You pick a plan, name your event, and pay. We give you a sign-up link and QR code to share with the people you want to reach. They tap the link and sign up. When you're ready to text everyone, you write your message (or use our AI writer), and once it passes our automated review, you pay and it goes out to everyone who signed up.
Yes. One dollar, up to 25 people, no account needed, no subscription. No catch.
No. Every plan is a one-time payment. Pay once, send, done.
United States and Canada phone numbers only. Any number starting with +1.
Sign-up and consent
After you create your event, you get a unique sign-up link (like zestytext.com/join/ZT-XXXX-XXXX) and a QR code. Share them via text, email, social media, or printed flyers. Anyone who wants your updates taps the link, enters their phone number, and confirms they want to receive texts. Only people who sign up will get your texts.
No. To comply with TCPA and carrier rules, every recipient must sign up directly through your ZestyText event link. They give consent at the moment they sign up. This is what keeps the platform legitimate and protects you legally.
ZestyText is the registered sender for every message. Your event name appears in every text as the topic, like "ZestyText: Sarah's Wedding — ..." This is required for compliance.
Every message includes "Reply STOP to end." When someone replies STOP, they are immediately and permanently removed. They will not receive any future messages from any of your events. This is automatic — you don't have to do anything.
Yes. Each event is its own subscription. If your guests want to be on your wedding event AND on your reception event, they sign up separately for each.
Sending messages
Yes. Tell our AI what your event is about and any key details. It writes a ready-to-send text in seconds. You approve, edit, or regenerate before anything is sent.
Up to 111 characters of message body, depending on your event name length. The full text format is "ZestyText: [Event Name] — [your message]. Reply STOP to end" which fits in one SMS (160 characters).
Yes. Every message you submit is reviewed by automated AI moderation before payment is taken. If your message contains threats, harassment, sexual content, hate speech, scams, or other prohibited content, it is blocked instantly. You're not charged. You can edit and try again.
Yes. From your dashboard, click "Send another reminder" anytime. Pick when it's for (one month before, two weeks before, one week before, the day before, or the day of), pick a plan, and send. Same prices as the first send.
Most messages arrive within minutes. Sometimes a message may not reach someone — wrong number, phone off, carrier filtering, etc. Delivery rates are typically 85–97%. These factors are outside our control. All sends are non-refundable once sent.
Account and dashboard
No traditional account or password. We use email-based magic links — enter your email, click the link we send, and you're in. Your dashboard is bookmarkable for 7 days.
Go to /login and enter your email. We'll send you a fresh login link. The link works once and expires in 30 minutes.
Yes. Use the same email to create as many events as you want. They all show up in your dashboard.
Pricing and refunds
No charge. Stripe never opens. You can edit your message and try again. Nothing was paid because nothing was sent.
No. Once a message is sent, it cannot be unsent. All sales are final. See our Refund Policy for details on platform errors.
Through Stripe. Credit, debit, Apple Pay, Google Pay. We never see your card details.
Privacy and compliance
Yes. ZestyText is the registered SMS sender. We collect consent directly from every subscriber, store consent records as required by law (timestamp, IP, exact disclosure text shown, and method), and process opt-outs immediately. We comply with TCPA, CTIA messaging guidelines, and carrier rules.
We investigate every abuse report. We may suspend the offending event, ban the account, refund affected subscribers, or report to law enforcement depending on severity. Email abuse@zestytext.com to report abuse.
No threats, harassment, sexual content, hate speech, scams, illegal content, drug promotion, gambling, payday loans, cryptocurrency solicitation, or anything else listed in our Acceptable Use Policy. Carriers prohibit "SHAFT" content (Sex, Hate, Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco) and we enforce that.
Subscriber questions (received a message?)
Reply STOP to that text and you'll be removed permanently. If you want to report misuse, email abuse@zestytext.com with the message details.
Reply STOP to any message. You'll be permanently removed from that event and won't get future messages.
Never. Your phone number is used only to send the event updates you signed up for. See our Privacy Policy.