Built for house cleaning
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You clean. Prentice handles the rest.
Answers clients at any hour. Keeps every regular on the calendar. Drafts quotes and invoices for your OK.
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Demo: A cleaner calls in sick at 6 AM. See how I move her clients before you’re up.
Working with Prentice is like working with a person.
Prentice can be reached by phone, text or email.
Prentice talks with everyone your business works with: customers, your team, even suppliers.
You’re Yolanda, and you run Sunny Day Cleaning.
It’s 6:10 AM, and you’re asleep until 7:30 AM.
Luz is one of your cleaners, with three houses today.
Heidi is her first house, at 9 AM.
You told Prentice to move a sick cleaner’s visits to another day without asking you.
- Luz: So sorry, I’m sick and can’t clean today.
- Prentice: Feel better, Luz. I’ll take care of your day.
- Prentice: Hi Heidi, Luz is out sick, so we can’t clean your house today. Can we come Wednesday at 9 AM instead?
- Heidi: Sure, that’s fine.
- Prentice: You’re set for Wednesday at 9 AM.
- Prentice: Before you were up: Luz is out sick, and all three of her houses are moved.
Prentice moved a sick cleaner’s whole day before you were up.
Demo: You just walked through a house before a move. See how I turn your notes into a booked job.
You’re Yolanda, and you run Sunny Day Cleaning.
You just walked through Brett’s house. He’s moving out this week.
You’ve given Prentice your cleaning prices.
- You: Brett’s place, 3 bed 2 bath, empty. Full cleaning before he moves out. Inside the oven and fridge too.
- Prentice: The quote for Brett’s house is ready for your OK: $420.
- Prentice: Quote for Brett · $420
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- Prentice: Hi Brett, I’m Prentice, the AI assistant at Sunny Day Cleaning. Here’s the quote for cleaning your house before you move: $420.
- Prentice: Quote 1042 · Sunny Day Cleaning · $420
- Brett: That works. Can you do it before I hand the keys back?
- Prentice: We can do Thursday at 9 AM. Please have everything out of the house by then. Does that work?
- Brett: Yes, that works.
- Prentice: You’re booked for Thursday at 9 AM.
- Prentice: Brett said yes to the $420 cleaning. It’s set for Thursday at 9 AM.
Prentice turned your notes into a booked $420 cleaning.
Demo: A house needs cleaning again about a month after the first visit. See how I turn first-time clients into regulars.
You’re Yolanda, and you run Sunny Day Cleaning.
Last month you cleaned six houses for the first time. Those homes are due again.
Naomi is one of those clients.
- You: Text the first-time clients from last month. Offer a cleaning every two weeks at $150.
- Prentice: Hi Naomi, I’m Prentice, the AI assistant at Sunny Day Cleaning. We cleaned your house last month, and it’s about due again. Want a cleaning every two weeks? It’s $150 a visit, and we have Wednesday at 10 AM or Thursday at 1 PM.
- Naomi: Yes! Wednesday at 10 AM works.
- Prentice: Booked: your regular cleaning starts Wednesday at 10 AM. I’ll remind you the day before.
- Prentice: 4 of the 6 first-time clients I texted booked a cleaning every two weeks. That’s $600 every two weeks.
Prentice turned four first-time clients into regulars, $600 every two weeks.
Made for house cleaning
Prentice learns your clients, your schedule and your prices, then works in your words.
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Regular cleanings
Weekly and every-other-week clients kept on the calendar. A skipped week never drops the plan.
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Deep cleans and empty homes
A price you’ve set is quoted on the spot and booked. A custom job is drafted for your OK first.
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Running late
A cleaner is late. Prentice tells the clients waiting and reworks that day by your rule.
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Keys, codes and pets
A client’s note for the cleaner gets passed on: the lockbox, the dog, the room to skip.
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Invoices
Drafted for your OK, sent, and followed up when late.
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In their language
Clients and cleaners texted in English, Spanish, French or Portuguese.
Revenue you didn’t have to chase
A new client booked, a deep clean added, an invoice paid. Prentice keeps your calendar full.
- PrenticenowKurt booked a clean before he moves out. $340
- Prentice1h agoRhea said yes to a deep clean before her Saturday party. $260
- Prentice2h agoMai paid last month’s invoice after my reminder. $520
- Prentice3h agoVera signed up for a cleaning every other week after her first one. $160 a visit.
Prentice will earn your trust
My word to you
- I’ll tell every client I’m an AI.
- I’ll double-check my work.
- I’ll ask you when I’m not sure.
- I’ll work within the boundaries you set.
We know trusting an AI with your clients is a big ask.
So Prentice never works alone. Prentice asks you when unsure, and calls on us for backup.
The Prentice team
A client’s whole year, handled
From the first text to the fiftieth cleaning, Prentice keeps working.
See how I look after a new client
- I answer a new client’s textMonday, 8:52pm
- Most help stops hereI keep going
- I book the first cleaningRight then
- I send a reminderThe day before
- I tell them when your cleaner is running lateThe day of
- I set up their regular cleaningsAfter the first clean
- I draft the month’s invoice for your OKOn the 1st
- I skip the weeks they’re awayWhen they travel
- I follow up on a late paymentA week later
I will draft quotes and invoices for your OK, and keep to your policies.
Prentice goes in your contacts
Just save the number, and your whole crew can start talking to Prentice.
Call Text Email
- You
- Your cleaners
- Your clients
Property managers can text or email Prentice too.
Prentice speaks
- English
- Español
- Français
- Português
Getting started
Your part is small. Prentice does the rest.
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Can you answer a few questions about your business?
Then Prentice can learn it. Prentice writes the job description and shows you a demo for no cost.
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Can you share your calendar, your prices and your policies?
Then Prentice can run your schedule. Regular cleanings, one-time jobs and reminders by your rules. Quotes and invoices go out only with your OK.
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When Prentice has earned your trust
Then Prentice can talk to your clients. Give clients your Prentice number, or ask Prentice to text them.
Then you get your evenings back.
Get closer to your clients
With Prentice, your clients will be able to:
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Ask the small questions they’d hesitate to call you about
“Do you bring your own vacuum?”
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Get an answer at any hour, by call, text or email
“Sorry it’s late, we have guests coming Saturday…”
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Talk with you in their own language
“Vocês limpam o forno por dentro?”
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Book a cleaning on the spot
“Every other Tuesday works.”
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Skip a week without phone tag
“We’re away next week, can we skip?”
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Hear your prices up front
“How much to clean my place when I move out?”
When you’re easy to reach, you’re easy to stay with.
Meet the people behind Prentice
We’re small business owners ourselves. We know what it’s like to lose evenings to admin work, and to wish for someone dependable to hand it to. So we built Prentice on three principles.
- Honesty.
- A straight “I’m not sure” beats a confident guess.
- Integrity.
- Treat every client the way you would.
- Reliability.
- Show up, every time. For 15 years our team has built software thousands of people count on every day.
And when Prentice needs backup, we answer.
Dan & Jonathan
Costs less than a person
Prentice does the office work, so compare the cost with hiring help, not with an app.
| Hiring a Person | Prentice Solo | Prentice Team | Prentice Crew | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works with | Anyone | Just you | 2-3 people | 4-6 people |
| Counts you and everyone on your team who works with Prentice. Customers never count. | ||||
| Monthly cost | $500 5 hours a week at $25 an hour | $99 | $199 | $399 |
50% off the first month while Prentice learns your business |
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| Messages included | As many as they can handle in 5 hours a week | 200 | 500 | 1,200 |
| A message is any text or email, sent or received. Each minute of a call counts as one. | ||||
| Communication methods | Phone, text, email, in person | Phone, text, email | ||
| Customers | As many as they can keep up with | No limit | ||
| Availability | 5 hours a week | Any hour, every day | ||
| Overtime | $25 an hour | $25 for every extra 50 messages | ||
| Offseason | You negotiate fewer hours with them | $39 a month when in Standby modePrentice stays active and will respond to customers. Max 50 messages per month. | ||
| Payroll and taxes | Your responsibility | None | ||
| Commitment | You hire them, and give notice to let them go | NoneCancel anytime. | ||
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More than 6 people? Register, and Prentice will help you set up a plan. |
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Works with
Anyone
SoloJust you
Team2-3 people
Crew4-6 people
Counts you and everyone on your team who works with Prentice. Customers never count.
Monthly cost
$500 5 hours a week at $25 an hour
Solo$99
Team$199
Crew$399
50% off the first month while Prentice learns your business
Messages included
As many as they can handle in 5 hours a week
Solo200
Team500
Crew1,200
A message is any text or email, sent or received. Each minute of a call counts as one.
Communication methods
Phone, text, email, in person
Phone, text, email
Customers
As many as they can keep up with
No limit
Availability
5 hours a week
Any hour, every day
Overtime
$25 an hour
$25 for every extra 50 messages
Offseason
You negotiate fewer hours with them
$39 a month when in Standby modePrentice stays active and will respond to customers. Max 50 messages per month.
Payroll and taxes
Your responsibility
None
Commitment
You hire them, and give notice to let them go
NoneCancel anytime.
More than 6 people? Register, and Prentice will help you set up a plan.
Questions cleaning business owners ask
Will clients know they’re texting an AI?
Yes. On the first call or text, every client hears that Prentice is your AI assistant. Prentice never pretends to be you.
Can clients skip a week?
Yes. Clients text Prentice to skip a week or move a cleaning. Prentice changes just that visit and tells the cleaner. The rest of the plan stays the same. Anything outside your policy comes to you first.
Does Prentice give prices for deep cleans?
Yes. A price you’ve set, like a deep clean for a 2-bedroom, Prentice gives on the spot and books. A job you haven’t priced gets a quote drafted from your prices, and you approve it before it goes out.
Can Prentice send my invoices?
Yes. Prentice drafts each client’s invoice from your prices. You approve each one, and Prentice sends them and follows up on late ones by the rule you set.
Do I need a new phone number?
No. Your business gets a Prentice number of its own. Give that number to clients, or forward your business line to Prentice while you’re cleaning.
Can my cleaners use Prentice?
Yes. Add your cleaners, and Prentice texts with them about their day: a late start, a skipped visit, a client’s note. In English, Spanish, French or Portuguese.
More answers on the FAQ.
Let Prentice show you
Chat or call. Prentice will ask about your clients, your schedule and your prices.
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