Blue Reacher vs rustpush
Compare Blue Reacher and rustpush side by side: iMessage features, channels, developer tools, pricing and compliance, checked on each provider's own site.
Blue Reacher
Managed iMessage lines for B2B sales, with API and MCP
- Starting price
- $199/month per line at 4+ lines; $249/month for 1 to 3 lines
- Free plan
- Free public sandbox key; simulator only, no real sends
rustpush
Rust library for the iMessage, FaceTime and APNs protocols
- Starting price
- Free
- Free plan
- Free source (SSPL v1)
Blue Reacher supports 50 of the 77 features compared here, and rustpush supports 39.
Where Blue Reacher is ahead
and 17 more in the table below.
Where rustpush is ahead
- Mentions
- Edit and unsend
- Animated text effects
- Stickers
- Formatted text
- Live Photos
- Chat backgrounds
- Location sharing
and 6 more in the table below.
Feature comparison
| Feature | ||
|---|---|---|
| iMessage messaging | ||
| iMessage | ||
| Group chats | ||
| Group management | ||
| Group name and photo | ||
| Mentions | Not listed | |
| Tapbacks | ||
| Threaded replies | ||
| Typing indicators | ||
| Read receipts | ||
| Edit and unsend | Not listed | |
| Message effects | ||
| Animated text effects | Not listed | |
| Stickers | Not listed | |
| Formatted text | ||
| Attachments | ||
| Live Photos | Not listed | |
| Rich link previews | ||
| Voice messages | ||
| Contact cards | Not listed | |
| Polls | Not listed | Not listed |
| Chat backgrounds | Not listed | |
| Location sharing | Not listed | |
| 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. | |
| FaceTime calls | ||
| Delivery status | ||
| iMessage availability check | ||
| Focus and Notify Anyway | Not listed | |
| Numbers and delivery | ||
| Managed lines | Not supportedA library; you register your own Apple ID and device identity | |
| Dedicated numbers | Not supportedNot offered | |
| Shared numbers | Not supported | |
| Bring your own number | ||
| Line pooling | Not listed | |
| SMS fallback | Not listed | |
| RCS fallback | Not listed | |
| Outbound-first messaging | ||
| Calls on the iMessage number | ||
| Other channels | ||
| SMS | ||
| RCS | Not listed | |
Not supportedNot offered | Not supportedNot offered | |
| Telegram | Not supported | Not supported |
| Slack | Not supported | |
Not supported | ||
| Phone calls | Not supportedNot offered; FaceTime only | |
| Apple Messages for Business | Not supportedNot offered | |
| Unified channel API | ||
| Developer tools | ||
| REST API | Not supportedRust library only; no HTTP API | |
| TypeScript SDK | Not listedRust crate only | |
| Python SDK | Not listed | |
| Other SDKs | ||
| CLI | Not listed | |
| Webhooks | Not supportedLibrary only; your code receives messages directly, no webhooks | |
| Signed webhooks | Not supportedNo webhooks | |
| MCP server | Not listed | |
| Open source | ||
| Self-hosting | Not listed | |
| Local testing | Not listed | |
| Custom channel providers | Not listed | Not listed |
| Event replay | Not listed | |
| OpenTelemetry | Not listed | Not listed |
| No-code integrations | Not listed | |
| CRM integrations | Not listed | |
| Built for AI agents | ||
| Agent framework | Not listed | |
| Agent framework integrations | Not listed | |
| Streaming replies | Not listed | Not listed |
| Agent group chats | Not listed | Not listed |
| Human handoff | Not listed | |
| Audit logs | Not listed | |
| Message history API | ||
| Plans and compliance | ||
| Free plan | ||
| Public pricing | Not listedNo prices or commercial license terms published | |
| No per-message fees | ||
| Uptime SLA | Not listed | |
| Isolated infrastructure | ||
| SOC 2 Type II | Not listedSelf-hosted; compliance is up to the operator | |
| GDPR | 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
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.
Pricing model: flat per line, no per-message fees
Sourcerustpush
rustpush is free source under SSPL v1; you supply Apple hardware identifiers or an always-on iPhone relay, and anyone offering it as a service must publish their service's source.
Pricing model: free self-hosted library
SourceWhich should you choose?
Choose Blue Reacher if you need contact cards, managed lines, dedicated numbers and line pooling.
Choose rustpush if you need mentions, edit and unsend, animated text effects and stickers.
Frequently asked questions
Blue Reacher supports 50 of the 77 features compared here, and rustpush supports 39. Blue Reacher adds contact cards, managed lines, dedicated numbers, line pooling and SMS fallback. rustpush adds mentions, edit and unsend, animated text effects, stickers and formatted text.
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. rustpush: rustpush is free source under SSPL v1; you supply Apple hardware identifiers or an always-on iPhone relay, and anyone offering it as a service must publish their service's source.
rustpush does not list contact cards on its site or in its docs.
rustpush does not support managed lines.
rustpush does not support dedicated numbers.