> My recommendations are Conversations, Gajim and Monal. Conversations is indeed almost perfect on Android (I really wish it could use optionally use XEP-0357)

> My recommendations are Conversations, Gajim and Monal. Conversations is indeed almost perfect on Android (I really wish it could use optionally use XEP-0357), but I mainly use iOS. Monal looks nice, but I'm just generally wary of these single-engineer passion projects – ChatSecure looked nice before as well, and Monal could see the same fate any day. > That's why providers.xmpp.net gives a good overview on where to sign up. [...] The whole ordeal is to choose an username and a password then. The problem isn't finding one that lets you register, it's finding one that will reliably still be around in a few years. If XMPP were to offer a lightweight, DNS-based "identity handle", this wouldn't be as much of a problem (as clients could back up your contact list and keys etc.), but as it is, if a server ever disappears, your lose everything. That said, I do trust the people running conversations.im, and it even seems to be free at this point! (Down from EUR 10/year, which is nothing if you value XMPP, but an almost insurmountable hassle when trying to onboard any friends/family.)