Comparison

TMX Messenger vs SideRunner

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

SideRunner

Features
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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/

Screenshots

TMX Messenger4 screens
SideRunner4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TMX Messenger ships an update weekly, SideRunner every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
TMX Messenger versus SideRunner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTMX MessengerSideRunner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (11 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB17 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTMXBrent Rodgers

In-app purchases

None

TMX Messenger

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

SideRunner

Subscriptions2
  • SideRunner Monthly$9.991 Month
  • SideRunner Annual$89.991 Year

Questions

Is TMX Messenger free?
TMX Messenger is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SideRunner free?
SideRunner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TMX Messenger or SideRunner have ads?
Neither TMX Messenger nor SideRunner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TMX Messenger or SideRunner?
TMX Messenger ships an update weekly, and SideRunner every 4 days. Most recently, TMX Messenger was updated on October 30, 2026 and SideRunner on October 31, 2026.

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