Bill Payment Reminders

Bill reminder texts so you never pay a late fee again

Get a text before rent, utilities, credit cards, and insurance are due, so a forgotten due date never costs you money.

Set Text Go sends a real text message, not a push notification, so your bill reminder reaches almost any phone. Set it once as a recurring monthly reminder and let it run.

Free to download. Pay as you go, no subscription. Available in the United States and Canada.

The problem

Late fees are almost always about forgetting, not money

Most late payments are not a budgeting failure. The money is there. The due date just slipped past in a busy week. A single missed credit card payment can trigger a fee and a dent in your credit, and a late utility bill can pile on charges you never planned for.

A reminder that actually reaches you fixes that. Not a bank email buried under fifty other emails, and not an app notification you swipe away without reading. A plain text message, sent a few days before the bill is due, gives you time to pay while it is still on your mind.

Set it up once for each recurring bill and the reminder goes out on schedule each month.

My Reminders
Rent
HomeMonthly on the 1st
Electric bill
HomeMonthly on the 15th
Credit card payment
MeMonthly on the 20th
Internet bill
HomeMonthly on the 8th

A nudge a few days early, every month

What to remind yourself about

Recurring reminders for every monthly bill

Set them once, and they repeat on the schedule you choose.

Rent and mortgage

A text a few days before the first of the month, so your biggest payment is never the one you miss.

Utilities

Electric, gas, water, and internet each have their own due date. Set a reminder for each one and stop the late charges.

Credit cards

A missed credit card payment means a fee and a possible hit to your credit. A monthly text keeps the date in front of you.

Insurance

Auto, home, and health premiums often bill monthly or quarterly. A reminder keeps your coverage from lapsing.

Subscriptions

Get a heads up before an annual subscription renews, so you can decide to keep it or cancel in time.

Taxes and quarterly payments

Estimated taxes and other recurring obligations are easy to forget. A scheduled text keeps them on your radar.

The difference

A real text, not another push notification

A push notification only reaches a smartphone with the right app installed and notifications turned on, and it is easy to swipe away without reading. Set Text Go sends a true SMS over the phone network, so your bill reminder lands in the same inbox as a text from a friend, on any phone you carry.

  • Reaches any mobile phone, including basic phones
  • No app notification to swipe away and forget
  • Works without wifi or mobile data on your end
  • Lands in the text inbox, where you actually read it
SMS reminders vs push notifications
What mattersReal SMS textPush notification
Works without a smartphoneYesNo
Works without internet or dataYesNo
Hard to swipe away unreadYesNo
Shows up in the text inboxYesNo
Recurring monthly scheduleYesDepends
Why a text works

The one message channel you actually see

Bill reminders only help if you read them in time.

98%
of text messages get read
Widely cited industry figure. See Omnisend, 2024
7.6%
click rate for SMS, versus 1.5% for email
Omnisend, 2024
3 min
most texts are read within about three minutes
Widely cited, older figure. See Tatango
Simple by design

How to set up a bill reminder

Three steps and you are covered every month.

1
Download and sign up

Create your account and verify your phone number in a couple of minutes.

2
Add each bill

Write a short message like Rent due Friday, pick a day a few ahead of the due date, and set it to repeat monthly.

3
Pay on time

A real text goes out on schedule each month, so the due date is far less likely to sneak up on you.

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Pricing

Pay as you go with credits, no subscription, and credits that never expire.

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Questions

Frequently asked questions

Can I set a recurring monthly bill reminder?

Yes. You can schedule a text to repeat monthly, so a reminder for rent, a credit card, or a utility bill goes out on the same schedule each month without you setting it up again.

Does Set Text Go pay my bills for me?

No. Set Text Go sends you a reminder text so you remember to pay on time. You still pay the bill through your own bank or biller, which keeps you fully in control of your money.

Can I get the reminder a few days before the due date?

Yes. You choose the exact day and time the text goes out, so you can schedule it several days ahead of the due date to give yourself time to pay.

Is this a push notification I might miss?

No. Set Text Go sends a real SMS text message over the phone network, not an app notification. It lands in your text inbox on any phone, so it is much harder to swipe away and forget.

How much does it cost?

The app is free to download. You pay as you go with credits and there is no subscription, and credits do not expire. See the pricing page for details.

Where is Set Text Go available?

Set Text Go currently works for phone numbers in the United States and Canada.

Stop paying late fees

Download Set Text Go and set up your first bill reminder in minutes.