Short answer: no — Twilio can't send iMessage, and no SMS API can. Here's why, what Twilio is actually great for, and how to send real blue-bubble iMessages (plus a hybrid mode that uses both).
There's no official Apple iMessage API — so which provider should you actually build on in 2026? We compared Blooio, Sendblue, LoopMessage, and Linq on pricing, features, onboarding, and reliability. Here's the honest breakdown.
Cold SMS gets you reach; iMessage gets you replies. Hybrid mode sends cold outbound over A2P SMS, then automatically continues on a blue-bubble iMessage line the moment a lead replies — the scale of A2P with the conversation quality of P2P.