FastCheckin vs Goguma IRC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FastCheckin
Easily check into Foursquare (Swarm) venues with quick access to favorites, history, and mayorships. Offers map check-ins, venue search, and customizable check-in options.
- Check in from favorites
- Check in from history
- Check in from mayorships
- Check in on map
- Quick venue search
- Public/private checkin
- Customize check-in dialog
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FastCheckin is quick and simple way to checkin to venues in foursquare(Swarm). Features * Check in from your favorites list * Check in from your history * Check in from list of mayorships * Check in on the map * Quickly search venues * Select public/private checkin * Customize dialog after check in v1.3.0: allow you to customize the order of the items on a tab bar. 1. Tap "More" tab 2. Tap "Edit" button 3. Drag the icon to tab bar 4. Tap "Done" button
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 rating: FastCheckin at 4.5 against Goguma IRC's 3.6. FastCheckin also leads on review sentiment (57% vs 42%). Goguma IRC's advantage is chart position (#11 vs #149) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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
FastCheckin costs $0.99 and Goguma IRC $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
FastCheckin holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.6. 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 point the same way: 57% of FastCheckin's written reviews are positive against 42% of Goguma IRC's.
FastCheckin ships an update every 4 months, Goguma IRC every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.
| Parameter | FastCheckin | Goguma IRC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 3.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.5% of reviews — better | 41.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #149 | #11 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kosuke Ogawa | Jean THOMAS |
Customer experience
FastCheckin
Goguma IRC
In-app purchases
FastCheckin
No in-app purchases
Goguma IRC
No in-app purchases
