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What broadcast SMS means
Not a group chat. A direct message to everyone.
Broadcast SMS sends one message individually to every member on your roster — each person receives it as a direct SMS on their own phone, not as part of a shared thread. When they reply, the reply comes privately to you. Nobody else sees it. There is no group thread, no reply-all, and no algorithm deciding who sees your post. Just a direct text from your team's dedicated number to every phone.
The distinction from a group text matters. In a group text, everyone sees everyone's replies — which creates noise, causes people to mute the thread, and buries important messages. In a broadcast, each recipient gets the message as if you texted them individually. The experience for the recipient is a private direct message. The experience for the sender is sending one message to everyone at once.
How it works
Three ways to send a broadcast.
Option 1
From your dashboard
Log in to your RallyText dashboard from any device. Type your message, choose who receives it, hit send. Your delivery log updates in real time.
Option 2
From your existing Messages app
Text a keyword to your team's dedicated number from your regular iPhone or Android Messages app. "ALL practice canceled" sends the broadcast to everyone. No dashboard required.
Option 3
Targeted by group
Send to a specific subgroup — coaches only, parents only, a specific shift group, or any segment you define. Right message, right people. The rest of the roster doesn't get it.
Recipients get
A plain SMS — nothing else required
Every recipient gets a direct text to their phone number. No app to download, no account to create, no notification to enable. If they have a phone, they get the message.
SMS delivery vs alternatives
Why SMS reaches people when other channels don't.
SMS has a 98% open rate and is read within 3 minutes of delivery on average, according to Salesforce and Campaign Monitor. Compare that to:
Email: 20-30% open rate. Subject to spam filters, old addresses, and people checking inboxes once a day.
App notifications: Require installation, account creation, and active notification settings. Frequently muted.
Facebook posts: Organic reach ~20-30% of group members, algorithmically filtered.
Group texts: Important messages buried under unrelated replies. Many members mute active threads.
SMS doesn't require anything from the recipient except a phone they already have. It doesn't compete with other content for algorithmic visibility. It arrives directly.
Who uses broadcast SMS
Any organization that needs to reach people fast.
🏅 Youth Sports
Weather cancellations, emergency alerts, practice location changes, tournament updates.
Emergency infrastructure notices, community alerts, event announcements.
Pricing
From $17/month. Every plan includes broadcast SMS.
Broadcast SMS is included on every RallyText plan — it's the core feature. Plans start at $17/month and include a dedicated local phone number, unlimited roster contacts on paid plans, and a two-way dashboard inbox for private replies.
Broadcast SMS sends one message individually to every member on your roster — each person receives it as a direct SMS on their phone, not as a group thread. Replies come privately to the sender. There is no shared thread and no reply-all chaos. It's the difference between texting each person one-at-a-time and having a system do it simultaneously at scale.
No. Recipients receive a plain SMS message on their existing phone. No app, no account, no notification settings required. If they have a phone, they receive the broadcast.
Yes. You can send to your whole roster, or target a subgroup — coaches only, parents only, a specific shift group, or any segment you define in your dashboard. The right message reaches the right people without bothering everyone else.
Broadcast SMS is included on every RallyText plan starting at $17/month. Every plan also includes a dedicated local phone number and a two-way inbox for private replies.
Stop wondering if everyone got the message.
RallyText delivers directly to every phone on your roster. From $17/month. Free 3-day trial.