Mango IRC vs Crowfi for Mastodon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Crowfi for Mastodon
A minimalist client for the Mastodon social network. Connect to your instance to browse timelines, interact with posts, publish your own content, and manage notifications.
- Browse home timeline
- View trending posts and tags
- Interact with posts (reply, repost, favorite)
- Publish content (text, media, polls)
- View notifications
- Search users, posts, and tags
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A Mastodon client that feels fast, looks clean, and respects how we use the Fediverse. Connect to your preferred Mastodon instance and enjoy the following features: - Browse your home timeline & lists, explore trending posts, tags, and news - Interact with posts (reply, quote, repost, favorite, bookmark) - Publish content (text, media, and polls) - View notifications - Search for accounts, posts, and tags
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crowfi for Mastodon at 100% against Mango IRC's 27%. Crowfi for Mastodon also leads on price (Free vs $9.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Mango IRC's advantage is chart position (#12 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Crowfi for Mastodon is free to download; Mango IRC costs $9.99 up front. Mango IRC sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Crowfi for Mastodon asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crowfi for Mastodon holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Mango IRC's written reviews are positive against 100% of Crowfi for Mastodon's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mango IRC | Crowfi for Mastodon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #12 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pavel Kanzelsberger | 宏旭 朱 |
Customer experience
Mango IRC
Crowfi for Mastodon
In-app purchases
Mango IRC
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$3.99
- Large Tip$8.99
Crowfi for Mastodon
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Mango IRC free?
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