Email Cheat Code: SMS alerts for college students. Free 30-day trial, then $11.99/mo or $99/yr. 2 protected mailboxes, 15-minute inbox scans. CASA Tier 2 verified.

We scan your Gmail or Outlook school inbox for financial aid deadlines, registration holds, bursar payment reminders, and academic notifications - and text you the moment something critical arrives. Read-only access only. We never store email content.

Plans: $11.99/mo or $99/yr. Free 30-day trial included. Add-on mailboxes $5.99/mo or $49.99/yr each, up to 10 total.

Sponsor/user model: a parent, guardian, or program may pay for or sponsor access. The student connects their own mailbox and controls that connection. Sponsors see seat status only - never email content or alert details.

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Guides

Straight answers on getting a text when an important email arrives - how the common tools really work, where they fall short, and what it takes to catch the rare, high-stakes messages from a financial aid, bursar, or registrar office. We compare honestly; we'd rather be accurate than loud.

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