Re:Launch HN: Chert (YC P26) – Twilio for iMessage
by BoorishBears on Wednesday May 27, 2026 @06:47PM
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You're trying to figure out what it is incrementally, and I'm telling you Apple Messages for Business is ancient news and isn't fit for the purpose described: https://www.apple.com/ios/business-chat/
The "experiences" are not normal 1:1 iMessage conversations. You're joining an outreach channel, and only large corporations (that includes whoever does distribution for Billie Eilish) qualify.
Proper consumer apps like:
- tomo.ai
- poke.com
- fractal.space
Are all building on services that give you an actual iMessage phone number, and those are what I'd like to see actually offer self-serve one day, just like SMS.
The "experiences" are not normal 1:1 iMessage conversations. You're joining an outreach channel, and only large corporations (that includes whoever does distribution for Billie Eilish) qualify.
Proper consumer apps like:
- tomo.ai - poke.com - fractal.space
Are all building on services that give you an actual iMessage phone number, and those are what I'd like to see actually offer self-serve one day, just like SMS.
You don't need "SMS For Business" to send an SMS.