The customer-acquisition journey · pre-job

Search at midnight. Dispatched by morning.

A panicked stranger Googles "water damage" at 1 a.m. DRYLINE turns them into a booked, paid customer with a certified crew on the way — fully informed, fairly priced, and without talking to a single human, not one time.

A homeowner in the worst week of their year should go from a search result to a dispatched, certified crew — without talking to a single human, not one time.

Act I · S1 — the doorway
Top result · not a contractor ad

Salt River · DRYLINE — your guide to water, fire & mold

apps.apple.com/dryline

Know exactly what to do — before you call anyone.

★ 4.9 "answered my questions at 1 a.m." FREE
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phone calls — discovery to dispatched crew
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screens, three acts: found → calm → converted
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human gate, by design — the signature & payment
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to install, learn, and get the first expert read
The product is the marketing

A free resource first. A sales funnel never.

The existing homeowner app starts when a person is already a customer. This is the half nobody builds: turning a panicked stranger into a booked, paid customer who never spoke to a human. The app earns the job by being the most useful thing a frightened homeowner finds — and the conversion is a side-effect of being genuinely helpful. That is the Apple move. A human is always one tap away; they never need it. This is the first app where AI agents run the entire job — so the customer never needs to call anyone.

I
Found

They find a guide, not a contractor.

Discovery. The app ranks for intent and reads as a calm guide — never a sales page. The job is simply to get the install.

Emotional state · panic · urgency · "who do I even call?"
S1 · Search result — the doorwaySEO/ASO surface

"Know exactly what to do — before you call anyone. Free."

A homeowner searches "ceiling leaking" or "mold smell." DRYLINE ranks at the top — but the result reads as a guide, not a contractor. App Store badge, 4.9★, reviews that say "answered my questions at 1 a.m." over "great prices."

AutoNothing yet — this is acquisition surface. The customer provides only a search.
S2 · App Store listingFree · no login wall

"Your guide to water, fire & mold — and the fastest way to dry your home."

Screenshots preview the resource hub, not a contractor ad. Free. The whole listing promises help, not a transaction — so the install costs the homeowner nothing but a tap.

AutoNothing yet. The customer provides the install.
II
Calm

It teaches first. Then it gives the first expert read — free.

Educate & triage. The app decodes insurance, explains the drying clock, and gives an honest, instant classification of the damage. The job is to earn trust — because trust is the conversion engine.

Emotional state · overwhelm → understanding
S3 · First open — resource homeAUTO

"What happened to your home?" — no login wall, no "Get a quote."

Four calm tiles — Water · Fire · Smoke · Mold — plus a "Your first 24 hours" emergency guide. The agent introduces itself as a helper, then personalizes the entire resource set to the loss type.

◆ Customer agent · #11 Customer Experience
AutoPersonalizes the entire resource set to the loss type the moment they tap it.
S4 · Restoration 101 — teach firstAUTO

"What actually happens when your home floods."

A plain-language explainer of mitigation, the drying clock (the S500 dry standard — not "looks dry"), and why speed matters. It builds the mental model DRYLINE later executes against.

◆ Customer agent
AutoServes the right standard — S500 water · S520 mold · S700 fire — for the loss type.
S5 · Insurance, in plain EnglishAUTO

"Will my insurance cover this?"

Interactive: what a deductible is, what's typically covered vs not, and what direction-to-pay means — the three things every homeowner gets wrong. It decodes the carrier relationship before they have to navigate it.

◆ Claims agent · #07, explain-only mode
Auto · eduRead-only education — no claim exists yet. Never quotes a specific policy until one is verified.
S6 · AI triage — the first expert opinionAUTO PROPOSE

"Show me what you're seeing." Free. Instant. Right.

Photo/video → on-device + cloud vision classifies to S500 Category / Class (e.g. Cat 2 · Class 3), flags urgency actions ("shut the water off at the main," "don't run the HVAC"), and tells them honestly whether it's a DIY-dry or a call-now.

◆ Scoping agent · #02 + Customer agent
AutoDamage classification, urgency triage, and an honest "you may not even need us" answer. Proposed, not binding — confirmed on-site.
◆ This is the trust hinge — a correct, free, instant read is what converts.
1:07DRYLINE ●
SALT RIVER · DRYLINE
Resource mode · no claim yet
What happened to your home?
No account needed. Tap what you're dealing with — I'll tailor everything to it.
Customer agentI'm here to help you understand this — for free. Even if you never need us.
🕒Your first 24 hours — emergency guide
No "Get a quote" button anywhere on this screen.
What actually happens
The process, in plain English — so nothing surprises you.
Customer agentHere's how water loss really works — and why the clock matters.
The drying clock
Your home must hit a measured dry standard — not "looks dry." Speed limits secondary damage.IICRC S500
Mitigation vs. rebuild
First we stop the damage and dry the structure. The rebuild comes after — two different phases.
Why speed wins
Every hour the structure stays wet, the loss grows. The fastest path to dispatch is the cheapest claim.
Will my insurance cover this?
The three things every homeowner gets wrong — decoded before you have to navigate them.
Claims agent · explain-onlyNo claim exists yet, so I won't quote your policy. But here's how it works.
Deductible
The part you pay before coverage kicks in. We apply it to your estimate up front — so the number you see is real.
Direction-to-pay
You can direct the carrier to pay the contractor directly — so money never has to flow through you.
Show me what you're seeing
A free, instant, honest read. Tap to run the triage.
📷Tap to capture the damage
Your estimate — no salesperson
A real, deductible-adjusted number up front. Because there's no one to haggle with.
Estimating + Claims agentFrom your triage, here's the covered range and what you'd pay out of pocket.
Covered mitigation range$4,200–5,600
Estimated time to dry~3 days
Your deductible (HO-3)−$1,000
Out of pocket, after deductible$1,000
Range from scope + local cost data. Assumptions stated plainly. No "call for pricing."
Book your crew
Pick a window. The nearest certified crew is already matched.
Intake & Dispatch agentI found a WRT/ASD-certified crew 12 min away. Soonest windows below.
📍 12 min away· WRT · ASD certified· live ETA
Confirm, pay & authorize
The agent pre-filled everything from verified data. You confirm, pay, and sign — the one human gate.
4417 W Desert Ln, Queen Creek AZ ◆ verified
Statewide Mutual · HO-3 ····821 ◆ verified
Direction to Pay & Work Authorization. The undersigned authorizes Salt River Restoration to perform emergency mitigation per IICRC S500, and directs insurance proceeds for covered work to the contractor. An e-signature below carries the same legal validity as a wet-ink signature…
✍️  Sign here with your finger
Not signed
You're set.
Paid. Booked. Not one phone call. Here's everything that happens next.
Job OrchestratorYour claim now exists. I've switched the app to active-job mode — the drying clock starts when the crew arrives.
Crew dispatched
WRT/ASD crew · live ETA en route
Claim opened with carrier
Direction-to-pay + authorization on file
Drying clock starts on arrival
You'll watch it dry, live
Active-job experience
Status · timeline · approvals · ask
III
Converted

Quote → book → pay. A paid job, no human.

Decision & relief. One transparent number, instant booking, in-app payment and authorization. The only human gate in the entire journey is the one that should stay human: the signature.

Emotional state · decision · relief
S7 · Instant, transparent estimateAUTO PROPOSE

A covered range, a timeline to dry, and the out-of-pocket — before any salesperson exists.

From the triage, the agent gives a covered range, a timeline, and an estimated out-of-pocket after the deductible — because there is no salesperson to call. No "call for pricing."

◆ Estimating agent · #06 + Claims agent
AutoRange from scope + local cost data, applies the deductible, states assumptions plainly.
S8 · Book — self-serve dispatchAUTO PROPOSE

Pick a window. The nearest certified crew, with distance and live ETA.

The nearest WRT/ASD-certified crew is shown with distance and live ETA — the same dispatch engine as the in-job Book screen, run pre-claim. The customer provides one tap on a time window.

◆ Intake & Dispatch agent · #01
AutoCrew matching by proximity, certification & load. Dispatch confirmed by an operator gate behind the scenes.
S9 · Confirm property & policyAUTO PROPOSE

Pre-filled from minimal input. Verified fields are badged.

The agent pre-fills the address, carrier, and policy from minimal input; the homeowner confirms. This is the data that makes the cash clock start clean — defensible from minute one.

◆ Intake + Claims agent
AutoAddress normalization, carrier match, policy-structure capture.
S10 · Pay & authorizeHUMAN REQUIRED

Apple Pay + e-sign. "Paid. Booked. Not one phone call."

Apple Pay for the deductible / emergency dispatch fee, and the Direction-to-Pay & Work Authorization e-signed inline — legally equal to wet ink. The Billing agent stages the record; the homeowner signs.

◆ Billing agent stages · #10 · the customer signs
● The signature & payment is the binding gate that stays human — by design.
S11 · You're set — handoffAUTO

"Crew dispatched. Here's everything that happens next."

This screen becomes the in-job experience — the claim now exists, and the homeowner lands on the active-job Status screen: drying clock, timeline, approvals, ask. Resource mode → active-job mode, in one tap.

◆ Job Orchestrator · #00
AutoOpens the job record and switches the app from resource mode to active-job mode.
What "Apple-level" means here

The service bar.

Every screen in Act I–II works with zero commitment. The app is worth having installed even if they never book — and that is exactly why they do.

01

Useful before transactional

Every screen in Act I–II works with zero commitment. The app is worth having even if they never book.

02

No dead ends, no hold music

Every question has an instant answer; every action is a tap, never a call.

03

Honest defaults

If they don't need a pro, the app says so. Trust is the conversion engine.

04

One number, no haggling

A real, deductible-adjusted estimate up front — because there is no salesperson to negotiate with.

05

Calm in a crisis

Tone, pacing, and typography are reassurance, not urgency-marketing. The palette is warmth, not alarm.

06

The phone is the whole company

Discovery, education, triage, quote, scheduling, payment, authorization — one surface, offline-first.

The consumer arm of the two clocks

Acquisition starts both clocks.

The fastest path from loss to dispatch isn't just good marketing — it's the cheapest claim. This journey is built to start the drying clock sooner and the cash clock clean.

Clock one · physics

Starts the drying clock sooner

The fastest path from loss to dispatch wins jobs and limits secondary damage. Triage to dispatched crew, with no phone-tag in between, is measured in minutes — not days of voicemail.

Clock two · cash

Starts the cash clock clean

Policy, deductible, and direction-to-pay are captured and verified at booking — so the carrier package is defensible from minute one. The claim clears the first time.

For Salt River Restoration

From a midnight search to a dispatched crew — and not one phone call.

The product is the marketing: the most useful thing a frightened homeowner finds, and the conversion is a side-effect of being genuinely helpful. The first app where AI agents run the entire job.