# Goguma IRC client

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Goguma IRC client and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A free, modern IRC client that people recommend as the gold standard, including for use on iOS. No recurring complaints appear in the quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Modern IRC client for mobile (2 comments): "with a modern client (eg. https://codeberg.org/emersion/goguma )" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50042146)) "For clients, I'm using Halloy on my Mac and Goguma on iOS." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50044563))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Microsoft Comic Chat](https://hackerapproved.com/p/microsoft-comic-chat.md): 22 recommend
- [Irssi](https://hackerapproved.com/p/irssi.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Goguma IRC client", https://hackerapproved.com/p/goguma/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).