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AppBrain's verdict
EstablishedNiche- Rating on Google Play
- 3.76
- 103 ratings
- Installs
- 3 thousand
- Last updated
- September 2, 2026
- Ads
- No ads
- Size
- 3.76 MB
Core IRC is a niche app, with 3 thousand installs. Users are divided: 3.8 stars from 103 ratings.
User feedback
Ratings and reviews on Google PlayComments on Core IRC for Android
★★★★★
Mark K
· Jul 22, 2021
Finally, a modern irc client that after many years of searching does what I want: 1) notifications work not just for private messages but for channel messages. 2) stays connected while screen is off (most, all the other clients seem to disconnect?). 3) works fine with my bouncer. I don't mind the color scheme, but options would be great. Well done team.
★★★★☆
Thorne Heathenspring
· Jul 2, 2020
First time I'm paying for an IRC client. Free phone clients are either buggy or lacking in features. Core IRC seems good enough for my needs. Worth the money. Since I can't find a help #, I'd suggest a few tweaks/issues to be fixed. 1) Can't seem to autocomplete/tab nicks mid-sentence. 2)Time stamps of znc doesn't sync with the client. It's important. Otherwise, all the previous messages from the buffer appear with the present time stamp. 3) I faced issues initially while editing the port number.
★★★★★
Andrew Greenwood
· Feb 13, 2020
Great beginning for an Android IRC client. The dev is attentive and friendly.
★★★★☆
Bryce Carr
· Jun 28, 2020
Works for what I need it to (auto join channel, send command to bots, receive files). Wish I could tap the download notification to open the file though.
★☆☆☆☆
A Google user
· Aug 10, 2025
The UI is pretty weird/unintuitive. And I still haven't figured out what the "identity" is, which seems to have nothing to do with the IRC protocol and also apparently can't be changed for the server once you set it. I couldn't get Core IRC to connect to my znc bouncer. It keeps reconnecting, except on one of the four networks. And one of the four network connections reported to still be connected forever when it wasn't. I'm able to connect fine on igloo and AndroIRC.
★★☆☆☆
Donald Martin
· Mar 22, 2025
Finally, got it to connect, can see the channel list, but nothing happens after joining many channels. There is no error message. Nothing.
★★☆☆☆
Sammy Katta
· Dec 27, 2025
Interface looks clean and nice, but the storage location is inaccessible without a computer. It says storage permission is required to change the folder, but app doesn't ask for storage permission and there's no way to grant it, so I can't get to any downloaded file. Also for some reason I can't refund the app despite having paid for it less than an hour ago, so I'm hoping you can fix the storage permission problem.
★☆☆☆☆
Wayne Stephens
· Aug 30, 2023
When I make a profile it doesn't save the nicker password at all. Removes it when I click off I have tried everything
Google Play Rating history and histogram
Store listing
By Aureolin, from Google Play“Pure modern IRC experience for Android”
Screenshots by Aureolin, from the Google Play listing
Description by Aureolin Written by the developer, not by AppBrain. Click to read.
Basic features
Multiple secure IRC connections
Connect to several Internet Relay Chat (IRC) networks over SSL for encryption and added security.
IRCv3 SASL and NickServ authentication
Authenticate to configured servers with SASL PLAIN, SASL EXTERNAL or SASL SCRAM-SHA-256, or just using plain old NickServ.
Receive files (DCC)
Files can be received over the DCC protocol with resume support.
Robust notification system
Configure the notifications you want to receive for each network by channel, sender or message. Create as many notification rule sets as required so you don't miss anything important.
Fun Extras
• Inline URL previews
Preview URLs posted in chat before opening them in your browser. Images can be turned off when displaying previews.
• Now Playing script
Post what you're currently listening to with Spotify, Google Play Music, Amazon Music, Poweramp and more in joined channels.
• System Information script
Display information about your device in a simple easy-to-read format. Supported commands are /sysinfo, /deviceinfo, /osinfo, /cpuinfo, /meminfo, /storage, /gfxinfo and /uptime
Client-to-client protocol
Support for common CTCP messages: ACTION, CLIENTINFO, DCC, FINGER, PING, TIME, and VERSION.
Modern design for Android
Designed following the latest Material design principles for the best user experience possible.
Other features
• Background connectivity using Android services
• Command autocomplete
• Channel list
• Character sets
• Chat logging with on-demand log file creation
• Chat message storage
• Ignore lists
• IRC v3 CAP 302, cap-notify, message-tags, setname
• IRC v3.1 account-notify, away-notify, extended-join, multi-prefix
• IRC v3.2 account-tag, batch, chghost, echo-message, invite-notify, labeled-response, Monitor, msgid, server-time, userhost-in-names
• IRC / mIRC colour support
• Network editor with multiple servers
• Nick autocomplete
• Proxy connection
• Raw commands using /quote
• Timestamps
• UI themes
• and more
Do you have feedback or feature requests that you'd like to share? Chat with us on #coreirc at irc.coreirc.chat, or visit https://chat.coreirc.chat in your web browser.
You can also post your issue or bug reports and feature requests to https://bitbucket.org/aureolinco/coreirc/issues
Recent changes:
Added
• Improved compatibility for Android 16.
• DCC SEND support over WiFi connections.
• Experimental passive DCC SEND support.
Fixed
• DCC file transfer failures due to lost file permissions access.
• Folder selection for DCC transfers on Android 13+.
• PEM file selection for SASL External authentication.
• Edge-to-edge app display fixing status bar and navigation bar overlaps on Android 15+.
• Improved stability on Android 14+.
• Several crash bugs.
Multiple secure IRC connections
Connect to several Internet Relay Chat (IRC) networks over SSL for encryption and added security.
IRCv3 SASL and NickServ authentication
Authenticate to configured servers with SASL PLAIN, SASL EXTERNAL or SASL SCRAM-SHA-256, or just using plain old NickServ.
Receive files (DCC)
Files can be received over the DCC protocol with resume support.
Robust notification system
Configure the notifications you want to receive for each network by channel, sender or message. Create as many notification rule sets as required so you don't miss anything important.
Fun Extras
• Inline URL previews
Preview URLs posted in chat before opening them in your browser. Images can be turned off when displaying previews.
• Now Playing script
Post what you're currently listening to with Spotify, Google Play Music, Amazon Music, Poweramp and more in joined channels.
• System Information script
Display information about your device in a simple easy-to-read format. Supported commands are /sysinfo, /deviceinfo, /osinfo, /cpuinfo, /meminfo, /storage, /gfxinfo and /uptime
Client-to-client protocol
Support for common CTCP messages: ACTION, CLIENTINFO, DCC, FINGER, PING, TIME, and VERSION.
Modern design for Android
Designed following the latest Material design principles for the best user experience possible.
Other features
• Background connectivity using Android services
• Command autocomplete
• Channel list
• Character sets
• Chat logging with on-demand log file creation
• Chat message storage
• Ignore lists
• IRC v3 CAP 302, cap-notify, message-tags, setname
• IRC v3.1 account-notify, away-notify, extended-join, multi-prefix
• IRC v3.2 account-tag, batch, chghost, echo-message, invite-notify, labeled-response, Monitor, msgid, server-time, userhost-in-names
• IRC / mIRC colour support
• Network editor with multiple servers
• Nick autocomplete
• Proxy connection
• Raw commands using /quote
• Timestamps
• UI themes
• and more
Do you have feedback or feature requests that you'd like to share? Chat with us on #coreirc at irc.coreirc.chat, or visit https://chat.coreirc.chat in your web browser.
You can also post your issue or bug reports and feature requests to https://bitbucket.org/aureolinco/coreirc/issues
Recent changes:
Added
• Improved compatibility for Android 16.
• DCC SEND support over WiFi connections.
• Experimental passive DCC SEND support.
Fixed
• DCC file transfer failures due to lost file permissions access.
• Folder selection for DCC transfers on Android 13+.
• PEM file selection for SASL External authentication.
• Edge-to-edge app display fixing status bar and navigation bar overlaps on Android 15+.
• Improved stability on Android 14+.
• Several crash bugs.
Safety and technology
Found in the app by AppBrain- Ads
- No ads
- Price
- $5.99
- Libraries
- 14
- App size
- 3.76 MB
- Needs Android
- 4.4+
- Content rating
- Everyone
Technologies used by Core IRC
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14 libraries
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Releases
Updates seen on Google Play- Version
- 26.09wk36
- Launched
- February 2020
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Installs
Tracked by AppBrain- Last 30 days
- 14
- Play install range
- 1+ thousand
- Launched
- February 2020
Installs over time
Core IRC has been installed 3 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it has been installed 14 times.
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About the app and developer
About Core IRC
Core IRC is a communication app developed by Aureolin.
How many times has Core IRC been installed?
Core IRC has been installed 3 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was installed 14 times.
What is the rating of Core IRC?
Core IRC is rated 3.76 out of 5 stars, based on 100 ratings.
Is Core IRC free?
Core IRC costs $5.99. The app size is 3.77 MB. The latest version available is 26.09wk36. The last update was on September 2, 2026.
What are the requirements for Core IRC?
Core IRC requires Android 4.4+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play since February 2020.
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