I have it and opened it maybe a couple times but seemed kind of pointless. Texts I sent through it came from a short code on the other end, so they interfere somewhere in the middle.

Yes. See my tweet mere minutes before this one!
t.co/MX68V5o2Hz

I do hate Hangouts. Super clunky. Allo just feels like another poorly named, siloed, soon to be abandoned Google chat product.

I do but I really only talk to two people on there.

@broox @JShinbot I've been having this conversation lately; what's your preferred non-iMessage chat app? Wish the world would all agree on one.

I use it