Hi, I'm the author of TapChat. There are very few things about the protocol that are IRC-specific, so this could likely be added in the future. In the meantime

Hi, I'm the author of TapChat. There are very few things about the protocol that are IRC-specific, so this could likely be added in the future. In the meantime, I've had success using Jabber in TapChat via Bitlbee.