Text reminder software
Text reminder software built for small service businesses
If your revenue depends on customers coming back — every 4 weeks, every 90 days, every spring — Averflow is the tool that remembers for you. Set the interval once and each customer gets a text or email at the right time, with a one-tap booking link.
14-day free trial · No credit card required · Setup takes minutes
How it works
- 1
Add your customers
Name, phone, email and any service detail that matters. Import them as you go — most owners add customers at checkout in about fifteen seconds.
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Set the rhythm once
Choose an interval per customer, or build a saved preset and apply the same schedule to everyone you add from then on.
- 3
Averflow does the follow-up
Messages send themselves at a sensible hour in the customer's own timezone, signed with your business name and address.
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Bookings land in one place
The customer taps the link, picks a day, and the request shows up in your Bookings list with a notification.
Why small businesses lose repeat customers
It is almost never dissatisfaction. It is that the customer got busy, the reminder never came, and a competitor's ad showed up first. Consistent, well-timed follow-up is the cheapest growth lever a small business has — it just cannot be done reliably by hand once you pass a few dozen customers.
What you get
- Text and email reminders on any interval you choose, per customer.
- One-tap booking links with short, clean URLs.
- Booking requests collected in a single Bookings inbox with alerts.
- Saved reminder presets so new customers are set up in one tap.
- Campaigns for grouping customers and sending a seasonal push.
- Automatic opt-out handling and per-customer daily message caps.
Trades it is built for
Averflow ships with reminder templates written for auto repair shops, car detailers, barbers, hair salons, pet groomers, pool cleaners, car washes, lawn care companies, chiropractors, massage therapists, personal trainers and online stores. Each one gets wording that sounds like the trade rather than generic software copy.
Frequently asked questions
What is text reminder software?
Text reminder software stores your customer list, remembers when each person is due for their next visit or service, and sends them a text message automatically at that moment. Good reminder software also includes a booking link so the customer can act on the reminder without calling you.
Do I need a business phone number to send reminders?
No. Averflow sends from its own messaging number, and your business name and address appear inside every message so the customer knows exactly who it is from.
How is this different from a booking app?
A booking app waits for the customer to open it. Reminder software goes out and reaches the customer first, then gives them a link to book. Most small businesses need the outbound half far more than another calendar.
Is there a limit on how many customers I can add?
Paid accounts have no limit on customers or reminders. The 14-day free trial includes 15 texts and 30 emails so you can test the flow on real customers before paying anything.
Do I have to follow texting rules?
Yes, and Averflow handles the mechanics for you: every message carries opt-out instructions, STOP and UNSUBSCRIBE replies are honoured instantly and permanently, and per-customer daily caps stop anyone being over-messaged.
How long does it take to set up?
About ten minutes. Enter your business name, address and contact preferences, add a customer, pick a reminder interval, and send a test message to your own phone to see exactly what the customer will get.
Try it on your own phone first
Start the 14-day free trial, send yourself a test reminder, and see exactly what your customers will receive before anyone else gets a message.