Skype workaround

hi all,

I signed out of Skype last week on my iPhone 8+ and when I attempted to sign back in, Skype crashed. Successive attempts yield the same result. I have tried restarting the app, restarting the phone and uninstalling and reinstalling the app. Does anyone know of either a workaround for this bug, a third party way to access skype chats, or anything of the sort? Really any information on what I can do from here would be very welcome.

Thanks,

Tangela