Is there a free API for sending a text/SMS from a mobile app?
Hi!
I am developing a mobile app and want to create a feature that sends a daily or weekly text to remind the user to do an action in the app (it's a prayer app so it will remind them to pray once a day or weekly etc). Is there a free API for sending a text/SMS from a mobile app? And if so - can you drop a link to that so I can give it to my developer?
MessageBird has a simple API + super competitive pricing (I work there).
www.messagebird.com
Do you know if your pricing is lower than Twilio and other popular services?
Yes it is. Feel free to compare. Also, pls reach out when your monthly spend becomes ‘expensive’. Will happily offer a discount.
SMS are expensive to send. I’d suggest doing a push notifications instead as it will be free
OK but because nearly everybody blocks push notifications on their phone, I really wanted to do an SMS /text notification. And they would opt into this, so they would use it/welcome it. Do you know of any free API's for text messaging? Or could I hire someone on upwork to build this?
Do they block? Is that an assumption you make or do your users really block?
Am I not understanding what a Push Notification is? Is a push notification the same thing as the notifications at the very top of your phone OR is it like a pop up on the app itself? If it's a popup that cant be blocked BUT if the person doesn't launch the app - they don't see it. I want an OPT IN text because texts typically arent blocked especially if they are a paid member paying for this feature to be sent and opting into it....
I have the same question as @azarai. Do they really block? Where did you get this information? Also, if they are downloading an app to be reminded of something, wouldn't they want to have notifications? I mean, I would never block my Alarm from ringing.
I think your assumption might be skewed.
Am I not understanding what a Push Notification is? Is a push notification the same thing as the notifications at the very top of your phone OR is it like a pop up on the app itself? If it's a popup that cant be blocked BUT if the person doesn't launch the app - they don't see it. I want an OPT IN text because texts typically arent blocked especially if they are a paid member paying for this feature to be sent and opting into it....
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OK but because nearly everybody blocks push notifications on their phone, I really wanted to do an SMS /text notification. And they would opt into this, so they would use it/welcome it. Do you know of any free API's for text messaging? Or could I hire someone on upwork to build this?
This is something you might have to just pay for then. If someone on upwork could build this for you, I doubt you'd save money. You'd probably still have to run a server and have some sort of monthly contract with a mobile carrier, and then manage the uptime for all of that.
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