Igloo

Name: Igloo
Rating: 3.8 (94 reviews)
Author: Eskimo Software

The chillest IRC client

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

94 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Social Networking
Developer

Eskimo Software
Language

EN
English
Size

19.9
MB

Introducing the new Igloo: a complete overhaul delivering an IRC Client with enhanced performance and stability. This latest version, reengineered from the ground up, offers a refined user experience while maintaining the simplicity and versatility you expect from Igloo. What's New: • Multi-File DCC/XDCC: Enhanced to support simultaneous file transfers, now conveniently stored locally for immediate access. • Redesigned User Interface: A cleaner, more intuitive UI paired with a selection of themes, elevating your chat experience. • Optimized for Bouncers: Advanced features tailored for a seamless experience with popular bouncers like ZNC. Core Features: • Comprehensive Network Support: Compatible with all IRC networks, including Freenode, Libera, Rizon, EFnet, and more. • Secure Communication: Ensured by SSL/TLS encryption. • ZNC Integration: Seamless integration with ZNC and a Push Notification module (https://push.igloo.app). • Versatile File Sharing: File, image, audio, and video sharing supported through platforms like Arxius.io and Imgur.com. • Enhanced Input Completion: For channels, nicks, and commands. • Inline Media Viewing: Experience inline media display for a more engaging chat environment. • Customization and Compliance: Customize your experience with inline nick coloring, full formatting with 99 color support, and adherence to IRCv3 standards. • VoiceOver Accessibility: Enhanced accessibility features including VoiceOver integration to support our vision-impaired users. We're committed to evolving Igloo based on your feedback. If there are features you'd like to see in future updates, please let us know at contact@igloo.app or join us at #igloo on iglooirc.com. Terms of Service: https://igloo.app/terms Privacy Policy https://igloo.app/privacy

Ratings & Reviews

3.8

out of 5

94 Ratings

Good and getting better
07/16/2024

BadScooter66
Overall a good revision of the app, but some simple and usual elements are changed or missing.I know I’m not alone in wanting the ability to ignore users. The IRC world is rampant with ugliness and without ignore, you can’t truly shut it out at times.Please add the ability to choose to turn off the Slap function. I can’t tel you how many times I’ve gone to a user, wanted to see their WhoIs, only to have that menu jump and in turn, making me select the Slap function. I don’t slap people. I don’t like violence. This seems like an easy ‘re-add’, as the function was a toggle selection in the previous version.Lastly, there have even times that I select the theme (always Light) only to launch the app and have to select it again. This even comes when setting the selection to my iPads default theme. Just a simple bug there.Again, good work. I just know it can always get better!Thanks!

Developer Response
Ignore just hasn't been made a thing because it's really just unreliable. Someone can just change their nick/ident/host and bother you again and eventually you have 700 entries in your ignore list and you're still being bothered. As for the slap action, I'll add a toggle for that. As for the theme switching, are you making sure that you are hitting save after changing the theme rather than hitting cancel or simply swiping the settings away? The theme change is applied immediately when the theme is selected, but only saves to your settings if you hit the save button. Give that a shot and if you still have a problem email contact@igloo.app or hit support in settings to come into our irc channel.
Good and getting better
07/16/2024

BadScooter66

Overall a good revision of the app, but some simple and usual elements are changed or missing.I know I’m not alone in wanting the ability to ignore users. The IRC world is rampant with ugliness and without ignore, you can’t truly shut it out at times.Please add the ability to choose to turn off the Slap function. I can’t tel you how many times I’ve gone to a user, wanted to see their WhoIs, only to have that menu jump and in turn, making me select the Slap function. I don’t slap people. I don’t like violence. This seems like an easy ‘re-add’, as the function was a toggle selection in the previous version.Lastly, there have even times that I select the theme (always Light) only to launch the app and have to select it again. This even comes when setting the selection to my iPads default theme. Just a simple bug there.Again, good work. I just know it can always get better!Thanks!
Developer Response 07/20/2024
Ignore just hasn't been made a thing because it's really just unreliable. Someone can just change their nick/ident/host and bother you again and eventually you have 700 entries in your ignore list and you're still being bothered. As for the slap action, I'll add a toggle for that. As for the theme switching, are you making sure that you are hitting save after changing the theme rather than hitting cancel or simply swiping the settings away? The theme change is applied immediately when the theme is selected, but only saves to your settings if you hit the save button. Give that a shot and if you still have a problem email contact@igloo.app or hit support in settings to come into our irc channel.
Igloo - Comprehensive and Feature-Rich
12/04/2024

আল মামুন
Igloo stands out as one of the best IRC chat clients available today. Its blend of robust features, user-friendly interface, and excellent support make it a top choice for both newcomers and seasoned IRC users.Key Features:•Cross-Platform Compatibility: Igloo runs smoothly across devices, offering seamless synchronization for a consistent user experience.•Customizability: From themes to notifications, users can tailor the app to suit their preferences.•Advanced Features: It supports multiple servers, message logging, scripting, and highlights, making it a powerhouse for power users.•Ease of Use: The intuitive design ensures that even those new to IRC can navigate channels and servers effortlessly.Performance:The app is lightweight, ensuring minimal battery and data consumption. It connects to servers quickly and maintains a stable connection, even on weaker networks.Support and Updates:Igloo offers outstanding customer support. The development team actively engages with the community, frequently releasing updates to improve functionality and security.Final Thoughts:Igloo combines versatility, reliability, and a sleek design, making it an excellent choice for anyone looking to join or manage IRC chats. Whether you’re chatting for fun, collaborating professionally, or exploring niche communities, Igloo delivers on all fronts. Highly recommended!Rating: 4.8/5

Developer Response
I'm sorry you feel that way, but you could just contact support and express your concerns instead of leaving a bad review. Free licenses are given out all the time for various reasons.
Igloo - Comprehensive and Feature-Rich
12/04/2024

আল মামুন

Igloo stands out as one of the best IRC chat clients available today. Its blend of robust features, user-friendly interface, and excellent support make it a top choice for both newcomers and seasoned IRC users.Key Features:•Cross-Platform Compatibility: Igloo runs smoothly across devices, offering seamless synchronization for a consistent user experience.•Customizability: From themes to notifications, users can tailor the app to suit their preferences.•Advanced Features: It supports multiple servers, message logging, scripting, and highlights, making it a powerhouse for power users.•Ease of Use: The intuitive design ensures that even those new to IRC can navigate channels and servers effortlessly.Performance:The app is lightweight, ensuring minimal battery and data consumption. It connects to servers quickly and maintains a stable connection, even on weaker networks.Support and Updates:Igloo offers outstanding customer support. The development team actively engages with the community, frequently releasing updates to improve functionality and security.Final Thoughts:Igloo combines versatility, reliability, and a sleek design, making it an excellent choice for anyone looking to join or manage IRC chats. Whether you’re chatting for fun, collaborating professionally, or exploring niche communities, Igloo delivers on all fronts. Highly recommended!Rating: 4.8/5
Developer Response 11/29/2024
I'm sorry you feel that way, but you could just contact support and express your concerns instead of leaving a bad review. Free licenses are given out all the time for various reasons.
Junk
05/29/2024

Blmmmmmmm
ITS A SCAM Doesn’t have ignore feature, doesn’t have ability to type in color, can’t make font bigger than 20 so it’s tiny on phone screen, developer response “I’ve only made enough money to buy a slice of pizza” don’t waste your money find something else, even turboirc has more features and it hasn’t been updated in years, developer got mad when email complaints came in and pulled the older version but not until he pulled all its features. Paid for that one and he pulled it, nothing to say he won’t pull this one after he gets more pizza money. ITS A SCAMUpdate : went to support and asked questions about it not having a feature and was berated and kicked out of the room, I can see now why it only has 3 stars, I was willing to give it a shot but if the developer is condescending and has a “it’s my app and I do what I want” attitude and berates and allows people to be berated in the so called “support” room what does that tell you? If I could afford the 20$ I now know I wouldn’t pay it FIND ANOTHER, ANY OTHER APP OR PROGRAM

Developer Response
Instead of a jerky 1 star review, how about send a friendly email or hop in our chat and just make some suggestions. This app has been here now for a few months and nobody has asked for ignore, nobody has asked for the color inputs, and nobody has asked for a font bigger than 20 (which is massive btw). Turbo IRC is a really bad app that literally is so old it doesn't even take up your whole screen and can't connect to a server with SSL lol. Also, this new app exists specifically so it can be supported long term unlike the old app, and this is a lifetime purchase rather than an upgrade in an app that was planned to be depreciated a long time ago. This new version was started back in 2021, just was too busy with things that make me more than $200 to finish it. RE: UpdateJust like you were a jerk in your original review, you were a jerk in the channel to myself and others just trying to help you, additionally, what makes you think you're going to get help if you leave a 1 star review first saying it's a "SCAM"? The fact that you're crying this much about not having /ignore makes a lot more sense now after seeing multiple interactions with you. Don't be so confrontational and you won't need to ignore people when they hurt your poor little feelings in response to your jerkiness. If you could just be a decent person, you would've gotten a free code just like every single other person that comes into the channel or emails me, but you're not capable. Please go find another client, you using Igloo gives it a bad name.
Junk
05/29/2024

Blmmmmmmm

ITS A SCAM Doesn’t have ignore feature, doesn’t have ability to type in color, can’t make font bigger than 20 so it’s tiny on phone screen, developer response “I’ve only made enough money to buy a slice of pizza” don’t waste your money find something else, even turboirc has more features and it hasn’t been updated in years, developer got mad when email complaints came in and pulled the older version but not until he pulled all its features. Paid for that one and he pulled it, nothing to say he won’t pull this one after he gets more pizza money. ITS A SCAMUpdate : went to support and asked questions about it not having a feature and was berated and kicked out of the room, I can see now why it only has 3 stars, I was willing to give it a shot but if the developer is condescending and has a “it’s my app and I do what I want” attitude and berates and allows people to be berated in the so called “support” room what does that tell you? If I could afford the 20$ I now know I wouldn’t pay it FIND ANOTHER, ANY OTHER APP OR PROGRAM
Developer Response 05/31/2024
Instead of a jerky 1 star review, how about send a friendly email or hop in our chat and just make some suggestions. This app has been here now for a few months and nobody has asked for ignore, nobody has asked for the color inputs, and nobody has asked for a font bigger than 20 (which is massive btw). Turbo IRC is a really bad app that literally is so old it doesn't even take up your whole screen and can't connect to a server with SSL lol. Also, this new app exists specifically so it can be supported long term unlike the old app, and this is a lifetime purchase rather than an upgrade in an app that was planned to be depreciated a long time ago. This new version was started back in 2021, just was too busy with things that make me more than $200 to finish it. RE: UpdateJust like you were a jerk in your original review, you were a jerk in the channel to myself and others just trying to help you, additionally, what makes you think you're going to get help if you leave a 1 star review first saying it's a "SCAM"? The fact that you're crying this much about not having /ignore makes a lot more sense now after seeing multiple interactions with you. Don't be so confrontational and you won't need to ignore people when they hurt your poor little feelings in response to your jerkiness. If you could just be a decent person, you would've gotten a free code just like every single other person that comes into the channel or emails me, but you're not capable. Please go find another client, you using Igloo gives it a bad name.
Stable and Solid
12/17/2024

EggplantWiz
I’ve been a user since late V1 into V2. While the move to V3 had a few bumps, the developers have been really responsive it getting it almost back to all the features of V2 all the while making it a lot more stable. When I did have an issue with iPad view support very early on in V3, they had a patch out within a day! I’d still like an ignore feature like V2 had, and there’s some wonkiness with the “whois/whowas” with saved conversations that can be a little annoying. But overall, I’ve used a lot of IRC clients for iOS (Turbo, Colloquy, LimeChat, etc), and this has routinely been the most stable and feature-rich among them. I’ve come to consistently rely on it and am grateful it keeps getting better. Thanks!
Stable and Solid
12/17/2024

EggplantWiz

I’ve been a user since late V1 into V2. While the move to V3 had a few bumps, the developers have been really responsive it getting it almost back to all the features of V2 all the while making it a lot more stable. When I did have an issue with iPad view support very early on in V3, they had a patch out within a day! I’d still like an ignore feature like V2 had, and there’s some wonkiness with the “whois/whowas” with saved conversations that can be a little annoying. But overall, I’ve used a lot of IRC clients for iOS (Turbo, Colloquy, LimeChat, etc), and this has routinely been the most stable and feature-rich among them. I’ve come to consistently rely on it and am grateful it keeps getting better. Thanks!

• Fixed an issue with buffextras parsing • Fixed slightly broken notice handling in very specific situations

Version 3.11.1

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