Bar Talk vs Goguma IRC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bar Talk
This app allows users to send large, animated messages displayed on their device's screen to catch someone's attention from a distance. It offers customization options for messages, colors, and transitions, suitable for various social or emergency situations.
- Customizable animated messages
- 11 color options
- 4 transition styles
- Up to 20 stored messages
- Ad-free experience
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Bar Talk is the world's first visual social networking app! You're in a crowded bar and you want to get the attention of that attractive member of the opposite sex on the other side -- Bar Talk is the answer! Bar Talk displays huge animated messages on the screen of the iPhone or iPod Touch that are sure to catch the eye of that person you want to meet! Bar Talk can store up to 20 customized messages and display them in 11 different colors using four transition styles. Besides the bar/club scene, Bar Talk can be used to send messages to that cute person who: - Pulls up next to you at a red light - Works in the building across the street - Is riding on the bus that is about to pull away - Many more! Other situations where Bar Talk may be useful: - Sending a message to a waiter/waitress in a crowded restaurant - Signaling for help in emergency situations Features of Bar Talk include: - Up to 20 customized messages - Messages can be displayed in 11 different colors and three sizes - Four different eye-catching transition styles in three speeds - Apps from Seaside Apps are always ad free! Try Bar Talk tonight and break the ice with that person you want to meet!
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 review sentiment: Bar Talk at 100% against Goguma IRC's 42%. Bar Talk also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Goguma IRC's advantage is rating (3.6 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 37 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Bar Talk 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 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Goguma IRC has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Bar Talk's written reviews are positive against 42% of Goguma IRC's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bar Talk ships an update every 37 months, Goguma IRC every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bar Talk | Goguma IRC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.6 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 41.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 37 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #138 | #35 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Seaside Apps | Jean THOMAS |
Customer experience
Bar Talk
Goguma IRC
In-app purchases
Bar Talk
No in-app purchases
Goguma IRC
No in-app purchases
