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Ring Verity vs Grip (gripai.co.uk)

Grip AI Ltd is a Poole company incorporated in July 2026 with pages for 24 trades. It bills per answered call, 75 calls for £49, routes urgent calls to you, and texts you the lead. Booking is a £5.99 add-on. Ring Verity is £79 a month with 300 minutes, a British voice trained on 62 trade scripts, booking into your real diary, transfers with a whisper and a text to both sides, and you can hear her before you spend anything on 07360 266999. Everything in the Grip column is from gripai.co.uk on 4 October 2026; if it has changed, tell us.

Ring VerityGrip (gripai.co.uk)
Price£79 a month, publishedStarter £49, Pro £99, Pro+ £149 a month
Included300 minutes75, 175, 250 answered calls
Over the allowance15p a minute50p a call
Setup fee£149, waived for founder customers and partner referralsNone
Trial and contract7 days free, no card, 60 minutes, on your own number; no contract, cancel any time3 days free; cancel any time
Built forUK trades and small service firms, 62 trade scripts24 trade categories: plumbers, electricians, builders, gas engineers, roofers, locksmiths, gardeners and more
VoiceBritish, trade vocabulary, UK postcodes read back letter by letterNot stated
Books appointmentsYes, into your real free slots, never double-books£5.99-a-month add-on on Starter and Pro; included on Pro+
Transfers to a personYes, to you with a whisper, only in your hoursYes, urgent calls routed to the owner
Texts the callerYes, texts the caller and you after every callNot stated (texts the lead to you)
Missed-call text-back and chatYes, missed-call text-back and web chat share one memory with the phone lineNot stated
Remembers returning callersYes, greets returning callers by name and picks up the jobNot stated
Safety lines for emergenciesYes, gas, flood, electrics, lock-outNot stated
Your numberKeep your number; divert on no answer; office phone systems supportedNot stated
Try it without signing upYes, 07360 266999, say your tradeNot stated
DataUK data residency, GDPR pack on the site, recording off by defaultUK company 17366923; hosting not stated
Right choice ifYou want minutes not calls, booking included, and a text to the customerYou take under 75 calls a month and want a per-call price

Where a cell says "Not stated", the feature is not described on gripai.co.uk; it may exist. We only print what the page says. Prices ex VAT where the site says so.

Questions people ask

Is Ring Verity cheaper than Grip?

Ring Verity is £79 a month with 300 minutes included, then 15p a minute. Grip: Starter £49, Pro £99, Pro+ £149 a month, with 75, 175, 250 answered calls included. Which is cheaper depends on how many calls you take; the table on this page shows both so you can work it out for your own firm.

What does Ring Verity do that Grip does not?

As stated on gripai.co.uk on 4 October 2026: Billed per answered call, 50p each over 75; booking is an add-on; incorporated July 2026 with no reviews; no text to the caller stated. Ring Verity has a British voice with trade vocabulary, books into your real free slots, transfers to you with a whisper, texts both sides, remembers returning callers and knows the safety line for your trade. If gripai.co.uk has changed since, tell us and we will update this page.

When is Grip the better choice?

You take under 75 calls a month and want a per-call price. Ring Verity is the better choice if you want minutes not calls, booking included, and a text to the customer.

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Ring 07360 266999, tell her which business to be, and give her a job. Then read your trade’s page or get started.