Apple Messages for Business vs Claw Messenger
Apple Messages for Business is Apple's approved brand channel. Claw Messenger is not Apple Messages for Business. It is a separate managed iMessage, RCS, and SMS route for AI agents.
Branded service channel
Best for an approved customer-service or commerce experience with Apple entry points and interactive features.
Dedicated AI-agent route
Choose by operating model, not by the blue bubble.
Approval
Choose an Apple-approved Messaging Service Provider, register a test account, build the experience, and pass Apple review before launch.
Request a fit review. Claw Messenger checks the workflow, region, capability, supplier cost, line availability, and timing before acceptance.
Entry method
Customers enter from a website, app, Apple Maps, Message Suggest, or QR code. The conversation opens in Messages.
Known or opted-in contacts use the subtenant's visible number. The AI agent can send and receive through the same route.
AI-agent fit
Apple says an approved provider can add bots or AI, live-agent routing, and business-system integrations for support and commerce.
Built for AI agents that use REST, WebSocket, supported frameworks, or custom server code. The route covers iMessage, RCS, and SMS.
Dedicated line
This is a branded Apple service channel, not a dedicated-number product. Apple gives the business an opaque customer identifier.
Each provisioned Agency subtenant gets one dedicated visible number. Separate client workspaces keep their own route and usage.
Pricing
Apple's setup guide does not publish a channel price. Commercial terms come from the approved provider you select.
$199 monthly per approved subtenant, plus $250 parent onboarding. It includes 1,000 messages, then costs $0.005 per extra message.
Your brand needs Apple's service and commerce experience.
Use this route for Apple-approved entry points, Apple Pay, interactive customer-service features, and an MSP-led launch.
Your AI agents need separate, visible client lines.
Use this route for managed iMessage, RCS, and SMS across isolated subtenants. Start with one reviewed workflow and one approved line.
One reviewed subtenant first.
- $250
- one-time parent onboarding
- 1,000
- messages included
- $0.005
- each additional message
- One line
- per provisioned subtenant
Agency is request-only. Payment does not reserve a number, begin provisioning, or start the monthly plan.