Voicemail, or an AI that answers?
Voicemail records a message if the caller leaves one, and most callers don’t. Vicem is an AI that answers the calls you miss: it talks with the caller, takes the message, turns away scam calls and asks you before anything important.
What does voicemail do well?
- It’s free and already on your phone.
- It works on any phone, with nothing to set up.
- The message is in the caller’s own voice.
Where does voicemail stop?
- Fewer than 3% of callers sent to voicemail actually leave a message.Invoca, call data
- 42% of people say they leave a voicemail when a business doesn’t answer.CallRail, survey of 1,000 US consumers
- 82% of people say they’ll call a competitor if a business doesn’t answer.CallRail, survey of 1,000 US consumers
Checked on October 6, 2026
What does a caller hear?
With voicemail, a recording and a beep. Most people hang up there.
With Vicem, a voice that answers: “Hi, this is Sam’s AI.” Then a question, and a reply to what they ask.
It runs on its own number, not on your phone. So it works on a plane, with a flat battery, or when you have no signal.
How do they compare?
| What it does | AI voicemail apps | Voicemail | Vicem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Works when your phone is off | AI voicemail appsSome | VoicemailRecords only | VicemYes |
| Emails the caller back | AI voicemail appsNo | VoicemailNo | VicemYes |
| Its own number, email and page | AI voicemail appsNo | VoicemailNo | VicemYes |
| Speaks the caller’s language | AI voicemail appsOne or two | VoicemailNo | Vicem16 languages |
| Asks you before anything important | AI voicemail appsNo | VoicemailNo | VicemYes |
| Anyone can check what it did | AI voicemail appsNo | VoicemailNo | VicemYes |
| Works on any phone | AI voicemail appsYes | VoicemailYes | VicemYes |
| Robocalls and silent calls we screen out in the first seconds never count against your minutes, nor do calls that fail on our side | Does not apply | Does not apply | VicemYes |
Only things Vicem does today are listed. “Varies” means products of that kind differ. An empty cell means it doesn’t apply.
What do people ask?
Is Vicem a voicemail app?
No. Vicem is an AI that answers the call and talks with the caller. Voicemail only records.
Do callers know they’re talking to an AI?
Yes. Vicem always says it’s an AI. Every call starts with: “Hi, this is Sam’s AI.”
How do calls get to Vicem?
You forward the calls you miss, decline or can’t take to Vicem’s own number. Your phone still rings first.
Want it answering your calls?
Vicem is an AI that answers your phone when you can’t. Free for 14 days.
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