Why won't iphone get messages?

Today I texted a friend (she uses a texting app) and she replied but I couldn't see it it was just a small blank conversation bubble and she tried to resend it but the same thing kept happening. She could read my messages perfectly fine though. Could this be because she's using a texting app or what else could it be?

Probably because she's using a text app.

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