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Blooio vs Miss Blue

Compare Blooio and Miss Blue 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
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Miss Blue

Dedicated iMessage line with API, team inbox and calling
Starting price
$99/month per number (launch price)
Free plan
Free sandbox; 30-minute live demo line
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Blooio supports 60 of the 77 features compared here, and Miss Blue supports 47.

Where Blooio is ahead

and 8 more in the table below.

Where Miss Blue is ahead

Feature comparison

FeatureBlooioMiss Blue
iMessage messaging
iMessage
Supported
Supported
Group chats
Supported
SupportedSend into an existing group by its chat_id and read group threads.
Group management
PartialCreate groups by API. Adding or removing members is marked coming soon (returns 501).
SupportedCreate groups of 2 to 32 and add or remove members; leaving a group is not supported yet.
Group name and photo
SupportedRename groups and set or remove group icons.
SupportedRename a group and set or remove its photo.
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.
SupportedAdd or remove the six tapbacks; tapbacks from customers appear on the message.
Threaded replies
Supportedreply_to on sends.
SupportedQuoted replies with reply_to_message_id.
Typing indicators
SupportedSend, and receive typing.started and typing.stopped events.
SupportedSend typing, optional auto-typing on inbound iMessage, and contact typing via webhook.
Read receipts
SupportedMark chats read and receive message.read events.
SupportedExplicit read receipts by API; outbound messages report read.
Edit and unsend
Not listed
PartialUnsend within Apple's 2-minute window. An edit endpoint is documented, but the FAQ says editing is not supported yet.
Message effects
Supportedeffect field on text sends.
Not supportedThe errors page says effects are not a supported API operation yet.
Animated text effects
Not listed
Not supportedThe errors page says expressive text styles and effects are not supported yet.
Stickers
Not listed
Not listed
Formatted text
SupportedMarkdown bold, italic, underline and strikethrough sent as iMessage rich text.
Not listed
Attachments
Supported
SupportedImages, video, PDFs, Office files and more up to 100 MiB, one per send, or carousels of 2 to 20 images.
Live Photos
Not listed
Not listed
Rich link previews
Supportedrich_link bubbles with image and title overrides.
Not listed
Voice messages
SupportedA single audio file is sent as a native voice memo.
SupportedAudio-only sends use the native voice-note bubble by default.
Contact cards
Not listedAttachments accept other files, but .vcf is not named. Name and Photo cards are documented.
Not listed
Polls
SupportedSend, vote and read results, with poll webhooks.
Not listed
Chat backgrounds
SupportedImage backgrounds only.
Not listed
Location sharing
PartialReads Find My locations of contacts already sharing. Location access is provisioned on request.
SupportedSend Find My requests, read the sharing state and watch live fixes over Server-Sent Events.
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.
SupportedSet and verify the number's Name and Photo Sharing profile by API.
FaceTime calls
PartialOn request for dedicated lines. Docs say the FaceTime API is disabled for now (returns 501).
PartialFaceTime Audio only, as a $250/month add-on per line.
Delivery status
Supported
Supportedpending, sent, delivered, read and failed with a reason, by webhook or per-message callback.
iMessage availability check
SupportedLive per-number iMessage, SMS and RCS capability lookup.
SupportedLive iMessage and FaceTime registration lookup; a separate lookup reads your own past traffic.
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.
SupportedEach number runs on a Mac that Miss Blue operates; staff provision numbers within about 48 to 72 hours.
Dedicated numbers
Supported
Supported$99/month per number at the launch price (normally $198).
Shared numbers
SupportedStarter and Commercial Shared use managed shared pools.
SupportedShared-pool numbers are offered as a separate, labelled option.
Bring your own number
PartialiMessage only by porting on dedicated plans. Your own Twilio number can carry SMS.
SupportedTransfer an existing number in; staff complete it in about 1 to 2 weeks.
Line pooling
SupportedNumber pools and channel priorities; a contact keeps one number in a pool.
SupportedAuto round robin spreads new contacts across a project's dedicated numbers, then keeps each on one.
SMS fallback
Supported
SupportedFalls back to RCS, or to SMS where RCS is unavailable, from the same number.
RCS fallback
Supported
SupportedFalls back to RCS where the carrier and recipient support it.
Outbound-first messaging
SupportedShared plans cap new conversations per day. Inbound plan is reply-only.
SupportedNew contacts are paced: 50 per number per day by default and 150 messages a day in total.
Calls on the iMessage number
SupportedVoice calling and call forwarding on Commercial and Enterprise Dedicated lines.
SupportedFaceTime Audio and phone calls from the number customers already message.
Other channels
SMS
SupportedFrom the iMessage line, or through your own Twilio account.
SupportedAs fallback from the iMessage number; the docs also describe Twilio SMS lines.
RCS
SupportedRCS fallback on numbers, plus an RCS for Business channel type.
SupportedAs fallback when the carrier and recipient support it.
WhatsApp
SupportedWhatsApp Business Platform (Cloud API) on the v4 API.
Not supportedNot offered
Telegram
Not supportedNot offered
Not supported
Slack
Not supported
Not supportedNot offered as a channel; the Slack page is an integration guide.
Email
Not supportedNot offered. iMessage can be sent to email handles.
Not supportedNot offered as a channel; iMessage can be sent to Apple ID email addresses.
Phone calls
PartialVoice calling and forwarding on dedicated plans. No calling API documented.
PartialBrowser phone calls as a $75/month add-on; API keys cannot place regular phone calls.
Apple Messages for Business
SupportedBlooio says it is an official Apple Messages for Business MSP.
Not supportedNot offered
Unified channel API
Supportedv4 API covers iMessage, SMS, RCS, WhatsApp and Apple Messages for Business.
SupportediMessage with RCS and SMS fallback, groups and calls share one API and webhook stream.
Developer tools
REST API
Supported
Supported113 endpoints across 13 resources, with an OpenAPI file.
TypeScript SDK
Supported@blooio/sdk
Not listedThe API is plain HTTP; no SDK package was found.
Python SDK
Supportedblooio on PyPI.
Not listed
Other SDKs
SupportedGo and Java SDKs.
Not listed
CLI
Not listed
Supportedmb, with installers for macOS, Linux and Windows.
Webhooks
Supported
Supported
Signed webhooks
SupportedHMAC-SHA256 with timestamp, rotatable secrets and delivery replay.
SupportedHex HMAC-SHA256 over timestamp and raw body; per-message callbacks are unsigned.
MCP server
SupportedHosted at mcp.blooio.com/v4.
Supportedmb mcp serves the CLI commands as MCP tools for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and others.
Open source
PartialSDKs are Apache-2.0 on GitHub. The messaging platform is closed.
Not supportedThe CLI repo holds builds and installers without a license; the service is closed.
Self-hosting
Not supportedBlooio says it is not a self-hosted iMessage relay.
Not listed
Local testing
Not listed
Supportedmb_sandbox_ keys simulate outcomes and signed webhooks on a virtual number, with no phone.
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.
PartialPer-endpoint delivery log and history sync; docs say to poll GET /v1/messages to repair missed events.
OpenTelemetry
Not listed
Not listed
No-code integrations
SupportedGoHighLevel, n8n, Make, Zapier and IFTTT.
BetaGoHighLevel connector is in beta; the Zapier, Make and n8n pages are setup guides.
CRM integrations
SupportedGoHighLevel and HubSpot.
BetaGoHighLevel connector in beta; HubSpot and Salesforce pages describe API builds set up in onboarding.
Built for AI agents
Agent framework
PartialNo own framework. Community Chat SDK adapter, plus plugins for Hermes Agent and eve.
PartialNo agent SDK; offers a managed conversational AI add-on and multi-step automations.
Agent framework integrations
SupportedBlooio publishes Hermes Agent and eve channel plugins. The Chat SDK adapter is a community package.
PartialGuide pages for Vercel AI SDK, Chat SDK, LangChain and Claude Agent SDK; no adapter package found.
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.
SupportedShared Message Center for human takeover, with internal notes and resolving.
Audit logs
PartialLists audit logging among internal security controls. No customer audit log documented.
Not listed
Message history API
SupportedRetention runs 90 days to unlimited depending on plan.
SupportedThread history by API and a conversation sync from the line's Mac.
Plans and compliance
Free plan
PartialFree trial is 20 messages total on a shared number. Apple Messages for Business has a free sandbox.
SupportedFree sandbox with simulated sends, plus a 30-minute live demo line by texting DEMO.
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.
Supported
Uptime SLA
SupportedContractual SLA with a signed Enterprise Order Form; 99.9% uptime target
PartialEnterprise only: contracted service terms; no uptime figure published.
Isolated infrastructure
PartialDedicated numbers are isolated to your workspace. No per-customer servers or devices described.
SupportedDedicated numbers run on hardware assigned to you; Enterprise adds dedicated equipment.
SOC 2 Type II
Not supportedTrust Center lists SOC 2 Type 1 and Type 2 as in progress.
Not listed
GDPR
SupportedTrust Center marks GDPR as passing.
Not listed

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

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Miss Blue

A free sandbox for testing, then $99 per dedicated number per month at the launch price (normally $198), with the usual $479 setup fee waived until October 31; FaceTime Audio ($250), phone calls ($75) or both ($300) are optional add-ons per line, and Enterprise is custom.

Pricing model: flat per line

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Which should you choose?

Choose Blooio if you need message effects, formatted text, rich link previews and polls.

Choose Miss Blue if you need edit and unsend, CLI and local testing.

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