IRCCloud vs POSCada
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IRCCloud
Access IRC chat from any device and never miss a conversation. Your chat history is synced to the cloud, and you'll receive push notifications for important messages. Share files and customize your experience with multiple themes.
- Cloud-synced chat history
- Push notifications for mentions/DMs
- File sharing (photos, videos, files)
- Server-side connection for persistent access
- Multiple colorful themes
- Monospace font option
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Chat on IRC from anywhere, and never miss a message. • Stay connected when you're on the move. No need to rely on constant data access, we keep your IRC connection running on our servers. • Your entire chat history is fully synced to the cloud so you can catch up at your leisure. • Get push notifications for mentions and private messages. • Upload and share photos, videos and files straight from your device. • Full support for iPhone and iPad. • Choose from 9 colourful themes. • Monospace font option. Join our #feedback channel on irc.irccloud.com for feedback and suggestions to help us improve this app. You can also email us at team@irccloud.com or find us on Twitter: @irccloud
POSCada
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POScada is designed to work closely with your Shopcada store so that you have a single point to manage, update and see the reports of all your sales from online and offline channel. You never have to manually upload your inventory, sales data, customer information any more. With POScada, you will create the products, manage the inventory, see the daily sales report of your brick and mortal store through Shopcada - your online store. Hardware Requirements: - TSP 650 Series Receipt Printer - Socket Mobile 7Ci Barcode Reader - Cash Drawer with RJ11/12 Interface
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: IRCCloud at 3 against POSCada's 1. POSCada's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
IRCCloud ships an update every 3 months, POSCada every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IRCCloud | POSCada |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (77 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IRCCloud Ltd. | Webcada Pte Ltd |
Bugs and requests
IRCCloud
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes during signup process
- Login screen freezes or shows blank navy background
- Text input box cut off at bottom of screen
- Typing bar blocks view of messages
- App stuck on 'Connecting' screen on iPad
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- Email confirmation not working properly
- Frequent app crashes every 2-3 seconds
- Message text disappears when switching apps
- Image upload failures with error messages
- Cannot add custom networks that aren't listed
- Connection issues over WiFi (works on 3G/4G)
- App crashes when deleting multiple images
- Cannot send messages to channels with specific settings
- Version 3.3 introduced major connection problems
- Notification popups disappear too quickly for channel messages
- App continues running after deletion
Requested features
8 requests- Third-party client support for BNC functionality
- Bulk file deletion instead of one-by-one
- Disable auto-archiving of inactive chats
- Faster app load times for chat history
- Password support with special characters
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- Better channel listing functionality
- Shell/telnet access to bouncer
- Free tier access to passworded servers
POSCada
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
IRCCloud
No in-app purchases
POSCada
No in-app purchases
