TurboIRC 4+

Name: TurboIRC
Rating: 2.7 (27 reviews)
Author: Michael Chourdakis

Michael Chourdakis

Designed for iPad

- 2.7 • 27 Ratings

- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases

Description

The Ultimate IRC Client, now for iOS.

* Unlimited channels
* Bold,Italic,Color recognition in chat
* Save HTML Logs
* Channel and Nick control
* Queries
* UTF-8 encoding and other encodings.
* UPnP Support
* Ident Support
* DCC support
* Smileys

InApps:

* No Ads
* Multiple Servers
* File Sending/Receiving Ability
* TurboIRC Exclusive Features
* Scripts

Jun 16, 2015

Version 2.611

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Switched TurboIRC to iAd Advertising network and fixed some bugs for iOS 8 compatibility.

2.7 out of 5

27 Ratings

Can't really test it.

I wanted to like this app, and it seemed to work well. However, there were a couple of things that bugged me about it.

1) When filling in settings, you have to set the font first, and then your nicks, otherwise it will forget what you just entered in the nicks boxes after you leave the font chooser window. Not that bad, but annoying.

2) The killer for me was that you can only test the app on the handful of servers that are pre-set by the developer. I understand that if you want to connect to multiple servers concurrently, you'll need to purchase that feature. However, I wanted to add a server that I use all the time so I could test the experience on my favorite server. No can do. Clicking the "New Server" button does nothing.

I gave the app 3 stars because it seems to work well, but if I can't try it on my regular server without paying then it's not for me.

Excelled where others failed

I spent hours trying to find an IRC client on iOS that could handle DCC and had no luck until I found this. It cost 99¢ to get the file option, but well worth it. Minutes after downloading the app, I was able to receive files. UI isn't gonna win any awards but it's intuitive enough if you know what you're doing. I was able to add a server and join my desired channel effortlessly.

Stupid problems

1. Reaching the author failed. Thats why this note
2. Read excuse about timeout. So why is is fb messenger and skype can reconnect with everything intact, but you cant?
3. Why cant i set a favorite channel and group ( i just have 1 at moment. 1 or 2 more desirable on same channel)

The developer, Michael Chourdakis, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.