eversten, 
"Xmas time, XMPP time..."
Christmas time is a good time for #XMPP users. Conversations and monocles chat seem to be offered for free for a limited time in the Play Store:
#conversations
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.siacs.conversations#monocleschat
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.monocles.chatBoth apps are also available in #fdroid .
If you are an #iOS user and want to join the XMPP network you might have a look at
#Monal
https://apps.apple.com/de/app/monal-xmpp-chat/id317711500#siskin
https://apps.apple.com/de/app/siskin-im/id1153516838For other operating systems:
https://xmpp.org/software/
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