Goguma IRC vs Interstellar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Interstellar
Access and interact with communities across Mbin, Lemmy, and PieFed. This open-source client provides a unified platform for engaging with your favorite fediverse content.
- Access Mbin, Lemmy, and PieFed accounts
- Interact with fediverse communities
- Open-source platform
- Bug reporting via GitHub
- Feature requests via magazine
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Interstellar is a free and open source, fediverse client, allowing you to access your Mbin/Lemmy/PieFed accounts and interact with your favorite communities. If you encounter any bugs or would like to request a feature, please report it on the GitHub repository (github.com/interstellar-app/interstellar) or the Interstellar magazine (kbin.earth/m/interstellar).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Interstellar at 100% against Goguma IRC's 42%. Interstellar also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.8 vs 3.6). Goguma IRC's advantage is chart position (#48 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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
Interstellar is free to download; Goguma IRC costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Interstellar holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of Goguma IRC's written reviews are positive against 100% of Interstellar's.
Goguma IRC ships an update every 6 months, Interstellar every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Goguma IRC | Interstellar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.6 (10 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #48 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jean THOMAS | John Randall |
Customer experience
Goguma IRC
Interstellar
In-app purchases
Goguma IRC
No in-app purchases
Interstellar
No in-app purchases
