Textwork
AI agent that texts every new applicant your screening questions, nights and weekends included.
From $99/mo
Bottom line
Text-to-apply AI agent for hourly, frontline and trades hiring: it texts each applicant the moment they apply, runs your screening questions over SMS and hands back a scored report. Starter is $99/mo, and a person still decides who moves forward.
Stands out for: It closes the first-hour gap that loses hourly applicants. The agent replies by text at night and on weekends, asks one question at a time about availability, location, licences or start date, and follows up when an answer is vague, so recruiters start the morning with scored, comparable reports instead of a pile of unread applications.
Watch out for: It is a very small vendor: the site counts 145 jobsites and about 180 applicants screened, and the Growth plan is still marked coming soon. Usage capacity on Starter is described only as limited, with no published number of conversations, and the only named ATS connection is SmartRecruiters.
Overview
Textwork is a text-to-apply AI agent. A candidate texts a join code or a dedicated number, or receives a text the moment they apply through Indeed, your careers page, a job ad, a QR code or SmartRecruiters. The agent then asks the screening questions you wrote, one at a time, and follows up when an answer is incomplete.
When the conversation ends, the team gets a report with the extracted details, a score, the full transcript and a recommended next step. Recruiters can reply from the transcript, pause the assistant while they talk to the candidate, and get a text when a new report is ready. Setup for a simple funnel takes about five minutes according to the vendor.
It is built for teams that hire at volume and cannot call every applicant: hourly and frontline roles, skilled trades and staffing desks. Starter costs $99/mo, a $199/mo Growth plan is listed as coming soon, and Enterprise is quoted.
Who it's for
Best for
- Staffing desks filling hourly and frontline roles
- Trades and service businesses hiring from Indeed and job ads
- Lean talent teams that cannot call every applicant
- Owners and hiring managers without a recruiting department
Not ideal for
- Salaried or executive searches screened by phone or video
- Teams that need a deep ATS integration beyond SmartRecruiters
- Buyers who want a published conversation allowance before paying
Key features
Text-to-apply screening. Applicants text in, or get a text the moment they apply through Indeed, your website, a QR code or SmartRecruiters, and the agent asks your questions one at a time, following up when an answer is incomplete.
Scored handoff. Each conversation ends in a report with the extracted answers, a score, the full transcript and a recommended next step, so the team calls the people who can take the job first.
Human takeover. Recruiters can reply from the transcript and pause the assistant, and get a text when a report is ready.
AI features
| What the AI does | Plan |
|---|---|
| Screens applicants over SMS with your questions and follows up on incomplete answers | Starter |
| Writes a scored report with extracted details and a recommended next step | Starter |
Only features named in the vendor's own documentation. Anything sold separately is marked as an add-on.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $99/mo | Limited usage capacity, custom instructions, report history |
| Growth | $199/mo | Advanced model access; listed as coming soon |
Starter is $99/mo with limited usage capacity, custom instructions and report history. A Growth plan at $199/mo with advanced model access is listed as coming soon, and Enterprise is quoted. The vendor does not publish a free trial. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 19 Oct 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is Textwork expensive?
Textwork starts at $99/mo. We list 91 AI screening tools in total. 13 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $99 a month.
- 46 quote-based
- 13 free tier
- 40 public price
Worked out automatically from every AI screening listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Replies to applicants instantly, including nights and weekends
- Scored reports with full transcripts
- Recruiters can take over the text thread at any time
Cons
- Very small vendor with a short track record
- Starter usage limits are not published
- Only SmartRecruiters is named as an ATS connection
Integrations
Indeed SmartRecruiters Microsoft Teams Google Meet Zillow Leads
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