Airhorn

Text your whole team at once

No app for employees to download. They opt in with a single reply and can stop anytime, and you get a simple, low-cost way to send announcements, closures, and alerts.

Free for 7 days and 60 messages. No credit card needed. Your trial starts when you send your first broadcast.

What teams send

Add your team

Enter each employee's name and phone number. No accounts or app downloads for them.

They confirm

Employees get a text asking them to reply YES. Only confirmed numbers can receive broadcasts.

You broadcast

Write a message once and send it to everyone who's confirmed, right from the dashboard.

Broadcasts

MessageWhenRecipientsStatus
Store closes early today at 6pm2 hours ago24delivered
New employee orientation tomorrow at 9am1 day ago24delivered
Weekend shift coverage needed3 days ago24delivered

Simple pricing

Every account starts with a free 7-day trial — up to 20 employees and 60 messages, no credit card. You only pay when you subscribe.

Standard

$5 / month base

+ $0.75 / month per confirmed employee

  • Up to 20 employees
  • 15 messages per confirmed employee, every month
  • One-tap opt-in and opt-out by text, no app required
  • Broadcast to your whole team at once

Plus

$9 / month base

+ $0.75 / month per confirmed employee

  • Up to 100 employees
  • 30 messages per confirmed employee, every month
  • Everything in Standard
  • Groups — organize employees and broadcast to just one group at a time
  • Conversations — read and reply to employee texts one-on-one

No contracts, cancel anytime.

Estimate your cost

110 employees150

Estimated monthly cost

$12.50

15 messages per employee • No setup fee

Explicit opt-in

Employees must reply YES to a confirmation text before they receive anything.

Opt-out anytime

Reply STOP to leave, no questions asked. HELP works too.

Numbers stay private

Phone numbers are never sold or shared with third parties for marketing.

See our Terms and Privacy Policy for the full details.

How Airhorn compares

Airhorn is built specifically for texting employee rosters — general SMS marketing tools charge for message volume and leave opt-in compliance up to you.

AirhornSimpleTextingEZ Texting
Starting price$5/mo$39/mo$25/mo
Included employees/contactsUp to 20 (Standard) / 100 (Plus)No cap — pay per message creditUp to 500 contacts on entry plan
Pricing model$0.75/mo per confirmed employeePay per message credit (~$0.02–0.08)Pay per message (~$0.01–0.03)
Built-in opt-in confirmationYes — required YES replyNo — you manage it yourselfNo — you manage it yourself
STOP / HELP complianceBuilt inManual setupManual setup
Extra team membersIncluded+$20/mo per teammate+$10/mo per teammate
10-employee monthly estimate$12.50$39+$25+

Competitor pricing as published by SimpleTexting and EZ Texting; general SMS marketing platforms without a built-in employee roster or opt-in workflow.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free trial?

What happens when the free trial ends?

Do employees need to download an app?

What happens if we go over our message limit?

Can we cancel anytime?

What's the difference between Standard and Plus?

What if we have more than 100 employees?

Is this compliant with SMS regulations?

Are you HIPAA compliant?

Guides for managers

Practical writing on texting a team, whether or not you use Airhorn to do it.

See how it works for restaurants, coffee shops, salons, cleaning companies, or retail stores.