Airhorn vs a group text from your iPhone
A group text from your phone is free and already works. For a small team it’s the right answer. Here’s exactly where it stops being good enough.
| Airhorn | iPhone group text | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | $5/mo + $0.75/employee | Free |
| Size limit | 100 (more on request) | ~32 on iMessage, often less with Android |
| Replies go to | You only | Everyone |
| Your number shared | No — business number | Yes |
| Employees’ numbers shared | No | Yes, with each other |
| Removing someone | Archive — immediate | Usually means a new thread |
| Delivery at scale | Business messaging, registered | Consumer line, filtered in bulk |
| Other managers can send | Yes | Only from your phone |
| Schedule for later | Yes | Limited |
Stick with the group text if
- You have fewer than about eight people.
- Everyone’s comfortable with everyone having their number.
- Nobody has muted the thread yet.
Switch when
- People say they didn’t get a message you can see as sent.
- Coverage requests turn into nine reply-all “not me”s.
- A former employee is still in the thread.
- Someone else needs to send while you’re off.
The iPhone group text limits in detail · How to group text without reply-all
Text your whole team at once
Add your team, they reply YES to confirm, and you broadcast from one dashboard. $5/mo plus $0.75 per employee — no contracts.
Free for 7 days and 60 messages — no credit card. Your trial starts when you send your first broadcast, not when you sign up.