Missed-call text back — and better
Auto-texts after a missed call are a band-aid. handlo answers the call in the first place, then texts you what the caller needs.
Missed-call text-back tools send an automatic SMS after you miss a call — better than nothing, but the caller already didn’t reach anyone. handlo goes further: it answers the call live, qualifies the lead, and texts you the brief — so you capture the customer instead of hoping they reply to an auto-text.
Answer the call, don’t just text after
Instead of an auto-reply to a missed call, handlo actually picks up, talks to the caller, and captures the lead in real time.
You get the brief, instantly
handlo texts you the caller’s details and what they need on WhatsApp, SMS, or email — ready to act on.
Nothing charged per recovered call
No fee per text sent, per brief delivered, or per customer you win back — the monthly plan already covers the calls handlo answers.
How this differs from a text-back tool
- A text-back tool waits for the call to be missed, then sends the caller an SMS asking them to reply.
- handlo answers the call instead, so there is nothing to recover — the caller speaks to something rather than reading an apology.
- It qualifies the caller during that conversation and sends you a structured brief on WhatsApp, SMS, or email.
- If the caller needs a person immediately, handlo can transfer the live call to a number you nominate rather than promising a callback.
What it does not do
handlo does not send the caller a “sorry we missed you” follow-up, because it did not miss the call. In fact it never messages a caller directly at all — everything it produces goes to you.
It also does not run SMS campaigns or drip sequences. If you want to send the caller something after the fact, that is a message you send — handlo’s job ends when the brief is in your hand.
What recovering missed calls costs
- Solo
- $49/mo month-to-month ($470 billed yearly) — 300 included minutes
- Growth
- $109/mo — 800 included minutes
- Business
- $279/mo — 1,800 included minutes
- Overage
- Off unless you switch it on — $0.29/min on Solo, with a spending cap you set
- Extra phone number
- $8/mo on the same subscription
- Free trial
- 14 days
Three hundred included minutes on the $49 Solo plan is about 75 four-minute calls a month. Calls do not arrive evenly, and the bill is the same whether they come as a steady trickle or all on one afternoon, because overage is off until you switch it on. There is no per-message or per-recovered-call charge on top.
Frequently asked questions
How is handlo different from a missed-call text-back tool?
Does handlo text me when someone calls?
What does it cost?
Don’t let the next call reach voicemail.
If you don’t capture a missed call in the first 48 hours, just cancel — we’d be surprised.