Comparison

Arkhe IRC vs TopoBlocks

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

Head to head
About

Arkhe IRC

Features
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Arkhe is a modern, native IRC client for iPhone and iPad, built from the ground up for IRCv3 and designed to feel right at home with modern IRC bouncers. Whether you run your own bouncer or connect directly to your favorite IRC networks, Arkhe keeps your conversations in sync and your credentials secure. WHY ARKHE â€Ē Native SwiftUI app fast, lightweight and made for iOS. â€Ē Built for IRCv3, not retrofitted onto an old protocol. â€Ē Secure by default: passwords and certificates live in the iOS Keychain, never stored in plain text. SECURE AUTHENTICATION â€Ē SASL PLAIN for username and password login. â€Ē SASL EXTERNAL with CertFP sign in with a client TLS certificate, no password required. â€Ē TLS connections with modern cipher support. BUILT FOR BOUNCERS â€Ē Full IRC bouncer support: automatically discover and browse every network on your bouncer. â€Ē A seamless multi-network experience from a single connection. â€Ē Automatic scrollback with chathistory pick up right where you left off when you join a channel. IRCv3 DONE RIGHT â€Ē server-time for accurate timestamps on history. â€Ē message-tags, batch, echo-message, cap-notify. â€Ē account-notify, away-notify, chghost, extended-join, multi-prefix, userhost-in-names, setname and invite-notify. MADE FOR iPHONE AND iPAD â€Ē Adaptive layout with a three-column view on iPad. â€Ē A clean, focused reading experience. â€Ē Inline media and file uploads through your own uploader. Arkhe is open source. If you'd rather build it yourself, the full source code is available see the developer's website. Note: Arkhe is a chat client. You'll need access to an IRC server or an IRC bouncer to use it.

About

TopoBlocks

Features
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TopoBlocks turns real places into playable block worlds you can explore, keep, and host with friends. Pick a city block, campus, hometown, mountain, or coastline, review the map quality score and 3D preview, then build the world file. From there you can inspect, repair, convert, back up, host a private server, and invite friends to explore together. Core features - Real-place generation: transform roads, buildings, water, and terrain from public map data into explorable block worlds. - Preview before paying: review quality, coverage, area, and a 3D preview before generating the final file. - World-file toolkit: inspect files for free, run basic structure repairs, convert across compatible formats, slim local files, verify snapshots, and prepare safer rollbacks. - Private hosting: choose Starter, Standard, or Pro hosting, deploy your world to a private server, and share the address with friends. - File safety: local diagnosis runs on device by default, original files are not overwritten, and important operations keep traceable new versions or snapshots. Built for - Players who want their neighborhood, trip destination, or hometown as an explorable world - Friends who want a private server for adventures in real places - Creators who need to inspect, repair, or convert existing world files Paid products Real-map generation is charged per project by area. Managed hosting is a monthly auto-renewable subscription for running your private server. File diagnosis, basic repair, local slimming, and some server monitoring previews are free. There are no loot boxes, gambling mechanics, random rewards, or paid progression shortcuts. Data and attribution Map data ÂĐ OpenStreetMap contributors. TopoBlocks is an independent utility that uses open data and open-source components to create approximate reconstructed worlds; generated results are not survey-grade replicas. Privacy Policy: https://topoblocks.txyou.com/privacy Terms: https://topoblocks.txyou.com/tos Support: https://topoblocks.txyou.com/help

Screenshots

Arkhe IRC3 screens
TopoBlocks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: TopoBlocks at Free against Arkhe IRC's $0.99. Arkhe IRC's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

TopoBlocks is free to download; Arkhe IRC costs $0.99 up front. TopoBlocks sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Arkhe IRC asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 3 level
Arkhe IRC versus TopoBlocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArkhe IRCTopoBlocks
Price$0.99Free — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developercarlos prieto ortizå°ąæīŠ é‚“

In-app purchases

None

Arkhe IRC

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

TopoBlocks

Subscriptions3
  • Hosting Starter$9.991 Month
  • Hosting Standard$19.991 Month
  • Hosting Pro$39.991 Month
One-time2
  • Neighborhood Map World$2.99
  • District Map World$5.99

Questions

Is Arkhe IRC free?
Arkhe IRC costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TopoBlocks free?
TopoBlocks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Arkhe IRC or TopoBlocks have ads?
Neither Arkhe IRC nor TopoBlocks shows ads.

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