Comparison of mobile Internet Relay Chat clients
The following tables compare general and technical information between a number of IRC client programs for mobile devices. Please see the individual products articles for further information.
General
Basic general information about the clients: creator/company, license/price etc. Clients listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Based on jmIrc
- ↑ MIDP 1.0 and 2.0
- ↑ MIDP 2.0 only
- ↑ Uses the Relay-IRC framework
- ↑ Mango IRC Universal runs on iPhone and iPad
- ↑ Formerly apIRC
- ↑ Palm OS 3.0 or later, Palm OS 5 compatible
- ↑ Uses the PircBot framework
Release history
A brief overview of the release history.
Client |
First public release |
First stable release |
Latest stable release |
Date |
Version |
Date |
Version |
AndroidChat |
2008 |
|
|
|
2008-12-29 (December 29, 2008 (2008-12-29)) [±] |
AndChat |
June 14, 2009 |
0.05 |
|
|
1.3.4.1 (January 9, 2011 (2011-01-09)[2]) [±] |
Colloquy (software) |
January 28, 2009 |
1.0 |
|
|
2.4.3 (6011) (March 22, 2014 (2014-03-22)) [±] |
CoolIRC |
|
|
|
|
3.1 (June 16, 2007 (2007-06-16)) [±] |
Dump Chat |
May 18, 2013 |
1.0 |
May 18, 2013 |
1.0 |
Template:Latest stable software release/Dump Chat |
EbIRC |
September 24, 2006 |
0.01 |
|
|
0.19 (February 18, 2009 (2009-02-18)) [±] |
Foo IRC |
May, 2014 |
2.5 |
|
|
Template:Latest stable software release/Foo IRC |
fIRC |
December 22, 2008 |
0.1.0 |
|
|
0.2.11 (March 26, 2009 (2009-03-26)) [±] |
IRC7 |
September 5, 2011 |
|
|
|
1.7 (February 10, 2012 (2012-02-10)) [±] |
JedIrc |
2007 |
|
|
|
3.2.4 (June 17, 2009 (2009-06-17)) [±] |
jmIrc |
May 14, 2004 |
0.60 |
|
|
0.96 (November 23, 2009 (2009-11-23)) [±] |
k-IRC |
August 20, 2002 |
1.0 |
|
|
1.1 (October 4, 2003 (2003-10-04)) [±] |
MtvIRC |
|
|
|
|
2.3 (June 12, 2009 (2009-06-12)) [±] |
Palaver |
August 24, 2012 |
1.0 |
August 24, 2012 |
1.0 |
1.1 (February 15, 2013 (2013-02-15)) [±] |
PSPIRC |
July 20, 2007 |
1.0.1 |
|
|
1.6 (September 12, 2007 (2007-09-12)) [±] |
Relay IRC |
March 19, 2014 |
1.0 |
March 19, 2014 |
1.0 |
1.0 (March 19, 2014 (2014-03-19)) [±]
|
upIRC |
September 18, 2001 |
1.0.0 |
|
|
3.8.3 (September 3, 2004 (2004-09-03)) [±] |
Virca |
2003 |
0.0.1 |
|
|
1.1.20 (November 22, 2004 (2004-11-22)) [±] |
wIRC |
|
|
|
|
0.3.2 (September 6, 2010 (2010-09-06)[3]) [±] |
WirelessIRC |
|
|
|
|
1.22 (June 12, 2007 (2007-06-12)) [±] |
WLIrc |
September 15, 2003 |
0.90 |
|
|
2.0.1 (August 16, 2007 (2007-08-16)) [±] |
Yaaic |
March 14, 2010 |
0.1 |
|
|
0.9 (July 17, 2011 (2011-07-17)) [±] |
zsIRC |
June 13, 2006 |
|
|
|
2009.12.26 (December 26, 2009 (2009-12-26)[4]) [±] |
Client |
Date |
Version |
Date |
Version |
Latest stable release |
First public release |
First stable release |
Protocol support
What IRC related protocols and standards are supported by each client.
Client |
CTCP |
DCC |
IPv6 |
SSL |
TLS |
OCSP |
CRL |
AndroidChat |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
AndChat |
Yes |
No |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
Mobile Colloquy |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
CoolIRC |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Dump Chat |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
EbIRC |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
fIRC |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Foo IRC |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
IRC7 |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
JedIrc |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
jmIrc |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
k-IRC |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
MtvIRC |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Palaver |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
PSPIRC |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Relay IRC |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
upIRC |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Virca |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
wIRC |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
WirelessIRC |
Yes |
No |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
WLIrc |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
No |
No |
No |
? |
Yaaic |
? |
? |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
zsIRC |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Client |
CTCP |
DCC |
IPv6 |
SSL |
TLS |
OCSP |
CRL |
Direct client-to-client (DCC) support
Client |
CHAT |
Whiteboard |
SEND |
GET |
RESUME |
TSEND |
SEND T |
XMIT |
Passive DCC |
Server |
RDCC |
REVERSE |
RSEND |
Reverse / Firewall DCC |
File servers (FSERVs) |
XDCC |
AndroidChat |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
AndChat |
? |
? |
No |
No |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Mobile Colloquy |
Yes |
No |
No |
? |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
CoolIRC |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Dump Chat |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
EbIRC |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Foo IRC |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
fIRC |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
IRC7 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
JedIrc |
No |
No |
No |
? |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
jmIrc |
No |
No |
No |
? |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
k-IRC |
No |
No |
No |
? |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
MtvIRC |
No |
No |
No |
? |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
PSPIRC |
No |
No |
No |
? |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Relay IRC |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
upIRC |
Yes |
No |
No |
? |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Virca |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
wIRC |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
WirelessIRC |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
WLIrc |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Yaaic |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
zsIRC |
No |
No |
No |
? |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Client |
CHAT |
Whiteboard |
SEND |
GET |
RESUME |
TSEND |
SEND T |
XMIT |
Passive DCC |
Server |
RDCC |
REVERSE |
RSEND |
Reverse / Firewall DCC |
File servers (FSERVs) |
XDCC |
Features
Information on what features each of the clients support.
Client |
Multi-server |
UTF-8 |
Proxy server |
irc:// URI scheme |
Automatic updates |
Scripting language |
Push notifications |
AndroidChat |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
AndChat |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
Mobile Colloquy |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
CoolIRC |
No |
Yes |
Yes[Note 1] |
No |
No |
Yes |
? |
Dump Chat |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
EbIRC |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
Foo IRC |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
fIRC |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
IRC7 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
? |
JedIrc |
No |
Yes |
Yes[Note 1] |
No |
No |
Yes |
? |
jmIrc |
No |
Yes |
Yes[Note 1] |
No |
No |
Yes |
? |
k-IRC |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
? |
MtvIRC |
No |
Yes |
Yes[Note 1] |
No |
No |
No |
? |
Palaver |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes[Note 2] |
Yes |
PSPIRC |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
? |
Relay IRC |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
upIRC |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes[Note 2] |
? |
Virca |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
No |
? |
? |
wIRC |
? |
? |
Yes |
? |
? |
? |
? |
WirelessIRC |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
WLIrc |
? |
No |
? |
? |
No |
? |
? |
Yaaic |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
? |
zsIRC |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
? |
Client |
Multi-server |
UTF-8 |
Proxy server |
irc:// URI scheme |
Automatic updates |
Scripting language |
Push notifications |
See also
References
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| General topics |
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| Common terms | |
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| Lists and comparisons | |
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| Related protocols | |
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| See also | |
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