Mobile Message review (2026): is it worth paying for?
Prepaid bulk SMS for Australian businesses, with API and email to SMS
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Mobile Message report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for cheap prepaid texts for Australian businesses
Mobile Message sells prepaid SMS credits for Australian businesses, from A$20 for 500 credits, with 50 free credits on sign-up and a free dedicated number. But prices are Australian dollars before GST, the cheap first-purchase rate lasts only 30 days, and the pages don't say it reaches other countries.
Who Mobile Message is for
- Fits if you're an Australian business that sends texts and wants no subscription
- Works for a small shop that wants a dedicated number without paying for it
Who Mobile Message is not for
- Not for you if you send outside Australia, because the pages don't say it covers other countries
- Watch out: the 1.6 cent first-purchase rate lasts 30 days from signup
- Skip it if you want a chatbot or inbox, as this is sending only
- Tight if you need to pay in US dollars, since all prices are Australian and exclude GST
Why Mobile Message gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyA$20 buys 500 credits at 4 cents a text, falling to 2 cents at 1,000,000. The 1.6 cent first-purchase rate lasts 30 days, and prices exclude GST. There's no monthly fee, so it sits in the middle.
- CFree plan and trial50 free SMS credits on sign-up, no card shown. That's a few texts, not a plan.
- CFeaturesBulk SMS, an API and gateway, email to SMS, a free dedicated number and auto top-up. It does the sending job and little else.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You top up, send from the web, or wire up the API.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with an API but no integrations listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Mobile Message's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Mobile Message's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 27 of the 77 other SMS and chat marketing tools we grade, and level with 19.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 78 SMS and chat marketing tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Mobile Message’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 15 of 77, level with 50
- CFree plan and trialAbove 41 of 77, level with 36
- CFeaturesAbove 3 of 77, level with 61
- CEase of useAbove 5 of 77, level with 70
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 77, level with 18
Keep Mobile Message, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Mobile Message you would be making texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
What you could not
- Texts to thousands of numbers, registered with the carriers.
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- Texts from a business number, registered with the carriers.
What this rests on. Mobile Message’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Mobile Message?
Mobile Message is an Australian bulk SMS service sold on prepaid credits instead of a subscription. It covers bulk sends, an API, email to SMS and automations, with a free virtual number included. The company says messages go directly to Australian mobile carriers.
Worth knowing
- Prices are in Australian dollars and exclude GST.
- A credit covers one SMS up to 160 characters; longer messages use additional credits.
- The 1.6 cent first-purchase rate lasts 30 days from signup.
- The company positions itself on Australian delivery; the pages do not say it covers other countries.
Key features
- Bulk SMS and marketing
- Send campaigns to contact lists, with scheduling and contact import.
- SMS API and gateway
- Connect websites and software to send and receive messages through the API.
- Email to SMS
- Trigger texts from an email, useful for order alerts and similar notifications.
- Free dedicated number
- A free dedicated virtual number is listed with the account.
- Auto top-up
- Credits refill automatically when the balance runs low, and it can be switched off any time.
Mobile Message pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Mobile Message is a paid product with a free trial, starting at A$20 for 500 credits, prepaid, at 4 cents per SMS.
- Starts at
- A$20 for 500 credits, prepaid, at 4 cents per SMS
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 50 free SMS credits when you sign up.
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| 500 credits | A$20prepaid, never expires, at 4 cents per credit | Minimum purchase. The first purchase is 1.6 cents a credit for 30 days after signup. |
| 10,000 credits | A$300prepaid, never expires, at 3 cents per credit | Marked Best Seller. The first purchase is 1.6 cents a credit, which is A$160. |
| 1,000,000 credits | A$20,000prepaid, never expires, at 2 cents per credit | Largest tier shown; first-purchase pricing of 1.6 cents also applies at any volume. |
Read from mobilemessage.com.au on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Mobile Message before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Other savings1.6 cents per SMS on a first purchase
New accounts pay 1.6 cents a credit at any volume on their first purchase, available for 30 days after signup.
Stated on mobilemessage.com.au
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Common questions
Does Mobile Message have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Mobile Message is listed for Web.
Does Mobile Message have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Mobile Message is listed for Web.
Is Mobile Message open source?
Mobile Message is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Mobile Message have an API?
Yes. Mobile Message offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.