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Reminders & confirmations

Automatic confirmations and reminders cut no-shows. Email is unlimited on every plan; SMS is metered with a monthly cap.

When a booking is made, your customer can be sent a confirmation, and a reminder before the appointment — so fewer people forget and fewer chairs sit empty.

A phone showing a booking confirmation text and a reminder text with a one-tap reschedule link, sent automatically by Suddenly Sorted.
What your customer sees — an instant confirmation and a reminder with a one-tap reschedule link.
The Reminders & notifications settings with the reminder toggle, lead time and channel.
Reminders & confirmations settings.

Email: unlimited on every plan

The appointment reminder email a customer receives before their visit — service, staff and time, with a Reschedule or cancel online link.
The reminder email your customer receives — with a self-serve reschedule/cancel link to cut no-shows.

Email confirmations and reminders are unlimited on every plan, including Free. There's no per-message charge and no monthly cap — send as many as your bookings need.

SMS: the metered resource

SMS (text message) confirmations and reminders are live on every paid plan. Because each text has a real carrier cost, every paid plan includes a monthly allowance of texts. There's no overage billing — when you reach your cap, texts pause for the rest of the month and reminders fall back to email automatically, so nobody misses a reminder and you never get a surprise bill. To turn SMS on, choose SMS or Email + SMS in your Reminders & notifications settings.

PlanSMS included / month
Free
Starter100 texts
Growth150 texts
Pro300 texts

Email confirmations and reminders stay unlimited regardless of your SMS use.

Live now SMS confirmations & reminders are live on every paid plan. Texts go from a New Zealand number with your business name in the message, and customers can reply STOP to opt out at any time. Email confirmations and reminders stay free and unlimited.

Why text customers as well as email?

Texts get opened fast, so an SMS reminder a few hours before an appointment is one of the most effective ways to reduce last-minute no-shows. Many businesses email the confirmation and reserve SMS for the day-of reminder to make the allowance go further.

Screenshots use sample data — the names, accounts and bookings shown are fictional.