Ekkle vs iBlueText
Ekkle
meet.ekkle.appiBlueText
ibluetext.comSide by side
| Figure | Ekkle | iBlueText |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $149.99/mo | $1.58/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 18 |
| Spec score · Church Text Messaging Software | 7.6 (#18) | 9.0 (#1) |
| Integrations | Church administrators can connect YouTube and Facebook to forward live broadcasts to those platforms. | Native GoHighLevel support is supplemented by webhooks, Zapier and connections to HubSpot, Salesforce or other CRMs through the REST API. |
| Support | The site lists [email protected] for support and says the team is available during church launch and onboarding. | RG Loomis says iBlueText support covers messaging, lookup, SMS Verify and billing, with direct email support targeting a one-to-two-business-day response. |
Plans
iBlueText
- Free account allowanceFree
- iMessage Lookup$0.01, paid once
- SMS verification$0.01, paid once
- Self-hosted Tester$19 a year
- Self-Hosted Starter$29 a month
- AI Replies (inbound add-on)$49 a month
- AI Reply$49 a month
- Self-Hosted Growth$79 a month
- AI Outbound$99 a month
- Hosted iMessage Line$99 a month
In their own words
iBlueText
iBlueText provides business iMessage messaging, phone number lookup, SMS verification and AI replies. Its hosted service sends iMessage through dedicated, warmed Apple IDs and falls back to SMS for non-iPhones. Campaigns can use CSV fields such as first name, company and city for personalization; the product also varies first-message wording and tracking links. A dashboard reports delivery, read receipts, reply rates and campaign clicks. CRM connections include a native GoHighLevel integration, webhooks, Zapier and a REST API. SMS Verify is a drop-in widget and API that sends six-digit codes through iMessage on iPhone or SMS on Android, and records consent details for export. An AI add-on can answer FAQs, qualify leads, book appointments, handle STOP and hand a conversation to a person. A free account includes 100 lookups, 10 SMS verifications and 10 campaign messages. Hosted lines can start up to 50 new iMessage and 50 new SMS conversations per day; messaging is unlimited after a contact replies. Self-hosted options require Macs, iPhones and SIM plans. Listed options include $19 per year for a self-hosted tester, $49/mo for AI replies and $99/mo for an iMessage Line, plus a $249 one-time setup fee per line.