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Palaver IRC App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ A promising startI have to agree with some of the other reviews regarding missing functionality, as I am unable to join a hidden channel where I spend 95% of my time on IRC. Repeated attempts to contact the developer over the last month for support have only been met with silence. It's a shame, because this is a client with a beautiful interface. If some things on the back end would be fixed, or if the developer was available to help, I'd use Palaver in a heartbeat..Version: 1.0.3
✓ Can't rejoin channels & lack of supportI got this working and was able to join a channel but as far as I can figure out the app requires you to manually add passworded channels each time you want to join them. Also, e-mail support never got back to me so I'm giving this 2 stars until this gets fixed or someone gets back to me telling me it's not actually broken..Version: 1.0.3
✓ Crashes constantlyThe app has the potential to be the best IRC client - if to stayed open for any longer than ten seconds. Please fix it..Version: 2.2.0
✓ Not badIt use to be okay back in the day but now lags behind the competition - there are better alternatives..Version: 2.10.2
✓ MystifiedI paid the fee to check it out. I don’t get it at all. What’s it supposed to do?.Version: 2.10.3
✓ Decent startNeeds more work. -can't customize quit message (or remove ad for app) -auto-correct can be a pain. Should be disabled when using commands. -No auto-complete by pressing "tab" when typing someone's nick. Should add nick auto complete functionality. -should add option to see who's in room while typing/etc. -can't scroll/click/go "up" through previously typed messages and commands. -chat history isn't preserved after reconnect -detailed customization of colors isn't possible Generally it needs to be fleshed out much more, but I am glad that there is at least an IRC app that is being actively developed. Please don't abandon this app like your competitors have!.Version: 1.0
✓ Good, but could be betterAs far as functionality goes, I haven't encountered any major issues. It is still lacking in several ways though. On an iPad for example, you can't close the connections panel, so only half your screen can be used for chatting (portrait and landscape). It also has not been updated to fit the new look of iOS7, and as some of the other reviews have made mention of, support/ speaking with the developer seems to be lacking..Version: 1.1.4
✓ Disconnects while in background1) Running in iOS10 as a background task, just doesn't have focus. You get disconnected from all irc's after 2min 30sec. Ideally it shouldn't disconnect from an irc as long as the app is running. 2) can't save or export a transcript for the current chat room 3) no option to limit chat history or clear history 4) socket error when connecting with a nickname already in use, should be more descriptive error message 5) developer doesn't reply to emails and there is no on in their irc It's a lot of $$$ for something that disconnects me after a little under 3 minutes. That's really my biggest issue with it. Will gladly bump up the review if I hear back from the developer..Version: 2.5.2
✓ No longer connects.Trying to connect to an irc always fails, so… what's the point?.Version: 2.5.2
✓ No DCCShame that an IRC client that has been around for as long as this has — and still being maintained! — still has somewhat limited functionality..Version: 2.9.3
✓ Beautiful but basicThe app itself is beautiful. The themes are all very appealing and refined. I works great with my ZNC bouncer but there are features lacking that I find surprising. You cannot send very many commands to the server. I got /whois, and /join to work but was dissatisfied to find that some basic commands like /msg, /help, and /oper (to name a few) were nonfunctional. I'll have to give it a better run through to test out some of the more obscure commands. I would give this app 5 stars all day if it weren't missing some of the most basic of IRC functionalities. I will keep my finger crossed for future updates but for now, if you need true IRC functionality you'd be best off trying one of the more popular clients. If you want basic IRC and messaging functionality you'll have a pleasant experience. Don't expect to run or manage an IRC server with this one though..Version: 1.0.3
✓ HmmNice interface but it crashes on start when you try to connect server..Version: 2.0.0
✓ Fails to connectPretty, but has trouble connecting to servers which other clients have no trouble with. I wish I could get my money back..Version: 1.1
✓ Can’t recommendFailing to send push notifications while running in background using ZNC. Bought this app specifically to get notifications, on my phone, for 24/7 response..Version: 2.10.0
✓ Bought it for one reason, and it didn’t come with that feature…I bought Palaver to be able to do dcc file transfers. Unlike some other IRC programs on iOS it does not do them. I feel like I wasted my money therefore..Version: 2.10.3
✓ Please add Blowfish supportBlowfish encryption is missing to this beautiful client. Without blowfish it's almost useless.Version: 2.10.0
✓ Great interface, but loses connectionI was hoping this IRC would be different but it just disconnects me from chats if I leave the app. There should be an option to keep you connected at all times. Even if you leave the app or lock your phone. Another feature that would be nice is the ability to get notifications if you're in waiting in queue on a chat room. There are two chat rooms that offer support, but the wait time is looooong (8+ hours). If we can add/fix these features, this app can definitely be a 5 star app..Version: 2.3.0
✓ Pretty, but not functionalThe interface on this app is excellent. Unfortunately I can't say much else that's good. The most annoying problem I had was that the keyboard refuses to stay minimized. You can get it to stay sometimes, but usually it'll pop right back up after you minimize it. It also doesn't support landscape mode. It also doesn't notify you when there's activity in other channels, you have to check the channel menu every few minutes to see if anyone said anything. Just do yourself a favor and pay the extra couple bucks for Limechat. It's the best out there..Version: 1.0.2
✓ Nice interface. Needs work.Scroll back on open is painfully slow when the channel is visible and there are some quirky ui bugs--centered mostly around app reopen--such as channel ghosting and dragging down to lower they keyboard. Also seems to use disproportionate amounts of battery in Usage. For now we must all continue to hope Textual releases an iOS client..Version: 2.0.0
✓ It's barely okIt doesn't always do auto nick complete as advertised. It doesn't support /nick complete. And what kind of irc client does not do /ignore. I also wish it would do sasl authentication. And it does this annoying thing where when you get highlights, the number beside the channel stays red even after you've checked it. So if every one of your channels had something highlighted and then you look at them and then you get another highlight, you can't tell which highlight it came from. It's hard to open up the settings for the very first irc server because you end up clicking the settings button for the entire irc. Basically, it's very clunky to use despite what the pictures tell you. Also, I think the developer has abandoned this. So what's the bother in buying it?.Version: 1.1.4
✓ TerribleHorrible UI, no preinstalled / commands. Colloquy is so much better..Version: 1.1
✓ Looks fantasticDoesn't work though... Latest update fixed nothing..Version: 1.0.2
✓ New version less stableSince the new UI update, Palaver cannot display whois queries properly. Would be nice if the channel and network list were hideable using swiping gestures, too, and to put the userlist on the other side that way as well. Seems as though there's just a new skin for it now. Hoping this gets resolved soon!.Version: 2.0.0
✓ The latest update screwed things up for ZNC users.The latest update (2.7.0) seems to have added your nick as a prefix for server messages and it's especially noticeable with ZNC altering your away status when you start the app. This is not normal at all. As such, Palaver recognizes these as notifications since like a typical IRC client, you want to be notified when your nick is mentioned. By connecting to a number of networks at once through ZNC, you are shown that your nick was mentioned a large number of times (mine being 22 times). You have to view the server messages for each network in order to clear them which is a big annoyance. After dealing with this multiple times, you sort of stop caring if any of these notifications came from an actual person mentioning your nick in a channel. As of now my options for dealing this is currently: a) waste time clearing these out every time I launch the app, b) completely disable notifications which means I won't be told when someone mentions my nick, or c) use a different iOS IRC client. Until this issue is fixed or turned into a configurable option, I'm going with c). To repeat myself, this has nothing to do with ZNC and is very much a client-end thing, and a strange one at that..Version: 2.7.0
✓ RubbishWon't work for me, rubbish.Version: 1.0.3
✓ Auto complete makes it impossible for me to useOverall, it's pretty good. The autocomplete is extremely aggressive and interferes with auto correction. Anytime iOS wants to auto-correct, the app forces the correction before you can usually cancel it. It won't let me use a word that is the start of a nick. It always fills in the rest of the letters on me. Deleting characters is also broken by it. This makes the app unusable by me. Also had an issue when typing too quickly caused by the autocomplete leaving a bunch of 2 letter random words that I didn't even type, but we're force corrected when a space was randomly added..Version: 2.0.3
✓ A pretty interface.Unfortunately, that's all it is right now. As of the current version it doesn't even work on my iPhone 4S. When it did work, it worked poorly in terms of performance; I have it connecting to a ZNC bouncer that plays back the last 200 lines of activity upon connection, in this client such action takes well over a minute while it's quick on Colloquy. Next, there is no landscape support. This is a huge deal breaker for me as I hate typing on the regular keyboard. Also there is a bug in which the keyboard almost never will stow itself and instead pop back up. I'll say this, the interface is very nice for a mobile IRC client. If the developer can fix these issues and make a usable client, this would be at least a 3 star if not higher review. It would be 5 stars if it had this interface combined with the functionality and performance of Colloquy. Until then, stay away as this is essentially alpha level software. Update: Developer still hasn't corrected many of these serious deficiencies. The keyboard bug is now fixed at least. However I still say stay away until this software is complete..Version: 1.0.3
✓ Push is great, when it worksFor the most part this is a very barebones client, lacking common features others (even the antiquated Rooms client) have to offer. Usability could definitely be improved, for instance the client insists on auto scrolling even when you're holding down a finger attempting to read scroll back in a busy channel. Another thing that could be improved is the reliability f when and how push notifications get sent. I'm seeing the same message come through push two or three times, and the badge counter for notifications is often far from accurate. For all the hype and marketing around this client I expected more..Version: 2.0.1
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