CoreIRC

25.10wk40

Aureolin

3.68

103 reviews

1,000+
Downloads

$5.99

Pure modern IRC experience for Android

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 6 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 6 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.

More data about CoreIRC

Price	$5.99
Total downloads	2.9 thousand
Recent downloads	6
Rating	3.68 based on 100 ratings
Ranking	Not ranked
Version	25.10wk40
APK size	3.97 MB
Number of libraries	14
Designed for Android	4.4+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Downloads over time

CoreIRC has been downloaded 2.9 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it has been downloaded 6 times.

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Comments on CoreIRC for Android

★★★★★ Andrew Greenwood · Feb 13, 2020

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.

Google Play Rankings for CoreIRC

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Technologies used by CoreIRC

CoreIRC is requesting 7 permissions and is using 14 libraries.

Permissions

Development tools

test access to protected storage

Network communication

full network access

Storage

modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Extra

android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_REMOTE_MESSAGING, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, co.aureolin.coreirc.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

Ad network libraries

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Social libraries

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Development tools

Android Jetpack core

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AndroidX Preference

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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