What is call screener software?

Call screener software lets a live show take phone or web callers, vet them before air, and put them on air cleanly. A screener sees each caller on a line with a card - name, location, topic - holds them while they listen to the show, and the host airs them with one click. ScreenerMax does this from a browser instead of dedicated studio hardware.

Is ScreenerMax a Comrex STAC replacement?

Yes. ScreenerMax was built to replace a dead Comrex STAC on a nationally syndicated radio show, and it now runs that show every week. It replaces the screening console and the caller bridge with a browser page your whole crew shares, and it connects to your existing broadcast chain.

How is ScreenerMax different from Call-in Studio?

The biggest difference is the AI screener. Most tools in this category focus on recording and transcribing calls. ScreenerMax actually screens: the AI answers, asks the caller their name, location, and question, flags hostile or prank calls, and delivers the caller to a line with the card already written. It also runs as your missed-call safety net, so a caller never sits in dead air. Try both and compare - our demo is free and takes two minutes.

How much does ScreenerMax cost?

Basic is $99 a month for the full screening console. AI Pro is $249 a month and adds Sarah, the AI screener. Station and network plans are $599 a month with white labeling and up to 5 shows. The first five founding shows get AI Pro at $99 a month locked for life with setup included.

ON AIR Live on syndicated radio, every Saturday

Put callers on air.
From any browser.

ScreenerMax is the call screener console for podcasters, streamers, and talk radio. Screen callers, type up their story, and put them on air with one click - from a laptop in the studio or a phone at the lake. No rack hardware. No dead Flash interfaces. No studio required.

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Diane — NashvilleON AIR 02:41

Question about her 401(k) rollover

HOLD AIR PARK DROP

Marcus — SpokaneHOLDING 00:38

Disagrees with the last segment, politely

HOLD AIR PARK DROP

IdleLine open, waiting

READY

IdleLine open, waiting

READY

What it does

Everything the Old Hardware Did. From Anywhere.

ScreenerMax replaces the aging call screener box and the rack of codecs behind it with one browser console your whole crew shares.

Screen

Caller cards, not sticky notes

Name, location, topic, and screener notes on every line - typed once, visible to the host instantly. The host never airs a mystery caller again.

Queue

Callers hear the show, not hold music

Screened callers wait in the broadcast bridge, muted, listening to the live program. When they hit air, they're already in the conversation.

Air

One click on, one click off

Hold, air, park, drop. Mix-minus is automatic, so callers hear everything except themselves. No feedback, no echo, no board-op gymnastics.

Together

The whole crew, in sync

Host in one state, screener in another, producer on the road - everyone sees the same queue update live, with a private crew chat built in.

Hardware optional

Stream Deck ready

Every control is a simple endpoint, so physical buttons work if you want them. But a browser tab is the only requirement.

AI screening, live in production

Sarah, the AI screener, answers, asks each caller their name, location, and question, flags hostile or prank calls with a caution badge, and queues them with the card already written. Miss a call and she catches it - no caller ever sits in dead air.

The story

Born in a Real Radio Studio

ScreenerMax wasn't dreamed up on a whiteboard. It was built for a nationally syndicated talk radio show - broadcast on FM in Washington, D.C. and on SiriusXM - when the studio's hardware call screener died and its replacement cost looked like a used car.

The screener is in Florida. The host is in Virginia. The co-host runs his side from a truck camper in Washington State. Every Saturday, ScreenerMax puts their callers on the air anyway.

We rebuilt the whole thing in software: the screening console, the caller queue, the on-air bridge. Then we realized every podcaster and live streamer who takes calls has the same problem - and none of them want to buy broadcast rack gear to solve it.

How it works

Three Steps to Live Callers

Your audience calls in

Callers dial your show's number or click your call-in link - whichever fits your show and your audience.

Your screener queues them

A quick chat, a typed caller card, and one click to hold. The caller waits hearing your live show, not elevator music.

The host clicks AIR

The caller joins the conversation with clean audio in both directions. Off air, park, or drop - all one click.

Try it right now

Take an AI-Screened Call Yourself

The demo is the real product, not a video. You get a private screener room for 30 minutes: click one button, and Sarah, the AI screener, answers you in your browser, asks her questions, and lands you on a line with the card already written - while you watch it happen from the screener's chair. Send teammates your demo code and they can play mock callers on their own lines. Callers on hold hear a real syndicated radio show, because that is where this software lives every Saturday.

Open the live demo

Any email gets you in with a one-time code. No card, no sales call, wiped when you leave.

Where it fits

Replacing a Dead STAC? Outgrowing the Alternatives?

vs. hardware

Comrex STAC, Telos VX, PhoneBOX

Broadcast phone hardware is superb and priced like it - thousands up front and rack space to feed. Our own story: the studio's Comrex STAC died when its Flash-era interface finally gave out, and the replacement quote looked like a used car. So we rebuilt the job in software. ScreenerMax replaces the screening console and caller bridge, connects to the broadcast chain you already own, and has run a syndicated show every week since.

vs. software

Looking for a Call-in Studio alternative?

Most call-in tools stop at recording and transcribing. Screening is a different job: the ScreenerMax AI interviews the caller, writes the card, flags hostile or prank calls, and catches the calls your human screener misses. Your screener stays in charge - the AI is the extra set of hands. Test the difference yourself in the live demo.

vs. nothing

Pen, paper, and shouting

If your callers today are a sticky note and a prayer, this is the upgrade: caller cards the host can read, a queue that holds callers inside the show audio, and one-click air with mix-minus handled. From a browser tab, starting the same week you sign up.

Pricing

Honest Numbers, No Decoder Ring

Every plan includes unlimited screener and host seats, browser calling, caller cards, the live queue, crew chat, and mix-minus handled for you. Bring your own SIP on any plan at no charge.

Basic

$99 / month

The modern console for shows with a human screener. 4 lines, every feature above, connected to your existing phone setup. The sticky notes retire.

AI Pro - most popular

$249 / month

Everything in Basic plus Sarah, the AI screener: she answers, interviews, writes the caller card, flags hostile calls, and catches every call your screener misses. A human screener runs $180 to $300 a month for one weekly show - Sarah costs less and never calls in sick.

Station / Network

$599 / month

Up to 5 shows, white label branding, custom integration work (Dante, Comrex, Restream, your board), priority support, and a quarterly check-in with the people who built it.

One-time setup is $250, waived on annual plans (which also get 2 months free) and for founding shows. Additional shows on Basic or AI Pro are $49 a month. Custom integration work - Dante, Comrex, mixing board wiring, on-site visits - is quoted as a flat fee before any work begins, typically $500 to $1,500 depending on the studio.
Founding shows - first 5 only: AI Pro at $99 a month, locked for life, setup included, in exchange for honest feedback and a testimonial we can print. Claim a founding slot.

Questions

Straight Answers

Do callers hear hold music?

No. Screened callers wait muted inside the broadcast bridge, hearing your live show. When they hit air, they are already in the conversation. Mix-minus is automatic - callers never hear themselves echoed back.

What equipment do I need?

A browser. Hosts, screeners, and producers open the same console from anywhere. Callers dial a number or click a link. Studio connections - SIP and Dante are running in production today; Restream, Comrex, and OBS setups come with a pilot.

What does the AI screener actually do?

Answers, greets, asks name, location, and question, asks one follow-up if the answer is vague, flags abusive or prank calls with a caution badge, and delivers the caller to a line with the card written. It never puts anyone on air - humans keep that button.

How much does it cost?

Basic is $99 a month, AI Pro is $249, Station plans are $599. The first five founding shows get AI Pro at $99 a month locked for life with setup included. Full details in the pricing section above.

Early access

Founding Shows Wanted

ScreenerMax is in early access. Founding shows get white-glove setup from the team that built it, direct input on the roadmap, and founding-show pricing locked in. In exchange, we want your honest feedback - the kind that makes the product better before the doors open wide.

Put callers on air.From any browser.