WIRC vs Goguma IRC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WIRC
This app integrates WebRTC and IRC technologies, allowing users to connect to chat servers and engage in voice calls with contacts. It provides tools for reporting and blocking disruptive users within chat channels.
- WebRTC and IRC integration
- Connect to IRC chat servers
- Voice call functionality
- Report and block users
- Channel operator notifications
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WIRC is the first chat application that brings WebRTC and IRC technologies together. You can connect to and chat with IRC chat servers that are readily available or can be defined by the user himself. You can send an invitation to the person you are chatting with to call you. When your friend touches the call button, the call screen in your application will open and soon the voice call will start. Users who are bothering you can notify channel operators with a complaint button in chat options. Channel administrators will make the necessary warnings for these users. If you like, you can block these users by clicking the block button and you can stop to get a message from them again. Only voice call is available in this version of WIRC. In future versions, the video call feature will be added. To make a call, the client applications must be WIRC, otherwise the option will not be shown
Goguma IRC
This mobile application provides a modern IRC client experience, supporting numerous IRCv3 extensions and IRC bouncers. It's designed for offline use, allowing access to past conversations without a connection and handling network disruptions seamlessly.
- Modern IRC client
- IRCv3 extensions support
- IRC bouncer support
- Offline-first design
- Read past conversations offline
- Transparent network disruption handling
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Goguma is an IRC client for mobile devices. It offers a modern IRC experience with support for many IRCv3 extensions and IRC bouncers. Designed as an offline-first app, you can read past conversations even when there is no cellular connection in sight. Network disruptions are also handled transparently. Goguma source code is available publicly and for free on Codeberg.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: WIRC at Free against Goguma IRC's $0.99. WIRC also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Goguma IRC's advantage is rating (3.6 vs 2.3) and review sentiment (42% vs 14%). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
WIRC is free to download; Goguma IRC costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Goguma IRC holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 14% of WIRC's written reviews are positive against 42% of Goguma IRC's.
WIRC ships an update fortnightly, Goguma IRC every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WIRC | Goguma IRC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 2.3 (3 ratings) | 3.6 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #38 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Maku Teknoloji | Jean THOMAS |
Customer experience
WIRC
Goguma IRC
In-app purchases
WIRC
No in-app purchases
Goguma IRC
No in-app purchases
