CoreIRC delivers a modern, secure IRC experience on Android with SSL-encrypted connections and extensive IRCv3 support. It includes SASL and NickServ authentication, DCC file transfers with resume, and a robust per-network notification system, all wrapped in a contemporary Material Design UI. Priced at $5.99, it has a rating of 3.68 from 100 reviews and has accumulated 1,000+ downloads over 2254 days on the market, with 12 downloads in the last 30 days.
Pros & Cons
SSL-encrypted connections for secure chats
Extensive IRCv3 feature support (CAP, CTCP, account-notify, etc)
Robust per-network notification system to keep you informed
Modern Android Material Design UI with background connectivity
DCC file transfers with resume support
Inline URL previews and Now Playing/system-info scripting
Not ranked in any top listRecently; visibility may be limited compared to top-listed apps
Android 14+ stability issues noted in known issues; some bugs may persist on newer builds
About CoreIRC
CoreIRC is a communication app developed by Aureolin.
Download Statistics
CoreIRC has been downloaded 2.9 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 12 times.
User Ratings
CoreIRC is rated 3.68 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 100 ratings.
App Information
CoreIRC costs $5.99 to download. The APK download size is 3.98 MB. The latest version available is 25.10wk40. The last update was on October 4, 2025.
Technical Requirements
CoreIRC requires Android 4.4+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play February 2020.
Description
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 15+.
Fixed • Fix several bugs and crashes with receiving DCC transfers. • Crash bug when trying to launch the device battery optimisation settings.
Known Issues • Some bugs and instability on Android 14+. Email help@coreirc.com for any issues encountered.
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Great beginning for an Android IRC client. The dev is attentive and friendly.
★★★★★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.
★★★★☆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.
★★☆☆☆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.
★☆☆☆☆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
★☆☆☆☆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.
★★☆☆☆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.
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Technologies used by CoreIRC
CoreIRC is requesting 7 permissions and is using 14 libraries.
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Trust & Safety: CoreIRC requests permissions typical for a networked Android chat app: FOREGROUND_SERVICE, INTERNET, POST_NOTIFICATIONS, READ/WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE, and a DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION. These permissions support background connectivity, messaging, and file handling; no additional sensitive data access is indicated.
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