# SMS Reminders to Australian Mobiles | Etisia

> SMS reminders for Australian businesses using Google Calendar. 21 days free, then A$41/mo billed yearly, ex GST where applicable.

Canonical: https://www.etisia.com/au/sms-reminders-for-google-calendar
Language: English (en-AU)

## SMS reminders from your Google Calendar to your clients' mobiles

Pop the client's mobile number into the booking and Etisia sends them an SMS before they come in, starting with your business name. How you take bookings stays the same.

## What Etisia does for Australian businesses

Etisia is an SMS reminder app for Google Calendar, made for Australian businesses: if a booking in your calendar carries the client's mobile number, that client gets an SMS before the visit. These SMS reminders for Google Calendar go to clients, not to you, as one-way text reminders, and the cancel link is up to you. You pay nothing for 21 days and need no card; from then on, Starter costs A$41/mo billed yearly (ex GST where applicable).

### The essentials

- **Who the SMS goes to:** The client on the booking, on their own mobile, with nothing to download.
- **Finding the client's mobile:** The booking's title, description, location or guests, or a saved client's full name.
- **The client's options:** Read it, and cancel with the link when that's turned on. It's one-way.
- **Once the trial ends:** Starter costs A$41/mo billed yearly (ex GST where applicable) after your 21 free days, and there's no card to enter before then.
- **Getting set up:** Make an account here and link Google Calendar once. Then book the way you always do.

## Three steps from Google Calendar to an SMS reminder

1. **Log in with Google, then tick your calendar** - Use the Google account that holds your bookings. It can be your own calendar or one you're allowed to edit; unticked calendars stay untouched.
2. **Add the client's mobile to the booking** - Type it into the title or description beside the client's first and last name. Etisia keeps the client on file, so next time the name alone is enough. [Adding mobile numbers to bookings](https://www.etisia.com/google-calendar/add-client-phone-number)
3. **The SMS goes out at your chosen time** - The default is the day before. You can also pick set times as early as a month ahead or as late as 15 minutes before, with up to 3 reminder times per calendar on any plan ([choosing reminder times](https://www.etisia.com/google-calendar/set-reminder-timing)). Quiet hours come switched on: a send time between 22:00 and 07:00 moves earlier, to about 20:00. You'll see “(SMS ready ✅)” in the title, and “(SMS sent ✅)” once it's gone.

Prefer pictures? The [setup guide](https://www.etisia.com/google-calendar/how-to-add-sms-reminders) has a screenshot for each step.

## What your client sees on their mobile

Your business name leads, then the day and the 24-hour time. This is the standard reminder for a 15:30 booking, sent the day before. The cancel link is off here, as it is on a new account.

> Beauty Studio: Hello, you have an appointment with us tomorrow, October 8, 2026 at 15:30.

- **A plain SMS.** Clients don't install or sign in to anything.
- **An optional cancel link.** Switch it on and a link is added at the end. The client follows it, types in the number the SMS went to and chooses “Yes, cancel the appointment”; the booking is removed from your Google Calendar and an email lets you know.
- **One-way only.** Clients can't text back, so they call you instead, or use the cancel link if it's on.
- **Your wording, if you'd rather.** Keep the standard text, pick another ready-made one or put it in your own words; the day, time and any event location are added for you.

## Any Google Calendar appointment that has a mobile number on it

Phone bookings, walk-ins, messages and online bookings that land in Google Calendar all count. If the appointment sits in a connected calendar with the client's mobile, or a saved contact's full name, Etisia can send the SMS. It suits massage therapists, physios, hairdressers, trainers and tutors whose week lives in Google Calendar.

### Etisia picks the number up from

- the appointment's title
- its description, location or guests
- a saved contact with the same full name

### When no SMS goes out

- Etisia finds no number (the title shows this)
- the number has another country's code, such as +64 for New Zealand
- the appointment is all day
- the calendar isn't connected
- the appointment is deleted before its reminder time
- you've used up the month's SMS on your plan

## Price in Australian dollars

Try it for 21 days without a card; you pay only after choosing a plan. Up to 60 free SMS come with setup, for trying reminders with real clients first. Prices are in Australian dollars, ex GST where applicable.

|  | Starter | Pro |
| --- | --- | --- |
| /month (Billed yearly) ex GST where applicable | A$41 | A$66 |
| Monthly ex GST where applicable | A$49 | A$79 |
| Yearly ex GST where applicable | A$490 | A$790 |
| Google Calendars | 1 | 3 |

Stop whenever you like. Bigger team or more calendars? [See all the plans](https://www.etisia.com/au/pricing).

Prices are for Australian businesses, in Australian dollars, ex GST where applicable.

## Comparing SMS reminder apps for Google Calendar?

Google Calendar has no way to SMS your clients, so most Australian businesses pick one of these. If your practice or booking software already sends reminders, you may not need anything else.

|  | Calendar add-on with SMS credits | Practice or booking software | Etisia |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Where your bookings sit | Still in Google Calendar | Inside that software | In the Google Calendar you already use |
| Setting it up | Install it from the Marketplace, then buy credits | You and your clients book through it instead | One Google sign-in and a calendar to pick |
| Replies from clients | Some allow two-way messages | Depends on the product | None, but a cancel link is optional |
| What you pay | Credits you buy upfront | A monthly subscription | From A$41/mo billed yearly (ex GST where applicable) |

[Etisia and other reminder apps, side by side](https://www.etisia.com/au/compare)

## Questions from Australian businesses

### What does Etisia add to Google Calendar?

SMS reminders for your clients. Google Calendar's reminders are notifications and emails for you, and Google dropped SMS notifications from Calendar in January 2019. Etisia doesn't take bookings: it texts your clients about appointments that are already in your Google Calendar. [What Google Calendar can send by itself](https://www.etisia.com/google-calendar/can-google-calendar-send-text-reminders)

### Is there a free plan in Australia?

No. There's a 21-day free trial with no card, then Starter at A$41/mo billed yearly (ex GST where applicable) if you decide to keep going.

### How much does it cost in Australia, and is GST included?

Starter is A$49/mo billed monthly (ex GST where applicable) or A$490 a year (ex GST where applicable) for one Google Calendar; Pro is A$79/mo billed monthly (ex GST where applicable) for up to 3 Google Calendars. The prices shown don't include GST where it applies.

### How will my clients know the SMS is from me?

Your business name comes before the reminder, so the text starts “Beauty Studio: Hello, you have an appointment with us…”. Etisia takes the name from your account.

### Can my clients reply to the SMS?

No. Reminders in Australia are one-way, and clients can't text back. If you've turned the cancel link on, a client can use it to cancel once they've typed in their mobile number; a new time is sorted out with you directly.

### What do I need to get started?

A Google account that owns or can edit your bookings calendar, and clients' mobile numbers in the bookings. The [setup guide](https://www.etisia.com/google-calendar/how-to-add-sms-reminders) covers the rest.

### Can I use a calendar someone else shares with me?

Yes, if you can edit it. A calendar someone shares with you works once they give you “Make changes to events” access; view-only ones can't be connected.

### What other SMS reminder apps work with Google Calendar?

Marketplace add-ons that sell SMS credits, automation tools linking your calendar to an SMS gateway, and practice or booking software with reminders built in. The [comparison page](https://www.etisia.com/au/compare) lays them out next to Etisia.