Architecture & engineering software

Text messaging for architecture and engineering apps.

Invoice-ready notices, site-visit reminders, RFI updates — the texts that keep billing on schedule and phases moving.

Free to author & testNo credit cardUS & Canada

9:41
Saturday, June 13

Acme: Bridgerow Architects: Invoice INV-2043 for $12,400 is ready. View and pay: bridgerow.com/invoices Reply STOP to opt out.

Our free message templates are live.
Sending arrives Summer 2026.

The moment

A text can change the outcome.

A milestone invoice sits unread while its ten-day payment term runs down. A text the day it's issued puts the pay link in the owner's hand, and the invoice gets paid inside the term instead of chased after it.

Bridgerow Architects: Invoice INV-2043 for $12,400 is ready. View and pay: bridgerow.com/invoices Reply STOP to opt out.
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The messages

Architecture & engineering apps messages. And all of the others.

All nine message categories are included — one registration.

Site visits & field observations

Keeps the client and site contact aligned on when the architect will be on site, and recovers moved or missed visits.

Visit booked
Visit tomorrow
Visit in 1 hour
Visit moved
We missed the visit
RFI & submittal threads

Runs an RFI or submittal review as a tracked thread so a waiting question never stalls a phase.

RFI logged
Routed to your PM
Reply posted
RFI closed
Milestone invoicing

Puts a phase invoice in front of the client the day it's issued and closes the loop when payment lands.

Invoice issued
Due-date reminder
Payment received
Deliverable deadline alerts

Reminds staff and subconsultants of a deliverable due date and escalates to the principal if nobody acknowledges.

Deliverable due
Deadline at risk
Portal access codes

Proves phone ownership when a client or subconsultant is invited into the project portal, and covers later sign-ins.

Portal signup code
Portal login code
The details

Common questions

Should an invoice text include the amount?

Yes — the amount and the invoice number, and nothing about the work behind them.

More detail

Owners route invoices to accounts payable, and an amount plus 'INV-2043' is what AP needs to act. What stays out: phase percentages, change-order detail, anything about the work itself — that lives behind the portal link, where the full invoice is.

How many texts should an unpaid invoice get?

Two — one when it's issued, one a few days before it's due.

More detail

On seven-to-ten-day contract terms there's no room for a longer cadence. If the due date passes, the follow-up is a call from the principal, not a third text — at that point the client knows about the invoice, and more messages read as pressure.

Who gets the site-visit text — the client or the site contact?

The person who has to be there to open the site, plus the client if they're attending.

More detail

A no-show at a locked gate costs a billable trip, so the confirmation and reminders go to whoever controls access. Copy the client on the confirmation only — they don't need the hour-before nudge unless they're walking the site too.

When do I ask clients if it's okay to text them?

Right when they give you their phone number for the first time.

More detail

For an A&E platform, that's usually the client's portal invite. That's when texting makes sense to them and the ask feels natural. RelayKit hosts an opt-in page for your app — your AI tool will know how to link to it from the right spot in your flow.

The paperwork

You build the feature. We handle the bureaucracy.

Every text message carries a stack of carrier rules. We've read all of it, so you don't have to.

Registration handled

Getting approved on your own can take weeks.

Most registrations clear in about three days. We handle the filing, so you can keep building your app.

Messages compliant

Send the wrong kind of message and carriers block it — silently.

Every message is checked against carrier rules before it sends, not just passed through.

Opt-ins & opt-outs covered

Miss a single STOP and the fines add up fast.

We stop instantly. Consent is tracked and enforced at delivery, not wired up by you.

The build

Give your AI tool a build spec, not a pile of docs.

RelayKit generates implementation instructions for your AI tool. Messages, variables, event triggers, testing steps, and integration guidance arrive for smooth integration.

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import { RelayKit } from 'relaykit';

const relaykit = new RelayKit();

await relaykit.appointments.sendConfirmation(customer.phone, {
  date: 'Fri, Jun 6',
  time: '2:00 PM',
});

That's the send.

The test

Preview list

Your safe audience for sending test messages, before and after launch.

  • JoelVerified
    (555) 867-8842
  • SarahVerified
    (555) 412-5519
  • MikeInvited
    (555) 290-3301
+ Invite someone

Run test messages through real phones.

Add yourself, your team, your beta testers. Each person verifies once. After that, your app's messages work for them exactly the way they'll work for customers.

Trigger your real flows — a booking, a code, a reminder — and see the whole loop land: sent, delivered, your database updated.

The process

What it takes to go live.

No telecom expertise required. We handle the carrier side.

01 · PLAN

Choose your messages

Pick the messages your app needs from templates that already know the rules.

Browse the messages →
02 · BUILD

Build and test

Hand the spec to your AI tool, then test the full flow on real phones before launch.

03 · LAUNCH

Go live

RelayKit handles registration and delivery. A few days to approval.

The price

Simple pricing.

Stage 1

Build for free

Set up your messages. Add the code to your app. Test with real phones. No credit card.

Stage 2

Go live for $49 + $19/mo

We file your registration with carriers. Approval takes a few days. 500 messages included per month, then $8 per additional 500. Full refund if you're not approved.

What $19/mo includes.

500 messages a month
Your own sending number
Delivery, opt-outs & quiet hours
A hosted compliance site
Carrier rule-change tracking

Marketing messages add $10/mo. Volume pricing above 5,000 messages. US and Canada at launch. We don't handle HIPAA, healthcare-regulated workflows, or enterprise procurement.

The numbers

When a message can't wait, send a text.

Messages from an app only work when someone sees them. Here's how text and email compare.

Gets opened
Text message98%
Email~20%
Time to first open
Text message~90 sec
Email~90 min
Gets a reply
Text message~45%
Email~6%
Gets through
Text message~98%
Email~84%

Industry SMS-vs-email benchmarks, 2025–26 — open and response from SMS-marketing aggregates; email inbox placement from Validity's 2025 deliverability report. SMS open is inferred from delivery, not pixel-tracked; reported email open rates are distorted by tracking-pixel prefetch and blocking.

The problem

The rules show up after you start building.

US carriers require these from every business that sends texts. Getting approved can take weeks if not done right.

Registration

Before anything sends, your business gets registered in a central registry that every US carrier checks — legal name, tax ID, website, and what you plan to send. Details have to match your IRS records exactly, or the application bounces.

RelayKit collects this during setup and files the registration for you.

Carrier review

Reviewers check your registration and your messages against carrier rules before you're allowed to send. Other providers typically take two to three weeks — and every rejection restarts the clock, with no guarantee the next round clears.

RelayKit submissions are prepared to pass the first time; approval typically takes a few days.

Consent requirements

You have to collect and keep proof that every recipient agreed to get texts from you — how they opted in, when, and which kinds of messages they agreed to. Someone who signed up for appointment reminders hasn't agreed to marketing.

RelayKit provides the opt-in language and keeps the consent records automatically.

Build a compliance website

Reviewers visit your website looking for a privacy policy with specific mobile-data language, posted terms, and a visible description of your texting program. A missing or half-finished site is the single most common reason registrations get rejected.

RelayKit generates and hosts a compliance site for you — privacy policy, terms, and opt-in page included.

STOP and HELP handling

A reply of STOP has to halt messages to that person immediately, and HELP has to get a real answer — automatically, every time. Getting it wrong is a fast way to get a number shut down.

RelayKit handles both at the delivery layer; when someone replies STOP, we stop.

Message restrictions

Carriers limit what businesses can say over text: entire content categories are banned, links get scrutinized, and messages outside your registered use case can get your number flagged. The rules live across multiple carrier policies, and they change.

RelayKit's templates already follow them, and custom messages are checked before they send — not just passed through.

The start

The messages are ready now. Sending arrives Summer 2026.

You can start with the messages today. When sending launches, your AI tool wires up the integration, you test on real phones, and registration and opt-outs stay handled behind the scenes.

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