Callio

Callio is an iOS and Android app that calls US businesses found on Google Maps, works through phone menus and hold, asks the user's questions, and returns a summary in English, Spanish or Chinese with the full transcript.

Callio is a mobile app that makes phone calls to local businesses in the United States so the user does not have to. The user finds a place inside the app, or shares it from Google Maps, and describes the task in a sentence: book a table, check whether an item is in stock, confirm opening hours or ask about a price. Callio drafts the request for review, and nothing is dialed until the user confirms. Once approved, the assistant calls the business in English and deals with the parts of a phone call people tend to avoid. It moves through recorded menus, waits on hold, handles transfers, spells names, confirms times and decides whether to leave a voicemail. It identifies itself as an AI when asked, and states so up front on booking calls. Afterward the user receives a summary with key details such as times, prices and availability, written in English, Spanish or Chinese, along with the full English transcript. Calls come from a dedicated Callio line, so the user's own number is not shown as caller ID. A number is passed on only for bookings where the business asks for one. The product is deliberately narrow. It does not answer incoming calls, phone personal contacts, act as a receptionist, or call customer-service hotlines, government lines and systems that ask for an account number. This focus means there is nothing to configure: no voice to pick, no script to write, no agent to train. It suits people who dread the phone, those more comfortable in Spanish or Chinese than English, Deaf, hard-of-hearing and speech-impaired callers who want a text-only route, and anyone who would rather not spend minutes on hold. Compared with general-purpose voice agent platforms that require building and tuning a flow, Callio trades flexibility for a ready-made consumer experience. A free Playground feature rings the user's own verified phone so they can play the business and hear the assistant before paying, while real calls to businesses require a Premium subscription billed through the app store.