Comparison

Mango IRC vs Humboldt

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mango IRC

A modern, native IRC client for iOS and macOS, offering seamless integration with IRCv3 features, bouncer support, and customizable themes. It ensures you never miss messages and syncs settings across devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Full IRCv3 support
  • Bouncer-native integration (soju, ZNC)
  • iCloud sync for networks and settings
  • Push notifications for mentions and DMs
  • Customizable themes
  • Native iOS and macOS experience
Features
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Mango is a native IRC client for iPhone and iPad. Follow your communities, catch up on conversations, and make your chat feel like home. YOUR CONVERSATIONS, ORGANIZED • Connect to multiple IRC networks and keep channels and direct messages together • Find mentions in retained history and jump back to the original conversation • Follow reply threads and browse pinned messages on compatible servers • Search channels, complete nicknames, and use familiar IRC commands MORE THAN PLAIN TEXT • Rich link and image previews, inline video playback, and audio players with waveforms • Emoji reactions, custom emoji, and image-link stickers • Browse, re-share, and manage files in your Mango Uploads library • Choose themes, fonts, chat layouts, and notification sounds CONNECT YOUR WAY • Direct IRC connections, TLS, and WebSocket connections to compatible servers • soju and ZNC bouncer support, with network discovery and connection management • Local conversation caching and earlier history from servers that support CHATHISTORY • iCloud sync for your networks and settings across Mac, iPhone, and iPad Server-dependent features require support from your IRC server or bouncer. Push notifications require a compatible bouncer and setup. Mango Uploads requires a Mango Account. You can connect to other IRC networks without a Mango Account; individual networks may require their own account.

About

Humboldt

Create custom shortcuts for seamless posting to Micro.blog, including HTML content and image uploads. Automate your blogging workflow with hands-free publishing and import options from other platforms.

Highlights
  • Post HTML to Micro.blog
  • Upload images to Micro.blog
  • Build hands-free posting shortcuts
  • Import posts from other systems
  • Easy Micro.blog account sign-on
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Humboldt is an application that enables you to post HTML and upload images to Micro.blog. This enables you to build simple Shortcuts that enable hand-free posting to Micro.blog. You can also build more complex Shortcuts that import posts from other blogging systems. All you have to do is supply Humboldt with your Micro.blog account email and Humboldt will walk you through the sign-on process. You'll then be ready to start building your Shortcuts.

Screenshots

Mango IRC4 screens
Humboldt2 screens

Verdict

The call

Mango IRC and Humboldt both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Humboldt's written reviews are positive against 25% of Mango IRC's. Humboldt also leads on price (Free vs $12.99) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). Mango IRC's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 33 months) and chart position (#148 vs unranked). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Humboldt is free to download; Mango IRC costs $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mango IRC against 5.0 for Humboldt. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Mango IRC's written reviews are positive against 100% of Humboldt's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mango IRC ships an update every 5 days, Humboldt every 33 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Mango IRC versus Humboldt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMango IRCHumboldt
Price$12.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews25.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 33 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#148 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperPavel KanzelsbergerVincode, Inc

Customer experience

Mango IRC

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive25.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative56.4%

Humboldt

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mango IRC

No in-app purchases

None

Humboldt

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mango IRC free?
Mango IRC costs $12.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Humboldt free?
Humboldt is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mango IRC or Humboldt?
Mango IRC and Humboldt are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Mango IRC or Humboldt have ads?
Neither Mango IRC nor Humboldt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mango IRC or Humboldt?
Mango IRC ships an update every 5 days, and Humboldt every 33 months. Most recently, Mango IRC was updated on October 1, 2026 and Humboldt on September 30, 2026.

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