Good things to know

Local businesses you'd reach by phone where a real person answers — restaurants, salons, repair shops, and local stores. Callio is built for everyday calls like reservations, availability checks, hours, and prices. If a short phone menu answers first, Callio listens to the options and presses through toward a person. Some numbers don't reach a person at the location you picked, like customer-service hotlines, government lines, and systems that ask for an account number. When Callio recognizes one, it tells you before you call rather than dialing into a dead end.

Callio's assistant never pretends to be a person. It identifies itself as an AI whenever it's asked, and says so up front on any call where it's booking or requesting something on your behalf.

No. Callio calls from a dedicated line, so the business never sees your personal number — unless you specifically choose to share it for something like a reservation.

The app and your summaries are available in English, Spanish, and Chinese. Calls themselves are placed in English: the summary and key details come back in your chosen language, and you also get the full transcript of the call.

Yes, free. In the app, Callio Playground places a real call to your own phone: you answer and play the business, and Callio handles the conversation so you hear its real voice. It never uses anything up, and no subscription is needed. Real calls to businesses are Premium.

You'll see exactly what happened in the transcript, whether it's a no-answer or a task that needs your input, so you always know where things stand.

Callio calls businesses in the United States. The app is out on both iOS and Android, so you can download it from the App Store or Google Play.

Yes, two ways. In the app you can see the exact plan and words Callio will use, free. And in Callio Playground, Callio places a real call to your own phone: you answer and play the business, and hear its live voice before you pay. Placing real calls to businesses is part of Premium, and the annual plan starts with a 3-day free trial.

You describe the task and Callio shows you the plan and the words it will use on the call, at no cost. Want to hear it too? Callio Playground calls your own phone: you play the business and hear Callio's real voice, live. Neither uses anything up or needs a subscription.

Premium is unlimited calls to businesses. The annual plan ($49.99 a year) starts with a 3-day free trial, or $9.99 a month with no trial.

Yes. You can cancel anytime from your app store account, including during the annual plan's free trial. You keep access until the end of the period you've paid for.