Quick comparison of the chat apps
For a detailed comparison of the drawbacks and benefits of Mattermnost, WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal, see Choosing a messaging app for your XR group in the "Online Tools for Communicating with Other Rebels" book.
Here is the summary from that chapter:
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Ultimately which tool you decide to go with comes down to what you and the other people in your group are comfortable with. However, our recommendations can be summarised as:
If your group...
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...organises lots of different things at once Use Mattermost. The extra features and discoverability should really help to make your group more productive.
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...organises a lot of actions Use Mattermost combined with Signal for the added security. Also don't forget to enable disappearing messages.