Mango IRC vs Oh Crap Hey
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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.
Oh Crap Hey
Gently reminds you to reconnect with friends and family you haven't spoken to in a while. Log your reach-outs, add notes, and snooze contacts on your own terms. All your data stays private on your device.
- Contact sorting by last interaction
- Color-coded urgency indicators
- Quick log reach-outs with notes
- Direct messaging, calling, emailing
- Contact snoozing
- Home screen and desktop widgets
- Siri and Shortcuts integration
Read full descriptionHide full description
Life gets busy. It's easy to lose touch with friends and family. Oh Crap Hey gives you a gentle nudge to reconnect with the people you care about — on your own terms. Add the people you want to stay close to, and the app shows you, at a glance, who you haven't connected with in a while. The longer it's been, the higher they float — color-coded so you can scan the list in seconds. Green for under a week, orange for a few weeks, red for "oh crap, it's been too long." Log a quick reach-out with a swipe, or long-press to message, call, or email directly — and have it logged automatically. Jot a short note about what you talked about so you remember next time. Snooze the people you're taking a break from. There's no social network, no feed, no notifications begging for attention. All data lives on your device — no account, no cloud sync, no analytics, no tracking. Just you, the people who matter, and a quiet nudge when life has pulled you away from someone you meant to call. **Features** - People sorted by how long it's been, with the most-overdue on top - Color-coded urgency — green under a week, orange up to a month, red for "oh crap" - Swipe to log a reach-out — full swipe logs as now, partial swipe lets you pick a date and leave a note - Long-press any contact to message, call, or email from inside the app — logged automatically - Attach a short note to each reach-out so you remember what you talked about - Snooze contacts for days, weeks, or months when life needs a pause - Home screen widget in small, medium, and large sizes (iOS and macOS) - Native Mac app with a Window menu, File › Add Contact (Cmd+N), and a matching desktop widget - "Hey Siri, log contact in Oh Crap Hey" — full Siri and Shortcuts support - Accessible by default: VoiceOver, Voice Control, Dynamic Type, Reduce Motion, Differentiate Without Color - Localized in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Hindi - All data lives on your device — no account, no cloud sync, no tracking **Profiles+ (one-time in-app purchase)** - Group contacts by context — Personal, Work, Family, anything - Pin different profiles to different widgets - One-time purchase, no subscription
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Oh Crap Hey at 100% against Mango IRC's 27%. Oh Crap Hey also leads on price (Free vs $5.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.3). Mango IRC's advantage is chart position (#16 vs unranked) and update cadence (every 6 days vs fortnightly). On ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Oh Crap Hey is free to download; Mango IRC costs $5.99 up front. Mango IRC sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Oh Crap Hey sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Oh Crap Hey holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Mango IRC's written reviews are positive against 100% of Oh Crap Hey's.
Mango IRC ships an update every 6 days, Oh Crap Hey fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mango IRC | Oh Crap Hey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #16 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pavel Kanzelsberger | Nicholas Gerakines |
Customer experience
Mango IRC
Oh Crap Hey
In-app purchases
Mango IRC
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$3.99
- Large Tip$8.99
Oh Crap Hey
- Profiles+$4.99









