What’s new in SwarmSMS
Every release of SwarmSMS Cloud, the SwarmSMS Plugin for WordPress and the Android app, newest first.
Every change to SwarmSMS, newest first. SwarmSMS is an SMS gateway and SMS marketing platform that sends through your own Android phones. It comes in three parts:
- SwarmSMS Cloud: the hosted dashboard at swarmsms.com/dashboard
- SwarmSMS Plugin for WordPress: the same product, installed on your own WordPress site
- SwarmSMS Android app: turns your phone into the sender for both
The format follows Keep a Changelog, and versions follow Semantic Versioning. Dates are in UTC.
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SwarmSMS Cloud
Version 0.4.1
2026-10-25
Added
- A “What’s new” link in the dashboard sidebar that opens the changelog.
Version 0.4.0
2026-10-24
SMS marketing arrives in SwarmSMS Cloud.
Added
- Contacts and lists, with CSV import and export, tags, notes and recorded consent.
- STOP, START and HELP handling on every plan. Opted-out numbers are never texted again and cannot be re-added by anyone but the contact.
- Templates for messages you send often, available in Messaging, campaigns and auto-replies.
- Campaigns: personalised broadcasts (
{first_name|there}), spintax, click-tracked links, a sending window, a speed limit to protect your SIM, scheduling and per-campaign results. Basic and up. - Drip sequences: follow-up messages over days or weeks for everyone who joins a list. Replying STOP leaves the sequence. Pro and up.
- Keyword auto-replies that can add the sender to a list, plus an after-hours reply and a loop guard. Basic and up.
- OTP API for login codes from your own apps. Codes are hashed, expire, allow 5 tries, are rate-limited and are never shown back. Pro and up.
- Twilio fallback: phones only, phones with Twilio as backup, or Twilio only. Uses your own Twilio account, with signed delivery reports and replies. Pro and up.
- Email alerts when a phone goes offline, its battery is low or messages fail, plus an all-clear when it is fixed. Basic and up.
- AI connection (MCP) for Claude, ChatGPT, Codex and Cursor. Agency.
- White-label: your own name in the Android app and your own app build behind a private link. Agency.
- A Settings page for business name, time zone and the opt-out line.
Changed
- One-time codes are hidden in message lists, the API and webhooks.
Version 0.3.2
2026-10-24
Added
- A “WordPress plugin” page in the dashboard listing what only the plugin can do: WooCommerce order SMS, form automations, WordPress login codes and two-factor, WooCommerce coupons, and one phone shared by several sites.
Version 0.3.1
2026-10-23
Added
- The sidebar shows every SwarmSMS function, grouped into Messaging, Marketing, Developers and Delivery, with a lock on functions your plan does not include.
Changed
- Instant delivery (push) is now part of the Agency plan, as in the WordPress plugin.
Version 0.3.0
2026-10-23
Changed
- After the free trial you can still open every page. Actions your plan does not include are greyed out with the reason.
Security
- Plan limits are enforced on the server for every action, including webhook edits and tests, extra phones and messages scheduled during the trial.
- Failover between phones requires the Pro plan, as in the WordPress plugin.
Version 0.2.2
2026-10-23
Added
- “Delete account” in My Account on swarmsms.com, as a menu item and on Account details.
Version 0.2.1
2026-10-23
Added
- Delete your own account from the dashboard. Your password and typing DELETE confirm it. Active plans are cancelled and all data is erased.
Version 0.2.0
2026-10-23
Changed
- SwarmSMS Cloud uses the same plans as the WordPress plugin (Basic, Pro and Agency), and one purchase covers both.
- New accounts get a 1-day free trial with every feature unlocked. After that, without a plan, you can send 10 messages a day from 1 phone.
- The money-back guarantee is now 7 days.
Fixed
- The recipient and message boxes in Messaging cleared themselves on every click.
- “Download the app” is always available, not only during setup.
Version 0.1.0
2026-10-22
Added
- First release of SwarmSMS Cloud: pair phones by QR code, send and receive SMS from a dashboard, full and read-only API keys, signed webhooks with a delivery log, scheduling, multiple phones and built-in API docs.
SwarmSMS Plugin for WordPress
Version 3.5.1
2026-10-25
Added
- A Changelog section in the built-in documentation, showing recent versions and linking to the full changelog at swarmsms.com.
Version 3.5.0
2026-10-23
Changed
- New sites get a 1-day free trial with every feature unlocked. After the trial, without a licence, the basics remain: 1 phone, 10 messages a day and 100 contacts. Your data is kept.
- The money-back guarantee is now 7 days.
Version 3.4.1
2026-10-22
Changed
- SwarmSMS is described consistently as an SMS gateway and SMS marketing plugin.
Version 3.4.0
2026-10-21
Added
- Twilio delivery: Devices only, Devices and Twilio (Twilio as a last resort), or Twilio only, with signed delivery reports and replies. Pro and Agency.
- Messages record whether they went through a phone or Twilio, in the logs and the REST API.
Version 3.3.1
2026-10-21
Changed
- Instant delivery (Firebase push), the AI (MCP) connection, WooCommerce coupons and the white-label app are now Agency features.
Version 3.3.0
2026-10-21
Changed
- When a subscription year ends, the plan keeps working. Only updates and support stop until you renew.
- One phone can be paired to up to 25 websites (Agency).
Added
- A notice on the dashboard and License tab when a subscription has ended.
Version 3.2.1
2026-10-21
Fixed
- The pairing QR code was blank once Firebase push was set up.
Version 3.2.0
2026-10-21
Added
- The Agency plan: 25 sites, and one phone paired to several websites at once.
- Sites pick up a plan upgrade automatically.
Version 3.1.0
2026-10-21
Added
- Pair one phone to several websites, with per-site status and reply routing (requires Android app 3.1).
Version 3.0.3
2026-10-21
Security
- CSV exports neutralise spreadsheet formulas.
Version 3.0.2
2026-10-21
Added
- Install and pairing troubleshooting in the docs (Play Protect, Android 15 restricted settings).
Version 3.0.1
2026-10-18
Added
- The licence key can be set in
wp-config.phpand activates automatically.
Version 3.0.0
2026-10-18
Changed
- Renamed SwarmSMS. Basic and Pro licences, with updates through the WordPress Plugins screen.
Version 2.2.0
2026-10-18
Added
- Alerts by email or SMS: phone offline or back online, low battery, all phones offline, daily limit reached, failing messages and a stuck queue.
Version 2.1.0
2026-10-18
Added
- Instant delivery with Firebase push.
- OTP login and SMS two-factor authentication.
- AI (MCP) server and API key scopes.
- Device stats, logs, spintax and a webhook delivery log.
Version 2.0.0
2026-10-18
Added
- Contacts, lists, campaigns, drip sequences, form and WooCommerce automations, keyword auto-replies and failover between phones.
Version 1.0.0
2026-10-18
Added
- First release: send and receive SMS from WordPress through an Android phone.
SwarmSMS Android app
Version 3.3.0
2026-10-21
Changed
- New SwarmSMS three-hexagon logo throughout the app and notification.
- A phone can be paired to up to 25 websites.
Version 3.2.0
2026-10-21
Changed
- Sharing a phone across websites follows each site’s plan.
Version 3.1.0
2026-10-21
Added
- Pair one phone to several websites: per-site status, a Receive SMS switch, reply routing and shared send pacing.
Version 3.0.0
2026-10-18
Changed
- Renamed SwarmSMS (
com.swarmsms.app).
Version 2.1.0
2026-10-18
Changed
- Redesigned app: dark interface, activity log, dual SIM support and device health.
Added
- Instant delivery with Firebase push.
Version 1.0.0
2026-10-18
Added
- First release: sends and receives SMS for your WordPress site.
