June 19, 2011

IRC999: A Review of a Free IRC Client for iOS

I found a free IRC client called IRC999 for iOS. I tried it out and it's mostly very intuitive to use. You can configure the server, port and nickname/password you wish to use and the channels you wish to join (autojoin is an option) and you're in.

The interface adapts itself to landscape/portrait orientations. In landscape mode you can see the status of various channels on the left pane, with the conversation of the current channel on the right pane; in portrait mode, the current channel takes over the entire screen. It has a few customizable options including font size (S/M/L).

It can list the nicknames in the current channel, but the list is unsorted; there is no tab-completion for nicknames.

1. Usability: .5
2. Usefulness: .5
3. Looks: 1
4. Enjoyability: .5

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