Simple SMS reminders for small wellness businesses—no setup hassle.
Owners of small wellness businesses lack affordable, simple patient engagement tools for reminders and portals that avoid complex setups.
ZenRemind lets wellness owners send automated SMS reminders for appointments via a dead-simple dashboard. Patients get branded texts with one-click confirmations, reducing no-shows by 40%. Everything integrates in minutes without tech skills.
Owners of small wellness businesses
SMS-first with wellness-specific templates, under $35/mo, no contracts or complex calendars.
supportive
Central hub to manage patients and schedule reminders.
Automated texts for appointments with confirmations.
CSV upload for quick patient onboarding.
Track attendance rates and reminder effectiveness.
Wellness-themed SMS templates editable by owners.
Fallback email reminders if SMS fails.
Connect to calendars like Google.
Branded sender ID for business.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| phone | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| business_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| phone | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| business_id | uuid | No |
| patient_id | uuid | No |
| appointment_time | timestamp | No |
| status | text | No |
| sent_at | timestamp | Yes |
Relationships:
/api/businessesCreate business profile
/api/patientsAdd or import patients
/api/remindersSchedule reminder
/api/remindersList reminders
/api/analyticsFetch no-show stats
1 business, no analytics
5 staff accounts
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 100 | 2% | $70 | $840 |
| Month 6 | 800 | 8% | $2,240 | $26,880 |
Affordable tool for wellness pros: setup in 5 mins, $35/mo.
Post in Facebook groups like 'Small Business Wellness Owners' and 'Yoga Studio Owners Network' offering free lifetime Pro access for feedback. DM 20 owners from wellness directories like Yelp. Run $50 targeted FB ads to chiropractors/masseurs.
Full gym software
Overkill for solos, complex setup
SMS-only simplicity at 1/4 price
Booking focus
Weak reminders, steep learning
Pure reminders, faster onboarding
Proprietary reminder templates + engagement data moat over time
Post-pandemic wellness surge + SMS open rates >90% drive demand for simple tools amid inflation.
Twilio costs spike
Pass-through pricing + volume discounts
Low adoption by tech-averse owners
Video tutorials + 1-click setup
High SMS churn
Free tier for testing
Success: 70% express interest at $35
Success: 80% retention week 2
Success: 200 signups
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