will, just as many hang up on voicemail. The difference: Hello Anytime texts anyone who hangs up, so you still get their number and can ring them back.

What if it gets details wrong?

It reads back the address and the problem before the call ends, and you can see exactly what was said in the app. It never agrees a price, and only books a time if you have switched that on.

What about emergencies?

Hello Anytime gives basic safety advice first (like turning off the water, or calling 999 or the gas emergency line 0800 111 999), takes the name and exact address, flags it urgent and texts you. Putting urgent callers straight through to you is switching on during the pilot. It is not an emergency service.

Is it really unlimited?

Yes. No monthly limit on calls or minutes, and no extra charges. Each single call can last up to 15 minutes, which is far longer than a normal enquiry needs. If it ever runs out, Hello Anytime says the details are passed on and the caller can always ring again. The fair use rules only stop misuse: one business per plan and normal incoming business calls. Read the fair use terms.

Do I keep my number?

Yes. Customers ring the number they already have. Your phone rings first, and only the calls you don't answer go to Hello Anytime.

I'm not techy. How hard is setup?

You dial one short code on your phone. The Hello Anytime Team sets everything else up with you on a short call, and you can change your greeting, questions and prices in the app.

Will it understand accents and other languages?

It handles most UK accents well in English. Other languages are switching on during the pilot, each one only after it passes real call tests. A strong accent or a bad line can still trip it up, which is why you always get the transcript as well as the summary.

Is call recording legal, and what about GDPR?

Yes, when callers are told, and Hello Anytime tells every caller at the start. You control your customers' data, can delete it, and old call data is deleted automatically on a set schedule. Full details in our Privacy Policy.

I've never heard of you. Why trust you?

Fair question. We're new, made in the UK, running a free pilot so you can try it without paying a penny. Ring the demo line now and hear it for yourself, then decide.

Can I cancel?

Any time, no contract and no fee. During the pilot you can stop Hello Anytime whenever you like: in the app, or just tell us.

For any business where customers call

An AI receptionist for your kind of business

Shops, caterers, dog groomers, tutors, tradespeople, clinics and more. You choose the questions Hello Anytime asks, so it fits the way you work.

Free launch pilot

Be one of our first businesses.

Any kind of business is welcome. Leave your details and the Hello Anytime Team will ring you to set it up.

  • Free for the whole pilot. We'll tell you at least 30 days before it ends, and nothing is charged unless you choose a plan
  • We set it up with you on a short call
  • Founding price that never goes up while you stay
  • First to get the iPhone and Android apps

We only use these details to contact you about the pilot (Privacy Policy). We'll ring you within one working day.

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