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AI Receptionists · Answering 24/7

Every call answered.
Every lead kept.

Shica's AI receptionists pick up in under a second, book appointments, and qualify leads — day, night, weekends, and holidays — while you focus on the work itself.

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Every booking is confirmed the instant it's made — scheduled and locked in through Cal.com
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Appointment booked · confirmed via Cal.com Answered in 0.8s
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Why Shica

A front desk that never sleeps

Small businesses lose work every time a call rings out. Shica gives you the call handling of a five-star concierge desk — without the headcount, and without ever putting a caller on hold.

Availability

Around-the-clock answering

Your AI receptionist answers every call professionally, whether it's 9am Tuesday or 2am Sunday. No voicemail, no hold music, no missed work.

Scheduling

Smart booking, confirmed by Cal.com

Shica proposes a time on the call; Cal.com checks it against your real availability and locks it in. Instant confirmations reach your client the moment the call ends — nothing is provisional, nothing is double-booked.

Sales

Lead qualification

Shica identifies high-value prospects, gathers the details that matter, and routes hot leads directly to you or your sales team.

Voice

Scripts in your brand's voice

Every greeting, question, and conversation flow is tailored to sound like your business — not like a robot reading a card.

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The numbers

What a well-answered line looks like

Every call is measured, not guessed at. This is what a typical Shica line looks like once it's live.

Average answer time0.8sThe industry average sits well above 45 seconds — most of it spent on hold, or ringing out entirely.
Calls answered after hours38%Nearly four in ten calls to a small business land outside 9-to-5. Shica answers every one of them the same way.
Calls converted to a booking33%Booked straight into your calendar and confirmed instantly through Cal.com — no manual follow-up required.
Concurrent calls per line∞No busy signal, ever. Every caller reaches a receptionist, even if a hundred call at once.
Missed calls0The one number every other figure on this page exists to protect.
Calls answered, by hour
MidnightNoon10pm

The dip is lunch. The long rise from 8am is the phone doing what it always did — except now nothing gets missed, including the after-hours tail most front desks never see.

“We stopped losing Saturday callers to voicemail. That was half our new business walking away.”
Harbour Plumbing Co. · Owner-operator
“Bookings just appear in our calendar, confirmed, before I've even seen the notification. Cal.com and Shica together feel like a real front desk.”
Marlowe Dental Studio · Practice manager
“It sounds like us. Callers ask to speak to ‘the receptionist’ by name — they have no idea.”
Aldridge & Finch Legal · Managing partner
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How it works

Live in three steps

Step one

Set up

Configure your AI receptionist with custom scripts, your routing preferences, and a connected Cal.com account for real-time availability.

Step two

Divert your calls

Forward your existing number to Shica. Our AI takes over and answers with human-like precision.

Step three

Grow

Uninterrupted operations, more booked appointments, and qualified leads flowing in — automatically.

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Ready to stop missing calls?

Join the businesses already running their front desk on Shica.

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Pricing

Priced for your business

“Pricing is relative from business to business — however, $500 USD a month is the average price.”
Tailored

Custom plan

Built around your call volume, hours, integrations, and scripts. Most businesses land near the average.

~$500 USD / month on average
Final pricing scoped together on a short call.
  • 24/7 AI call answering on your number
  • Custom scripts written in your brand's voice
  • Appointment booking with calendar sync
  • Lead qualification and warm routing
  • Call summaries and transcripts by email
  • Volume-based pricing — pay for what you use
Fastest start

Setup Instantly

Skip the scoping call. A flat plan with everything switched on, live as swiftly as possible.

$600 USD / month, flat
No scoping call. No waiting. Cancel anytime.
  • Everything in the custom plan
  • Rapid activation — live as swiftly as possible
  • Pre-built script templates for your industry
  • Priority onboarding support
  • Switch to a tailored plan later, anytime

Why the range? A solo plumber fielding fifteen calls a week and a clinic handling two hundred have very different needs. We scope yours honestly, so you only pay for the coverage you actually use. No setup fees, no lock-in contracts. Every booking Shica makes is confirmed through Cal.com — the calendar engine behind both plans, included at no extra cost. And you're never invoiced during setup — billing only begins once your receptionist is live and confirmed working.

Do the math

One receptionist sleeps. The other doesn't.

A real hire is paid for the hours they're scheduled — not the hours they're actually reachable. Shica is paid once, flat, and answers every hour of every day. Adjust the numbers to your own business below.

Cost: a real wage vs. a flat agent

A typical receptionist works an 8-hour shift and — being human — takes breaks that quietly shrink the hours they're actually answering the phone.

Human receptionist, 8hr shifts, ~5% of the day on break$4,166/mo
Shica, answering around the clock$600/mo
Hours actually covered per week38 vs 168
Receptionist — answering

Illustrative, based on the numbers you set above — not a quote. A real receptionist also needs leave, sick days, and training, none of which are counted here.

Potential revenue recovered

Every call that rings out after-hours, on a break, or on hold is a lead someone else picks up. Estimate what catching them is worth.

Missed calls recovered per month65
Estimated revenue recovered per month$3,858/mo

Assumes a 33% call-to-booking conversion — Shica's typical rate — applied to calls that would otherwise have gone unanswered. An estimate to reason with, not a guarantee.

For clients who plan to stay

The Longevity deal

Deposit funds ahead of time, in $50 increments, and every $50 banks a $100 credit against a future invoice. Credit draws down automatically — one $100 credit per billing cycle — for as long as it lasts. There's no cap on how much you can bank; deposit as little or as much as suits your business.

Deposit $501moOne billing cycle at $100 off. A reference point, not a limit.
Deposit $2505moFive billing cycles at $100 off — a $600 plan runs $500 those months.
Deposit $50010moTen billing cycles at $100 off. The amount our team quotes most often.
Deposit $2,00040moForty billing cycles at $100 off. Keep going — there's no maximum.

Work out your own credit

No cap, no cliff — the numbers above are just reference points. Set your own deposit and plan below.

Billing cycles covered at $100 off10 mo
Total credit banked$1,000
Your rate during those cycles$500/mo

Illustrative only, with no upper limit — deposit size and draw-down are arranged directly with our team, not processed on this site.

A negotiated add-on, not automatic enrollment — email shicahelp@gmail.com or ask your onboarding contact to set it up.

Not sure which fits?

Send us a note about your business and we'll recommend the right plan as swiftly as possible.

Setup Instantly · $600 USD / month

Answering your calls without delay

The fastest way onto Shica. One flat price, everything switched on, no scoping call — your AI receptionist goes live as swiftly as possible after you sign up.

To start

You sign up

Tell us your business name, hours, and the number to forward.

Shortly after

We configure your receptionist

An industry script template is tuned to your business automatically.

Just after that

Connect Cal.com — if you take bookings

Only needed when calls involve booking a consultation, session, or anything else that requires a real slot on a calendar. We connect your Cal.com account with you over a secure channel — your API key never travels through a form or an email — so every booking Shica makes is checked against your real availability and confirmed instantly.

Soon after

You divert your calls

One forwarding code from your phone provider, and Shica is answering.

Once live

Bookings start arriving

Appointments, summaries, and qualified leads land in your inbox.

Flat plan

Setup Instantly

$600 USD / month

Live today. Cancel anytime. Switch to a tailored plan whenever you like.

  • 24/7 AI answering, booking & lead qualification
  • Rapid activation — live as swiftly as possible
  • Industry script templates, tuned to your brand
  • Cal.com-confirmed bookings, synced in real time
  • Priority onboarding support

One form below covers everything Shica needs to build your agent. Nothing is invoiced until your receptionist is fully live and confirmed working.

Build your agent

Tell Shica everything it needs to know

This is the one form that becomes your AI agent — every field here shapes how it talks, who it transfers to, and what it sends. Fill in whatever applies to your business; the required fields are the ones we truly can't build an agent without.

Your details

How your agent should sound

Call transfer destinations — optional

Anywhere Shica should hand a caller off to a real person. Add as many as you need.

Add-ons

Email planning — optional

Any automatic email Shica should be able to send on your behalf — a booking confirmation, a follow-up, a quote. The wording can vary slightly each send so it never reads like a stencil. Add another block for each distinct type of email.

Appointments (Cal.com) — only if your calls book something

Needed only when calls involve booking a consultation, session, or anything else that requires a real calendar slot. For security we never collect API keys here or by email — just share your public booking link, and during onboarding we connect your account over a secure channel we set up with you. It takes about two minutes.

Sending opens an email in your own mail client — nothing is stored on this site. A member of our team reviews every signup personally and may follow up by email if we need a few more details before activating you. You're not invoiced until your receptionist is fully live and confirmed working. See our privacy policy.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Everything businesses usually ask before forwarding their calls to Shica. Can't find yours? Email us — we reply as swiftly as possible.

The product

Shica answers with human-like precision and natural conversation flow. You decide whether the receptionist introduces itself as an AI assistant or simply as part of your team — both options are fully supported and configurable.

Nothing changes. You keep your number and simply set up call forwarding to Shica — usually a single code dialed from your phone. You can pause or remove forwarding at any time, instantly.

Yes — through Cal.com. Shica proposes a time during the call, Cal.com checks it against your real availability, and the appointment is confirmed before you hang up. Cal.com is what actually locks the booking in; Shica is the voice that gets you there. Double-bookings are prevented automatically.

You set the rules. Shica can warm-transfer urgent or high-value calls directly to you or your team, take a detailed message, or schedule a callback — whichever you prefer for each scenario.

Pricing & plans

Pricing is relative from business to business — call volume, hours, and integrations all play a part — however $500 USD a month is the average price. If you'd rather skip the scoping call entirely, the Setup Instantly plan is a flat $600 USD a month and goes live as swiftly as possible.

A tailored plan is scoped on a short call so you pay precisely for what you use — most businesses land around the $500/month average. Setup Instantly trades that scoping for speed: a flat $600/month with everything switched on, live as swiftly as possible. You can move from one to the other at any time.

No setup fees and no lock-in. Both plans are month-to-month and you can cancel anytime. If you cancel, your call forwarding simply reverts to your phone as it was before.

Only once your AI receptionist is fully live and confirmed to be answering correctly — never for setup or configuration time. If we need more detail to get you there, a member of our team will follow up by email; we keep that back-and-forth as swift as possible.

A prepayment option for clients who plan to stay a while. Deposit in $50 increments and every $50 banks a $100 credit against a future invoice — deposit $500 and ten billing cycles run $100 cheaper. There's no cap on how much you can bank; the credit draws down automatically, one billing cycle at a time, for as long as it lasts. It's a negotiated add-on — email us to enroll. Full worked examples (plus a calculator to run your own numbers) are on the pricing page.

Getting started

On the Setup Instantly plan, as swiftly as possible after signing up — we configure an industry script template to your business and you divert your calls. Tailored plans go live soon after the scoping call.

By a person. Every signup, configuration change, and inquiry is forwarded to a member of the Shica team for review — nothing is auto-approved. If your situation needs more detail, we'll reply by email to ask, and we keep that process as short as we can.

Completely. Greetings, qualifying questions, tone, and conversation flows are all written to match your brand's voice. You can request script changes whenever your business changes.

Every call generates a summary — who called, what they needed, and what Shica did — delivered to your email. Full transcripts are available whenever you need detail.

Only if your calls involve booking something — a consultation, a session, a service appointment, or anything else that requires a real slot on a calendar. In that case, Cal.com is the scheduling layer behind every booking Shica makes: it's what confirms an appointment rather than just promising one. If you don't already have an account, we'll set one up with you during onboarding; it takes a couple of minutes and is included at no extra cost on both plans. For security, we never ask for your Cal.com API key through the website or by email — connecting your account happens over a secure channel we set up with you during onboarding. If your line never actually books anything — pure inquiries, orders, or message-taking — you can skip Cal.com entirely.

Contact

Email our team

Tell us about your business and what your phones look like today. A real person replies as swiftly as possible.

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Email us directly

shicahelp@gmail.com — for quotes, questions, and support.

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Response time

As swiftly as possible — usually much sooner than you'd expect.

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Asking about pricing?

Include your rough weekly call volume — it lets us quote accurately in the first reply.

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In a hurry?

The Setup Instantly plan skips the email thread entirely.

Sending opens an email in your own mail client — nothing is stored on this site. Every message is read and answered by a person on our team, not a bot — if your question needs more detail, we'll follow up by email. See our privacy policy.

Thanks — your email client should have opened with everything pre-filled. Hit send and we'll be in touch as swiftly as possible.
Dashboard

Good day

Receptionist live Cal.com connected
Preview build

Nothing here is final — this dashboard is still in development. Everything you see in this customer area is for demonstration purposes only: the numbers, activity, and services are sample data. The main Shica site and the receptionist service itself are fully live and functional — it's only this dashboard that's a preview of what account management will look like.

This week
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Calls answered — every one of them, in under a second.

This week
12

Appointments booked straight into your calendar.

This week
9

Qualified leads routed to you with full details.

Recent activity
Appointment booked — new caller, Thursday 10:00am, confirmed via Cal.com
Lead qualified — quote request, full job details captured
Message taken — supplier call, summary emailed to you
After-hours call answered — booking confirmed for next week
Configuration applied — updated greeting script went live
Your plan

Setup Instantly

$600 USD / month · renews on the 1st. Everything switched on.

Active
Live

AI Receptionist — Setup Instantly

$600 USD / month · flat

24/7 answering, appointment booking, lead qualification, call summaries, and priority support. Your core service.

Available to add
Add-on

Tailored plan review

~$500 USD / month on average

A short scoping call to re-price your plan around your real call volume. Most businesses land near the average — some lower.

Add-on

Second line

Priced on request

A second number with its own scripts — a different location, brand, or after-hours emergency line, handled separately.

Add-on

SMS follow-ups

Priced on request

Automatic text confirmations, reminders, and missed-call follow-ups sent to your callers after Shica handles them.

Receptionist configuration

Tell Shica how to answer

Your request opens as a structured email to our team — we apply it and confirm as swiftly as possible. See our privacy policy.

Configuration request ready in your email client — send it and we'll confirm once it's live, as swiftly as possible.
Profile
Email

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Verified
Plan

Setup Instantly — $600 USD / month, renews on the 1st

Billing

Invoices are emailed monthly. Need a copy or to update payment details?

Email billing
Longevity credit

Deposit in $50 increments — each $50 banks a $100 credit against a future invoice. No cap on how much you can bank.

Add funds
Access code

Lost or want to rotate your login code? We'll reissue one to your verified email.

Request new code
Sign out

Ends this session on this device.

Legal

Privacy policy

Effective 11 June 2026 · Shica (shica.org)

Shica provides AI receptionist services to businesses. We take a simple position on privacy: collect as little as possible, be transparent about all of it, and never sell any of it. This policy explains what we collect through this website and through the Shica service, and how it is handled.

What this website collects

Almost nothing. This website does not use cookies, analytics, advertising trackers, or third-party scripts, and it does not store any data you type into it.

  • Forms. The contact, signup, and newsletter forms on this site do not transmit data to a server. Submitting a form opens a pre-filled email in your own mail client, addressed to shicahelp@gmail.com. Nothing is sent until you choose to send that email yourself, and nothing you type is retained by this website.
  • Fonts. The site loads typefaces from Google Fonts, which means your browser makes a request to Google's font servers. Google may log standard request data such as your IP address. No other third-party resources are loaded.
  • Hosting logs. Like virtually all websites, our hosting provider may keep standard server logs (IP address, browser type, pages requested) for security and reliability. These are not used for profiling or advertising.

What we collect when you email us

If you email shicahelp@gmail.com — including via the forms on this site — we receive whatever you choose to include, typically your name, email address, business name, phone number, and message. We use it solely to respond to you, prepare a quote, or activate your service. We retain correspondence only as long as needed for those purposes and for our legal record-keeping obligations.

What the Shica service collects

Once you become a customer, the service necessarily handles call data on your behalf:

  • Call recordings and transcripts of calls answered by your AI receptionist, used to deliver summaries, bookings, and lead details to you.
  • Caller-provided information such as names, contact details, and appointment preferences, collected only as required by the scripts you approve.
  • Account and billing details needed to operate and invoice your subscription.

This data belongs to your business. We process it only to provide the service under our agreement with you, and your obligations to your own callers (such as call-recording disclosure requirements in your region) are supported by configurable announcements.

Sub-processors

To confirm bookings in real time, Shica relies on Cal.com as a scheduling sub-processor. Only what's needed to hold and confirm a calendar slot — the appointment time and the caller's basic contact details — is shared with Cal.com, under its own privacy terms. Call recordings and transcripts are never sent to Cal.com. We'll update this list if that ever changes.

What we never do

  • We never sell or rent personal information — yours or your callers'.
  • We never use your call data to advertise to you or to anyone else.
  • We never share data with third parties except the service providers strictly necessary to operate Shica (such as telephony and hosting infrastructure), bound by confidentiality, or where the law requires it.

Security

This site is served over HTTPS and contains no payment or data-storage functionality. The customer dashboard keeps your session in memory only — no credentials, cookies, or personal data are stored in your browser, and signing out (or closing the tab) ends the session completely. Within the Shica service, call data is encrypted in transit, access is restricted to personnel who need it to support your account, and we apply the principle of least privilege throughout. If we ever become aware of a breach affecting your data, we will notify you promptly as required by applicable law.

Retention and deletion

Service data is retained for the duration of your subscription plus any period required by law, after which it is deleted. You may request deletion of your data at any time by emailing shicahelp@gmail.com; we will action verified requests within 30 days unless a legal obligation requires otherwise.

Your rights

Depending on where you live — including under the Australian Privacy Act and the GDPR — you may have rights to access, correct, export, or delete personal information we hold about you, and to complain to your local privacy regulator. To exercise any of these rights, email shicahelp@gmail.com.

Children

Shica is a business service and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 18 through this website.

Changes to this policy

If this policy changes, the updated version will be posted on this page with a new effective date. Material changes affecting existing customers will be communicated by email.

Contact

Privacy questions, access requests, and complaints: shicahelp@gmail.com. We respond as swiftly as possible.