Saturday night
Waitlist
A lane waitlist by text
Bowlers join the waitlist, then grab food or play arcade games. One tap tells them their lane is ready.
Your lane is ready! Head to the front counter for your shoes.
On our way
For bowling centers
Full lanes on slow nights.
Message your leagues, book more birthday parties, keep a lane waitlist on busy nights and fill slow weeknights with one offer, by text and/or email.
- League messages to just the bowlers in that league.
- A lane waitlist by text on busy nights.
- Slow-night specials sent in a minute.
Strike Zone LanesText message
Today 7:20 pm
Hi Casey, your lane is ready! Head to the front counter for your shoes.
Coming!
Lane 12. Have fun!
How it works in a bowling center
Six moments that fill the lanes
Each message goes out by text and/or email, whichever your bowlers prefer, and every reply lands in one inbox.
League night
Group messages
Messages for each league
Message just the Tuesday mixed league about schedule changes or banquet details.
Tuesday Mixed League: the banquet is May 20 at 6. Reply with your headcount.
2 from Team Pin Pals
Birthday season
Forms
Book more parties
Parents request a party from a form on your page, and the details come straight to you.
Thanks! We got your party request for Saturday the 12th, 10 kids. We’ll confirm today.
Slow Tuesday
Text & email promotions
Fill slow nights
Send a weeknight special to your list, and see who clicked.
Tonight only: $2 games and $1 shoe rental from 6 to 9.
Every visit
Loyalty rewards
Rewards for regulars
Visits add up to free games, tracked on their phone.
That’s 9 visits! Your next game is free.
After a visit
Review requests
More 5-star reviews
Every bowler gets your Google link, and anyone with a problem can also reach you privately.
Thanks for bowling with us! Did you have fun? Tell us here: thanku.deals/visit/strikezone
Everything your center gets
The tools above, plus a page of your own that bowlers can join from a QR code.
Lane waitlistBowlers join from a QR code and get a message when their lane is ready.
Group messagesA group for each league, team or party.
Party request formsBirthday party and group event requests.
Text & email promotionsSlow-night specials, with click counts.
Loyalty rewardsVisits toward free games, tracked on their phone.
CouponsSlow-night and birthday-party coupons on your page.
Your bowlers stay in control
Bowlers choose text and/or email, keep their own contact info up to date and can stop messages at any time.
Suggested plan
Most bowling centers start with Growth
It has everything on this page. More than one location? Pro includes three.
Compare all plansGrowth
$199/month
- Text and/or email messages, 1,000 texts a month included
- Automations, conversations and forms
- Waitlist, reservations and reminders
- Prize games, contests and surveys
- Discount cards sold online
- 10 staff logins
Questions bowling centers ask
Do bowlers need to download an app?
No. Messages arrive by text and/or email. Bowlers can also log in to your page at thanku.deals with a one-time code to see their rewards and league news. There’s no app and no password.
Can we message one league at a time?
Yes. Put bowlers in groups by league or team, and message one group or everyone.
Can parents book parties online?
They can send a party request from your page with the date and headcount, and you confirm it.
What does texting cost?
Growth and Pro include 1,000 texts a month for each location (500 during the free trial); more are 2¢ each. Starter doesn’t include texting. A text longer than 160 characters counts as 2 or more, the way phone carriers bill it. Email is included in every plan.
Try it free for 60 days
Pick any plan; you won’t be charged until day 61. We’ll help you set up your league groups and your lane waitlist.