Blooio vs Chert
Compare Blooio and Chert side by side: iMessage features, channels, developer tools, pricing and compliance, checked on each provider's own site.
Blooio
One API for iMessage, WhatsApp and Apple Messages
- Starting price
- $39/month (Starter, shared number)
- Free plan
- Free trial: 20 messages total on a shared number, no credit card
Chert
iMessage and FaceTime numbers for AI agents
- Starting price
- $25/month (Shared)
- Free plan
- 24-hour trial: 10 messages and 10 FaceTime minutes on a shared line
Blooio supports 60 of the 77 features compared here, and Chert supports 47.
Where Blooio is ahead
- Threaded replies
- Formatted text
- Chat backgrounds
- iMessage apps
- iMessage availability check
- Focus and Notify Anyway
- Bring your own number
- RCS fallback
and 9 more in the table below.
Where Chert is ahead
Feature comparison
| Feature | ||
|---|---|---|
| iMessage messaging | ||
| iMessage | ||
| Group chats | ||
| Group management | ||
| Group name and photo | ||
| Mentions | Not listedA guide index lists mentions, but no mention field is documented. | Not listed |
| Tapbacks | ||
| Threaded replies | Not listedHomepage mentions reply context; no reply-to field in the API docs. | |
| Typing indicators | ||
| Read receipts | ||
| Edit and unsend | Not listed | |
| Message effects | ||
| Animated text effects | Not listed | Not listed |
| Stickers | Not listed | Not listed |
| Formatted text | Not listed | |
| Attachments | ||
| Live Photos | Not listed | |
| Rich link previews | ||
| Voice messages | ||
| Contact cards | Not listedAttachments accept other files, but .vcf is not named. Name and Photo cards are documented. | |
| Polls | ||
| Chat backgrounds | Not listed | |
| Location sharing | ||
| iMessage apps | Not listed | |
| Live app cards | Not listed | |
| Sender name and photo | ||
| FaceTime calls | ||
| Delivery status | ||
| iMessage availability check | Not listed | |
| Focus and Notify Anyway | Not listed | |
| Numbers and delivery | ||
| Managed lines | ||
| Dedicated numbers | ||
| Shared numbers | ||
| Bring your own number | Not listed | |
| Line pooling | ||
| SMS fallback | ||
| RCS fallback | Not listedHomepage says SMS or RCS fallback; API docs only describe SMS retry. | |
| Outbound-first messaging | ||
| Calls on the iMessage number | ||
| Other channels | ||
| SMS | ||
| RCS | Not listedMentioned only as a fallback on the homepage. | |
Not supportedNot offered | ||
| Telegram | Not supportedNot offered | Not supported |
| Slack | Not supported | Not listed |
Not supportedNot offered. iMessage can be sent to email handles. | Not supportedNot offered | |
| Phone calls | Not supportedNot offered; calls are FaceTime only. | |
| Apple Messages for Business | Not supportedNot offered | |
| Unified channel API | ||
| Developer tools | ||
| REST API | ||
| TypeScript SDK | ||
| Python SDK | ||
| Other SDKs | ||
| CLI | Not listed | |
| Webhooks | ||
| Signed webhooks | ||
| MCP server | Not listed | |
| Open source | ||
| Self-hosting | Not listedOnly the open-source FaceTime link connector runs on your own machine. | |
| Local testing | Not listed | Not listedSSE stream and dev inbox avoid a public webhook, but a real phone is still needed. |
| Custom channel providers | Not listed | |
| Event replay | ||
| OpenTelemetry | Not listed | Not listed |
| No-code integrations | Not listed | |
| CRM integrations | ||
| Built for AI agents | ||
| Agent framework | ||
| Agent framework integrations | ||
| Streaming replies | Not listed | Not listed |
| Agent group chats | Not listed | Not listed |
| Human handoff | ||
| Audit logs | Not listed | |
| Message history API | ||
| Plans and compliance | ||
| Free plan | ||
| Public pricing | ||
| No per-message fees | ||
| Uptime SLA | Not listed | |
| Isolated infrastructure | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | Not listed | |
| GDPR |
Checked on each provider's own site and docs on 2026-10-25. “Not listed” means the provider does not mention it.
Pricing
Blooio
A free trial with 20 messages, shared plans at $39 and $89 a month, Commercial Dedicated at $289 a month per line, an Inbound plan at $98 a month, and Enterprise Dedicated from $195 a month per line at 6+ lines.
Pricing model: flat per line, no per-message fees
SourceChert
A free 24-hour trial includes 10 messages and 10 FaceTime minutes on a shared line; Shared is $25 a month and a dedicated line is $250 a month, but paid checkout is paused.
Pricing model: flat monthly per line, with usage limits
SourceWhich should you choose?
Choose Blooio if you need threaded replies, formatted text, chat backgrounds and iMessage apps.
Choose Chert if you need edit and unsend, Live Photos, contact cards and CLI.
Frequently asked questions
Blooio supports 60 of the 77 features compared here, and Chert supports 47. Blooio adds threaded replies, formatted text, chat backgrounds, iMessage apps and iMessage availability check. Chert adds edit and unsend, Live Photos, contact cards and CLI.
Blooio: A free trial with 20 messages, shared plans at $39 and $89 a month, Commercial Dedicated at $289 a month per line, an Inbound plan at $98 a month, and Enterprise Dedicated from $195 a month per line at 6+ lines. Chert: A free 24-hour trial includes 10 messages and 10 FaceTime minutes on a shared line; Shared is $25 a month and a dedicated line is $250 a month, but paid checkout is paused.
Chert does not list threaded replies on its site or in its docs.
Chert does not list formatted text on its site or in its docs.
Chert does not list chat backgrounds on its site or in its docs.