What is the difference between Blooio and LoopMessage?

Blooio supports 60 of the 77 features compared here, and LoopMessage supports 53. Blooio adds polls, chat backgrounds, iMessage apps, sender name and photo and FaceTime calls. LoopMessage adds edit and unsend, animated text effects, stickers and contact cards.

How much do Blooio and LoopMessage cost?

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. LoopMessage: A free sandbox covers 5 contacts; dedicated senders start at $59.99 a month, with add-ons for a phone number, SMS/RCS fallback, WhatsApp and outbound-first.

Does LoopMessage support polls?

LoopMessage does not list polls on its site or in its docs.

Does LoopMessage support chat backgrounds?

LoopMessage does not list chat backgrounds on its site or in its docs.

Does LoopMessage support iMessage apps?

LoopMessage does not list iMessage apps on its site or in its docs.

Blooio vs LoopMessage: Features, Pricing and Differences

Feature comparison

Feature	Blooio	LoopMessage
iMessage messaging
iMessage	Supported	Supported
Group chats	Supported	SupportedSend and receive in iMessage groups; not available in the sandbox.
Group management	PartialCreate groups by API. Adding or removing members is marked coming soon (returns 501).	SupportedCreate groups (needs the Init conversations add-on) and add or remove members.
Group name and photo	SupportedRename groups and set or remove group icons.	SupportedSet group name (32 characters max) and photo with PATCH.
Mentions	Not listedA guide index lists mentions, but no mention field is documented.	Not listed
Tapbacks	SupportedAdd or remove tapbacks on any message; inbound reactions arrive as message.reaction events.	SupportedSix tapbacks or any emoji; inbound reactions arrive as message_reaction webhooks.
Threaded replies	Supportedreply_to on sends.	Supportedreply_to_id on send; inbound webhooks carry a thread object.
Typing indicators	SupportedSend, and receive typing.started and typing.stopped events.	SupportedUp to 60 seconds; fails if the chat had no two-way activity in the last 5 minutes.
Read receipts	SupportedMark chats read and receive message.read events.	PartialYou can mark chats read; no read event is documented for your outbound messages.
Edit and unsend	Not listed	SupportedEdit within 15 minutes, unsend within 2 minutes of sending.
Message effects	Supportedeffect field on text sends.	Supported13 bubble and screen effects via the effect field.
Animated text effects	Not listed	SupportedMarkup for shake, nod, explode, ripple, bloom and jitter.
Stickers	Not listed	PartialInbound messages can have type sticker; sending stickers is not documented.
Formatted text	SupportedMarkdown bold, italic, underline and strikethrough sent as iMessage rich text.	SupportedBold, italic, underline, strikethrough and text sizes in iMessage.
Attachments	Supported	SupportedUp to 10 public HTTPS file URLs per message.
Live Photos	Not listed	Not listed
Rich link previews	Supportedrich_link bubbles with image and title overrides.	SupportedLinks get rich previews by default; preview: false sends plain text.
Voice messages	SupportedA single audio file is sent as a native voice memo.	SupportedSend audio files as voice messages; inbound audio is transcribed.
Contact cards	Not listedAttachments accept other files, but .vcf is not named. Name and Photo cards are documented.	Supportedcontact_file adds a vCard to the message.
Polls	SupportedSend, vote and read results, with poll webhooks.	Not listedA helpdesk article lists polls among features, but no poll API is documented.
Chat backgrounds	SupportedImage backgrounds only.	Not listed
Location sharing	PartialReads Find My locations of contacts already sharing. Location access is provisioned on request.	PartialInbound messages can have type location; sending a location is not documented.
iMessage apps	SupportedCustom bubbles for your own iMessage app extension, sent and received.	Not listed
Live app cards	Not supportedDocs say a send cannot continue an app session; each bubble starts a new one.	Not listed
Sender name and photo	SupportedSet name and avatar per number and share the card into a chat.	Not listedDocs suggest sending a vCard so recipients see your name and photo.
FaceTime calls	PartialOn request for dedicated lines. Docs say the FaceTime API is disabled for now (returns 501).	Not supportedFaceTime API is in progress on the roadmap; today only an inbound FaceTime call webhook.
Delivery status	Supported	Supportedmessage_delivered and message_failed webhooks, plus a status lookup by ID.
iMessage availability check	SupportedLive per-number iMessage, SMS and RCS capability lookup.	PartialThrough LoopLookup, a separate LoopMessage service.
Focus and Notify Anyway	SupportedRead a contact's Focus status and send Notify Anyway. Direct chats only.	Not listed
Numbers and delivery
Managed lines	SupportedPre-warmed numbers claimed self-serve from the dashboard.	SupportedDedicated senders run on hardware LoopMessage rents to you.
Dedicated numbers	Supported	SupportedPhone number option is +$15/mo per dedicated sender; email senders also offered.
Shared numbers	SupportedStarter and Commercial Shared use managed shared pools.	SupportedShared senders for AI assistant use from $20/mo; free sandbox for testing.
Bring your own number	PartialiMessage only by porting on dedicated plans. Your own Twilio number can carry SMS.	PartialYou can port a US number in; your own Apple IDs are not accepted.
Line pooling	SupportedNumber pools and channel priorities; a contact keeps one number in a pool.	SupportedSender pools balance new contacts across senders and match replies to the right one.
SMS fallback	Supported	SupportedPaid add-on, +$15/mo per dedicated sender; included on shared plans.
RCS fallback	Supported	SupportedSame add-on uses RCS instead of SMS when the device supports it.
Outbound-first messaging	SupportedShared plans cap new conversations per day. Inbound plan is reply-only.	PartialInit conversations add-on (+$30/mo), warm-up and recent opt-in required; no cold messaging.
Calls on the iMessage number	SupportedVoice calling and call forwarding on Commercial and Enterprise Dedicated lines.	PartialInbound cell calls to the sender number are forwarded (add-on); no outbound calls.
Other channels
SMS	SupportedFrom the iMessage line, or through your own Twilio account.	SupportedSet channel to sms; needs the SMS/RCS add-on.
RCS	SupportedRCS fallback on numbers, plus an RCS for Business channel type.	SupportedSet channel to rcs; needs the SMS/RCS add-on.
WhatsApp	SupportedWhatsApp Business Platform (Cloud API) on the v4 API.	SupportedAdd-on, +$10/mo, on the same phone number and API.
Telegram	Not supportedNot offered	Not supportedPlanned on the roadmap, not available yet.
Slack	Not supported	Not listed
Email	Not supportedNot offered. iMessage can be sent to email handles.	Not listed
Phone calls	PartialVoice calling and forwarding on dedicated plans. No calling API documented.	PartialInbound cell calls are forwarded to a number you choose (add-on); no call API.
Apple Messages for Business	SupportedBlooio says it is an official Apple Messages for Business MSP.	Not supportedNot offered; the helpdesk contrasts LoopMessage with it.
Unified channel API	Supportedv4 API covers iMessage, SMS, RCS, WhatsApp and Apple Messages for Business.	SupportediMessage, SMS, RCS and WhatsApp on one number and one API.
Developer tools
REST API	Supported	Supported
TypeScript SDK	Supported@blooio/sdk	PartialNo own SDK; Twilio's SDKs work through the Twilio-compatible API.
Python SDK	Supportedblooio on PyPI.	PartialNo own SDK; docs show Twilio's Python SDK pointed at the Twilio-compatible API.
Other SDKs	SupportedGo and Java SDKs.	PartialNo own SDKs; Twilio's SDKs work through the Twilio-compatible API.
CLI	Not listed	Not listed
Webhooks	Supported	SupportedRetried up to 30 times over several hours.
Signed webhooks	SupportedHMAC-SHA256 with timestamp, rotatable secrets and delivery replay.	PartialYou set an authorization header and verify it; no HMAC signature.
MCP server	SupportedHosted at mcp.blooio.com/v4.	PartialDocumentation-only MCP server; no access to your account or messages.
Open source	PartialSDKs are Apache-2.0 on GitHub. The messaging platform is closed.	PartialOnly the n8n node is MIT on GitHub; the platform is closed.
Self-hosting	Not supportedBlooio says it is not a self-hosted iMessage relay.	Not listed
Local testing	Not listed	Not listedThe sandbox needs a real iPhone or Mac to message it.
Custom channel providers	PartialYour own Twilio account can be added as an SMS channel under the same API.	Not listed
Event replay	SupportedWebhook delivery logs with replay, plus an events feed to list past events.	PartialWebhook history API to fetch past events; no replay call.
OpenTelemetry	Not listed	Not listed
No-code integrations	SupportedGoHighLevel, n8n, Make, Zapier and IFTTT.	Supportedn8n, Zapier, Pipedream, HighLevel and LeadConnector.
CRM integrations	SupportedGoHighLevel and HubSpot.	SupportedHighLevel CRM and LeadConnector; no HubSpot or Salesforce found.
Built for AI agents
Agent framework	PartialNo own framework. Community Chat SDK adapter, plus plugins for Hermes Agent and eve.	Not listed
Agent framework integrations	SupportedBlooio publishes Hermes Agent and eve channel plugins. The Chat SDK adapter is a community package.	Not listed
Streaming replies	Not listed	Not listed
Agent group chats	Not listed	Not listed
Human handoff	PartialHandoff webhook events, documented for Apple Messages for Business chats.	PartialPeople can reply from Slack, email or the embedded inbox; no agent handoff controls.
Audit logs	PartialLists audit logging among internal security controls. No customer audit log documented.	PartialMessage, webhook and API request history kept; no account audit log found.
Message history API	SupportedRetention runs 90 days to unlimited depending on plan.	SupportedPaginated history per contact, filterable by date, direction and type.
Plans and compliance
Free plan	PartialFree trial is 20 messages total on a shared number. Apple Messages for Business has a free sandbox.	SupportedSandbox with 5 contacts; free shared plan for schools and non-profits.
Public pricing	SupportedNumber plans from $39/mo. Apple Messages for Business is custom, per monthly active user.	Supported
No per-message fees	SupportedNumber plans are flat. Apple Messages for Business is billed per monthly active user.	SupportedUnlimited messages; plans cap unique active contacts per day.
Uptime SLA	SupportedContractual SLA with a signed Enterprise Order Form; 99.9% uptime target	Not supportedHelpdesk says LoopMessage does not provide SLAs or contracts.
Isolated infrastructure	PartialDedicated numbers are isolated to your workspace. No per-customer servers or devices described.	SupportedA dedicated sender's number and server are allocated to you alone.
SOC 2 Type II	Not supportedTrust Center lists SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 as in progress.	Not supportedHelpdesk says LoopMessage has not been through a SOC 2 audit.
GDPR	SupportedTrust Center marks GDPR as passing.	SupportedHelpdesk says data is stored following GDPR.

Feature

Blooio

LoopMessage

iMessage messaging

iMessage

Group chats

Send and receive in iMessage groups; not available in the sandbox.

Group management

PartialCreate groups by API. Adding or removing members is marked coming soon (returns 501).

Create groups (needs the Init conversations add-on) and add or remove members.

Group name and photo

Rename groups and set or remove group icons.

Set group name (32 characters max) and photo with PATCH.

Mentions

Not listedA guide index lists mentions, but no mention field is documented.

Not listed

Tapbacks

Add or remove tapbacks on any message; inbound reactions arrive as message.reaction events.

Six tapbacks or any emoji; inbound reactions arrive as message_reaction webhooks.

Threaded replies

reply_to on sends.

reply_to_id on send; inbound webhooks carry a thread object.

Typing indicators

Send, and receive typing.started and typing.stopped events.

Up to 60 seconds; fails if the chat had no two-way activity in the last 5 minutes.

Read receipts

Mark chats read and receive message.read events.

PartialYou can mark chats read; no read event is documented for your outbound messages.

Edit and unsend

Not listed

Edit within 15 minutes, unsend within 2 minutes of sending.

Message effects

effect field on text sends.

13 bubble and screen effects via the effect field.

Animated text effects

Not listed

Markup for shake, nod, explode, ripple, bloom and jitter.

Stickers

Not listed

PartialInbound messages can have type sticker; sending stickers is not documented.

Formatted text

Markdown bold, italic, underline and strikethrough sent as iMessage rich text.

Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough and text sizes in iMessage.

Attachments

Up to 10 public HTTPS file URLs per message.

Live Photos

Not listed

Rich link previews

rich_link bubbles with image and title overrides.

Links get rich previews by default; preview: false sends plain text.

Voice messages

A single audio file is sent as a native voice memo.

Send audio files as voice messages; inbound audio is transcribed.

Contact cards

Not listedAttachments accept other files, but .vcf is not named. Name and Photo cards are documented.

contact_file adds a vCard to the message.

Polls

Send, vote and read results, with poll webhooks.

Not listedA helpdesk article lists polls among features, but no poll API is documented.

Chat backgrounds

Image backgrounds only.

Not listed

Location sharing

PartialReads Find My locations of contacts already sharing. Location access is provisioned on request.

PartialInbound messages can have type location; sending a location is not documented.

iMessage apps

Custom bubbles for your own iMessage app extension, sent and received.

Not listed

Live app cards

Not supportedDocs say a send cannot continue an app session; each bubble starts a new one.

Not listed

Sender name and photo

Set name and avatar per number and share the card into a chat.

Not listedDocs suggest sending a vCard so recipients see your name and photo.

FaceTime calls

PartialOn request for dedicated lines. Docs say the FaceTime API is disabled for now (returns 501).

Not supportedFaceTime API is in progress on the roadmap; today only an inbound FaceTime call webhook.

Delivery status

message_delivered and message_failed webhooks, plus a status lookup by ID.

iMessage availability check

Live per-number iMessage, SMS and RCS capability lookup.

PartialThrough LoopLookup, a separate LoopMessage service.

Focus and Notify Anyway

Read a contact's Focus status and send Notify Anyway. Direct chats only.

Not listed

Numbers and delivery

Managed lines

Pre-warmed numbers claimed self-serve from the dashboard.

Dedicated senders run on hardware LoopMessage rents to you.

Dedicated numbers

Phone number option is +$15/mo per dedicated sender; email senders also offered.

Shared numbers

Starter and Commercial Shared use managed shared pools.

Shared senders for AI assistant use from $20/mo; free sandbox for testing.

Bring your own number

PartialiMessage only by porting on dedicated plans. Your own Twilio number can carry SMS.

PartialYou can port a US number in; your own Apple IDs are not accepted.

Line pooling

Number pools and channel priorities; a contact keeps one number in a pool.

Sender pools balance new contacts across senders and match replies to the right one.

SMS fallback

Paid add-on, +$15/mo per dedicated sender; included on shared plans.

RCS fallback

Same add-on uses RCS instead of SMS when the device supports it.

Outbound-first messaging

Shared plans cap new conversations per day. Inbound plan is reply-only.

PartialInit conversations add-on (+$30/mo), warm-up and recent opt-in required; no cold messaging.

Calls on the iMessage number

Voice calling and call forwarding on Commercial and Enterprise Dedicated lines.

PartialInbound cell calls to the sender number are forwarded (add-on); no outbound calls.

Other channels

SMS

From the iMessage line, or through your own Twilio account.

Set channel to sms; needs the SMS/RCS add-on.

RCS

RCS fallback on numbers, plus an RCS for Business channel type.

Set channel to rcs; needs the SMS/RCS add-on.

WhatsApp Business Platform (Cloud API) on the v4 API.

Add-on, +$10/mo, on the same phone number and API.

Not supportedNot offered

Not supportedPlanned on the roadmap, not available yet.

Slack

Not supported

Not listed

Not supportedNot offered. iMessage can be sent to email handles.

Not listed

Phone calls

PartialVoice calling and forwarding on dedicated plans. No calling API documented.

PartialInbound cell calls are forwarded to a number you choose (add-on); no call API.

Apple Messages for Business

Blooio says it is an official Apple Messages for Business MSP.

Not supportedNot offered; the helpdesk contrasts LoopMessage with it.

Unified channel API

v4 API covers iMessage, SMS, RCS, WhatsApp and Apple Messages for Business.

iMessage, SMS, RCS and WhatsApp on one number and one API.

Developer tools

REST API

TypeScript SDK

@blooio/sdk

PartialNo own SDK; Twilio's SDKs work through the Twilio-compatible API.

Python SDK

blooio on PyPI.

PartialNo own SDK; docs show Twilio's Python SDK pointed at the Twilio-compatible API.

Other SDKs

Go and Java SDKs.

PartialNo own SDKs; Twilio's SDKs work through the Twilio-compatible API.

CLI

Not listed

Webhooks

Retried up to 30 times over several hours.

Signed webhooks

HMAC-SHA256 with timestamp, rotatable secrets and delivery replay.

PartialYou set an authorization header and verify it; no HMAC signature.

MCP server

Hosted at mcp.blooio.com/v4.

PartialDocumentation-only MCP server; no access to your account or messages.

Open source

PartialSDKs are Apache-2.0 on GitHub. The messaging platform is closed.

PartialOnly the n8n node is MIT on GitHub; the platform is closed.

Self-hosting

Not supportedBlooio says it is not a self-hosted iMessage relay.

Not listed

Local testing

Not listed

Not listedThe sandbox needs a real iPhone or Mac to message it.

Custom channel providers

PartialYour own Twilio account can be added as an SMS channel under the same API.

Not listed

Event replay

Webhook delivery logs with replay, plus an events feed to list past events.

PartialWebhook history API to fetch past events; no replay call.

OpenTelemetry

Not listed

No-code integrations

GoHighLevel, n8n, Make, Zapier and IFTTT.

n8n, Zapier, Pipedream, HighLevel and LeadConnector.

CRM integrations

GoHighLevel and HubSpot.

HighLevel CRM and LeadConnector; no HubSpot or Salesforce found.

Built for AI agents

Agent framework

PartialNo own framework. Community Chat SDK adapter, plus plugins for Hermes Agent and eve.

Not listed

Agent framework integrations

Blooio publishes Hermes Agent and eve channel plugins. The Chat SDK adapter is a community package.

Not listed

Streaming replies

Not listed

Agent group chats

Not listed

Human handoff

PartialHandoff webhook events, documented for Apple Messages for Business chats.

PartialPeople can reply from Slack, email or the embedded inbox; no agent handoff controls.

Audit logs

PartialLists audit logging among internal security controls. No customer audit log documented.

PartialMessage, webhook and API request history kept; no account audit log found.

Message history API

Retention runs 90 days to unlimited depending on plan.

Paginated history per contact, filterable by date, direction and type.

Plans and compliance

Free plan

PartialFree trial is 20 messages total on a shared number. Apple Messages for Business has a free sandbox.

Sandbox with 5 contacts; free shared plan for schools and non-profits.

Public pricing

Number plans from $39/mo. Apple Messages for Business is custom, per monthly active user.

No per-message fees

Number plans are flat. Apple Messages for Business is billed per monthly active user.

Unlimited messages; plans cap unique active contacts per day.

Uptime SLA

Contractual SLA with a signed Enterprise Order Form; 99.9% uptime target

Not supportedHelpdesk says LoopMessage does not provide SLAs or contracts.

Isolated infrastructure

PartialDedicated numbers are isolated to your workspace. No per-customer servers or devices described.

A dedicated sender's number and server are allocated to you alone.

SOC 2 Type II

Not supportedTrust Center lists SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 as in progress.

Not supportedHelpdesk says LoopMessage has not been through a SOC 2 audit.

GDPR

Trust Center marks GDPR as passing.

Helpdesk says data is stored following GDPR.

Checked on each provider's own site and docs on 2026-10-25. “Not listed” means the provider does not mention it.

Blooio vs LoopMessage

Compare Blooio and LoopMessage side by side: iMessage features, channels, developer tools, pricing and compliance, checked on each provider's own site.

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