{
 "_doc": "Batchrunner app facts, machine-readable. Same source as /facts/ and the SoftwareApplication JSON-LD on /app/. Quote the token condition with the app name.",
 "url": "https://getbatchrunner.pages.dev/facts.json",
 "page": "https://getbatchrunner.pages.dev/facts/",
 "app_page": "https://getbatchrunner.pages.dev/app/",
 "last_checked": "2026-11-06",
 "app": {
  "name": "Batchrunner: Mass Group Text",
  "short_name": "Batchrunner",
  "version": "2.2",
  "version_released": "2026-07-01",
  "first_released": "2017-06-09",
  "apple_id": 1161230956,
  "bundle_id": "com.hon.sms",
  "developer": "Nattapon Kittisuphat",
  "platform": "iPhone",
  "os_min": "iOS 17 or later",
  "not_on": [
   "Android",
   "iPad-only setups",
   "Mac"
  ],
  "store_categories": [
   "Utilities",
   "Productivity"
  ],
  "age_rating": "4+",
  "store_url": "https://apps.apple.com/app/id1161230956",
  "campaign_url_pattern": "https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1161230956?ct={slug}&pt=118123761&mt=8",
  "provider_token": "118123761"
 },
 "prices": {
  "currency": "USD",
  "free_download": true,
  "pro_yearly": 39.99,
  "pro_monthly": 7.99,
  "trial_days": 3,
  "one_time_purchase": false
 },
 "free_tier": {
  "recipients_per_send": 10,
  "saved_groups": 2,
  "own_templates": 2
 },
 "pro_tier": {
  "recipients_per_send": "no cap",
  "saved_groups": "unlimited",
  "own_templates": "unlimited",
  "template_library": 100,
  "template_library_categories": 8,
  "recurring_reminders": "weekly or monthly (a notification; you open the app and tap Send)",
  "csv_import": true
 },
 "sending": {
  "channel": "the Messages app on the sender's iPhone, from the sender's own number, to people in Contacts (or a CSV on Pro)",
  "who_taps_send": "the user, once per compose sheet; nothing is sent unattended",
  "auto_send": false,
  "token_rule": "In Batchrunner 2.2, include {firstName} to open one conversation per person; without a merge token, a batch can open as a group.",
  "tap_send": "Batchrunner opens Messages; you tap Send for each recipient.",
  "batch_without_token_max_people": 40,
  "merge_tokens": [
   "{firstName}",
   "{lastName}",
   "{company}"
  ],
  "ledger": "sent, remaining and skipped per person; resumes after a crash or lost signal; records that you tapped Send, not whether a text was delivered or read",
  "recipients_any_phone": "recipients can be on any phone; how each text arrives (iMessage, SMS, MMS or RCS) depends on their phone and carrier"
 },
 "privacy": {
  "account_required": false,
  "contacts_uploaded": false,
  "server": false,
  "ads_sdk": false,
  "analytics": "anonymous usage counts only",
  "policy_url": "https://dozeclock.com/apps/privacy/#sms",
  "terms_url": "https://dozeclock.com/apps/terms/#sms"
 },
 "ratings": {
  "us_store_rating_count": 0,
  "note": "No public ratings on the US App Store yet; the site states none."
 },
 "site_line": "Free tools for texting a list one person at a time, from the people who make the Batchrunner iPhone app.",
 "summary": "Batchrunner is an iPhone app (iOS 17+) that texts many people from your own number through Messages. In Batchrunner 2.2, include {firstName} to open one conversation per person; without a merge token, a batch can open as a group. You tap Send for each; a ledger tracks sent, remaining and skipped. Free: 10 per send; Pro $7.99/month or $39.99/year.",
 "price_line": "Free covers 10 recipients per send, 2 groups and 2 templates; Pro is $7.99/month or $39.99/year with a 3-day free trial.",
 "audience": "personal and small-business lists (guests, team parents, club members, clients who asked for reminders). The sender needs an iPhone (iOS 17 or later); recipients can be on any phone, and how each text arrives (iMessage, SMS, MMS or RCS) depends on their phone and carrier. Not for senders on Android, unattended sending or bulk marketing.",
 "footer_line": "The Batchrunner app (iPhone, iOS 17+): add {firstName} to open one Messages conversation per person; you tap Send. Free for 10 per send; Pro $39.99/year or $7.99/month.",
 "glance": [
  [
   "App",
   "Batchrunner: Mass Group Text, App Store id 1161230956, by Nattapon Kittisuphat. Version 2.2 (released 1 Jul 2026)."
  ],
  [
   "What it does",
   "Sends one text to many people from your own number through the Messages app, each person in their own conversation, with {firstName}, {lastName} or {company} filled in."
  ],
  [
   "The condition",
   "In Batchrunner 2.2, include {firstName} to open one conversation per person; without a merge token, a batch can open as a group (up to 40 people in one compose sheet)."
  ],
  [
   "Who taps Send",
   "You do, once per compose sheet. Batchrunner opens Messages; you tap Send for each recipient. Nothing is sent unattended; recurring reminders notify you and you tap Send."
  ],
  [
   "Ledger",
   "Sent, remaining and skipped per person; resumes after a crash or lost signal. It records that you tapped Send, not whether a text was delivered or read."
  ],
  [
   "Platform",
   "iPhone, iOS 17 or later. Not on Android, iPad-only setups or Mac. Recipients can be on any phone."
  ],
  [
   "Price",
   "Free download. Pro $39.99 per year or $7.99 per month (USD), 3-day free trial. No one-time purchase."
  ],
  [
   "Free limits",
   "10 recipients per send, 2 saved groups, 2 templates."
  ],
  [
   "Pro",
   "No recipient cap, unlimited groups and templates, 100-template library in 8 categories, weekly or monthly reminders, CSV import."
  ],
  [
   "Privacy",
   "No account. Contacts stay on the iPhone and are not uploaded. No server, no ads SDK, anonymous usage counts only."
  ],
  [
   "Ratings",
   "None yet on the US App Store (we invent none)."
  ],
  [
   "Fits",
   "Personal and small-business lists: guests, team parents, club members, clients who asked for reminders. Not for bulk marketing or texting people who did not ask."
  ]
 ],
 "sources": [
  {
   "title": "App Store listing, Batchrunner: Mass Group Text (id1161230956), version 2.2 (iTunes Lookup)",
   "url": "https://apps.apple.com/app/id1161230956",
   "checked": "2026-11-06"
  },
  {
   "title": "Apple Developer, MFMessageComposeViewController (apps prefill a text; the person sends it)",
   "url": "https://developer.apple.com/documentation/messageui/mfmessagecomposeviewcontroller",
   "checked": "2026-11-04"
  },
  {
   "title": "Apple Support 118236, Send a group message on your iPhone or iPad (group types and who sees replies)",
   "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/118236",
   "checked": "2026-11-04"
  },
  {
   "title": "Batchrunner app privacy policy",
   "url": "https://dozeclock.com/apps/privacy/#sms",
   "checked": "2026-11-04"
  }
 ]
}