No TLS certificate validation
Unfortunately, this tool offers no way to look at verifying TLS certifcates, therefore being vulnerable to MITM attacks. Not recommended for the usage.
Not good
Edit: this app drove me to stand up a matrix client and I now use IRC via matrix bridges instead. Matrix is a bloaty mess, yet this was a better trade-off.
The app functions somewhat. If you’ve used quassel clients on macOS, Windows, Android then you’ve experienced that they stay in sync with regard to “read state”, de-duplicate notifications, have functioning notifications. This app: does not sync read state correctly like the rest of the quassel ecosystem. Presents the channel list in a novel and frankly useless way. Notifications are not functioning. Overall it’s a really janky and broken experience. It has minimal functionality- you can at least read (some of) the backlog and send messages. You’ll find navigation hard and be disappointed with the lack of notifications and synchronizing.
The app functions somewhat. If you’ve used quassel clients on macOS, Windows, Android then you’ve experienced that they stay in sync with regard to “read state”, de-duplicate notifications, have functioning notifications. This app: does not sync read state correctly like the rest of the quassel ecosystem. Presents the channel list in a novel and frankly useless way. Notifications are not functioning. Overall it’s a really janky and broken experience. It has minimal functionality- you can at least read (some of) the backlog and send messages. You’ll find navigation hard and be disappointed with the lack of notifications and synchronizing.
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Works. But abandoned.
It functions enough to use for quassel but there doesn’t seem to be any active development for this app anymore. Last update was over a year ago. It has a few bugs like broken reconnections and the ui can go for some improvement. It’s the only quassel app for iOS though so it is what it is. I’ll just use blink and irc from a terminal.
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Quassel
It’s bouncy
Works
I actually bumped the rating up when I realized that you can indeed see more buffer by pulling down on the top (typical iOS refresh style). The app does still show the login screen or have minor issues connecting sometimes where you have to tap connect again. I wish there were more settings in the app as well. Such as making all the default instead of recent. It would also be nice if the text input didn’t require you to drag the channel text upward to get to it.
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Does nothing
Login screen takes me to a blank white page after entering my login info.
Abandonware
App was 3 star at best, now fully broken in 15.1 Developer has clearly abandoned app, don’t waste your time.
Edit: so not abandonware, dev update resolved issue.
Edit: so not abandonware, dev update resolved issue.
Great product
It is mind blowing that people pay up to $25 per person per month when IRC is alive and kicking and works beautifully from anywhere with this amazing tool!
Can’t even type
There is no chat bar to send a message as if this client is a read only client..
Some improvements, still feels a little unpolished
I’ve been using this app for a number of years, and have had some of the same complaints that others have had. A few of them have been fixed, namely tab completion and iPhone X and newer screen support. Other than my nitpicky issues, the app works well enough. I wouldn’t recommend using this as a primary Quassel client, but it’s a great way to stay on top of your IRC backlog.
Overall, the app feels a bit unpolished. When you return to the app from the app switcher, you get a “Please reconnect to core” message that hangs for about 1 second while the app reconnects in the background.
Dark mode exists, which is better than some apps, but it definitely doesn’t feel like the developer uses dark mode regularly. There are a number of interface elements that do not appear to be extensively tested with dark mode. Namely, when reconnecting to the core, it’s black text on white background, which can be visually jarring if your entire device is set up with dark mode.
Tab complete is a new feature in 1.8.2, which works as you would expect. It’s a nice addition, so props for that.
Overall, $0.99 is a decent price for this app. Three stars, because the app has some shortcomings, but it’s still one of the first apps I download on any new iOS device I get.
Overall, the app feels a bit unpolished. When you return to the app from the app switcher, you get a “Please reconnect to core” message that hangs for about 1 second while the app reconnects in the background.
Dark mode exists, which is better than some apps, but it definitely doesn’t feel like the developer uses dark mode regularly. There are a number of interface elements that do not appear to be extensively tested with dark mode. Namely, when reconnecting to the core, it’s black text on white background, which can be visually jarring if your entire device is set up with dark mode.
Tab complete is a new feature in 1.8.2, which works as you would expect. It’s a nice addition, so props for that.
Overall, $0.99 is a decent price for this app. Three stars, because the app has some shortcomings, but it’s still one of the first apps I download on any new iOS device I get.
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Super happy with 1.8.1
Super happy with 1.8.1. Adds support for the iPhone X, tab completion of nicks, and inadvertently fixed a bug with query windows. iQuassel is very basic, but does everything I think it needs to on a mobile platform. Submitted a bug. Developer fixed it and had an updated version available in the App Store within 24 hours.
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It just doesn't work.
I set it to connect to a core, it does that, then puts me at a white screen with the word "authenticated" at the top.
That's it. The end.
Wasted a dollar.
That's it. The end.
Wasted a dollar.
OpenSouce the code already
It’s nice to have an app in the App Store but the Android version is substantially well build looks like this app hasn’t been updated in years. Would be great if the community could contribute more to improve this app.
Super zusammen mit Quassel Core
Ich verpasse nix mehr in meinen Channels!
Was dringend noch ergänzt werden müsste: Filter für die on/off/rename Meldungen über User. Genau die brauche ich gar nicht unterwegs...
Was dringend noch ergänzt werden müsste: Filter für die on/off/rename Meldungen über User. Genau die brauche ich gar nicht unterwegs...
Response from developer
We're open for contributions now :-) https://github.com/woboq/iquassel
No longer working
Blank screen after establishing connection to the core since the last update.
New Update Hangs On Opening
The new update from August 14th hangs when opening it and it makes me close and open it 5-6 times before it will work.
Please fix that bug!
Please fix that bug!
Not bad, but can be improved
It works like a very light weight client. However, it is missing features like highlight on keywords or highlight on handle and it doesn't run in the background, it has to be active to get alerts.
For costing money, you would think that this port would have at least the same features as the free desktop client.
For costing money, you would think that this port would have at least the same features as the free desktop client.
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App doesn't work
This app no longer works and just crashes when you open it. It's been ages now since it last has been updated and I foresee that staying unchanged. It's a real shame that this isn't getting the love it deserves especially for quassel being such a useful client to have. Hopefully he developer will come back and properly maintain this again...
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Not worth $5, lacks a lot of functionality
The app WORKS however it is simply missing too much and feels very rushed considering they are asking for more than most apps at $5.
Lets start with the PROS:
- supports Quassel (no other client I can find on iOS does this)
- works
CONS:
- Poor UI design
-- Large bar with two buttons dominates the bottom of the screen, is bigger than chat bar
-- No line to indicate where your chat last left off, makes keeping track harder
-- No use of gestures whatsoever, user list and server list (buffers) cannot be accessed by swiping left or right. Only by pressing their buttons
-- No settings or any sort of configuration menu
-- No button or interface to easily add servers or channels, must be added using the commands /join and /server
- fairly slow loading time, awkward pausing at the connection screen when it tries to connect to quasselcore on app launch
Overall the app isn't horrible but it needs a significant deal of work. The primary reason I give this two stars instead of 3 or 4 is because the price is so absurdly high I near instantly regretted the purchase when I opened the app. If the price were around $0.99 to $1.99 even then it would probably be a 4 star app.
Only buy this if you absolutely MUST use quassel, otherwise I very much advise an alternative such as IRCCloud or another cheap or free client. Unfortunately this is literally the ONLY client for iOS that supports quassel, so if that is your goal just be aware of what you are getting into, this has next to none of the features of the desktop quassel-client
Lets start with the PROS:
- supports Quassel (no other client I can find on iOS does this)
- works
CONS:
- Poor UI design
-- Large bar with two buttons dominates the bottom of the screen, is bigger than chat bar
-- No line to indicate where your chat last left off, makes keeping track harder
-- No use of gestures whatsoever, user list and server list (buffers) cannot be accessed by swiping left or right. Only by pressing their buttons
-- No settings or any sort of configuration menu
-- No button or interface to easily add servers or channels, must be added using the commands /join and /server
- fairly slow loading time, awkward pausing at the connection screen when it tries to connect to quasselcore on app launch
Overall the app isn't horrible but it needs a significant deal of work. The primary reason I give this two stars instead of 3 or 4 is because the price is so absurdly high I near instantly regretted the purchase when I opened the app. If the price were around $0.99 to $1.99 even then it would probably be a 4 star app.
Only buy this if you absolutely MUST use quassel, otherwise I very much advise an alternative such as IRCCloud or another cheap or free client. Unfortunately this is literally the ONLY client for iOS that supports quassel, so if that is your goal just be aware of what you are getting into, this has next to none of the features of the desktop quassel-client
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Passable, but only just
It only gets three stars as the only iOS quassel client. As already mentioned in other reviews, it misses some basic features that shouldn't be difficult to implement and would make a world of difference to usability.
