LimeChat - IRC Client

Name: LimeChat - IRC Client
Rating: 3.1 (11 reviews)
Author: Satoshi Nakagawa

by Satoshi Nakagawa

iPhone · iPad

Abandoned risk Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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Quick verdict

What it is: Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance: $4.99

Categories and search queries

Official categories

Social Networking

AppCorpus categories

Social networking

Key functions

Function	Availability	Access	Scope	Evidence
Family Sharing	Yes	Unknown	App Store	Store published

Screens

No screenshots collected yet.

Pricing & paywalls

App Store

Price: $4.99

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

App Store

3.1 11 ratings · App Store

1/5Can’t use DCC feature in IRC
This client doesn’t support downloading of files. Requesting a refund.

Fast Eddie G70 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Excellent
Excellent app, just check a bug on iOS 26.1, every time you send a message the keyboard “jumps”.

noakmilo90 · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Great!
Happy to see this app get an update and get a background reconnect feature.

WhyTheNickGuys? · 31 Jul 2026
3/52.25
Errr the keyboard no longer comes up in the latest version

RealSuperHappy · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Keyboard
App is not working on iPhone X. Keyboard does not show. Can’t type messages. Useless. Please fix!

Kik user 7377 · 31 Jul 2026

Privacy & accessibility

App Store

Privacy

No Details Provided Developer declared

Accessibility

No accessibility labels collected yet.

Versions

App Store

2.10
・SASL support
2.11
・Added show timestamp option. ・Added kick menu in user list. ・Fixed an issue in parsing kick commands. ・Use system format settings for timestamp. ・Show motd replies.
2.12
・Renamed several setting titles around NickServ settings so that users can understand more clearly.
2.13
・Fall back to ISO-8859-1 when received illegal UTF-8 data. ・Fixed an issue that sending commands didn't work. ・Fixed an issue that log view wasn't refreshed after a font change on iPad.
2.14
- Show SSL errors more clearly. - Changed Ustream chat server to chat1.ustream.tv.
2.15
・iPhone 5 and iOS 6 support.
2.16
・Bug fixes for iPhone 5 and iOS 6 support.
2.17
Work around for the RTL text crashing bug in iOS 6.
2.18
- iOS 7 support.
2.19
- Support server-time capabilities for ZNC. - Fix a bug where arrow buttons to traverse unread channels option didn't work. - Fix a bug where channel menu didn't come back after reconnected.
2.20
・Fix minor layout issues
2.21
- Improved keyboard behavior.
2.22
- Fix layout issue for external keyboards.
2.23
- iPhone 6 & 6 Plus support. - Remove arrow button on iPad.
2.24
・Fix whois issue.
2.25
・Updated description on AppStore.
2.26
・iPhone X support. ・Fix keyboard problem.
2.27
・Fix layout issue on iPhone X. ・If you are still seeing keyboard problem on iPhone X, please reinstall the app.
2.28
・Built with the latest Xcode
2.29
• Fix color schema for dark mode
2.30
• Add SSL certificate verification option
2.31 · 20 Jun 2020
• Fix issues in channel list
2.7
・Copy menu on iPhone. ・KOI8-R and KOI8-U support.
2.8
・Added auto reconnect in background option. ・Minor bug fixes.
2.9
・Fixed voice over problems.

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Alternatives

Igloo — Same category + similar ratings
Element X - Secure Chat & Call — Same category + similar ratings

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Data quality & evidence

Page completeness: Live store listing
Last verified: 31 Jul 2026
Sources: App Store

Independent summary has not been published yet.
Screenshots: not yet collected

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