Trillian vs IRCCloud
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trillian
This secure messaging platform offers instant communication for businesses, healthcare organizations, and individuals. It modernizes employee communication, provides HIPAA-compliant messaging for healthcare, and allows free, private communication for personal use.
- Secure business instant messaging
- HIPAA-compliant healthcare communication
- Free individual messaging
- Modern employee communication
- Privacy-focused personal chat
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Trillian is both a free instant messenger for individuals and a powerful business and clinical communication platform used by companies and healthcare systems of all sizes. Here's how we can help you: • FOR BUSINESSES: Does your business still rely on texting or cumbersome email chains? Let Trillian's modern and secure business instant messaging modernize employee communication without compromising on security or control. • FOR HEALTHCARE: Your healthcare organization needs secure instant messaging, and Trillian's HIPAA-compliant secure messaging platform has you covered. We help teams of all sizes improve clinical communication without breaking the bank. • FOR INDIVIDUALS: Stay in touch with family and friends without compromising your privacy. Your unique Trillian username can be used to send unlimited messages free of charge over your existing data plan and/or WiFi. Whether you're looking to empower secure employee instant messaging or just to keep in touch with family and friends, Trillian can help. Thanks for checking us out! Terms of Use: https://trillian.im/legal/customer-agreement/
IRCCloud
Access IRC chat from any device and never miss a conversation. Your chat history is synced to the cloud, and you'll receive push notifications for important messages. Share files and customize your experience with multiple themes.
- Cloud-synced chat history
- Push notifications for mentions/DMs
- File sharing (photos, videos, files)
- Server-side connection for persistent access
- Multiple colorful themes
- Monospace font option
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Chat on IRC from anywhere, and never miss a message. • Stay connected when you're on the move. No need to rely on constant data access, we keep your IRC connection running on our servers. • Your entire chat history is fully synced to the cloud so you can catch up at your leisure. • Get push notifications for mentions and private messages. • Upload and share photos, videos and files straight from your device. • Full support for iPhone and iPad. • Choose from 9 colourful themes. • Monospace font option. Join our #feedback channel on irc.irccloud.com for feedback and suggestions to help us improve this app. You can also email us at team@irccloud.com or find us on Twitter: @irccloud
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Trillian at 4.1 against IRCCloud's 3.4. Trillian also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (577 vs 77). IRCCloud's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Trillian sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. IRCCloud asks for nothing beyond the download.
Trillian holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trillian has 577 ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Trillian's written reviews are positive against 49% of IRCCloud's.
Trillian ships an update every 5 days, IRCCloud every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trillian | IRCCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (577 ratings) — better | 3.4 (77 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 48.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 577 — better | 77 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cerulean Studios, LLC | IRCCloud Ltd. |
Customer experience
Trillian
IRCCloud
Bugs and requests
Trillian
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
IRCCloud
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes during signup process
- Login screen freezes or shows blank navy background
- Text input box cut off at bottom of screen
- Typing bar blocks view of messages
- App stuck on 'Connecting' screen on iPad
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- Email confirmation not working properly
- Frequent app crashes every 2-3 seconds
- Message text disappears when switching apps
- Image upload failures with error messages
- Cannot add custom networks that aren't listed
- Connection issues over WiFi (works on 3G/4G)
- App crashes when deleting multiple images
- Cannot send messages to channels with specific settings
- Version 3.3 introduced major connection problems
- Notification popups disappear too quickly for channel messages
- App continues running after deletion
Requested features
8 requests- Third-party client support for BNC functionality
- Bulk file deletion instead of one-by-one
- Disable auto-archiving of inactive chats
- Faster app load times for chat history
- Password support with special characters
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- Better channel listing functionality
- Shell/telnet access to bouncer
- Free tier access to passworded servers
In-app purchases
Trillian
- Trillian Pro - Monthly$4.991 Month
- Trillian Pro - Yearly$47.991 Year
- Trillian Pro - One Month$4.99
- Trillian Pro - One Year$47.90
IRCCloud
No in-app purchases
