Text Blaster

Send thousands of messages with one tap on Android

14 followers

Send thousands of messages with one tap on Android

14 followers

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Used by hundreds of businesses and professionals to manage their SMS marketing and communication needs.

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Gildme

Maker

Hi everyone! Text Blaster lets users send personalized text messages to large groups of people. Messages are sent via the user's mobile plan. It was originally designed for a friend who avoided online SMS services because they appeared confusing and expensive. As a result, I designed this app to have a layout and flow similar to other messaging apps. I see it as a tool for small business owners, teachers, and event organizers to: - communicate with their audiences more effectively - grow their audiences Features I plan to add: - SMS opt out for recipients (to prevent spam) - Quick add people (to help grow the user's marketing lists) - Better support for Google accounts and existing contact groups - Ability to create and send surveys to recipients If you have any feature suggestions or interesting use cases for this app - please reach out to me!

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11yr ago

Startup Stash

@gautam_io nice idea! any interesting out of the box usecases you came across already? :)

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11yr ago

Gildme

Maker

@bramk Not yet. I published the app a week ago. And posted it on social media for the first time about 8 hours ago. I still can't believe it's on Product Hunt. :)

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11yr ago

Startup Stash

@gautam_io cool! Would be great if you could share some when you encounter them! Good luck today :)

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11yr ago

TopBark

Great to see you on here, Gautam :) congrats on the launch a week ago! Looking forward to seeing more products from you!

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11yr ago

Gildme

Maker

@mikehlee_ Thanks man! Super excited to be showing Text Blaster on Product Hunt!

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11yr ago

@gautam_io What about spamming prevention? Do you have a concept to avoid misuse?

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11yr ago

@gautam_io @alternative3 how do people avoid spamming when just texting people individually?

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11yr ago

Gildme

Maker

@alternative3 @_jacksmith I do plan on implementing an opt-out feature soon. E.g. if a recipient replied with the message 'STOP', it would automatically remove him/her from the group.

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11yr ago

@_jacksmith by expense... ;)

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11yr ago

Gildme

Maker

@_jacksmith @alternative3 - Also, many countries have a national do not call/SMS registry. Numbers in those registries could automatically be skipped while sending out messages. However, that could be tricky to implement - in terms of integrating with all the different registries, and also determining if someone is sending messages for commercial purposes. You wouldn't want to block a teacher from messaging his/her students.

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11yr ago

@_jacksmith @gautam_io You are right, the example with the teacher works. But imagine on the other hand one of the many companies that make their money by sending spamming emails, maybe they would also "love" your product. If you find a working solution to prevent them from misuse, your product could definitely rock!

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11yr ago

Did you figure out the opt-out feature. I've recently tried https://callgecko.com You can upload a spreadsheet and send picture messages or plain text messages. You can customize and personalize the message. You have built in support for opt-out. If someone texts STOP, they're immediately removed from your list so you don't accidentally bother them with more messages. You can also build keyword opt-in lists. Setup a keyword - should anyone text this keyword to your telephone number, you immediately get their number added to your contact list and an auto reply sends them information. Think a real estate agent advertising a listing on the street and puts a sign saying, "Text 'XYZ Realty' to 333-333-3333 for more information on this property'. That way, you collect contact details for persons interested in the property while also auto responding with a link to the property website.

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6yr ago

Postmates

Congrats Gautam! Was impressed when you showed me.

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11yr ago

Gildme

Maker

@sirbenlee Thanks Ben! :)

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11yr ago

Need an iOS version NOW!

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11yr ago

Gildme

Maker

@danjfein Unfortunately iOS doesn't allow apps to programmatically send text messages. However, an app can pop open a dialog with the recipient's number and message pre-populated. The user just has to tap send. My classmate made a similar app that cycles through the recipients and opens up a dialog for each one. You just have to keep tapping the send button. http://goo.gl/uiNLGq

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11yr ago

@danjfein @gautam_io yep, apple locks down such functionality. But @romaindavid built a really cool prototype app that lets you do mail-marge on iOS.

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11yr ago