You can opt into push notifications to get updates in the app on your phone or in your browser.
When prompted, tap "Allow" to enable them.
You'll get notified when:
- Someone RSVPs to your event
- Someone comments or replies on your event
- There's a reminder or a message about an event you're going to
For the best experience, install the app on your phone. App notifications arrive instantly and are free to send — and once you have the app, reminders and host messages come through as notifications instead of texts.
Push notifications work alongside SMS. If a reminder or message can't reach you as an app notification, we fall back to a text so you don't miss it. SMS is the most reliable way to reach people who haven't installed the app.
You can turn off push notifications anytime in your phone or browser settings.
If you're hosting, your guests see a prompt to enable notifications after they RSVP.
When notifications are sent
Different notifications go out through different channels. Here's when you can expect each:
| Trigger | Who receives | Push | SMS |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSVP confirmation | Guest who RSVP'd | No | No |
| New RSVP | Host | Yes | No |
| RSVP change (going to maybe, etc.) | Host | Yes | No |
| New comment | Host | Yes | No |
| Comment reply | Everyone in the thread | Yes | No |
| 7-day reminder | Going guests | Yes | Fallback |
| 7-day nudge | Maybe guests | Yes | Fallback |
| 1-day reminder | Going guests | Yes | Fallback |
| 1-day nudge | Maybe guests | Yes | Fallback |
| Host message | Selected guests | Yes | Fallback |
Notes:
- Push covers app notifications on your phone and browser push. RSVP and comment notifications go to whoever has push enabled — app or browser.
- Reminders, nudges, and host messages are push-first with an SMS fallback. Guests with the app installed get an app notification; anyone without the app (or whose notification can't be delivered) gets a text instead. These broadcast-style notifications go to the app or SMS only — not browser push.
- Automatic reminders (7-day and 1-day) are created when you publish your event. You can edit or delete them in the Messages panel.
- Host messages go to whichever RSVP groups you select when composing — Going, Maybe, or Not going.
- Comment replies notify everyone in the thread, not just the host.
- SMS reaches anyone with a phone number, so it's the backstop when a notification can't be pushed.
See also: How RSVPs Work, Sending a Message