Messaging for WhatsApp on iPad

Was looking for an app that would allow me to view and reply to Whatsapp conversations. My sister, brother and I use the Whatsapp to send messages to one another because we live so far apart and to keep costs down from texting. Before downloading this app when using my iPad and a Whatsapp message came through I’d have to go find my iPhone to check them. Now I can check them without that nonsense. I would consider this app a COMPANION to the actual Whatsapp with some limitations. It doesn’t alert me to a new message, but then I usually hear my phone”ping” which notifies me of a new message. I haven’t figured out how, or if I evening can, attach a picture to a message via this app. With that said, it frees me from having to get my phone to check a new message and I can use the larger keyboard on my iPad instead of the tiny one on my phone. So far I like the app. Just remember it is NOT an app developed by Whatsapp.

I have been using this app for about 2 months now - paid for the ad-free version. Having it on my iPad helps when I need to charge my phone at my desk but still require WhatsApp on the go during meetings. Overall, my experience has been decent but the reason(s) why my rating is capped at 3 at the month (I would have given 2.5 if I could) is: (1) there is a lag in the updating of conversations where I have to turn back to the app for it to refresh and then for new conversations come in. The inability to have notifications really diminishes its usefulness and timeliness. (2) when I try to open a PDF attachment, it tells me to use Chrome, Opera or Firefox to be able to use all of WhatsApp’s functions. Anyone else experience this issue? Is there a reason for this limitation or am I doing something wrong?

I am using this on an iPad Pro with IOS 12.2. I use it connected to various decent WiFi’s with my phone connected to the same WiFis. I’ve gotten it to work. Because I have a keyboard on my iPad, it’s useful when it does. However, what I find is that when I start using it after some idle time, the conversations are very slow to load. Now the menu that lets you choose conversations load very quickly. So I know it’s working. And usually, if I have the patience, a conversation loads after a while. It’s just that that time to load can be 5 or more minutes. Once the first conversation loads, I can switch between conversations fine. I don’t get this at all. It might be the adware is slowing it. For example, the area where the conversation goes has a big ad for the Mac version of the app with a link to it. (A link that, of course, you can’t use from the iPad.) Who knows. It just doesn’t work. I don’t know if I’ll continue to try and use this.

Ok first of all I have a friend who I want to text that doesn’t have an iPhone and I asked my friends for suggestions they recommended this. I got very excited I finally found a way to text my friend! But noooooo I can’t even get past a blank screen. I’ve tried waiting and waiting and waiting for it to load, refreshing the app, even deleting the app, and FYI NON OF THAT WORKED. I’m very mad that I can’t text my friend so I’m going to have to find a new app. BTW I’m almost positive that the replies at the bottom where you answer the questions are fake. And if I know better you’re not even going to put my review up IF NOT EVEN READ IT. Apps don’t care about what people have to say but they should care because people have suggestions and if u don’t fix them no one is going to use your app. IM NOT GIVING U ANY STARS BECAUSE I CANT TEXT MY FRIEND WHO BTW I ONLY SEE THEM ONE HOUR A DAY SUNDAY-THURSDAY. i find this very upsetting I HOPE YOU READ THIS AND FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM IFFF YOU READ THIS. AND IF ANYONE ELSE READS THIS DONT GET THE FREAKN APP ITS AUFUL.

Overall is a useful app if you are fully focus chatting. However the moment you minimize it you will lose track of the conversation since there is no notifications or badges for new messages. There is also some lag in between conversations or after minimizing and reopening the app. Lastly there is an annoying bar at the bottom of the screen that prevents you from just typing, I am unsure if there is where the adds are showing but for people that paid for the app it should not be a thing. Often enough you have to drag the screen a bit to be able to touch passed that and continue typing, quick workaround but annoying to use and it would easily drift users to other alternatives after some time.