yeah for family use is ok.
Did you tried also https://hivetalk.org ?

DarthCoin

I've used it for chat rooms for my family. It works pretty well, but their notifications don't always work.

I've also used it for file transfer between devices. It works pretty good that way, although I haven't done really big files.

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Scoresby

I've used it for chat rooms for my family. It works pretty well, but their notifications don't always work. 

I've also used it for file transfer between devices. It works pretty good that way, although I haven't done really big files. 