Comparison

IRCCloud vs Insightly Service

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Insightly Service

Features
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The Insightly Service mobile app allows you to keep on top of your customer service tasks even while away from your desk or on the go. This companion app to Insightly Service allows you to quickly and easily respond to customer inquiries from the convenience of a mobile-optimized touch interface. Beautiful Dashboards: The home page allows you to see the complete list of your dashboards and cards so you can review critical service KPI's and dashboard metrics and drill down to spot potential issues or productivity problems. Ticket Queues and Lists: Keep on top of new tickets coming in or those assigned to you in real-time, and search across all tickets within Insightly to find customer issues quickly. Review and Respond to Customers: Review the details on tickets and quickly respond to customers right from within the mobile app on the go. Set ticket properties and priorities, and get notifications on ticket updates. Apply Macros to boost productivity: Apply macros to tickets to set properties and add replies with just a couple of taps so you can respond to customers faster and deal with common issues quickly.

Screenshots

IRCCloud4 screens
Insightly Service4 screens

Verdict

The call

IRCCloud and Insightly Service are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
IRCCloud versus Insightly Service: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIRCCloudInsightly Service
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (78 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings78 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIRCCloud Ltd.Insightly

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

Insightly Service

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

IRCCloud

No in-app purchases

None

Insightly Service

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is IRCCloud free?
IRCCloud is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Insightly Service free?
Insightly Service is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do IRCCloud or Insightly Service have ads?
Neither IRCCloud nor Insightly Service shows ads.
Which is updated more often, IRCCloud or Insightly Service?
IRCCloud ships an update every 3 months, and Insightly Service every 3 months. Most recently, IRCCloud was updated on October 21, 2026 and Insightly Service on October 5, 2026.

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