Hire workers by text in Houston
Houston's hire-by-text network

Need a worker today?
Text the job. Get offers. Pick one.

Describe what you need in a single text. Nearby workers reply with their price — you pick one. Often matched the same day.

Post a job Earn on your free time
Earn extra cash
For workers

Need extra cash on your free time?

Get a text when there's a job near you, reply with your price, and keep 100% of what you earn.

Start earning
Moving help
Moving & loading

Moving help, this afternoon.

Two helpers for the couch and boxes, matched in minutes.

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Cleaning
Cleaning

A cleaner by tonight.

Post it now, compare real offers, and book in minutes.

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Event & restaurant
Event & restaurant

Short-staffed for the dinner rush?

Fill tonight's shift fast with rated local staff.

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Construction labor
Construction labor

Extra hands on the job site.

Same-day labor when the crew comes up short.

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📲 Prefer to hire by text? Text HIRE to (832) 568-7373 — no app, no login.

Types of jobs

Help for almost any job

From a two-hour task to several days of shift coverage — post any of these in a single text.

Shift coverageShift coverage→ Event & restaurantEvent & restaurant→ Moving & loadingMoving & loading→ CleaningCleaning→ Construction laborConstruction labor→ Delivery & errandsDelivery & errands→ WarehouseWarehouse→ PaintingPainting→ Yard & landscapingYard & landscaping→ Handyman helpHandyman help→
Minutes
to your first offers
$15
flat per hire · first 2 free
100%
workers keep their pay
EN · ES
fully bilingual
How it works

One text. Offers. You pick.

From posting the job to a worker on the way — usually the same day.

OnSMS+1 (832) 568-7373
Need 2 people to help move a couch & boxes. Sat 10 AM, Katy TX. ~2 hrs.
✓ Sent to 14 available workers near you
MMarcus D.★4.9 · 63 jobs$50
AAna R.★5.0 · 41 jobs$40
TTobias K.★4.8 · 28 jobs$55
Pick Ana 👍
✓ Ana is confirmed for Sat 10 AM. She'll text when she's on the way.
  1. 1
    Text

    Text your job

    Describe what you need, where, and when — in one message. That's the whole "form." We instantly notify available workers nearby.

  2. 2
    Offers

    Get sealed offers

    Workers reply with their name, rating, and price. Offers are sealed — they bid blind, so you get honest market rates side by side.

  3. 3
    Pick

    Pick your worker

    Choose the offer you like best. Your worker shows up and you pay them directly.

For businesses & homeowners

Get a price for your task.

A short task or a full day of help — post it once and let qualified workers come to you with real prices. You stay in control the whole way.

  • Same-day matching for urgent jobs
  • Compare real offers and pick — never a take-it-or-leave-it quote
  • No agency fees, no markup on wages
  • Every worker is rated by past customers
Post a job
For workers

Want extra income on your free time?

Turn a free afternoon into cash. Get a text when there's a job near you, reply with your price, and work only when you want to.

  • No app to install — just reply to a text
  • Set your own price on every job
  • Keep 100% of what you earn
  • Pick up as much or as little as you like
Start earning
Why OnSMS

Honest hiring, without the middleman

🔒

Sealed offers

Workers bid blind — they never see what anyone else quotes — so you get honest market prices, not padded quotes. Compare them side by side and pick with confidence.

Marcus $50 · Ana $40 · Tobias $55
💬

No app needed

Everything over plain SMS — nothing to download on either side.

⚡

Same-day

Post in the morning, get help by the afternoon.

💵

Workers keep 100%

You pay your worker directly; OnSMS takes no cut of wages.

⭐

Rated & real

Every worker has a star rating and job history.

🌎

Bilingual

Fully in English and Español.

Frequently asked

The essentials, no fine print.

What does it cost?
Your first two hires are free. After that a flat $15 per confirmed hire — no subscription. Workers never pay anything.
Do workers need an app?
No. Workers get a plain text and reply with their price.
How do I pay the worker?
Directly — cash, Venmo, Zelle, whatever you agree on.
What kind of jobs?
Anything hands-on and legal, from a two-hour job to several days of shift coverage.
Where is it available?
Launching across Texas first — Houston, Katy, Cypress — and expanding.

Need something done today?

Post your job in one text and start getting offers from workers near you within minutes.

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