Yoola SMS now has a free calculator that tells you, before you send, how many SMS your message will use and what the campaign will cost. It works in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Malawi and Zambia, and you do not need an account.
Why we built it
Most people think one SMS means one message. It does not. A message is billed in parts, and the number of parts depends on its length and on the characters inside it. We kept hearing the same questions from customers: how do I count SMS, why did my balance drop faster than expected, and what will this campaign cost me?
So we put the answer in one place.
What it does
- Counts characters live as you type or paste.
- Shows how many SMS each recipient will receive.
- Multiplies by your number of recipients and applies the matching Yoola SMS rate for your volume.
- Warns you when an emoji or a curly quote is pushing the message into 70-character mode, and fixes smart quotes in one click.
- Tells you when trimming a few characters would save a whole SMS.
- Adds 18% VAT for Uganda with one tick, so there are no surprises on the invoice.
Try it
Open the SMS Length & Cost Calculator, paste your next message, and see the real cost. If the numbers look good, check our pricing and send your first SMS in minutes. Sending more than 100,000 SMS a month? Contact us for a custom quote.
Comments (0)