I'm running Xabber on my phone and I refuse to use WhatsApp. Why would I pay for something when Xabber is free? WhatsApp is also a pain to install and verify yo

I'm running Xabber on my phone and I refuse to use WhatsApp. Why would I pay for something when Xabber is free? WhatsApp is also a pain to install and verify your number if you don't have texting.