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Choosing a Bolt-On to Add

How the Add Bolt-On popup works, what the price and type badges mean, and when Work Planner asks you to add a payment method first.

Work Planner Team13 April 2026

Press Add Bolt-On on the Bolt-Ons screen to open the selection popup. Each card in that popup is an add-on Work Planner currently allows this account to buy.

What Each Card Shows

  • Name: the add-on name.
  • Description: a short explanation of what that add-on adds to the account.
  • Type badge: tells you whether the add-on is Recurring or One-time.
  • Price: shows the saved price label, including the interval where relevant.

What The Action Button Means

  • Purchase: opens the next step for that bolt-on.
  • Add payment method: shown instead when the add-on is chargeable and the account does not yet have a saved card.

How To Pick The Right Add-On

Read the description first, then check whether the add-on renews or is a one-off purchase. That matters because recurring add-ons can usually be cancelled later, while one-time purchases normally just run their course or stay attached permanently.

Where Credit Packs Come From

Credit packs only appear once the account can spend them, so you are never sold credits that nothing can use.

  • SMS Credits: need SMS messaging, which comes with your plan or the SMS Messaging bolt-on. On a plan without SMS, add SMS Messaging first and SMS Credits appear in this popup straight afterwards.
  • Address Lookup Packs: need address lookup, which comes with your plan or the Address Lookup bolt-on.

If Nothing Is Available

When the popup says No bolt-ons available, it means there is nothing extra the current account can buy right now. That can depend on the current plan and what is already attached.

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