Personally, it reminds me of those 'get paid for doing surveys!' apps...it's kind of cluttered.
What looks cluttered? Would like to hear your feedback.
When I say cluttered, I mean that there is a lot of real estate taken up by things that are intended to re-direct user attention and function. Get a few gemz for spreading the word on social media and then redeem your gemz - it's kind of what many 'paid for survey apps' function as. Which is fine, but if the intent is to work as a social media/chat client that enables tipping then being inundated with sponsored/sponseree content is, in my opinion, clutter.
It might work as intended but it is something that I would liken more to bitcoin billionaire...and a fair point is that I am somewhat biased from the perspective of a 'centralized but decentralized' client...that and I see no point for stickers to exist...; )
I don't think you understand, its not just "get a few gemz for spreading the word". You see GG shares income with active users, usually the gatekeepers such as FB/ Google and others earn billions from their users, but users don't get nothing from the piece of the pie. Thats why apps like GG or Tsu believe the users should be in the centre, so in GG case there are different reward models not just one. This is a much more fair model because without its users apps like whatsapp would never make it. Besides who doesn't want free money, i can imagine teens, kids actually everyone will like this, once its complete.
Also to have a chance to compete you need to have an edge above other and offer something unique, the best one it using blockchain technology, the app as of now is already superior than any other messenger. No other messenger allows you to send money.
... Time-Warner types have already bought out btc 
