Duckbill vs TMX Messenger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Duckbill
This app offers human-led, AI-enhanced personal assistance for everyday tasks and life administration. It handles everything from prescription refills and appointment booking to travel arrangements and bill management, freeing up your time.
- Human-led AI-enhanced assistance
- Task execution for daily chores
- Life administration management
- Prescription refill coordination
- Birthday card and gift sending
- Passport renewal services
- Travel booking and coordination
- Grocery delivery setup
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Duckbill is an executive assistant for your personal life, led by expert humans and enhanced with AI superpowers. We provide life support by taking over the execution of dreaded everyday tasks and endless life admin. Just tell us what you need, like: - I’m having trouble finding my Rx in stock anywhere, can you call around to pharmacies and have it delivered monthly? - Can you put my friends and family's birthdays on my calendar, and send each one a handwritten card from me every year? - Renew my passport, please. - Can you review my calendar and book me a trip to/from the airport for each flight? - Send me new recipes each week and set up an ongoing grocery delivery so I have what I need for each one. - Can you call my health insurance and sort out this medical bill? I don’t have time to wait on hold. Then, our team of copilots will get to work! We’ll ask the right questions to get it done. We promise: we’re always aiming to take the burden off of you. With just a bit of info from you, we’ll start to anticipate your to-do’s and stay one step ahead. The more we get to know you, the better Duckbill gets. It feels good to let go, doesn’t it?
TMX Messenger
Connect with journalists seeking sources for breaking news and features. Respond instantly with your expertise and get featured in major media outlets. Track engagement and build trusted media relationships.
- Real-time newsroom alerts
- Verified journalist requests
- Direct in-app messaging
- Smart filters by topic, outlet, and geography
- Instant notifications and quote tracking
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TMX Messenger connects businesses, PR professionals, and experts directly with active newsroom requests from 300+ outlets — including AP, Reuters, CNN, NBC, and more. Every day, journalists use TMX to find credible sources for breaking stories, features, and expert commentary. With TMX Messenger, you can: • See real-time journalist requests from top-tier and local newsrooms. • Reply instantly with quotes, commentary, or background. • Get featured in major media outlets and industry coverage. • Track engagement and see when journalists view or reply to your responses. • Privately request any contact from TMX. It’s free to receive newsroom requests. To reply and connect, you’ll need to be verified as a paid TMX member — ensuring that journalists only hear from credible, relevant sources. Thousands of verified professionals use TMX Messenger daily to get quoted, drive brand visibility, and build trusted media relationships — all in one place. Key Features • Real-time newsroom alerts • Verified journalist requests • Direct in-app messaging • Smart filters by topic, outlet, and geography • Instant notifications and quote tracking
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TMX Messenger at 4.5 against Duckbill's 4.2. Duckbill's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs freemium) and ratings volume (69 vs 10). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TMX Messenger holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Duckbill has 69 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Duckbill ships an update weekly, TMX Messenger every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Duckbill | TMX Messenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (69 ratings) | 4.5 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 69 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Duckbill Technologies, Inc. | TMX |
Customer experience
Duckbill
TMX Messenger
Bugs and requests
Duckbill
Reported bugs
5 issues- No way to resolve billing issues on mobile
- Service went down due to billing issue with no quick fix
- Login screen freezes (inferred from billing issue)
- Incompatible with older devices (inferred from general app issues)
- Home screen features gone
Requested features
8 requests- Ensure tasks are completed within scope
- Humans can't get paid until task is marked complete by user with 5 stars
- Flat, predictable pricing plan instead of credits
- Bring back unique and useful app features
- Automate more features with agents
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- Build multi-action agents (shopping, calendar management, bookings)
- Lower prices
- Improve app cleanups (e.g., password prompts)
TMX Messenger
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Duckbill
No in-app purchases
TMX Messenger
No in-app purchases
