SMS & Inbox

Setting up SMS for your business

How Wemu sends and receives SMS — credits, providers, and what works out of the box.

How Wemu SMS works

Wemu sends and receives SMS on your behalf — no Twilio account, no phone number, no compliance setup needed. When your business signs up, you immediately have access to:

  • Booking confirmations and reminders (auto-sent)
  • Marketing campaigns (bulk sends from /campaigns)
  • Two-way Inbox (customers can reply, you reply back)
  • Form invitations sent via SMS link
  • Review prompts after appointments
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Navigate to: Settings → Integrations → SMS Marketing

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Screenshot: The SMS Marketing settings page showing the credit balance, provider connections, and "Send a test SMS" form

The SMS Marketing settings page showing the credit balance, provider connections, and "Send a test SMS" form

Routing under the hood

Wemu picks the best provider for each destination automatically:

  • 🇦🇺 Australia (+61) routes through ClickSend with a dedicated AU number
  • 🇵🇭 Philippines (+63) routes through ClickSend
  • 🇺🇸 US (+1) and other regions route through Twilio

You don't need to think about this — Wemu handles it. Customers see one consistent number per business.

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Screenshot: The "Provider connections" panel showing Twilio + ClickSend status badges and the routing map

The "Provider connections" panel showing Twilio + ClickSend status badges and the routing map

Free trial credits

New businesses get 5,000 SMS credits per month free during the 7-day trial. After trial, pick an SMS pack:

  • Starter — 500 credits/mo for $19
  • Growth — 2,000 credits/mo for $59
  • Scale — 5,000 credits/mo for $129

Each SMS uses 1 to 4 credits depending on destination. US = 1 credit, UK = 2, PH = 3, AU = 4. See the full rate table at /settings/sms-credits.

Send a test SMS

The fastest way to verify everything works:

  1. Open /settings/integrations/twilio
  2. Scroll to "Send a test SMS"
  3. Enter your phone number with country code (e.g., +61432255311)
  4. Click Send test

The message arrives within ~10 seconds and 4 credits are deducted (for AU).

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Screenshot: The test SMS form with phone input, send button, and "Test sent to..." success message

The test SMS form with phone input, send button, and "Test sent to..." success message

Compliance

Wemu handles compliance automatically:

  • Customers can reply STOP, UNSUBSCRIBE, CANCEL, etc. to opt out
  • Opted-out numbers are blocked from future sends (per business)
  • Customers reply START to opt back in
  • Inbound webhook signatures are verified to prevent spoofing

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