Im afraid I cant join, as I am met with a message of unable to join. Not sure if its a problem with me but Id like to join irc as soon as possible.

Get real irc client.

Is there a irc client app for a phone? My computers toast and I dont get a new one until October. I understand that this could possibly be a problem but Im afraid this is how it turned out.

andchat works fairly well, it's for android.

Holoirc is my choice currently. So there's a second option.

Any suggestions for apple devices? And in the mean time should I hang around in the normal threads and chat with others?

Idk. Google could probably help. As for threads, go nuts I suppose. Flxy and Co will probably let you know if you should sush.

I use IRCCloud on my Apple® Device. Bit tricky, but once you get used to it, it doesn't matter anymore.

Hey would you mind explaining to me exactly how it works? Its a bit confusing connecting to an irc channel on this app.

You need to add a Network. Tap symbol on the upper-left side of the screen of your Apple® Device and you will find it. Fill Hostname with "irc.toribash.com" and nickname. Now I can't recall how to set autojoin but it's somewhere in settings I think. Overall it should work.