Arkhe IRC
Modern IRCv3 & bouncer client
$0.99 · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Arkhe is a modern, native IRC client for iPhone and iPad, built from the
ground up for IRCv3 and designed to feel right at home with modern IRC
bouncers.
Whether you run your own bouncer or connect directly to your favorite IRC
networks, Arkhe keeps your conversations in sync and your credentials
secure.
WHY ARKHE
• Native SwiftUI app fast, lightweight and made for iOS.
• Built for IRCv3, not retrofitted onto an old protocol.
• Secure by default: passwords and certificates live in the iOS Keychain,
never stored in plain text.
SECURE AUTHENTICATION
• SASL PLAIN for username and password login.
• SASL EXTERNAL with CertFP sign in with a client TLS certificate, no
password required.
• TLS connections with modern cipher support.
BUILT FOR BOUNCERS
• Full IRC bouncer support: automatically discover and browse every network
on your bouncer.
• A seamless multi-network experience from a single connection.
• Automatic scrollback with chathistory pick up right where you left off
when you join a channel.
IRCv3 DONE RIGHT
• server-time for accurate timestamps on history.
• message-tags, batch, echo-message, cap-notify.
• account-notify, away-notify, chghost, extended-join, multi-prefix,
userhost-in-names, setname and invite-notify.
MADE FOR iPHONE AND iPAD
• Adaptive layout with a three-column view on iPad.
• A clean, focused reading experience.
• Inline media and file uploads through your own uploader.
Arkhe is open source. If you'd rather build it yourself, the full source
code is available see the developer's website.
Note: Arkhe is a chat client. You'll need access to an IRC server or an IRC
bouncer to use it.
Ratings & Reviews
- This app hasn’t received enough ratings or reviews to display an overview.
• Conversations open instantly: recent history is kept on your device and only what you missed is fetched when you reconnect.
• Upload files straight to your bouncer: if your server offers a file host (e.g. soju), the attach button uses it with your existing login.
• Tap the arrow on a reply to jump to the original message, even when it's further back in history.
• Stronger sign-in: Arkhe now uses SCRAM-SHA-256 when the server supports it, so your password never crosses the wire.
• Fixed loading older history on some bouncers, and catching up channels after a reconnect.
• Faster joins on networks that support no-implicit-names, and more reliable end-of-history detection.
The developer, carlos prieto ortiz, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- carlos prieto ortiz
- Size
- 4 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- 2026 © Carlos Prieto Ortiz
