About Yapper
Built by someone who gets it.
In one sentence
Yapper is an AI phone receptionist that answers calls 24/7, captures appointment requests, and transfers emergencies for solo operators and small-crew trade businesses like plumbers, HVAC techs, electricians, contractors, roofers, locksmiths, and garage-door companies.
What Yapper does
24/7 call answering
Yapper picks up every call within three rings, day or night, weekends and holidays included. Callers talk to a natural-sounding voice instead of a voicemail box, so the job does not go to the next name on Google.
Appointment request capture
Callers explain what they need, where they are, and when they want service. Yapper collects the details so you can call back and confirm the job, and it can text callers your booking link if you use Calendly, Cal.com, or a similar tool.
Emergency detection and live transfer
When a caller has a burst pipe, a dead furnace, or a lockout, Yapper recognizes it and transfers the call to your cell with a quick spoken brief. Routine calls wait for morning, so you only get woken up for real emergencies.
Call summaries and transcripts
After every call you get a text summary of who called and what they need. Full transcripts and call logs are searchable in your dashboard.
What makes Yapper different
Flat monthly pricing with no per-call meter
Starter is $199 a month with 200 minutes included; Pro is $349 with 500 minutes. Launch sale: the first 10 customers pay $99/month for Starter for their first 12 months, then $199/month. Monthly billing only. Checkout applies the sale price while spots remain. Each plan includes a monthly minute allowance. On monthly plans, minutes beyond the allowance cost $0.75 each and appear on your next invoice. After 300 extra minutes in one month, answering pauses until the next month or until you upgrade, so a busy month cannot run up an open-ended bill. We email you at 80% and 100% of your allowance. See current Yapper plans and sourced provider comparisons.
Live in about five minutes, with no setup fee
You paste your website URL and Yapper learns your hours, services, and service area on its own. Human answering services like AnswerConnect usually need a script-writing process before they go live.
Built for trades, not every industry at once
Emergency detection and live transfer to your cell are included on every plan, because a missed no-heat call in January is a lost customer. Industry setups cover plumbers, HVAC, electricians, roofers, locksmiths, garage-door companies, and more.
Clear appointment requests and owner follow-up
Yapper captures appointment requests and can text your booking link. It does not write directly to your calendar or dispatch system. You or your scheduling tool confirm the visit and arrival time.
No contract and a 7-day trial for $2
Plans are month-to-month and you can cancel anytime. The 7-day trial costs $2 and needs a card. If you keep Yapper, the $2 comes off your first bill. Cancel before day 8 and you will not be charged again.
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Who Yapper is for
- Solo plumbers, electricians, and HVAC techs who are on a job when the phone rings
- Small trade crews of 2 to 15 people without a full-time office manager
- Home service businesses with after-hours emergency calls: locksmiths, garage-door, roofing, pest control
- Contractors, landscapers, and auto-repair shops that lose leads while working
- Small law firms and local professional service offices that miss intake calls
The team behind Yapper
Yapper was built by James McKinney for small service businesses that lose real money to missed calls. Not because they do not care, but because they are busy doing the work.
The phone rings, nobody answers, and the customer moves on to the next name on Google. Yapper is built for one job: answer the phone when you cannot.
Yapper is a founder-run company. James builds the product and answers support himself. Connect with him on LinkedIn.
How Yapper works
Onboarding
Paste your website URL, review the business details Yapper pulls from it, and get a dedicated phone number. Forward your existing line to it or use it as your main number. Most businesses are live in about five minutes.
Day to day
Yapper answers every call, texts you a summary after each one, and transfers emergencies to your cell. You can update your business details any time from the dashboard.
Support
Email hello@tryyapper.com. Yapper is founder-run, so you talk directly to the person who built it, not a ticket queue.
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Key facts about Yapper
- Company name
- Yapper (operated by JPM Inc.)
- Type
- AI phone receptionist software (SaaS)
- Launched
- May 2026
- Founder
- James McKinney
- Website
- tryyapper.com
- Core offering
- An AI receptionist that answers business calls 24/7, captures appointment requests, transfers emergencies, and texts a summary after every call
- Pricing
- Starter $199/month (200 minutes) or $1,990/year. Pro $349/month (500 minutes) or $3,490/year. 7-day trial for $2, and the $2 comes off your first bill. Launch sale: the first 10 customers pay $99/month for Starter for their first 12 months, then $199/month. Monthly billing only. Checkout applies the sale price while spots remain.
- Contract terms
- Month-to-month, no contract, cancel anytime
- Services
- 24/7 call answering, appointment request capture, emergency detection and live transfer, SMS call summaries, call transcripts, booking-link texts
- Industries
- Plumbing, HVAC, electrical, general contracting, roofing, landscaping, locksmith, pest control, garage door, auto repair, small law firms
- Setup time
- About 5 minutes from a website URL
- Communication
- Email at hello@tryyapper.com
- Competitors
- Smith.ai, Ruby Receptionists, Dialzara, Goodcall, AnswerConnect, Abby Connect, ReceptionHQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Yapper?
Yapper is an AI phone receptionist for small trade and service businesses. It answers your calls 24/7, captures what the caller needs, transfers emergencies to your cell, and texts you a summary after every call.
How much does Yapper cost?
Starter is $199 a month with 200 minutes included, and Pro is $349 a month with 500 minutes. Annual plans are $1,990 and $3,490 a year. Every plan starts with a 7-day trial for $2. The $2 comes off your first bill. Launch sale: the first 10 customers pay $99/month for Starter for their first 12 months, then $199/month. Monthly billing only. Checkout applies the sale price while spots remain.
Is Yapper the cheapest AI receptionist?
No. For very low call volume, tools like Dialzara start around $29 a month for 60 minutes and cost less. Yapper is built for businesses that take real call volume and want flat pricing, emergency transfer, and trade-specific setup included.
Do I need a new phone number?
No. Yapper gives you a dedicated number, and you can forward your existing business line to it. Your customers keep calling the number they already know.
What happens after the trial?
On day 8 your plan starts and your card is charged the plan price, minus the $2 you already paid. Cancel anytime before then from the Billing page. If you use all 50 minutes early, answering pauses until day 8.
Who is behind Yapper?
Yapper is built and run by founder James McKinney. Support email goes directly to him.