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A unified experience for all your messaging apps.

Messaging

What I like about it

Not too long ago, I gave this software a try for a month and was really surprised by its ability to connect to so many instant messaging apps. I also appreciated the ability to inspect other people’s messages while marking them as “read” only if I’ve replied to them. Lastly, I’m glad the pricing model was reviewed after the acquisition by Automattic, as it was way too limited before.

What I don't like about it

There’s no mobile app (yet), which is a huge con for a tool like this. There’s something else called “Beeper” instead, which is kind of a sibling app that still requires the desktop app — pretty confusing. I also found the sync features not so seamless all the time, with messages popping up as “unread” from time to time even though I had already read them.