Name: LimeChat - IRC Client
Price: 4.99 USD
Rating: 3.5 (369 reviews)

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LimeChat - IRC Client

Satoshi Nakagawa

Released: 2008-12-22

$4.99 0%

Version 2.24

$4.99 0%

Version 2.24

Released: 2008-12-22

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#45 in Top Paid Apps > Social Networking

#13 in Top Paid iPad Apps > Social Networking

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Description

LimeChat for iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch is a full featured IRC client. It allows you to chat on the go in the same way as you do on desktop.

Unique Features:

・Quick navigation. You can move around channels quickly by arrow buttons or tapping on the left/right side of log views.

・Arrow buttons indicate events (highlight, new message coming or new PM coming) happened in the other channels. So you can recognize it easily while chatting in another channel.

・Highlights messages and optionally vibrates for your specific words.

・Visual interface for user information (whois).

・Built-in browser for clickable URL links.

・Full support for landscape mode.

Standard Features:

・iOS 7 support.

・Multitasking support. Connections are kept up for a while (10 minutes on iOS 6, 2-7 minutes on iOS 7) after going to background.

・Multiple servers and channels.

・Automatic Nickserv authentication support.

・Full support for many text encodings.

・SSL support.

・VoiceOver support.

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What's New in Version 2.24

・Fix whois issue.

Seller

Name

Satoshi Nakagawa

URL

http://limechat.net/iphone/

Information

Developer

Satoshi Nakagawa

Version

2.24

Size

1.5 MB

Game Center

VPP Device Licensing

Yes

Rating

Rated: 4+

Compatibility

iOS 9.0 or later

Devices

iPad mini Retina (Cellular), iPad mini 4 (Cellular), iPad mini 3, iPad Pro (11-inch), iPad Air 2, iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro (11-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad mini (5th Generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 8, iPad Pro (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch) (Cellular), iPad Pro (9.7-inch), iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 5s, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone SE, iPhone 6, iPhone XS Max, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), iPhone XS, iPad mini (5th Generation), iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular, iPad Pro, iPod touch (6th Generation), iPad Air 2 (Cellular), iPad mini 4

Languages

English, Japanese

App Store: Customer Ratings

Ratings & Reviews

3.5 of 5 (369 Ratings)

App Store: Customer Reviews

2017-05-19

Great app, few suggestions

Love LimeChat (also use it on macOS).

The only thing I would love to see is support for hardware keyboards (like on the iPad Pro) - for some reason the chat pane scrolls up even though no soft keyboard is displayed or desired.

2016-05-24

No Notifications So Useless!

Without Notification it is useless!

2015-12-03

Background Refresh

Have had this app for a year or so, my only problem with it so far has been not having background refresh as a thing, even of you gotta charge 99 cents for it as an in app purchase id buy it, its a very needed feature and this is the best irc app on ios that ive seen.

2015-09-05

Dark theme please

Love the simplicity of it but really wish they had a dark theme.

Including background would be awesome :)

Keep up the good work!

2015-03-15

Background connectivity++

The desktop client is amazing! So I figured it was an easy decision to shell out $5 for something I could get elsewhere for free. Except that the core use case for Orc is long-running background chats. I cannot use an Orc client that I have to leave in the foreground to work.

2015-01-30

Useless without background connectivity

This app is great, save for the fact that a connection drops if the app is in the background, rendering it useless for me. Update the app with the option for background connectivity (without a time limit that drops connection) and its 5 stars from me.

2015-01-18

Needs bouncer support

When connecting to ZNC, the appropriate server status is shown, and private messages are passed, but the channels joined do not open in Limechat. Unusable app for me

2015-01-06

Servers needed!!!

It it's a great app, but there are still few servers!

2014-12-30

Elegant

Elegant, simple, minimal. My only request is autocompletion of usernames.

2014-12-08

Nice looking interface

But lack of client identification (ident command) causes servers to auto k-line me (globally ban) due to suspicion of being a spambot.

2014-11-04

Updated to iOS 8 without adding background app refresh

I bought this program and I like it but, if you don't get background app refresh to work I might have to keep on working on my own IRC client, which basically works, but a lot to do for one person. However it never stays connected in the background so do that or I'll be forced to waste my time on a project I don't want to work on for a lack of a good ios IRC client

2014-10-27

Best IRC App for iOS

Very sleek and efficient. I have used this for a long time and have always loved it. I wish there were more commands for the user-list, but that is not a big problem. If you want a clean, straightforward and efficient IRC app, use this. Other apps are more technical and advanced, but this one has been the most reliable and well performing.

2014-09-28

Seems to disconnect when the scene locks

On my iPhone 6 when the screen locks the connection to the server drops when other connections to other servers in other apps stay up.

2014-08-05

Channels

It appears that the only way to find/join a channel is to painfully scroll down a listing of thousands of channels. No search feature.

2014-07-11

Great

The best mobile irc app hands down!!

2014-06-25

Bad input positioning with external keyboard on iPad

There seems to be a problem with the latest version when using an external bluetooth keyboard, at least in landscape mode on iPad -- the input area moves up (and the chat area shrinks) to make room for an on-screen keyboard that never shows up.

Otherwise it seems to work pretty well, except that connections time out in the background pretty aggressively.

2014-06-07

Better than colloquy

ZNC now works more or less (sometimes I get the same playback) but otherwise the best irc app available and I've tried all of them. Worth the price.

2014-05-08

no channels

when connecting to a zinc bouncer there is no channel list (ipad only)

2014-05-07

Awesome🎉

Greatest app for IRC!

2014-04-22

I want my money back

This thing disconnects if you let your screen turn off or even switch to a different application. Totally useless on my iPad Air running iOS 7.1.

2014-03-25

I don't always write reviews...

...But when I do, it's because the App is amazing.

Ok, this might be the most expensive IRC App currently available, but it's beautiful and works like a charm. I love the layout on my iPhone and my iPad.

Simply great!

2014-02-27

Works great

Love it

2014-01-26

gorgeous, functional app, hindered by crashes

everything is where you'd think it'd be and works how you think it'd work except it does NOT get along with multitasking.

2014-01-10

Keep the app open while connected

This will disconnect you from all servers if you put your phone on standby, but simply keeping the app in focus will prevent this. Otherwise, it's a very lightweight and beautiful client.

2013-12-22

Decent but a suggestion

I love this app, I've been using it for a year or so. It's decent and easy to use. The only con about is if only it has a feature where it doesn't disconnect you. It gets annoying using limechat and then after going to safari it's been disconnected.

2013-12-05

Completely unusable on latest IOS

Do not waste your money.

2013-10-20

Good irc client

Great app, love the version for OS X so I dropped the 5$ for this one. Looks great with iOS7 and is pretty customizable. Nice animations/buttons/icon

2013-10-18

There's room for improvement

Basically it's a good app, but some important features are missing:

1. No Tab key or other way to select another nick.

2. No way to hide annoying join/quit etc messages.

3. No easy way to perform basic commands like /me

2013-10-09

Not useful

I downloaded lime chat for irc chat at a w3c meeting. It was unreliable, working intermittently. I have tried to get it working properly and have not succeeded.

2013-09-25

Totally worth the price

Good looking, lightweight irc client. Only one that's worth it on the App Store.

2013-09-12

Vintage IRC, modern flair

LimeChat provides a great IRC experience on iOS. It's great that the service is still given this attention to detail.

2013-09-08

A GREAT client!

It has a nice, uncluttered GUI, nice alerting systen, and very very stable and light resource usage. I'd recommend this client to anyone. J do wish it was updated a little more though! ^.^ It's very... Basic. It could use just a tad more features. =w=

2013-07-29

Excellent

Sasl works all the time unlike other irc iOS apps. Use osx limechat as well. Quite pleased.

2013-06-03

No notifications

Without my phone being able to vibrate in my pocket and let me know someone has contacted me this app is almost useless for $5. I see some other people have mentioned this as well so hopefully this will be fixed soon and I can change my rating. Other than that it's a pretty solid irc app.

2013-02-23

Bare bones. No help.

I have used full featured irc clients like mIRC. This product is bare bones and unable to connect. No help or explanation for fields and entering same info as my other irc products does not work. Hours lost.

I installed irc999 and used it to figure out setup with useful messages. Better interface here.

2013-01-18

Ok for chat, nothing else; overpriced

If you want to chat over IRC, them this app does just fine. If you want to do anything else, then the app is insufficient. Cut and paste is not so hot; you can't select what you want to cut. File transfers or even going to an fserve (ctcp)...not an option. For a $5 app, I would have expected a LOT more.

2012-12-31

Lol I thought I was ripped off

This is great just what I needed. I started to freak when I seen the server list and didn't see an add button. Between the word server and the arrow you can type in your server. I didn't know this right away. And I use to write scripts for mIRC. HA! I love it and I'm planning to keep it. That's for making such a great app. Keep up the good work.

2012-12-18

Great

Totally blows other IRC apps out of the water. The design and options are intuitive, convenient, and useful. Although the price may be high, it's worth it and is a good buy for an experienced user of IRC. New users may be a little confused, but an online IRC tutorial would clear up some of the questions a new user might have. It's a five-star app at the moment, but I would love to see colors implemented, possibly some basic scripting, and a better copy/paste system. Other than that, this app is money well spent.

2012-12-02

Good app, but it missing something

This is a nice app, but it need colors in the text, the channel I use the mods has color text so people can see whet they said

2012-11-30

una porqueria

no soporta colores , por este precio deberia de cantarme hasta la cucaracha. no recomendale

2012-11-28

Good, Not Great Yet

* Hands down destroys the buggy new version of Colloquy in all but a few ways.

* Copy and paste doesn't seem to work from chat window. Highly annoying.

* You have to click+hold on nicks in chat and select paste username. No nick autocomplete. Prefer the way Colloquy implements this.

* Needs swipe gesture to switch between channels / PMs

* Wish it auto changed your nick to preferred nick once it is available like Colloquy. It's annoying to be nick_ upon peer reset.

2012-11-25

Here is hoping...

Good start it but it looks like a lot of work still needs to be done. It is worth the price of admission none the less.

2012-11-24

What happened to it?

I had already bought this once to replace another irc app when the first one disappeared. Now that the first one has come back this one is gone and now I can't download it unless I pay for it again? What's up with that?

2012-11-20

A good start. Missing some important features

I am a heavy chat user and there are some very basic features that are needed in chat clients for them to be functional. I decided to download LimeChat after Colloquy completely destroyed their IOS app in their last release and the do not seem interested in addressing the issues. The LimeChat interface is simple and easy to read and the time stamping feature is an important must have.

The 2 functions that are missing are the ability to set audible alerts for channel or PM messaging and the ability to receive messages via IOS notification center when the app is running in the background. Messaging is needed for replies to PM's along with a notification when the app is going to shutdown due to the 10 min background limit that Apple imposes (with an option to hit the notification and automatically reset the timer for another 10 mins). Colloquy does this really well, but they messed the interface up in their latest release.

On a positive note, I did contact the LimeChat developer and gave him my suggestions. He responded very quickly and seemed genuinely interested in my suggestions (asking questions). Take a look at the version release dates on the other chat clients and you will see that most of them are 1 or 2 years old! Not a good sign of a developer that is committed to their product long term. Hopefully the LimeChat developer will live up to expectations because I think that he has a solid baseline for a decent chat app.

2012-10-30

Excellent

This app is great for the user whom wishes to unleash their mobile device while using IRC. If a person doesn't know what IRC is and how to implement it, then try an app that requires no brains from the user. Read RFC 1459.

2012-10-24

Awesome!!

This app works great. It has a few minor issues, but don't all apps? Well this app works best for using irc chat, i've tried many apps and this defiantly works the best.

2012-10-23

Best IRC app for iOS

If you know how to use IRC, you'll feel right at home with this app. The UI makes sense. There's support for SSL, nickserv, auto-joining, and other things you might not expect.

2012-10-16

Best there is

This app is a bit pricey, but honestly it's easily the best there is. I've tried Palaver (no landscape mode and the keyboard won't minimize properly) Collouquy (hasn't been updated in a year and a half so it doesn't support anything properly) and a bunch of free apps, and this is the best IRC client on the market. It supports landscape mode, you can connect to multiple servers and multiple channels on each server. It notifies you with a non-intrusive color change when there's activity in another channel. You can even turn on/off things like auto-correct and capitalization at the start of setences. If you like IRC, this is the app you want.

2012-09-26

The best IRC client for iOS

Look no further. This is the one.

v2.1.5

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Glad to see that the input bar finally get retina ready.

2012-06-03

Prolly the best IRC client for iOS

The app is great. I have just 2 things I'd love it to do: history of what I said during the session and ability to turn off the caps when beginning to write or starting a new senetnce. I'd rate it 5 stars if those 2 things were added.

2012-04-24

Perfect Lightweight IRC Client

I've been using this for a while and honestly could not ask for anything better. It's so nice to be able to lay in bed and connect to IRC without needing a computer. Limechat does everything I'd ever want it to, and it does it all really well. Highly Recommended. And to the developer: THANK YOU!:)

2012-01-03

Good App

I use LimeChat on my iPod when I can't access my computer to get to mIRC. LimeChat has a great pinging system and background support. I love how it is set up so that I can be in multiple server with ease. I would, however, like to see some scripts for LimeChat.

2011-11-25

Great IRC app.

East Asian encoding support. Clean interface. Alternate nickname support. Limechat has everything, really.

10 minutes background connection limit is quite sad though. I think it cannot be bypassed?

2011-07-20

Good IRC app

I just downloaded this, and so far, it works great. It's similar to most desktop IRC apps, with some nice iPad-specific features. Plus, the multitasking support is nice, so you can switch around while chatting.

It would be nicer if it had a larger list of servers built in, however. I had to go look up the (popular) server I needed.

2011-07-19

Efnet issues

Efnet makes you take a human test to get in, but this app lines up the ascii characters wrong so you can't read what you have to type in, no matter what font size you choose. frustrated!

2010-11-18

Limechat - excellent irc client

I have purchased most of the chat clients available for the iPad, and keep finding myself coming back to Limecat: for it's simplicity, effectiveness, and easy to use interface. I also need a client which supports ssl connections to my private ircd server, and Limechat works perfectly. I give it 5 stars.

2010-09-23

Perfect iPhone irc client

Can't say enough how simple and clean this app is. Well written and frequently updated. Znc and this app makes keeping up with my favorite channels a breeze.

2010-05-28

Support?

Revision... Okay, I was able to connect to a different server, so I upgraded my rating to 3-stars. However, the documentation is still inadequate -- nicer to have some written help, rather than hope to get help via an e-mail. In addition: some shortcut commands would be nice and, dare one ask: DCC support? :-)

First, the "support" is a lame website with three small screen shots that are useless. There's no instructions on what to put where to get to which IRC servers. I use ircle on the Mac, add a server, network, and I'm there. I add the server here, there's no clear place for the network, and all you get is "Operation could not be completed. (OSStatus error -9800)". Huh? Would love to find some instructions but that "client support" is nothing but a few useless paragraphs naming features.

2010-05-23

Needs timestamps

Good overall, supports all the core things I need for my work IRC server including SSL. BUT it needs to have an option to timestamp channel messages. If it can learn that trick it's definitely 5 stars.

2010-05-01

Simple and easy to use

I have used this irc client on the iPhone and it works very well. I am pleased that the client now has an iPad version utilizing the full space of the screen. Limechat is very simple yet polished to connect to an IRC server and start chatting away. I definitely look forward to any updates in the future.

2010-04-27

Universal means good developer

I have to say i am extremely satisfied with developers who develop universal apps. They provide so much more for you than the eye can see, and for no additiomal price. I just switched to this developer for that reason. Now i hope to see some minor updates, but that i have no doubt about will happend.

2010-02-10

iTouch

This version doesnt work with my iTouch. I hit the app and it instantly closes, i have tried updating the ipod it self, and even redownloaded the app and still the app instantly closes. I dont know the answer so im givng this app a 1star.

2009-04-28

Meh..

Takes increasingly long to connect to servers over 3g. But when connected to a wifi network works as instructed and as advertised :) - Lags sometimes and I need to reconnect to my wifi. Fix and it's 5 stars.

2009-02-16

I love it

This app is awesome I would recomend. If your looking for an irc and in my opinion I would prob pay more. Would be cool in future to see few updates like have a server list, maybe few scripts, and when u select someone have more options instead of just whois and give op maybe add like ban and other things would make this app perfect. Overall this app is awesome I love it. Thank you for this app. Also wish I didn't have to keep retuping this because nicks were taken -.-

And people who say app are garbage are garbage and don't know how to use irc

2009-01-17

Awesome!

It has everything you need to enjoy the IRC on your iPhone. Would be even better with the abilty to add scripts.

2009-01-15

Ok, would be better with these updates...

Add landscape mode, add pre-set selections of most used commands like /list >10, also add a previous command selection.... If I type /list >10 it would be nice to have a way to recall that cmd witout re-typing it in again

2009-01-11

Awesome.

With relatively easy setup I was able to connect to my two favorite chat rooms. While the price could be slightly lower (I'd say $2-$3), it's great. I also agree that it should stay connected while not using the application.

2009-01-09

Better then Rooms

This IRC client is better then Rooms, but I wish it has one feature that I love in Rooms: the ability to stay connected when the iPhone is locked.

2009-01-07

Well, I'll be!

I have to say, I'm surprised with the functionality of this app! It saves the

Channels you go to, and it allows text commands!

A landscape keyboard mode would be a very nice addition, please include it in the next update!

2009-01-06

A great IRC client comes to the iPhone/iPod touch

I've been waiting for an effective way for me to communicate easily over IRC. This client makes it very easy for both the IRC veteran (direct command inputs are ready and multiple servers with detailed configuration options are available) and simple for the novice (the user interface is well labeled and you only need to provide a little information to get started). While there are small things that could be polished (like providing a server list for people new to IRC and maybe some command shortcuts) things work smoothly.

After talking to the developer directly (on IRC with this client no less), input was taken very graciously so I imagine this client will be improving on these things over time. Because of this I will give it a full 5 stars. Not many developers are open to listening and striving to polish software to this degree. Otherwise it is quite worth the price even with it's minimal problems (which would make it a four star app at worst).

2009-01-05

Very well done

This app does exactly as you might expect. It is reliable and quick for a mobile irc client. It is easy to use, I would highly recomend that you splurge and get it.

2009-01-05

Great client, missing one thing...

The ability to make it tilt and use your thumbs to type would be great. Otherwise, this is an amazing client.

2009-01-04

Great IRC App

Worth the price. It's missing some minor features, but I'm sure they could be added in future versions. It does the job and it looks nice too.

LimeChat - IRC Client

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Description

What's New in Version 2.24

Seller

Name

URL

Information

Developer

Categories

Version

Size

Game Center

VPP Device Licensing

Rating

Compatibility

Devices

Languages

App Store: Customer Ratings

Ratings & Reviews

Great app, few suggestions

No Notifications So Useless!

Background Refresh

Dark theme please

Background connectivity++

Useless without background connectivity

Needs bouncer support

Servers needed!!!

Elegant

Nice looking interface

Updated to iOS 8 without adding background app refresh

Best IRC App for iOS

Seems to disconnect when the scene locks

Channels

Great

Bad input positioning with external keyboard on iPad

Better than colloquy

no channels

Awesome🎉

I want my money back

I don't always write reviews...

Works great

gorgeous, functional app, hindered by crashes

Keep the app open while connected

Decent but a suggestion

Completely unusable on latest IOS

Good irc client

There's room for improvement

Not useful

Totally worth the price

Vintage IRC, modern flair

A GREAT client!

Excellent

No notifications

Bare bones. No help.

Ok for chat, nothing else; overpriced

Lol I thought I was ripped off

Great

Good app, but it missing something

una porqueria

Good, Not Great Yet

Here is hoping...

What happened to it?

A good start. Missing some important features

Excellent

Awesome!!

Best IRC app for iOS

Best there is

The best IRC client for iOS

Prolly the best IRC client for iOS

Perfect Lightweight IRC Client

Good App

Great IRC app.

Good IRC app

Efnet issues

Limechat - excellent irc client

Perfect iPhone irc client

Support?

Needs timestamps