Claw Messenger vs LoopMessage: which iMessage API
Both meter, but they count different things. Claw counts messages; LoopMessage counts the people you message.
Claw Messenger is for
Products with a small number of very active conversations.
LoopMessage is for
Products with a large number of quiet ones.
Side by side
| Claw Messenger | LoopMessage | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Advertised from | $5/mo | $59.99/mo |
| The tier most people need | $5/mo | $119.99/mo |
| Setup fee | None | Not published |
| Per-message fees | Yes, metered | None |
| Delivery | ||
| Number | Dedicated | Shared or dedicated |
| Can message first | Included | Paid add-on |
| SMS or RCS fallback | Included | Paid add-on |
| Policy | ||
| Compliance claimed | None published | None published |
| When it breaks | Publishes a status page | Publishes a status page |
Rows where the two agree are dimmed. Checked 2026-09-11.
What actually differs
They differ on price and delivery. They match on policy.
Claw charges by message volume: $5 for 250, $15 for 2,000, $25 for 6,000, $50 for 15,000, on a dedicated number with fallback and outbound included. LoopMessage charges by unique active daily contacts: $59.99 for 300, $99.99 for a thousand, with the number, the fallback and the ability to message first sold separately.
Pick the meter that does not match your shape and the bill surprises you. A thousand conversations of two messages each costs Claw $15 and LoopMessage $99.99 plus add-ons. Fifty conversations of a hundred messages each costs Claw $50 and LoopMessage its base price. Claw is also the cheaper way to a dedicated number by a wide margin, since LoopMessage charges $15 a month for one on top of the plan.
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