# LimeChat - IRC Client

> Social Networking

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id298766460](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id298766460)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id298766460`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Satoshi Nakagawa
- **Category:** Social Networking
- **Rating:** 3.10 / 5 (11 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.31
- **Last updated:** 2020-06-20
- **First published:** 2008-12-22
- **Size:** 1.26 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/limechat-irc-client/id298766460)
- **Website:** [http://limechat.net/iphone/](http://limechat.net/iphone/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://limechat.net/iphone/privacypolicy.html](http://limechat.net/iphone/privacypolicy.html)

## Description

LimeChat for iOS is a full featured IRC client. It allows you to chat on the go in the same way as you do on desktop.

Features:
・Quick navigation. You can move around channels quickly by arrow buttons or tapping on the left/right side of log views.
・Arrow buttons indicate events (highlight, new message coming or new PM coming) happened in the other channels. So you can recognize it easily while chatting in another channel.
・Highlights messages and optionally vibrates for your specific words.
・Visual interface for user information (whois).
・Built-in browser for clickable URL links.
・Full support for landscape mode.
・Multitasking support. Connections are kept up for a while (2-7 minutes) after going to background.
・Multiple servers and channels.
・Automatic Nickserv authentication support.
・Full support for many text encodings.
・SSL support. (Self-signed certificates are NOT supported)
・VoiceOver support.

Notes:
・DCC is NOT supported currently.

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## Rankings

- #382,147 — Overall
- #72 — chatgpt extension
- #75 — keywords: chatgpt

## Review summary

Users praise LimeChat for reliability, speed, and a clean, simple UI, with positive notes about updates such as background reconnect. However, recurring issues include background connection drops, keyboard problems, and missing features like file download and channel search. Some reviews also flag limited notifications and accessibility options, and several view the $5 price as high or worth it only given the reliability.

### Pros

- Reliable, fast, and well-performing mobile IRC client.
- Elegant, clean, and minimal UI that is easy to use.
- Positive updates and feature improvements, including background reconnect support.
- Cross-platform appeal (also used on macOS) with a consistent experience.

### Cons

- Background connectivity is unreliable: connections drop in the background and time out.
- Keyboard issues persist: keyboard sometimes doesn't appear or jumps, plus Bluetooth keyboard problems on iPad.
- Feature gaps: no file downloads and no channel search, plus limited notification support.
- Perceived high price with mixed value judgments.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id298766460)