What is the difference between Blue Reacher and Miss Blue?

Blue Reacher supports 50 of the 77 features compared here, and Miss Blue supports 47. Blue Reacher adds message effects, rich link previews, contact cards, TypeScript SDK and Python SDK. Miss Blue adds edit and unsend, location sharing, sender name and photo, shared numbers and uptime SLA.

How much do Blue Reacher and Miss Blue cost?

Blue Reacher: Lines are $249 a month each plus a $449 activation fee, $199 a month each at 4 or more lines, or $1,949 per line per year with activation waived. 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.

Does Miss Blue support message effects?

Miss Blue does not support message effects.

Does Miss Blue support rich link previews?

Miss Blue does not list rich link previews on its site or in its docs.

Does Miss Blue support contact cards?

Miss Blue does not list contact cards on its site or in its docs.

Blue Reacher vs Miss Blue: Features, Pricing and Differences

Feature comparison

Feature	Blue Reacher	Miss Blue
iMessage messaging
iMessage	SupportedOne-to-one iMessage sends and replies over REST and webhooks.	Supported
Group chats	PartialAPI docs (22 Oct 2026) say not available yet; the site sells group threads opened from the CRM.	SupportedSend into an existing group by its chat_id and read group threads.
Group management	PartialAdd, remove and leave are documented, but aPI docs (22 Oct 2026) say not available yet.	SupportedCreate groups of 2 to 32 and add or remove members; leaving a group is not supported yet.
Group name and photo	PartialRename and group photo are documented, but aPI docs (22 Oct 2026) say not available yet.	SupportedRename a group and set or remove its photo.
Mentions	Not listed	Not listed
Tapbacks	PartialInbound reactions arrive as webhooks; sending the six tapbacks is not available on the API yet.	SupportedAdd or remove the six tapbacks; tapbacks from customers appear on the message.
Threaded replies	PartialSite lists threaded replies; the API reply option sends a quoted reply, not an inline thread.	SupportedQuoted replies with reply_to_message_id.
Typing indicators	PartialTyping endpoint is documented, but aPI docs (22 Oct 2026) say not available yet.	SupportedSend typing, optional auto-typing on inbound iMessage, and contact typing via webhook.
Read receipts	Partialmessage.read webhooks fire; sending native read receipts is not available on the API yet.	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	Partial8 screen and 4 bubble effects are documented, but aPI docs (22 Oct 2026) say not available yet.	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	Not supportedDocs say there is no Markdown rendering on any channel.	Not listed
Attachments	SupportedOne file per message for now. Images and video up to 100 MB, audio and PDF up to 25 MB.	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	SupportedA bare URL renders as a preview card on iMessage, built on the recipient's device.	Not listed
Voice messages	PartialNative voice memo endpoint is documented, but aPI docs (22 Oct 2026) say not available yet.	SupportedAudio-only sends use the native voice-note bubble by default.
Contact cards	PartialDocs and site say lines send contact cards; no endpoint appears in the API reference.	Not listed
Polls	Not listed	Not listed
Chat backgrounds	Not listed	Not listed
Location sharing	Not listed	SupportedSend Find My requests, read the sharing state and watch live fixes over Server-Sent Events.
iMessage apps	Not listed	Not listed
Live app cards	Not listed	Not listed
Sender name and photo	Not listedDocs say recipients see only the number until they save your contact card.	SupportedSet and verify the number's Name and Photo Sharing profile by API.
FaceTime calls	PartialFaceTime audio from the line, started by a person; $99/mo add-on. Calls API not available yet.	PartialFaceTime Audio only, as a $250/month add-on per line.
Delivery status	Supportedmessage.sent, delivered, read and failed webhooks, plus a status endpoint.	Supportedpending, sent, delivered, read and failed with a reason, by webhook or per-message callback.
iMessage availability check	PartialCapability lookup for up to 100 numbers is documented, but aPI docs (22 Oct 2026) say not available yet.	SupportedLive iMessage and FaceTime registration lookup; a separate lookup reads your own past traffic.
Focus and Notify Anyway	Not listed	Not listed
Numbers and delivery
Managed lines	SupportedEach line is an Apple ID on Apple hardware run by Blue Reacher.	SupportedEach number runs on a Mac that Miss Blue operates; staff provision numbers within about 48 to 72 hours.
Dedicated numbers	SupportedEvery line is a dedicated number with a custom area code.	Supported$99/month per number at the launch price (normally $198).
Shared numbers	Not supportedDocs say each line is yours alone, never shared and never recycled.	SupportedShared-pool numbers are offered as a separate, labelled option.
Bring your own number	SupportedPricing lists port-in support for an existing number.	SupportedTransfer an existing number in; staff complete it in about 1 to 2 weeks.
Line pooling	SupportedOmit the line on a send and load balancing picks one; the site calls it smart routing.	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	PartialSite says iMessage, then RCS, then SMS; the docs say the platform's own fallback is SMS.	SupportedFalls back to RCS where the carrier and recipient support it.
Outbound-first messaging	SupportedCold outreach allowed: 30 cold or 50 opted-in new contacts a day per warmed line.	SupportedNew contacts are paced: 50 per number per day by default and 150 messages a day in total.
Calls on the iMessage number	PartialFaceTime audio from the same line. Phone calls need your own provider using the number as caller ID.	SupportedFaceTime Audio and phone calls from the number customers already message.
Other channels
SMS	PartialOnly as automatic fallback from the same line.	SupportedAs fallback from the iMessage number; the docs also describe Twilio SMS lines.
RCS	PartialSite lists RCS fallback; the docs say messages deliver over iMessage or SMS.	SupportedAs fallback when the carrier and recipient support it.
WhatsApp	Not supportedNot offered	Not supportedNot offered
Telegram	Not supported	Not supported
Slack	Not supportedNot offered as a channel; a Slack guide forwards replies into Slack.	Not supportedNot offered as a channel; the Slack page is an integration guide.
Email	Not supportedNot offered. Docs say there is no email-address sender option.	Not supportedNot offered as a channel; iMessage can be sent to Apple ID email addresses.
Phone calls	PartialDocs cover FaceTime audio only; the pricing page lists 2-way calling with SIP routing.	PartialBrowser phone calls as a $75/month add-on; API keys cannot place regular phone calls.
Apple Messages for Business	Not supportedNot offered; the site describes it as a separate Apple product.	Not supportedNot offered
Unified channel API	SupportediMessage and SMS fallback share one send endpoint and message model.	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	Supportednpm package bluereacher, v0.1.0 (Sept 2026), MIT.	Not listedThe API is plain HTTP; no SDK package was found.
Python SDK	SupportedPyPI package bluereacher, v0.1.0 (Sept 2026), MIT.	Not listed
Other SDKs	Not supportedDocs suggest generating Go, Java, Ruby or PHP clients from the OpenAPI spec.	Not listed
CLI	Supportedbluereacher-cli on npm: send, status, conversations and capability checks.	Supportedmb, with installers for macOS, Linux and Windows.
Webhooks	Supported	Supported
Signed webhooks	SupportedHMAC-SHA256 in X-BlueReacher-Signature.	SupportedHex HMAC-SHA256 over timestamp and raw body; per-message callbacks are unsigned.
MCP server	SupportedHosted MCP server at api.bluereacher.com/v1/mcp; works with sandbox keys.	Supportedmb mcp serves the CLI commands as MCP tools for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and others.
Open source	PartialSDKs, CLI, a stdio MCP server and an n8n node are MIT on GitHub. The platform is closed.	Not supportedThe CLI repo holds builds and installers without a license; the service is closed.
Self-hosting	Not listed	Not listed
Local testing	SupportedPublic sandbox key runs the API and MCP against a simulator, with simulated inbound replies.	Supportedmb_sandbox_ keys simulate outcomes and signed webhooks on a virtual number, with no phone.
Custom channel providers	Not listed	Not listed
Event replay	PartialRetries for about a day; undelivered events are kept and support replays them on request.	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	SupportedNative GoHighLevel, plus Zapier, Make and n8n guides and an n8n community node.	BetaGoHighLevel connector is in beta; the Zapier, Make and n8n pages are setup guides.
CRM integrations	SupportedNative HubSpot, Salesforce, Close, Pipedrive, Follow Up Boss and Jobber (beta).	BetaGoHighLevel connector in beta; HubSpot and Salesforce pages describe API builds set up in onboarding.
Built for AI agents
Agent framework	PartialBuilt-in AI reply assistant on your own model key, with per-contact controls. No agent SDK.	PartialNo agent SDK; offers a managed conversational AI add-on and multi-step automations.
Agent framework integrations	PartialGuide pages for LangChain and the Vercel AI SDK that wrap the API as a tool.	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	SupportedPause or snooze the AI assistant per contact while a person replies.	SupportedShared Message Center for human takeover, with internal notes and resolving.
Audit logs	PartialDocs mention an exportable opt-out audit trail; no general activity log is documented.	Not listed
Message history API	SupportedConversation history per contact, cursor-paginated.	SupportedThread history by API and a conversation sync from the line's Mac.
Plans and compliance
Free plan	SupportedFree public sandbox key; simulator only, no real messages sent.	SupportedFree sandbox with simulated sends, plus a 30-minute live demo line by texting DEMO.
Public pricing	Supported	Supported
No per-message fees	Supported	Supported
Uptime SLA	Not listed	PartialEnterprise only: contracted service terms; no uptime figure published.
Isolated infrastructure	SupportedDedicated lines per customer, never shared; workspaces logically isolated.	SupportedDedicated numbers run on hardware assigned to you; Enterprise adds dedicated equipment.
SOC 2 Type II	Not supportedTrust page says controls map to SOC 2 but the independent attestation is not complete.	Not listed
GDPR	SupportedGDPR page and a published DPA with Standard Contractual Clauses.	Not listed

Feature

Blue Reacher

Miss Blue

iMessage messaging

iMessage

One-to-one iMessage sends and replies over REST and webhooks.

Group chats

PartialAPI docs (22 Oct 2026) say not available yet; the site sells group threads opened from the CRM.

Send into an existing group by its chat_id and read group threads.

Group management

PartialAdd, remove and leave are documented, but aPI docs (22 Oct 2026) say not available yet.

Create groups of 2 to 32 and add or remove members; leaving a group is not supported yet.

Group name and photo

PartialRename and group photo are documented, but aPI docs (22 Oct 2026) say not available yet.

Rename a group and set or remove its photo.

Mentions

Not listed

Tapbacks

PartialInbound reactions arrive as webhooks; sending the six tapbacks is not available on the API yet.

Add or remove the six tapbacks; tapbacks from customers appear on the message.

Threaded replies

PartialSite lists threaded replies; the API reply option sends a quoted reply, not an inline thread.

Quoted replies with reply_to_message_id.

Typing indicators

PartialTyping endpoint is documented, but aPI docs (22 Oct 2026) say not available yet.

Send typing, optional auto-typing on inbound iMessage, and contact typing via webhook.

Read receipts

Partialmessage.read webhooks fire; sending native read receipts is not available on the API yet.

Explicit 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

Partial8 screen and 4 bubble effects are documented, but aPI docs (22 Oct 2026) say not available yet.

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

Formatted text

Not supportedDocs say there is no Markdown rendering on any channel.

Not listed

Attachments

One file per message for now. Images and video up to 100 MB, audio and PDF up to 25 MB.

Images, video, PDFs, Office files and more up to 100 MiB, one per send, or carousels of 2 to 20 images.

Live Photos

Not listed

Rich link previews

A bare URL renders as a preview card on iMessage, built on the recipient's device.

Not listed

Voice messages

PartialNative voice memo endpoint is documented, but aPI docs (22 Oct 2026) say not available yet.

Audio-only sends use the native voice-note bubble by default.

Contact cards

PartialDocs and site say lines send contact cards; no endpoint appears in the API reference.

Not listed

Polls

Not listed

Chat backgrounds

Not listed

Location sharing

Not listed

Send Find My requests, read the sharing state and watch live fixes over Server-Sent Events.

iMessage apps

Not listed

Live app cards

Not listed

Sender name and photo

Not listedDocs say recipients see only the number until they save your contact card.

Set and verify the number's Name and Photo Sharing profile by API.

FaceTime calls

PartialFaceTime audio from the line, started by a person; $99/mo add-on. Calls API not available yet.

PartialFaceTime Audio only, as a $250/month add-on per line.

Delivery status

message.sent, delivered, read and failed webhooks, plus a status endpoint.

pending, sent, delivered, read and failed with a reason, by webhook or per-message callback.

iMessage availability check

PartialCapability lookup for up to 100 numbers is documented, but aPI docs (22 Oct 2026) say not available yet.

Live iMessage and FaceTime registration lookup; a separate lookup reads your own past traffic.

Focus and Notify Anyway

Not listed

Numbers and delivery

Managed lines

Each line is an Apple ID on Apple hardware run by Blue Reacher.

Each number runs on a Mac that Miss Blue operates; staff provision numbers within about 48 to 72 hours.

Dedicated numbers

Every line is a dedicated number with a custom area code.

$99/month per number at the launch price (normally $198).

Shared numbers

Not supportedDocs say each line is yours alone, never shared and never recycled.

Shared-pool numbers are offered as a separate, labelled option.

Bring your own number

Pricing lists port-in support for an existing number.

Transfer an existing number in; staff complete it in about 1 to 2 weeks.

Line pooling

Omit the line on a send and load balancing picks one; the site calls it smart routing.

Auto round robin spreads new contacts across a project's dedicated numbers, then keeps each on one.

SMS fallback

Falls back to RCS, or to SMS where RCS is unavailable, from the same number.

RCS fallback

PartialSite says iMessage, then RCS, then SMS; the docs say the platform's own fallback is SMS.

Falls back to RCS where the carrier and recipient support it.

Outbound-first messaging

Cold outreach allowed: 30 cold or 50 opted-in new contacts a day per warmed line.

New contacts are paced: 50 per number per day by default and 150 messages a day in total.

Calls on the iMessage number

PartialFaceTime audio from the same line. Phone calls need your own provider using the number as caller ID.

FaceTime Audio and phone calls from the number customers already message.

Other channels

SMS

PartialOnly as automatic fallback from the same line.

As fallback from the iMessage number; the docs also describe Twilio SMS lines.

RCS

PartialSite lists RCS fallback; the docs say messages deliver over iMessage or SMS.

As fallback when the carrier and recipient support it.

Not supportedNot offered

Not supported

Slack

Not supportedNot offered as a channel; a Slack guide forwards replies into Slack.

Not supportedNot offered as a channel; the Slack page is an integration guide.

Not supportedNot offered. Docs say there is no email-address sender option.

Not supportedNot offered as a channel; iMessage can be sent to Apple ID email addresses.

Phone calls

PartialDocs cover FaceTime audio only; the pricing page lists 2-way calling with SIP routing.

PartialBrowser phone calls as a $75/month add-on; API keys cannot place regular phone calls.

Apple Messages for Business

Not supportedNot offered; the site describes it as a separate Apple product.

Not supportedNot offered

Unified channel API

iMessage and SMS fallback share one send endpoint and message model.

iMessage with RCS and SMS fallback, groups and calls share one API and webhook stream.

Developer tools

REST API

113 endpoints across 13 resources, with an OpenAPI file.

TypeScript SDK

npm package bluereacher, v0.1.0 (Sept 2026), MIT.

Not listedThe API is plain HTTP; no SDK package was found.

Python SDK

PyPI package bluereacher, v0.1.0 (Sept 2026), MIT.

Not listed

Other SDKs

Not supportedDocs suggest generating Go, Java, Ruby or PHP clients from the OpenAPI spec.

Not listed

CLI

bluereacher-cli on npm: send, status, conversations and capability checks.

mb, with installers for macOS, Linux and Windows.

Webhooks

Signed webhooks

HMAC-SHA256 in X-BlueReacher-Signature.

Hex HMAC-SHA256 over timestamp and raw body; per-message callbacks are unsigned.

MCP server

Hosted MCP server at api.bluereacher.com/v1/mcp; works with sandbox keys.

mb mcp serves the CLI commands as MCP tools for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and others.

Open source

PartialSDKs, CLI, a stdio MCP server and an n8n node are MIT on GitHub. The platform is closed.

Not supportedThe CLI repo holds builds and installers without a license; the service is closed.

Self-hosting

Not listed

Local testing

Public sandbox key runs the API and MCP against a simulator, with simulated inbound replies.

mb_sandbox_ keys simulate outcomes and signed webhooks on a virtual number, with no phone.

Custom channel providers

Not listed

Event replay

PartialRetries for about a day; undelivered events are kept and support replays them on request.

PartialPer-endpoint delivery log and history sync; docs say to poll GET /v1/messages to repair missed events.

OpenTelemetry

Not listed

No-code integrations

Native GoHighLevel, plus Zapier, Make and n8n guides and an n8n community node.

BetaGoHighLevel connector is in beta; the Zapier, Make and n8n pages are setup guides.

CRM integrations

Native HubSpot, Salesforce, Close, Pipedrive, Follow Up Boss and Jobber (beta).

BetaGoHighLevel connector in beta; HubSpot and Salesforce pages describe API builds set up in onboarding.

Built for AI agents

Agent framework

PartialBuilt-in AI reply assistant on your own model key, with per-contact controls. No agent SDK.

PartialNo agent SDK; offers a managed conversational AI add-on and multi-step automations.

Agent framework integrations

PartialGuide pages for LangChain and the Vercel AI SDK that wrap the API as a tool.

PartialGuide pages for Vercel AI SDK, Chat SDK, LangChain and Claude Agent SDK; no adapter package found.

Streaming replies

Not listed

Agent group chats

Not listed

Human handoff

Pause or snooze the AI assistant per contact while a person replies.

Shared Message Center for human takeover, with internal notes and resolving.

Audit logs

PartialDocs mention an exportable opt-out audit trail; no general activity log is documented.

Not listed

Message history API

Conversation history per contact, cursor-paginated.

Thread history by API and a conversation sync from the line's Mac.

Plans and compliance

Free plan

Free public sandbox key; simulator only, no real messages sent.

Free sandbox with simulated sends, plus a 30-minute live demo line by texting DEMO.

Public pricing

No per-message fees

Uptime SLA

Not listed

PartialEnterprise only: contracted service terms; no uptime figure published.

Isolated infrastructure

Dedicated lines per customer, never shared; workspaces logically isolated.

Dedicated numbers run on hardware assigned to you; Enterprise adds dedicated equipment.

SOC 2 Type II

Not supportedTrust page says controls map to SOC 2 but the independent attestation is not complete.

Not listed

GDPR

GDPR page and a published DPA with Standard Contractual Clauses.

Not listed

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

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