A good word, every day.

Text one number. Your words reach the person you love in prison or jail, exactly as you wrote them. Their replies come back to your phone as texts.

Start your 48-hour free trial

Free for 48 hours on every plan. After the 48-hour free trial, your plan renews at its monthly price ($9.99, $19.99 or $29.99) until you cancel. Cancel anytime online at /account. We text a reminder before the trial ends. Card or digital wallet only.

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GoodWordTextExample

You

Morning, Marcus. Grandma's checkup went fine. She says to eat your vegetables.

Reply from Marcus

Tell her I'm glad. I got your card. It's up on my wall.

I'll tell her tonight. We love you.

Three steps, then you're talking

It works from any phone that can text. No app to download.

  1. Sign up on your phone

    Tell us who you are and who you want to stay close to. It takes a few minutes.

  2. Say yes by text

    We send you one text. Reply YES and you're set. We don't text you before that.

  3. Text your number

    You get your own GoodWordText number. Text it like you'd text anyone.

  4. Get their replies

    When they write back, their words come to your phone as a text.

See how it works

More than words

Most days, a few lines are enough. On the days that matter, you can send a little more.

  • A daily good word. If you'd like, a short, encouraging text each morning, for you. It's free and off until you turn it on.
  • Photo prints. Send a picture from your phone and we print it for them.
  • Greeting cards. For birthdays, holidays and hard days.
  • Article lookups. Ask for a news story or article and we send the words in. Included on every plan.
  • Paper mail. If you'd rather send a letter on paper, just ask.

Prints start at $0.25 and cards are $3.99. See every add-on price.

Your words stay yours

  • We send your words exactly as you wrote them. We don't edit or add to them.
  • We delete message words and pictures after 90 days.
  • If your church pays for your seat, it never sees your messages.
  • We never sell your information. This site sets no cookies.

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Simple pricing

Plans for families

Essential, Plus and Family

Plans from $9.99 a month

48-hour free trial on every plan
  • Unlimited texts (fair use applies) on every plan.
  • More family phone numbers and free photo prints on Plus and Family.

Free for 48 hours on every plan. After the 48-hour free trial, your plan renews at its monthly price ($9.99, $19.99 or $29.99) until you cancel. Cancel anytime online at /account. We text a reminder before the trial ends. Card or digital wallet only.

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Sponsored by your church

For churches and ministries

Free for you, when your church sponsors your seat

Your church pays $7.99 a month per seat when it sponsors 5 or more seats. You sign up yourself with the seat code they give you.

Sign up with a seat code

See all plans, add-ons and refunds.

For churches and ministries

Help the families in your care stay close

Your church pays. Each family keeps its own say.

Sponsor seats for the families you serve. We give you seat codes to hand out. Each person signs up on their own phone and says yes to texts themselves. You never enter anyone's phone number, and you never see anyone's messages.

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Not sure it works where they are?

Many prisons and jails let people get electronic messages, but not all of them. Tell us where your loved one is and we'll check for you.

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Questions?

Read the answers families and churches ask most, or send us a note. We read every one.

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