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AI SMS Applicant Prescreening for Recruiters

Textwork screens job applicants instantly over SMS, after hours and over weekends, for HR and recruitment teams.

In plain English

Brian runs Textwork for hiring teams that screen job applicants by text, including after the office closes and on weekends. When someone applies, a text starts right away, asks the questions that team picked, and passes people who fit to a recruiter with a clean summary. It is aimed at busy hiring groups, from hourly and frontline jobs to skilled trades, staffing desks, and small teams. They pay a monthly plan so those first questions do not wait until morning. The AI does most of the texting and the billing, while Brian still checks quality, supports those teams, and handles unusual cases.

Automation70%
Startup costNot disclosed
Time to first $Not disclosed
Monthly range*$2,919 MRR

~$2,919 MRR; $2,919 verified revenue last 30 days (TrustMRR/Stripe, Oct 23, 2026)

DifficultyMedium
SourceTrustMRR - Textwork ↗

Operator: Brian

Verified

Revenue independently checked: documents reviewed by a publication, or a public dashboard.

Not disclosed.

The tool stack

Stripe ↗
2.9% + 30¢ per charge

Payments

 Twilio ↗
Pay per message

SMS

 OpenAI API ↗
Pay per token

LLM

Prices are the vendors' published list prices as researched in Oct 2026 and change often — always check the vendor's pricing page.

Step-by-step setup

  1. Applicant texts in or applies; the SMS conversation starts immediately.
  2. AI asks the team's screening questions.
  3. Qualified applicants are handed off to recruiters.
  4. B2B subscription from $99/month.

What's automated vs. the human 30%

The machine does

  • Core AI generation/analysis
  • Billing and onboarding

You still do

  • Product quality and support
  • Distribution and marketing
  • Compliance and edge cases

Overview

Textwork handles text-to-apply and prescreening for recruiters after hours and over weekends. It starts the SMS conversation with an applicant immediately, asks the screening questions the team wants, and gives recruiters a clean handoff. It targets teams that hire at volume: hourly and frontline roles, skilled trades, staffing desks and lean talent-acquisition teams. Pricing starts at $99/month.

Operator: Brian. Category on TrustMRR: Artificial Intelligence. Founded: January 2018.

Realistic income

TrustMRR (synced Oct 23, 2026) shows about $2,919 MRR and $2,919 in Stripe-verified revenue over the last 30 days, $34,772 verified over its tracked history. This is one operator’s result, often after months or years of work, and doesn’t predict yours. Check the live listing — numbers change.

Risks

  • Revenue is concentrated in very few accounts (2 active subscriptions).
  • SMS consent and messaging rules (e.g. TCPA, carrier registration) apply.
  • Startup cost and time to first dollar are not disclosed.

*Income figures are illustrative ranges based on public pricing and typical outcomes reported by practitioners, not guarantees. Most new online businesses earn little or nothing at first. Not financial, legal or tax advice.

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