Send the invitation by text and email. People reply YES, NO or STATUS. SMSGO keeps the live count, fills the waitlist, nudges the quiet ones, and tells everyone when the event is on, in your words.
Set a Goal. SMSGO announces when you reach it.
Or just count. A clean headcount, by text or email.
Games · Game nights · Meetings · Shifts · Dinners · Rides · Practices · Reunions
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🀄 Mahjong Saturday at 1 at Linda’s. We need 4 for a table. Reply YES, YES +1 or NO.
YES +1
You + 1 guest confirmed! That makes 3 of 4.
One more YES arrives…
The table is set! See everyone Saturday at 1. Bring snacks if you can. 🎉Sent automatically to everyone who said yes
Emailsame event, same count
Mahjong Saturday at 1
We need 4 for a table. Are you in?
YESYES +1NO
4 of 4 · table set
TWO KINDS OF EVENTS
Does it need a minimum, or do you just need a count?
Some events only happen with enough people. Others happen no matter what, and you just want to know who’s coming. SMSGO handles both, and you can add a maximum to either.
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Set a Goal
Choose the number it takes. When the count reaches it, SMSGO sends your “we’re on” message to everyone who said YES, automatically.
Pickup games and practices
Game nights that need a full table
Meetings that need a quorum
Shifts that need enough hands
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Just collect RSVPs
The event is happening. You want an accurate headcount for food, seats or rides, without chasing anyone for an answer.
Potlucks and dinners
Parties and reunions
Field trips and outings
Services and celebrations
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Add a maximum
Limited seats, spots or tickets? Set a cap and turn on the waitlist. Extra YESes get their place in line and move in when a spot opens.
Tables, courts and fields
Cars, vans and carpools
Classes and workshops
Volunteer slots
MORE THAN “GAME IS ON”
When the Goal is reached, SMSGO says what you’d say.
You write the message once when you create the event. SMSGO sends it the moment your number is reached.
🥏 PICKUP GAME · GOAL 8
Game is ON! See everyone at Neato Park at 5:30.
🀄 MAHJONG · GOAL 4
The table is set! Saturday at 1 at Linda’s.
🏛️ BOARD MEETING · GOAL 5
We have a quorum. Thursday’s meeting is on, 7 PM in the library.
🥫 FOOD DRIVE SHIFT · GOAL 6
Saturday is fully staffed! Check in at the side door at 8:45.
📚 BOOK CLUB · GOAL 5
Enough of us for a good discussion. Tuesday at 7, see you there.
🚐 CARPOOL · GOAL 4
The van is full for Sunday’s tournament. Meet at the school at 7 AM.
The invitation, the reply to a YES, the STATUS reply and the reminder are yours to write too.
HOW PEOPLE ANSWER
One word by text. One tap by email.
Nobody needs an app, a login or a link to a form. Texters reply with a word. Email members tap a button. Every answer lands in the same count.
YESI’m in.
YES +2I’m in, and I’m bringing two guests (up to +5 by text).
NOCan’t make it. If I was confirmed, my spot goes to the waitlist.
STATUSHow many so far, and who’s in?
1 or 2Pick a side on a team event.
BGNBoard Game Night
Friday game night, 7 PM
Hi Sam, we need 6 to open the big table. Are you in?
YESYES +1YES +2NO
📊 Check status
Board Game Night · Unsubscribe
PROVEN EVERY WEEK
Built for our own games first.
SMSGO started as the way our pickup Ultimate group decides whether a game is on. Here’s our 2026 season so far.
58events called this season
47reached their Goal and announced themselves (81%)
442spots filled by YES replies
889STATUS checks, answered automatically
Goal events are what SMSGO was invented for. USPTO patent pending.
Friday Game Night7 PM · Goal 6 · Max 8 with waitlist
8 of 8Goal reached · Full
Confirmed8
Waitlist2
Can’t make it3
Checked STATUS, not in yet4
No reply yet19
Message the YESesNudge non-repliers
THE TOOLKIT
Everything it takes to fill an event, without chasing anyone.
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Nudges
One tap reminds only the people you invited who haven’t answered. Or set an automatic reminder a few hours before start time.
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Waitlist
Set a cap. Extra YESes get a place in line, and when someone texts NO, the next person moves in and gets a text.
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Waves
Invite your regulars first, then the next group after a delay you choose, so the wider list only hears from you when you need them.
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Teams
Two sides, each with its own count. Members text 1 or 2 to pick a side, and the event is on when both are filled.
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Message the YESes
Send a note only to the people who are confirmed: a change of room, what to bring, or “bring a friend, we’re one short.”
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STATUS watchers
See who checked the count and how often. They’re your maybes, and a direct text is often all it takes.
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Scheduled invitations
Create Monday’s event on Sunday night and choose when the invitation goes out.
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Auto-archive
Past events tidy themselves away after the time you choose, so your dashboard shows what’s next.
You’re #1 on the waitlist for Friday Game Night on Friday, October 09 at 07:00 PM. We’ll text you automatically if a spot opens up.
Someone texts NO…
A spot opened up and you’re confirmed! Game is ON for Friday Game Night on Friday, October 09 at 07:00 PM. See you there!Promoted from the waitlist automatically
QUESTIONS
Event questions.
What is a Goal event?
An event with a minimum. You set how many YESes it takes, and when the count reaches it, SMSGO sends the message you wrote to everyone who said yes. Use it for games, game nights, meetings that need a quorum, or shifts that need enough hands.
Can I just collect RSVPs without a minimum?
Yes. Choose “Just collect RSVPs” and SMSGO keeps an accurate headcount from text and email replies, without announcing anything. You can still add a maximum and a waitlist.
How do people RSVP?
By text, they reply YES, YES +1 (up to +5 guests), NO or STATUS. By email, they tap YES, YES +1, YES +2 or NO. Every answer lands in the same count, and nobody needs an app or a login.
What happens when the event is full?
Set a maximum and turn on the waitlist. Extra YESes get their place in line and a text with their position. When a confirmed person texts NO, the next person moves in automatically and gets a text.
Can I remind people who haven’t answered?
Yes. One tap sends a nudge only to the people you invited who haven’t replied. You can also set an automatic reminder a chosen number of hours before the event, and write your own reminder text.
What are waves?
A way to invite in rounds. Your first group gets the invitation, and the next group hears about it after a delay you choose, so your wider list only gets the message when you still need people.
Can an event have two teams?
Yes. Each side gets its own count, and members text 1 or 2 to pick a side. The event is on when every side is filled.
Can I customize what SMSGO says?
Yes. You write the invitation, the reply to a YES, the STATUS reply, the message sent when the Goal is reached and the reminder text.
Can I message only the people who said YES?
Yes. From the event page, send a message to just the confirmed people, or just one team, without bothering anyone else.
Can I schedule the invitation?
Yes. Create the event now and choose the date and time the invitation goes out.