Hello Name Tag vs Goguma IRC
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hello Name Tag
This app helps you break the ice and connect with people at social events. Easily display your name and optional contact information with customizable colors and fonts. It's designed to be a simple and effective conversation starter.
- Easy name entry
- Optional second line for contact info
- Customizable colors and fonts
- Retina and iPad ready display
- Visual effects
- Glow-in-the-dark feature
- Non-adhesive backing
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The classic Hello Name Tag is now available for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, and is perfect for helping you to make friends and get to know people at school, meetings, conventions, parties, single bars, or any other social event or venue. It's the perfect icebreaker. With Hello Name Tag, you'll easily slip into any conversation thanks to its never-fail "Hello, My Name Is" catchphrase. Just flash them your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: it's just that simple. FEATURES • easy entry of your first name • optional second line for your phone number, e-mail address, affiliation, or a pickup line • fully customizable with wide selection of colors and handwritten-style fonts • beautiful display that's Retina and iPad ready • touch and hold or hold the screen and release to activate visual effects • built-in glow-in-the-dark feature makes your name visible in the darkest restaurants and nightclubs • non-adhesive backing doesn't leave sticky residue on your clothing
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
Hello Name Tag and Goguma IRC both sit at 3.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 42% of Goguma IRC's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hello Name Tag's. Goguma IRC also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 3). Hello Name Tag's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Hello Name Tag costs $0.99 and Goguma IRC $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.7 for Hello Name Tag against 3.6 for Goguma IRC. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 10 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Hello Name Tag's written reviews are positive against 42% of Goguma IRC's.
Hello Name Tag ships an update every 8 months, Goguma IRC every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hello Name Tag | Goguma IRC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 3.6 (10 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #95 | #33 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | David Ashton | Jean THOMAS |
Customer experience
Hello Name Tag
Goguma IRC
In-app purchases
Hello Name Tag
No in-app purchases
Goguma IRC
No in-app purchases
