TMX Messenger vs SideRunner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TMX Messenger
Connect with journalists, businesses, and experts for news, PR, and networking. Find direct contacts, search by details, and discover new connections through featured cards.
- Find direct news contacts
- Search people by name and location
- Find company contacts
- Look up LinkedIn profiles
- Search phone numbers
- Discover podcast hosts and public figures
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Find the right people. Make the right connections. TMX helps newsrooms, journalists, businesses, PR professionals, and experts find contacts and connect directly. Find a source for a breaking story, reach someone at a company, discover an expert, or build your media network—all in one app. With TMX, you can: • Find direct contacts connected to breaking news and current stories. • Search for people by name, location, and other details. • Find contacts at a company using its website. • Look up contact information from a LinkedIn profile. • Search a phone number to find the person behind it. • Find podcast hosts, public figures, and their representatives. Discover new connections with Featured cards. Explore a contact, flip the card to learn more, and see why they could be a useful connection. Save their details to your phone or request an introduction when available. TMX brings newsrooms and the people behind the stories closer together. Whether you’re reporting the news, sharing expertise, or connecting on behalf of a client, find the people you need to reach.
SideRunner
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SideRunner gives actors a reader whenever they need one. Upload your sides or your script, choose your character, and SideRunner reads the other roles aloud using a selection of voices or create your own. As you perform your lines, SideRunner listens and responds when it’s the other character’s turn. Giving you a reader that reacts to your performance instead of simply playing back prerecorded lines. Rehearse your way Run a scene as many times as you need. Add beats and pauses where the scene needs room to breathe, then concentrate on your performance instead of operating the app. Get ready for your self-tape When it’s time to record, SideRunner reads the other characters while you focus on your performance. Set up your phone, run the scene and record your take, without needing someone else to be available to read. Review and save or review and retake totally within your control. Built by an actor SideRunner was built around a simple idea: a digital reader should behave more like a real one. Listening, waiting and responding to your performance. Whether you’re running a scene or getting a self-tape done, SideRunner gives you a reader based on your needs and on your schedule. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TMX Messenger at none against SideRunner's 2. SideRunner's advantage is iOS requirement (13.4 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. SideRunner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. TMX Messenger asks for nothing beyond the download.
TMX Messenger ships an update weekly, SideRunner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TMX Messenger | SideRunner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TMX | Brent Rodgers |
In-app purchases
TMX Messenger
No in-app purchases
SideRunner
- SideRunner Monthly$9.991 Month
- SideRunner Annual$89.991 Year









