So I was down the park with the little one and sent some pics to a ipad, out of the 5 I sent only 1 was received that's was over 24 hrs ago so what's happened to the damn pics, what is another good messaging app that is also designed for iPad not just iPhone x 2 size

Were you sending it to your iPhone or someone else?

If the former, you can always let iCloud take care of it (if you're not in a hurry) if your iDevices are synced up, alternatively, I had a similar issue with iMessage right after the launch of iOS 7 where iMessages weren't sending.

Had to do a hard reset and re-sync to reboot it.. Haven't had any issues since, just make sure you've got a current back up available before doing it, as it goes without saying what'll happen if you do and you don't..

I was sending from a iOS 6 iPhone to a iOS 7 ipad via iMessage to someone else, not very reliable if only the 1st out of 5 was received

Try updating the iPhone to iOS 7...

I've never had that problem. You could try Line?

I've never had that problem. You could try Line?

It was a fairly widely reported issue with iMessage when the iOS7 update rolled in that along with Panarama photos from previous versions not syncing either was another painful pill to swallow. I don't think Apple's even brought out an update to combat these issues, instead suggesting work arounds.

Thankfully haven't had any issues with iMessage since using the "work around"...