AppointmentReminders.com vs SMS Client Reminders

AppointmentReminders.com sends appointment reminders by text, phone call, and email to help businesses reduce no-shows. Recipients can reply to texts, and a reminder can include up to three messages. Businesses can set message wording and timing, choose response options, and route failed texts to calls. The service accepts appointments through Google Calendar and Excel or CSV uploads, and it offers advanced connections to EMR and scheduling systems. Its API can send customer and appointment details and retrieve reminder outcomes and replies; API access is listed for Small Business and Premium accounts. A Google Calendar extension sends reminders through calls, texts, and email. The company says it serves healthcare practices and other professional, home-based, and service businesses. Plans include a free option and a 30-day trial. Express is $11.95 a month for up to 100 reminders; Premium is $119.95 a month for 1,700, with additional reminders at 7 cents each. Monthly reminders expire unused, and each 160-character text block counts as one reminder.

SMS Client Reminders is a web service that sends appointment and event reminders by text and email. Appointments can be entered manually, connected from an online calendar, or uploaded as CSV. Listed calendar integrations include Google Calendar, Outlook with Exchange Server, Office 365, Outlook.com, iCloud, Teamup, Zoho, Teamweek, and Yahoo Calendar; scheduling systems using iCalendar (iCal/ICS) can also connect. Users can configure one, two, or three reminders before an appointment, plus confirmation, follow-up, and cancellation messages. Client groups let one appointment notify multiple people, and two-way SMS is supported. Plans include SMS credits, free email reminders, a dedicated sending number, and linked calendars. Starter costs $9.99 a month for 50 credits and five calendars. Pay As You Go costs $10 for 50 non-expiring credits, though availability varies by country. Monthly plans extend through Pro 30000 at $999.99 a month. New accounts receive a 28-day trial with 30 credits, no card, and no subscription obligation. The company focuses on small and medium-sized businesses.