ya i tried both as well.. didn't see anything better so went back to stock. i actually prefer the black background and see contact pics. was just wondering if i was missing something.
Was going to recommend Chomp; but if you don't like handcent you probably won't like chomp either. I prefer Chomp because you can customize the graphics stuff a bit more than handcent. I like the flexibility of changing the look and also the quick reply among other things.
