Name vs Goguma IRC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Name
Discover and celebrate name days for individuals across 17 countries. Easily find contacts celebrating their name day and send greetings via mail or message directly from the app. Explore name origins with the integrated Wikipedia browser.
- 18,252 names from 17 countries
- Find contacts celebrating name days
- Send greetings via Mail or Messages
- Integrated Wikipedia for name origins
- Home screen widgets
- Local notifications for favorite name days
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Name days for the iPhone is the definite source. 18 252 names from 17 countries in the palm of your hand. Greet your family and friends on their name day by sending a mail, message straight from within the app. Name days will quickly find people to celebrate from your contacts. You can also learn more about specific names from Wikipedia using the built-in browser and even switch countries on the fly. Main features: - 18 252 names from 17 countries. - Find people to celebrate from your Contacts. - Send a greeting using Mail or Messages. - Call to celebrate. - New beautiful Widgets for your home screen. - Use Wikipedia to learn more about a name. - Keep track of favorite names. - Get local notifications on a favorites name day. Countries: - Bŭlgarija - Česká republika - Deutschland - Eesti - Elláda/Ελλάδα - France - Ireland/Éire - Italiano - Latvija - Lietuva - Magyarország - Österreich - Polska - Suomi/Finland - Sverige - United Kingdom - United States
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 rating: Goguma IRC at 3.6 against Name's 1.8. Goguma IRC also leads on review sentiment (42% vs 13%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Name costs $0.99 and Goguma IRC $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 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Name's written reviews are positive against 42% of Goguma IRC's.
Name ships an update every 3 months, Goguma IRC every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Name | Goguma IRC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 1.8 (10 ratings) | 3.6 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.5% of reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #93 | #54 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Bitfield AB | Jean THOMAS |
Customer experience
Name
Goguma IRC
In-app purchases
Name
No in-app purchases
Goguma IRC
No in-app purchases
